The2011 UFL draft was the third and final draft of theUnited Football League. The draft took place on Monday, May 2, 2011. The draft was held over a period of 10 rounds during which each of the five UFL teams was allowed one pick per round, in reverse order of2010 finish, with the last-placeHartford Colonials picking first and thechampionLas Vegas Locomotives picking last in each round. The expansionVirginia Destroyers took the place of the defunctFlorida Tuskers, from whom the Destroyers inherited their staff, in the draft order; the Destroyers also received a "bonus selection" at both the end of the fourth round andthe end of the draft, respectively. During rounds one and two, each team had five minutes to make their selection of a player. During rounds three through ten, each team had three minutes to make their selection of a player. The round by round results were announced via theTwitter feeds of each individual coach, as well as through commissionerMichael Huyghue's Twitter feed.

The UFL moved its draft up to May 2, two days after the end of the2011 NFL draft, in part to accommodate the UFL's proposed earlier start in August (since abandoned) for the2011 season, and also to take advantage of thelockout in theNational Football League. Players who wentundrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft could not sign with NFL teams because of the lockout. As a result, the UFL made efforts to draft and sign those players before the lockout was lifted.^[1]Pat Devlin, the former Delaware quarterback and one of the higher rated undrafted prospects, was given an offer to be the first overall draft pick, but because the Hartford Colonials also requested he sign a UFL contract as a condition of being picked, Devlin declined.^[2] As in previous UFL drafts, players with professional experience were also eligible to be drafted. Overall, 24 undrafted rookies and 28 professional veterans were selected in the draft.^[2]

First overall draft pickJerrod Johnson defected from the UFL to thePhiladelphia Eagles in late July 2011,^[3] amid rumors that the Colonials were to be contracted.^[4] He returned to the UFL for the 2012 season, this time with theSacramento Mountain Lions.

Players selected in the draft remain on each team's reserve/unsigned list until the player signs the league'sstandard form contract and is added to the roster.^[5]

• TheLas Vegas Locomotives traded their fourth-round draft pick to theHartford Colonials and their tenth-round pick to theOmaha Nighthawks.
• TheSacramento Mountain Lions traded their eighth-round draft pick to theOmaha Nighthawks.

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(* indicates signed for 2011 season)(** indicates signed, but defected to the NFL)

• 2011 UFL Draft – Official UFL information page

• United Football League (2009–2012) draft
• 2011 United Football League season
• May 2011 sports events in the United States

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