Football: TCU players selected by Birmingham Stallions in 2024 UFL Draft

Running back Emani Bailey and offensive lineman Andrew Coker were each taken. Former Horned Frog tight end Geor’quarius Spivey was also picked.

Former TCU football players Emani Bailey and Andrew Coker each heard their named called during the 2024 UFL College Draft on Wednesday morning. The UFL will enter its second season as a new entity after the USFL and XFL announced their intentions to merge in September 2023. The merger was approved by federal regulators in November 2023. Both Bailey and Coker were selected by the defending UFL champion Birmingham Stallions. Bailey was taken in the third round and Coker was selected in the seventh round.

While Bailey and Coker weren’t selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, both players signed with teams as undrafted free agents, with Bailey inking a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs while Coker signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. Bailey rushed for 1,209 yards and eight touchdowns during his final season with the Horned Frogs, averaging 5.4 yards per carry. Coker was a five-year member of the TCU football team and appeared in 48 games over that span. Coker was a two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and a 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl invitee, while Bailey was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention during the 2023 season.