2023 New Jersey Generals season

2023 New Jersey Generals season
Owner	National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General manager	Billy Devaney
Head coach	Mike Riley
Home field	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	4th in North Division
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 2023 New Jersey Generals season is the second season for the New Jersey Generals as a professional American football franchise and their first under general manager Billy Devaney as well as their second under head coach Mike Riley. They failed to improve upon their 9–1 record from the previous season after their second loss of the season in Week 4 against the New Orleans Breakers. The team missed the playoffs after posting a 3–7 record.

Offseason

Stadium plans

Shortly before the completion of the 2022 season, the USFL announced plans to move into two or four hubs for teams to play in. In November, the USFL was reportedly exploring options of having a hub in Metro Detroit, with possible locations being the Eastern Michigan Eagles' Rynearson Stadium and the Detroit Lions' Ford Field.

Draft

The Generals clinched the sixth overall pick in the 2023 USFL draft and held the sixth pick in each round.

2023 New Jersey Generals Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	15	Adrian Martinez	Quarterback	Kansas State
3	23	J.J. Holloman	Wide receiver	Tennessee State
4	31	Victor Jones	Defensive lineman	Akron
5	39	De'Jahn Warren	Cornerback	Jackson State
6	45	Derrick Tucker	Safety	Texas Southern
7	53	Jermaine McDaniel Jr.	Defensive end	North Carolina A&T
8	61	Adam Korsak	Punter	Rutgers
9	69	Jalen Holston	Running back	Virginia Tech
10	77	Nick Zecchino	Long snapper	Purdue
	80	Ray Estes	Defensive back	Grambling State	The Generals had their first round pick moved to the end of the 10th round due to a violation in offseason rules.[1]

Staff

2023 New Jersey Generals staff

Front office General manager – Billy Devaney Head coaches Head coach – Mike Riley Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line – Steven Smith Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Zerick Rollins Jr. Running backs/tight ends/assistant special teams – Jay Locey Special teams/wide receivers – Steve Hagan

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive line/assistant special teams – Dezmon Walker Secondary/assistant special teams – Sheldon Dawson Assistant secondary/assistant special teams – Pete Riley

Roster

2023 New Jersey Generals roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  8 Eric Barriere  1 De'Andre Johnson Running backs (RB) 29 Kingston Davis 27 Darius Victor  3 Trey Williams Wide receivers (WR) 18 Cameron Echols-Luper 14 Marcus Green 23 Arthur Jackson 13 Alonzo Moore 15 Warren Newman 16 De'Mornay Pierson-El  8 Randy Satterfield 82 Darrell Stewart Jr. Tight ends (TE) 80 Braedon Bowman 88 Woody Brandom 17 Wes Saxton

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Calvin Ashley G 60 Cam Carter T 76 Brandon Haskin T 69 Evan Heim G 68 Jake Lacina C -- Bruce Trigg G -- Micah Vanterpool T 66 Saige Young G Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Toby Johnson DT 93 Hercules Mata'afa DE 91 Jermaine McDaniel DE 59 Kenneth Randall DT 95 Deyon Sizer DE 97 Tyrone Truesdell DT 45 Brendon White DE 98 Kalani Vakameilalo DT 56 Bryson Young DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 Jalen Choice ILB 51 Willie Eubanks III ILB 55 Kolin Hill OLB  4 D'Juan Hines OLB  2 Chris Orr ILB Defensive backs (DB)  7 Dravon Askew-Henry FS 12 Mike Bell FS 40 Anthony Blue CB 20 D. J. Daniel CB -- Treston Decoud CB 25 Meiko Dotson CB 24 Paris Ford FS  5 Shalom Luani SS  6 Christian Tutt CB 28 De'Jahn Warren CB Special teams 19 Brock Miller P 44 Jordan Ober LS 28 Nick Sciba K

Reserve 75 Isaiah Battle T (IR) 26 Blake Countess CB (IR) 21 Trae Elston CB (IR) 89 Charles Jones TE (IR) 70 Robert Myers G (IR) 99 Tyshun Render DE (Susp.) Rookies in italics 51 active, 6 reserve

Schedule

Regular Season

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	TV	Venue	Recap
1	April 15	7:30 p.m.	at Birmingham Stallions	L 10–27	0–1	Fox	Protective Stadium	Recap
2	April 23	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Maulers	W 20–3	1–1	NBC	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	Recap
3	April 30	4:00 p.m.	at Michigan Panthers	W 28–13	2–1	Fox	Ford Field	Recap
4	May 7	3:00 p.m.	vs. New Orleans Breakers	L 17–20	2–2	NBC	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	Recap
5	May 14	12:00 p.m.	at Philadelphia Stars	L 21–24	2–3	NBC	Ford Field	Recap
6	May 21	4:00 p.m.	at Houston Gamblers	L 10–16	2–4	Fox	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium	Recap
7	May 28	5:30 p.m.	vs. Michigan Panthers	L 22–25	2–5	FS1	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	Recap
8	June 4	1:00 p.m.	vs. Memphis Showboats	L 16–25	2–6	Fox	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	Recap
9	June 11	7:00 p.m.	vs. Philadelphia Stars	W 37–33	3–6	Fox	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	Recap
10	June 17	1:00 p.m.	vs. Pittsburgh Maulers	L 6–26	3–7	USA	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium	Recap

Bold indicates divisional opponent.

Standings

North Division
#	view talk edit	W	L	PCT	GB	DIV	PF	PA	STK
1	(y) Pittsburgh Maulers	4	6	.400	-	4–2	177	178	W2
2	(x) Michigan Panthers	4	6	.400	-	3–3	171	215	W1
3	(e) Philadelphia Stars	4	6	.400	-	2–4	220	258	L3
4	(e) New Jersey Generals	3	7	.300	1	3–3	187	212	L1
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

References

1. @USFL (February 20, 2023). "The official draft order of the first-ever USFL College Draft ⬇️ It all kicks off tomorrow at 1pm ET on all USFL social media channels 🙌" (Tweet). Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Twitter.