2025 St. Louis Battlehawks season

2025 St. Louis Battlehawks season

Owner	Alpha Acquico, LLC
General manager	Dave Boller
Head coach	Anthony Becht
Home stadium	The Dome at America's Center
Results
Record	8–2
Conference place	1st in XFL Conference
Playoffs	Lost Conference Finals (vs. Defenders) 18–36
Uniform

The 2025 St. Louis Battlehawks season was the fourth season for the St. Louis Battlehawks as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL).^[1] The Battlehawks played their home games at The Dome at America's Center and were led by third year head coach Anthony Becht.

In 2025, the Battlehawks re-signed 2024 Offensive Player of the Year wide receiver Hakeem Butler for his third stint.^[2]^[3] In week four, starting quarterback Manny Wilkins was lost for the season when he tore his right achilles tendon against the Arlington Renegades.^[4]

The Battlehawks finished the season with a league-leading 8–2 record, the best record in team history. The Battlehawks played in their second consecutive XFL Conference Championship Game, hosting the DC Defenders. The Battlehawks were defeated, 18–36.

Draft

The UFL held its first draft since the creation of the league on July 17, 2024.^[5]

Rnd	Pick No.	Player	Pos.	College
1	5	Chevan Cordeiro	QB	San Jose State
2	13	Cody Schrader	RB	Missouri
3	21	Pheldarius Payne	DE	Virginia Tech
4	29	Bradley Ashmore	OT	Vanderbilt
5	37	Carl Jones Jr.	LB	UCLA
6	45	Isaiah Coe	DT	Oklahoma
7	53	Jelani Baker	WR	Limestone
8	61	Jadon Janke	WR	South Dakota State
9	69	Myles Sims	CB	Georgia Tech
10	77	Myles Jones	CB	Duke

Final Roster

**2025 St. Louis Battlehawks roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Chevan Cordeiro 14 Max Duggan 18 Brandon Silvers Running backs (RB) 41 Jarveon Howard 25 Kevon Latulas 15 Jacob Saylors Wide receivers (WR) 88 Hakeem Butler 2 Frank Darby 8 Blake Jackson 12 Gary Jennings Jr. 85 Jerome Kapp 1 Jahcour Pearson 82 Sam Wiglusz Tight ends (TE) 87 Chase Allen 84 Jake Sutherland		Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Juwann Bushell-Beatty T 69 Ryan Coll T 74 Steven Gonzalez G 75 Jaryd Jones-Smith T 61 Mike Panasiuk C 50 Teton Saltes T 76 Cole Spencer G 54 Dohnovan West C Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Freedom Akinmoladun DT 90 Kyler Baugh DT 99 Austin Faoliu DE 92 Phil Hoskins DT 93 T. J. Pesefea DT		Linebackers (LB) 56 Travis Feeney OLB 51 Willie Harvey Jr. ILB 59 Callahan O'Reilly ILB 27 Mike Rose ILB 7 Pita Taumoepenu OLB 58 Shaka Toney OLB 26 Carson Wells OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Micah Abraham CB 32 Qwynnterrio Cole FS 23 Lukas Denis FS 24 Myles Jones CB 4 Kameron Kelly SS 29 Mac McCain CB 22 Nate Meadors SS 11 Myles Sims CB 10 Nick Whiteside CB 20 Avery Young FS Special teams (ST) 28 Rodrigo Blankenship K 16 Sterling Hofrichter P 47 Alex Matheson LS		Reserve 62 Abdul Beecham G (IR) 48 Chris Garrett OLB (IR) 97 Isaiah Mack DT (IR) 3 Chris Payton-Jones CB (IR) 38 Brandon Sebastian CB (IR) 5 Manny Wilkins QB (IR) Rookies in italics 50 active, 6 reserve

Staff

St. Louis BattleHawks staff

	Front office Director of team operations – Anastasia Ali Director of media relations – Brian Stull General manager – Dave Boller Head coach Head coach – Anthony Becht Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers – Phil McGeoghan Quarterbacks – Seneca Wallace Running backs/special teams – Kyle Caskey Offensive line – Marc Colombo			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Donnie Abraham Defensive line – La'Roi Glover Linebackers – Chris Claiborne Secondary – Martin Bayless Team operations Athletic trainer – Eric Avila Equipment manager – Todd Hewitt Video manager – Brendan Taylor

Schedule

All times Central

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance
1	Friday	March 28	7:00 p.m.	Fox	at Houston Roughnecks	W 31–6	1–0	Space City Financial Stadium	7,124
2	Sunday	April 6	5:30 p.m.	FS1	San Antonio Brahmas	W 26–9	2–0	The Dome at America's Center	32,115
3	Sunday	April 13	2:00 p.m.	ABC	DC Defenders	L 15–27	2–1	The Dome at America's Center	30,014
4	Saturday	April 19	11:30 a.m.	ABC	at Arlington Renegades	L 15–30	2–2	Choctaw Stadium	9,614
5	Saturday	April 26	6:00 p.m.	ESPN	Michigan Panthers	W 32–27	3–2	The Dome at America's Center	30,406
6	Friday	May 2	7:00 p.m.	Fox	Arlington Renegades	W 12–6	4–2	The Dome at America's Center	26,684
7	Sunday	May 11	2:00 p.m.	ESPN	at Memphis Showboats	W 19–9	5–2	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium	4,215
8	Saturday	May 17	12:00 p.m.	Fox	Birmingham Stallions	W 29–28	6–2	The Dome at America's Center	30,114
9	Friday	May 23	7:00 p.m.	Fox	San Antonio Brahmas^[a]	W 39–13	7–2	The Dome at America's Center^[a]	27,890
10	Friday	May 30	7:00 p.m.	Fox	at DC Defenders	W 13–8	8–2	Audi Field	12,624

^[8]

This game was original intended to be played in San Antonio but was shifted to be played in St. Louis due to scheduling conflicts at the Alamodome.^[6]^[7] San Antonio was the designated home team for this game.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 1: St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	6	12	0	13	31
Roughnecks	0	0	0	6	6

at Space City Financial Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: March 28
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 7,124
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt and Brock Huard

Game information

First quarter

STL – Jacob Saylors 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:44. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 10 Plays, 58 Yards, 5:30.

Second quarter

STL – Manny Wilkins 1-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 13:16. BattleHawks 12–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 84 Yards, 4:35.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 48-yard field goal, 2:00. BattleHawks 15–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 41 Yards, 6:28.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 33-yard field goal, 2:00. BattleHawks 18–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 32 Yards, :57.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

STL – Manny Wilkins 1-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 13:35. BattleHawks 24–0. Drive: 12 Plays, 72 Yards, 7:43.
STL – Jarveon Howard 74-yard run (Max Duggan 1-pt Conversion Run Good), 6:34. BattleHawks 31–0. Drive: 2 Plays, 89 Yards, :54.
HOU – Justin Hall 5-yard pass from Nolan Henderson (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:24. BattleHawks 31–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 65 Yards, 3:57.

Top passers

STL – Manny Wilkins – 17/22, 189 yards
HOU – Nolan Henderson – 7/18, 68 yards, TD

Top rushers

STL – Jarveon Howard – 13 rushes, 115 yards, TD
HOU – Nolan Henderson – 4 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

STL – Jahcour Pearson – 6 receptions, 83 yards
HOU – Justin Hall – 5 receptions, 40 yards, TD

Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas

Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas at St. Louis Battlehawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brahmas	0	3	6	0	9
Battlehawks	3	14	6	3	26

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: April 6
Game time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 32,115
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion, Joel Klatt and Devin Gardner

Game information

First quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 45-yard field goal, 1:49. BattleHawks 3–0. Drive: 8 Plays, 44 Yards, 5:33.

Second quarter

STL – Jacob Saylors 20-yard run (Jacob Saylors 2-pt Conversion Run Good), 11:10. BattleHawks 11–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 75 Yards, 3:41.
STL – Jacob Saylors 1-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:24. BattleHawks 17–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 78 Yards, 4:11.
SA – Donald De La Haye 31-yard field goal, :04. BattleHawks 17–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 63 Yards, 3:21.

Third quarter

STL – Jacob Saylors 5-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 7:47. BattleHawks 23–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 70 Yards, 7:19.
SA – Jashaun Corbin 5-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 4:32. BattleHawks 23–9. Drive: 6 Plays, 53 Yards, 3:13.

Fourth quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 22-yard field goal, 10:07. BattleHawks 26–9. Drive: 9 Plays, 32 Yards, 6:40.

Top passers

STL – Manny Wilkins – 12/16, 162 yards
SA – Kellen Mond – 13/27, 129 yards, INT

Top rushers

STL – Manny Wilkins – 9 rushes, 58 yards
SA – Anthony McFarland – 6 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

STL – Gary Jennings Jr. – 1 reception, 58 yards
SA – Jacob Harris – 3 receptions, 69 yards

Week 3: DC Defenders

Week 3: DC Defenders at St. Louis Battlehawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Defenders	12	6	0	9	27
Battlehawks	0	12	3	0	15

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: April 13
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 30,014
Referee: Bryan Banks
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Jordan Rodgers, Tom Luginbill and Eric Mac Lain

Game information

First quarter

DC – Matt McCrane 30-yard field goal, 9:09. Defenders 3–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 0 Yards, 1:39.
DC – Ty Scott 62-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:33. Defenders 9–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 74 Yards, 2:14.
DC – Matt McCrane 42-yard field goal, 1:47. Defenders 12–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 3 Yards, 1:28.

Second quarter

STL – Frank Darby 35-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:56. Defenders 12–6. Drive: 3 Plays, 35 Yards, 1:31.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 40-yard field goal, 6:10. Defenders 12–9. Drive: 4 Plays, 7 Yards, 1:47.
DC – Briley Moore 10-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:24. Defenders 18–9. Drive: 8 Plays, 76 Yards, 3:48.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 47-yard field goal, :56. Defenders 18–12. Drive: 8 Plays, 40 Yards, 1:29.

Third quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 56-yard field goal, 7:39. Defenders 18–15. Drive: 4 Plays, 7 Yards, 1:47.

Fourth quarter

DC – Cornell Powell 3-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-pt Conversion No Good), 2:21. Defenders 24–15. Drive: 10 Plays, 77 Yards, 6:16.
DC – Matt McCrane 50-yard field goal, :08. Defenders 27–15. Drive: 6 Plays, 14 Yards, 1:34.

Top passers

STL – Manny Wilkins – 16/29, 147 yards, TD, 3 INT
DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 17/37, 243 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

STL – Manny Wilkins – 4 rushes, 39 yards
DC – Deon Jackson – 8 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

STL – Jacob Saylors – 7 receptions, 91 yards
DC – Ty Scott – 3 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Week 4: at Arlington Renegades

Week 4: St. Louis BattleHawks at Arlington Renegades – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BattleHawks	3	3	9	0	15
Renegades	16	0	0	14	30

at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Date: April 19
Game time: 11:30 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 9,614
Referee: Francisco Villar
TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, Harry Douglas and Cole Cubelic

Game information

First quarter

ARL – Chris Odom 31-yard fumble recovery (JaVonta Payton 2-pt Conversion pass from Luis Perez Good) Renegades 8–0.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 55-yard field goal, 8:30. Renegades 8–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 20 Yards, 4:01.
ARL – JaVonta Payton 2-yard pass from Luis Perez (Tyler Vaughns 2-pt Conversion pass from Luis Perez Good) Renegades 16–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 42 Yards, 2:52.

Second quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 31-yard field goal, 1:35. Renegades 16–6. Drive: 14 Plays, 57 Yards, 8:20.

Third quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 11:34. Renegades 16–9. Drive: 4 Plays, -6 Yards, 1:54.
STL – Willie Harvey Jr. 56-yard interception return (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:25. Renegades 16–15.

Fourth quarter

ARL – Dae Dae Hunter 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:25. Renegades 22–15. Drive: 8 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:32.
ARL – Ajene Harris 102-yard interception return (JaVonta Payton 2-pt Conversion pass from Luis Perez), :33. Renegades 30–15.

Top passers

STL – Max Duggan – 8/17, 78 yards, 2 INT
ARL – Luis Perez – 17/25, 149 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

STL – Jacob Saylors – 20 rushes, 61 yards
ARL – Dae Dae Hunter – 8 rushes, 32 yards, TD

Top receivers

STL – Frank Darby – 2 receptions, 26 yards
ARL – Sal Cannella – 3 receptions, 35 yards

Week 5: Michigan Panthers

Week 5: Michigan Panthers at St. Louis Battlehawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	0	8	13	27
Battlehawks	3	14	3	12	32

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: April 26
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 30,406
Referee: Michael Vandervelde
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Jordan Rodgers, Sam Acho and Dawn Davenport

Game information

First quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 44-yard field goal, 8:36. BattleHawks 3–0. Drive: 8 Plays, 31 Yards, 4:27.
MICH – Gunnar Oakes 12-yard pass from Bryce Perkins (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:58. Panthers 6–3. Drive: 8 Plays, 72 Yards, 4:39.

Second quarter

STL – Max Duggan 1-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 5:40. BattleHawks 9–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 68 Yards, 5:12.
STL – Max Duggan 8-yard run (Jake Sutherland 2-pt Conversion pass from Max Duggan Good), :35. BattleHawks 17–6. Drive: 3 Plays, 30 Yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 28-yard field goal, 9:23. BattleHawks 20–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 64 Yards, 5:42.
MICH – Malik Turner 20-yard pass from Bryce Perkins (Cole Hikutini 2-pt Conversion pass from Bryce Perkins Good), 2:59. BattleHawks 20–14. Drive: 12 Plays, 75 Yards, 6:25.

Fourth quarter

MICH – Toa Taua 5-yard run (Nate McCrary 1-pt Conversion run Good), 12:58. Panthers 21–20. Drive: 5 Plays, 56 Yards, 2:40.
STL – Hakeem Butler 67-yard pass from Max Duggan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:05. BattleHawks 26–21. Drive: 2 Plays, 68 Yards, :58.
MICH – Toa Taua 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:56. Panthers 27–26. Drive: 8 Plays, 77 Yards, 5:04.
STL – Hakeem Butler 57-yard pass from Blake Jackson (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:12. BattleHawks 32–27. Drive: 2 Plays, 58 Yards, :49.

Top passers

STL – Max Duggan – 9/12, 124 yards, TD
MICH – Bryce Perkins – 21/25, 235 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

STL – Max Duggan – 10 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
MICH – Toa Taua – 15 rushes, 74 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

STL – Hakeem Butler – 2 reception, 124 yards, 2 TD
MICH – Siaosi Mariner – 6 receptions, 111 yards

Week 6: Arlington Renegades

Week 6: Arlington Renegades at St. Louis Battlehawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	0	0	0	6	6
Battlehawks	0	9	0	3	12

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: May 2
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 26,684
Referee: Jason Autrey
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt and Brock Huard

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

STL – Hakeem Butler 30-yard pass from Max Duggan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:00. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 3 Plays, 34 Yards, 1:14.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 49-yard field goal, :02. BattleHawks 9–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 36 Yards, :37.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

ARL – Lucas Havrisik 46-yard field goal, 15:00. BattleHawks 9–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 47 Yards, 8:33.
ARL – Lucas Havrisik 26-yard field goal, 11:47. BattleHawks 9–6. Drive: 4 Plays, 2 Yards, 1:33.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 6:28. BattleHawks 12–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 32 Yards, 5:22.

Top passers

STL – Max Duggan – 7/19, 93 yards, TD
ARL – Luis Perez – 16/23, 145 yards, INT

Top rushers

STL – Jacob Saylors – 14 rushes, 57 yards
ARL – Dae Dae Hunter – 13 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

STL – Blake Jackson – 3 reception, 31 yards
ARL – Dae Dae Hunter – 5 receptions, 41 yards

Week 7: at Memphis Showboats

Week 7: St. Louis Battlehawks at Memphis Showboats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Battlehawks	10	6	0	3	19
Showboats	0	6	3	0	9

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee

Date: April 19
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 68 F
Referee: Bryan Banks
TV announcers (ESPN): Roddy Jones, Roy Philpott, Cole Cubelic and Harry Douglas

Game information

First quarter

STL – Max Duggan 7-yard run (Jarveon Howard 1-pt Conversion Good), 5:56. Battlehawks 7–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 47 Yards, 2:49.
STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 1:57. Battlehawks 10–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 4 Yards, 2:05.

Second quarter

MEM – Jonathan Adams 5-yard pass from Dresser Winn (1-pt Conversion No Good), 1:50. Battlehawks 10–6. Drive: 11 Plays, 77 Yards, 5:22.
STL – Jahcour Pearson 13-yard pass from Max Duggan (1-pt Conversion No Good), :45. Battlehawks 16–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 78 Yards, 1:10.

Third quarter

MEM – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal, 2:13. Battlehawks 16–9. Drive: 7 Plays, 44 Yards, 3:29.

Fourth quarter

STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 44-yard field goal, 1:35. Battlehawks 19–9. Drive: 6 Plays, 18 Yards, 3:15.

Top passers

STL – Max Duggan – 15/23, 158 yards, TD, INT
MEM – Dresser Winn – 21/34, 196 yards, TD

Top rushers

STL – Max Duggan – 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD
MEM – Deneric Prince – 17 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

STL – Gary Jennings Jr. – 3 receptions, 61 yards
MEM – Jonathan Adams – 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Standings


USFL Conference
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
(y) Birmingham Stallions	7	3	.700	–	8	28	20	5–1	244	167	77	W2
(x) Michigan Panthers	6	4	.600	1	8	30	22	3–3	245	198	47	L2
(e) Houston Roughnecks	5	5	.500	2	0	22	22	3–3	183	201	-18	W2
(e) Memphis Showboats	2	8	.200	5	-13	15	28	1–5	148	246	-98	L2
XFL Conference
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
(y) St. Louis Battlehawks	8	2	.800	–	7	26	19	4–2	231	163	68	W6
(x) DC Defenders	6	4	.600	2	3	28	25	4–2	225	224	1	L2
(e) Arlington Renegades	5	5	.500	3	4	23	19	3–3	229	168	61	W2
(e) San Antonio Brahmas	1	9	.100	7	-17	14	31	1–5	136	274	-138	L6
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Postseason

Schedule

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance
XFL Conference Championship	Sunday	June 8	5:00 p.m.	Fox	vs. DC Defenders	18–36	0–1	The Dome at America's Center	27,589

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