Five things to watch for in Week 7 of the 2025 UFL season

He DC defenders Have the UFLThe main pin in the Mariscal de Campo Jordan Ta’amu.

But Ta’amu needs a consistent passes receiver to throw the ball, and this year it has been Chris Rowland. The Tennessee State product leads the league in yards receivers (395) and is tied in the league leadership to receive touchdowns (three). Rowland is also the leader of the UFL in yards in all pure (836).

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With 5 feet 8 and 179 pounds, Rowland not too opponents with their size or speed. Instead, it is always exactly where you need to be in the field, serving as a safety blanket for Ta’amu. Rowland ended with nine receptions for 144 reception yards and a touchdown in the loss of defenders before the Michigan Panthers Last week.

“It prepares every week in the right way,” said the interim chief coach of the defenders, Shannon Harris, about Rowland.

“Prepare your body in the right way. That is why you can be there and keep a long time for the game. When you go to work for practice, you understand the scheme, the week after week.

Rowland must be at your best this weekend while defenders (4-2) push towards the playoffs, hitting the way to face the San Antonio Brahmas (1-5) on Friday night (8 pm et fox and the Fox Sports application).

Then, the Arlington renegades (3-3) Organize the Panthers (4-2) on Saturday (1 PM et in Fox and the Fox Sports application).

Close things with a double header, with the Houston Roughnecks (3-3) In front of the Birmingham stallions (4-2) -The defending champions of his third consecutive game in Protective Stadium-onsy (noon et), followed by the Memphis Showboats (1-5) interpreting the host of St. Louis Battlehawks (4-2) later that night (3 pm et).

Here is a closer look to five things to observe in week 7:

1. Brahmas QB Kevin Hogan Has the second beginning

The Brahmas will stay with Hogan as the seafood of the team holding for the second consecutive week after doing a better job when creating explosive plays in the offensive in week 6. Jarrett guarantees will serve as the field marshal number 2 of the team, while Kellen Mouth, the head of the team to start the season, will serve as emergency quartback number 3.

San Antonio is supporting a low league of 11.8 points per game and has not scored a touchdown in the last two games.

The interim chief coach Payton Pardee will continue to serve as a team chief coach this week. However, Wade Phillips said he is in better health and plans to attend his team’s game this weekend in Birmingham. Phillips took an absence permit at the beginning of this season due to health groups and has the hope of returning before the end of the season.

In addition, the most explosive games creator of San Antonio, Anthony McFarland, has been ruled out this week in a left shoulder injury that forced him to leave the game early last week. McFarland is third in the league with 242 yards per land. The Brahmas will also be without receptors Greg Ward Jr. (abdomen) and Mathew Sexton (hamstrings).

2. Renegated RB Naked steering wheel outside for the season with shoulder problem

Arlington chief coach, Bob Stopops, told journalists that Ballage, who left the renegades game last week before, was put to go and is made for the season due to a separate shoulder that will require surgery.

The product of the state of Arizona is second in the league to hurry with 306 yards by land and two scores. Ballage also has the most hurried touchdown in the history of UFL, a 77 -yard gallop for a score in week 1.

Arlington will rely on Dae Dae Hunter and De’veon Smith to fill the void. Hunter is the fifth in the UFL to hurry with 242 yards through six games. The Renegades also signed RB Tony Jones to replace the steering wheel in the depth table.

3. Battlehawks renounces WR Denzel Mims

The Battlehawks renounced Mims, a former second round of the New York Jets in the NFL 2020 draft, this week. The Baylor product totaled only five trapped for 51 yards in seven goals through six games this season. With the place in the additional list, the Battlehawks brought Ohio’s Sam Wiglusz receptor back.

On the other hand, the Brahmas renounced an offensive liner Greg Island this week, while the Roughnecks signed the closed wing Cam Sutton. San Antonio also executed an exchange this week, collecting the receiver of Anderson from the showBoats in exchange for corner Darius Phillips.

In other news from the list, the leaders of sacks Andre Mintze (4.5 captures) will come out this week with a head injury.

4. The stallions reinforce the depth of QB with Jalen Morton

Birmingham has started three different field marshals so far this season and has played four more than six games. With the two main signal calls of the equipment signal, Alex McGough (shoulder) and Matt Corral (Hip), again this week, chief coach Skip Holtz added a very necessary depth to the position, signing Morton.

The Prairie View A&M product had been playing sand football for the storm of southwest Kansas, where it ended with 1,335 adjustment yards, 285 yards per land and 34 total touchdowns. Morton is a family with the Birmingham scheme, after having served as the duration of McGough’s backup, the team USFL Championship of the team in 2023.

Holtz said there is the possibility that McGough can return next week, while Corral probably leaves until the end of the regular season, but it could be unexpected if the stallions arrive at the playoffs.

Case Cookus is expected to obtain its third beginning of the year for the stallions. The support of Cookus, Andrew Peasley, suffered a knee injury and has not practiced this week, so J’Mar Smith would be the number 2 behind Cookus if Peasy is not healthy.

5. Battlehawks’ Pita Taumoepenu is “the closest”

The UFL leader with 5.5 captures in the year, Taumepenu obtained an appropriate nickname of his teammates.

“We simply call it ‘the closest,” said St. Louis Edge’s partner Chris Garrett, about his teammate this week.

Taumepenu helped close on the renegades last week, saying goodbye to Arlington QB Luis Pérez and forcing a loose ball that Garrett recovered to seal the victory. It ended with two catches, two forced loose balls and five combined tacle, winning defensive player honors of the UFL week.

Taumepenu, the 2023 XFL defensive player, is looking to win that prize for the UFL this season. Breland Speaks Panthers won the award last year, ending with a maximum of 9.5 captures in the regular season.

Eric D. Williams has reported on the NFL for more than a decade, covering the Los Angeles Rams for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. Follow it in @Reric_d_williams.

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