New Jersey Generals (2022)

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This article is about the second edition of the USFL. For the original USFL from the 1980s, see New Jersey Generals.
New Jersey Generals
New Jersey Generals logo
Founded 2021
League United States Football League (2022–present)
  • North Division (2022–present)
Team colors Scarlet red, navy blue, gold, white
                   
Head coaches Mike Riley
Owner(s) National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
Mascot(s) General Jersey

The New Jersey Generals are a professional American football team based in New Jersey. The Generals compete in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member club of the league's North division. The team plays its home games in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The stadium is shared with the Pittsburgh Maulers.

The Generals were one of eight teams that joined the USFL in 2022, and they are one of seven of that group still existing. They currently are the only team to have a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner, KaVontae Turpin (2022).

History

The New Jersey Generals were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on November 22, 2021.[1] USFL co-founder Brian Woods had been using the Generals brand for teams in The Spring League since 2019.[2] On January 6, 2022, it was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former NFL, AAF, and NCAA Football Head coach Mike Riley was named the Head coach and General manager of the Generals.[3]

The team was placed to select fourth overall in the 2022 USFL Draft, where they selected Ben Holmes. Holmes was injured in training camp and ultimately released, but this allowed for the Generals to sign Luis Perez,[4] who impressed during the season, starting only 6 games, finishing in the top 5 in passing yards and touchdowns. The Generals also selected KaVontae Turpin as their top receiver, who lead the USFL in receiving yards (540), coupled with 4 touchdowns. He was also selected as to the All-USFL Team, alongside fellow teammates Darius Victor, Terry Poole, Garrett McGhin, Toby Johnson and Shalom Luani in addition to winning USFL Most Valuable Player Award.[5][6] The Generals won the top seed in the North Division with a 9–1 record.[7] Despite the top seed in the North Division, the Generals were upset by the Philadelphia Stars, 19–14 in the North Division Championship Game.[8]

On October 18, 2022, the team hired Billy Devaney as the team's general manager.[9]

Championships

Division championships

Year Coach Record
2022 Mike Riley 9–1
Total Division Championships won: 1

Players

Current roster

Initially, each team carried a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad, but the rosters were increased to 40 active players and 50 total in May, 2022.[10][11]

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USFL MVP award winners

Generals USFL MVP winners
Year Player Position Selector
2022 KaVontae Turpin WR USFL

USFL Offensive Player of the Year award winners

Generals USFL OPOY winners
Year Player Position Selector
2022 Darius Victor RB USFL

Coaches

Current staff

2023 New Jersey Generals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Zerick Rollins Jr.
  • Running backs/tight ends/assistant special teams – Jay Locey
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Ted Cottrell
  • Defensive line/assistant special teams – Dezmon Walker
  • Secondary/assistant special teams – Antonio Banks
  • Assistant secondary/assistant special teams - Sheldon Dawson

Statistics and records

Season-by-season record

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

Legend
USFL champions Division champions Wild Card berth
New Jersey Generals season-by-season records
Season Team League Division Regular season Postseason results Awards
Finish Wins Losses Ties Pct
2022 2022 USFL North 1st 9 1 0 .900 Lost Division Finals (Stars) 14–19 KaVontae Turpin (MVP)
Darius Victor (OPOY)
Mike Riley (COY)
2023 2023 USFL North 2 2 0 .500 – –
Totals 11 3 0 .786 (2022–2023, regular season)
0 1 — .000 (2022–2023, playoffs)
11 4 0 .733 (2022–2023, regular season and playoffs)

Records

All-time Generals leaders
Leader Player Record Years with Generals
Passing Luis Perez 1,200 passing yards 2022
Rushing Trey Williams 579 rushing yards 2022
Receiving KaVontae Turpin 540 receiving yards 2022
Coaching wins Mike Riley 9 wins 2022
Sacks Toby Johnson 2.0 sacks 2022
Interceptions Shalom Luani 5 interceptions 2022

References

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