The2020 XFL draft was the inaugural player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams of the 2020 reboot of theXFL. The draft was held on October 15–16, 2019, viaconference call, with results released through the XFL's social media channels.

The XFL player allocation process was held in multiple phases, separated byposition groups. The league used a "snake" format in each phase, in which the draft order reversed with each round. The draft order was shuffled for each phase as predetermined throughlotteries. A draft pool of 1,000 eligible players was announced in 200-player installments the week before the draft.^[2][3] The first three phases took place on October 15, with the final two phases occurring on October 16. Teams were given 90 seconds to make each pick.

Each XFL team's manager-coach submitted a list of their preferredquarterbacks, with the league assigning one quarterback to each team prior to the draft as "tier 1" quarterbacks; if multiple teams requested the same player, the league resolved any disputes.

• Phase 1: offensiveskill positions (other quarterbacks,running backs,wide receivers, andtight ends)—10 rounds
• Phase 2: offensive linemen (offensive tackles,guards, andcenters)—10 rounds
• Phase 3: defensivefront seven players (defensive linemen andlinebackers)—10 rounds
• Phase 4:defensive backs (cornerbacks andsafeties)—10 rounds
• Phase 5: open draft (any position)—30 rounds.Special teams players (includinglong snapper,punter,placekicker) have no separate position phase and are relegated to the open pool.

At the conclusion of the draft, each team had a 71-player preseason roster,^[4] to be cut down to 52 players by the start of the2020 XFL season.^[5]

A supplemental draft was held November 22, 2019,^[6] with 66 additional players selected.

Regular draft

Supplemental draft

The open draft phase consisted of 30 rounds, but the XFL only released the results sorted by team and position without draft positions.