[4][5] XFL personnel have evaluated nearly 6,000 players[6] in seven XFL showcases:[7][8][9] Washington, D.C. (College Park, MD),[10] HBCU (Jackson, MS),[11] Florida (Bradenton, FL),[12] Arizona (Tempe, AZ),[13] Hawaii (Honolulu, HI),[14] Texas (Arlington, TX) and "supplemental showcase" for players on the "XFL waitlist" in San Diego, CA, which was run by American National Combines (ANC).
[17] XFL personnel also evaluated and invited players from NFL training camps and tryouts.
[18] Players from 2020 XFL season were giving an automatic entry into the league's draft pool.
NFL Alumni Academy graduates who were not selected will be assigned to teams and instructed to report to training camp with their teammates.
[29] Player allocations were announced via the XFL Communications Department's Twitter page on January 6.