The St. Louis Battlehawks continue to re-sign – and add – players to the roster for the 2025 UFL season. On Friday, the Battlehawks signed one of their draft picks, Myles Sims, and also returned DB Keylon Kennedy who was with St. Louis this past season.
The #UFL has announced the following transactions pic.twitter.com/sTGmCHEdNj
— UFL Communications Department (@UFL_PR) August 23, 2024
DB Keylon Kennedy
Keylon Kennedy joined the St. Louis Battlehawks this offseason, as a Dispersal Draft pick during the merger. He originally was with the Vegas Vipers in the XFL, posting 36 tackles and two interceptions in 2023. Kennedy was one of the top defenders available in the draft, ultimately landing with St. Louis.
Skii ⛷️! pic.twitter.com/patT9xG5g9
— Keylon Kennedy (@nationwide_k1) November 17, 2023
With the Battlehawks seeing so many changes in their secondary, Keylon didn’t exactly find a way to fit in. He only saw action on defense in four games, posting eight tackles. That said, he had a tremendous 92.2 Defensive Grade via PFF – making the most of his minutes.
Additionally, Keylon was utilized on special teams, with a couple of tackles on that end as well. The Battlehawks lost him to the IR list towards the end of the year, so we’ll see if a healthy Keylon can get more opportunities in 2025.
DB Myles Sims
With their final two picks in the UFL College draft this year, St. Louis targeted a couple of young cornerbacks. First up, they selected Myles Sims out of Georgia Tech, who had a lengthy and accomplished career at the school. Sims racked up 136 tackles, 4.5 TFL’s, 19 PBU’s, and two interceptions across that span.
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Real good defense from Myles Sims of Georgia Tech 🥶 pic.twitter.com/b8xBctu6KX
— The Transfer Portal CFB (@TPortalCFB) September 6, 2022
Myles started in 21 of his final 24 games with Georgia Tech at the cornerback position. He garnered a bit of NFL attention, but went undrafted and…