Our XFL power rankings will be your one-stop shop each week to find out what is the pecking order among the eight teams in the late winter-early spring professional football league.
After three years away, a bankruptcy filing and then the league being sold to Hollywood superstar and WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in 2021, the XFL will return to the field with an opening weekend featuring their first set of four games on Feb. 18 and 19. The season will span 10 weeks before the 2023 XFL playoffs kick off at the end of April.
With this season’s draft and training camp in Texas out of the way, let’s take a look at the power rankings heading into Week 1 of the 2023 XFL season.
8. Orlando Guardians
The Orlando Guardians fall to the final spot in these first XFL power rankings just because the early reviews on their roster and coaching staff led by Terrell Buckley aren’t strong. Both of those elements of their 2023 squad are unproven, especially with a quarterback room that features no-names Deondre Francois, Mitch Kidd and Quinten Dormady. While there are some talented skill players on the roster, this team has a lot to prove early.
