New Jersey Generals (2022)

The New Jersey Generals are a professional American football team based in New Jersey. The Generals compete in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member club of the league's North division. The team plays its home games in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The stadium is shared with the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Generals were one of eight teams that joined the USFL in 2022, and they are one of seven of that group still existing

New Jersey Generals
Current season
Established 2021
Play in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio
https://twitter.com/USFLGenerals
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (2022–present)
  • North Division (2022–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsScarlet red, navy blue, gold, white
       
MascotGeneral Jersey
Personnel
Owner(s)National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General managerBilly Devaney
Head coachMike Riley
Team history
  • New Jersey Generals (2022–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (1)
2022
Playoff appearances (1)
2022
Home stadium(s)

History

The New Jersey Generals were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on November 22, 2021.[1] USFL co-founder Brian Woods had been using the Generals brand for teams in The Spring League since 2019.[2] On January 6, 2022, it was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former NFL, AAF, and NCAA Football Head coach Mike Riley was named the Head coach and General manager of the Generals.[3]

The team was placed to select fourth overall in the 2022 USFL draft, where they selected Ben Holmes. Holmes was injured in training camp and ultimately released, but this allowed for the Generals to sign Luis Perez,[4] who impressed during the season, starting only 6 games, finishing in the top 5 in passing yards and touchdowns. The Generals also selected KaVontae Turpin as their top receiver, who lead the USFL in receiving yards (540), coupled with 4 touchdowns. He was also selected as to the All-USFL Team, alongside teammates Darius Victor, Terry Poole, Garrett McGhin, Toby Johnson and Shalom Luani in addition to winning USFL Most Valuable Player Award.[5][6] The Generals won the top seed in the North Division with a 9–1 record.[7] Despite the top seed in the North Division, the Generals were upset by the Philadelphia Stars, 19–14 in the North Division Championship Game.[8]

On October 18, 2022, the team hired Billy Devaney as the team's general manager.[9]

Current Roster

Players

Initially, each team carried a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad, but the rosters were increased to 40 active players and 50 total in May, 2022.[10][11]

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 71 Calvin Ashley T
  • 75 Isaiah Battle T
  • 60 Cam Carter T
  • 72 Bruce Trigg G
  • 66 Saige Young C/G

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 50 Jalen Choice ILB
  • 51 Willie Eubanks III ILB
  • 55 Kolin Hill OLB
  •  4 D'Juan Hines ILB
  • -- Jordan Lewis ILB
  •  2 Chris Orr ILB

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 19 Brock Miller P
  • 44 Jordan Ober LS
  • 28 Nick Sciba K
Reserve lists

Unrestricted FAs


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 14, 2023

46 active, 1 reserve(s), 8 free agent(s)

USFL rosters

Staff

2023 New Jersey Generals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Zerick Rollins Jr.
  • Running backs/tight ends/assistant special teams – Jay Locey
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Ted Cottrell
  • Defensive line/assistant special teams – Dezmon Walker
  • Secondary/assistant special teams – Sheldon Dawson



Player History

Current NFL Players

USFL Season Pos Name NFL Team
2022 WR KaVontae Turpin Dallas Cowboys

USFL MVP award winners

Generals USFL MVP winners
Year Player Position Selector
2022KaVontae TurpinWR USFL

USFL Offensive Player of the Year award winners

Generals USFL OPOY winners
Year Player Position Selector
2022Darius VictorRB USFL

Coach History

Head Coach history

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
GC W L Win % GC W L
New Jersey Generals
1 Mike Riley 2022–present 20 12 8 .600 1 0 1 *2022 USFL Coach of the Year

Offensive Coordinator history

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
GC W L Win % GC W L
New Jersey Generals
1 Steven Smith 2022–present 20 12 8 .600 1 0 1

Defensive Coordinator history

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
GC W L Win % GC W L
New Jersey Generals
1 Cris Dishman 2022 10 9 1 .900 1 0 1
2 Ted Cottrell 2023–present 10 3 7 .300

Championships

Division championships

Year Coach Record
2022Mike Riley9–1
Total Division Championships won: 1

Statistics and records

Season-by-season record

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

Legend
USFL champions Division champions^ Wild Card berth#
New Jersey Generals season-by-season records
Season Team League Division Regular season Postseason results Awards
Finish Wins Losses Ties Pct
20222022 USFLNorth^1st^910.900Lost Division finals (Stars) 14–19KaVontae Turpin (MVP)
Darius Victor (OPOY)
Mike Riley (COY)
20232023 USFLNorth4th370.300
Totals 12 8 0 .600 (2022–2023, regular season)
0 1 .000 (2022–2023, playoffs)
12 9 0 .571 (2022–2023, regular season and playoffs)

Records

All-time Generals leaders
LeaderPlayerRecordYears with Generals
PassingDe'Andre Johnson1,712 passing yards2022–2023
RushingDarius Victor1,127 rushing yards2022–2023
ReceivingAlonzo Moore713 receiving yards2022–2023
Coaching winsMike Riley12 wins2022–2023
SacksHercules Mata'afa6.0 sacks2022–2023
InterceptionsShalom Luani6 interceptions2022–2023

References

  1. "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. "The Spring League Brands Team as Austin Generals in Homage to Host City". The Spring League. March 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  3. Stephan Rachuk (January 6, 2022). "USFL Officially Reveals the First Four Head Coaches on The Herd". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. Mike Mitchell (April 1, 2022). "USFL: New Jersey Generals Release Injured First Round QB Ben Holmes, Sign Luis Perez". www.usflnewshub.com. USFL News Hub. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. Clinton, Bryan (2022-06-22). "Former TCU WR KaVontae Turpin Wins USFL MVP". Heartland College Sports – An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  6. "USFL Awards 2022: Generals WR KaVontae Turpin named MVP". USFL. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. "USFL Week 7: Generals top Bandits, clinch playoff spot". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. May 28, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  8. Josh Frketic (June 25, 2022). "Stars pull upset on Generals to punch ticket to USFL Championship". www.wkbn.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  9. "USFL Hires New General Managers for Two Teams". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 18, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  10. "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". ProFootballTalk. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  11. "USFL expands game-day rosters by two, total rosters by five". ProFootballTalk. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-01.


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