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ufl, XFL

McClendon, Jalan

CARDS: Topps XFL 2020, TNT XFL 2023
ACQUIRED: IP 2025, San Antonio Brahmas v Houston Roughnecks

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jalan McClendon has taken an interesting path to playing professional football.
  • Played sparingly at QB for NC State from 2014-’17 and then at Baylor in 2018.
  • Undrafted, Jalan spent time in the camps of the Ravens and Redskins, and then did workouts with the Giants and Packers- all in 2019.
  • He’d be selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL 20.
  • Again, he’d spend time riding the bench, seeing some action here and there throughout the abbreviated 5 game season.
  • McClendon was selected by the Vegas Vipers of XFL23.
  • He’d start 4 games, and complete 67 of 112 passes for 873 yards and 5 TDs to 1 interception.
  • With fleet feet, he escaped defenses to the tune of 30 carries for 137 yards.
  • With the merger between the USFL and XFL completed in time for 2024, McClendon was picked up by the DC Defenders.
  • Jalan backed up Jordan Ta’Amu but completed 13 of 21 passes for 129 yards in reserve duty.
  • Finally in 2025, McClendon was given a chance to shine for the Houston Roughnecks.
  • Fighting his way through a QB derby to start, he’d lead the team to a 4-2 record as starter, and complete 147 of 225 passes for 1464 yards and 6 TDs to 3 picks.

NOTES:

I had spied Jalan off the roster of the Roughnecks and when they signed him I felt he had starter material written all over him from his rugged appearance with the Vipers in 2023.

I was able to get him pregame early on. He signed these two cards and thanked me for being a fan, very earnestly. He loved the custom of him from his time with the Vipers. I got both his and Mathew Sexton’s, (also a former Viper) signed at the same game.

I really enjoyed making this custom set. It’s too bad that the league has such high churn that I probably won’t be able to finish out this set.

ufl, XFL

Mosley, Jordan

CARD: TNT XFL 2023
ACQUIRED: IP 2025, San Antonio Brahmas v Memphis Showboats

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jordan played DB for Maryland from 2018-’21.
  • He started 24 games, recording 201 combined tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 interception.
  • After going undrafted he’d join the XFL in 2023 playing for the Houston Roughnecks, making 39 total tackles.
  • When the Roughnecks were… restructured to the USFL Conference after the ’23 season, Mosley, like many of the former XFL Roughnecks signed with the San Antonio Brahmas.
  • Jordan started 9 games, intercepting a pass, making 72 total tackles and .5 sacks, as the team reached the UFL Championship Game.
  • He’d start all 10 games for San Antonio in 2025, adding another 66 tackles.

NOTES:

Ugh so I was at the Brahmas versus Defenders tilt, when I called out Chris Steele and looked at Jordan Mosley. I felt like a total dummy when I realized I was looking at the wrong player.

Anyway the following week after the Brahmas lost a heartbreaker to Memphis in OT, the Brahmas decided they were exiting on the visitors side of the field. I spied out Jordan and asked him to come over since I had a custom of him. He signed it, but he looked disappointed because I couldn’t find the extra I had packed for him. After I located it and gave it to him, I apologized for my mistake previously to which he said, “No problem fam,” And we both walked away presumably pretty happy.

Wade Phillips has intimated that he doesn’t understand why Jordan hasn’t gotten any sniffs from the NFL, as Mosley has been an outstanding safety over the top for the Brahmas now for two years.

ufl, XFL

Kirklin, Jontre

CARDS: Upper Deck UFL 2025 Certified, TNT XFL23, Upper Deck UFL 2025 Dual Autographs
ACQUIRED: Epack, 2025. In Person 2025, San Antonio Brahmas v DC Defenders

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • A talented athlete in college, Jontre Kirklin could do it all at DB, QB and WR while playing at LSU from 2017-’21.
  • Undrafted he signed with the Arizona Cardinals after the 2022 NFL Draft.
  • Kirklin was selected by the Houston Roughnecks for play in the 2023 XFL season.
  • Off to a fast start, Kirklin started 4 games, catching 15 passes for 253 yards and 5 TDs , before suffering a season ending chest injury.
  • After rehabbing, he’d spend the rest of the 2023 season on and off the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints.
  • Released by the Saints, Jontre signed with the Brahmas- where most of the Roughnecks staff had gone to, after the UFL and XFL merged.
  • Got some more experience in the pros with the 49ers during August of ’24.
  • Resigned with the Brahmas for the 2024 season and caught 56 passes for 614 yards and 3 TDs.
  • Returned to the team for 2025, but with the coaching staff in turmoil, the offense suffered mightily.
  • Still managed to catch 35 passes for 284 yards on 7 starts.
1 reception for 10 yards

NOTES:

I was wandering around trying to get a few autographs after the Brahmas lost to Washington when I spied out Kirklin still on the field. I ran around and was able to lure him back with his Roughnecks custom.

The following week the Brahmas lost a tough game in OT to Memphis, which is played on the visiting side of the field where I sit. I tried as hard as I could to rally the crowd, and I want to believe I stood out.

Randomly after the contest Jontre came up to me and gave me his gloves. I was extremely touched.

I had really, really wanted the Brahmas dual autograph of Jontre and Cody. When I first started the set, this was the one I really wanted. Problem was, when Upper Deck first released the set, for some reason, this limited autograph got pulled a lot, by a select few people. This created a problem, as even though they got a stack of these cards, they refused to trade them. I was really frustrated by this and waited it out.

About 6 months I was able to make a deal with another collector, who had a very low trade rating. I did offer them 12 cards- 5 of them being autographs, and one GDM, but it was worth it, as the vast majority of them were duplicates.