The most memorable name from each USFL roster

Pittsburgh: QB Kyle Lauletta

For a brief moment in time, some saw Lauletta as the successor to Eli Manning. The Richmond alum, responsible for 83 total touchdowns over his last three Spider seasons, jumped into the Giants' radar thanks to an MVP performance at the Senior Bowl, leading Big Blue to take him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft.

Lauletta was destined for metropolitan headlines. Alas, for the Giants, they appeared in the police blotter rather than the sports page. Lauletta's most notable New York moments came when he was arrested for reckless driving and resisting subsequent arrest. He duplicated Manning's famous last-minute touchdown against the New England Patriots in the 2019 preseason. He threw five passes in New York during a blowout victory in Washington, the sole "completion" being an interception that gave him a 0.0 passer rating in his brief NFL career. Lauletta had since appeared on practice squads in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Jacksonville before the Maulers made him a first-round pick in the USFL selections.

Other notable Maulers: QB Josh Love, RB De'Veon Smith, DT Ethan Westbrooks

Tampa Bay: S Obi Melifonwu

The football-loving public's obsession with the NFL Draft has transformed the Scouting Combine from a little-heralded spring event into must-see television. Careers have been made and lost on the fields of Indianapolis, and Melifonwu, a secondary defender from the downtrodden University of Connecticut program, was a member of the former category.

Melifonwu shot up the draft boards with great workouts, including an 11-foot-9 broad jump, a 44-inch vertical, a 4.40 40-yard dash. Scouts were particularly impressed with how he was able to do so in his 6-foot-4, 223 lbs. frame. The impressed Oakland Raiders chose him in the second round of the 2018 draft, though injuries partly prevented him from finding a long-term role with the team. Melifonwu has lingered in the NFL through stops in New England, San Francisco, and Philadelphia, earning a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots in 2019.

Other notable Bandits: WR John Franklin III, WR Eli Rogers, QB Jordan Ta'amu