Britball to the U.S.

We’re compiling a comprehensive list of players who began their football journey in the UK (youth, junior, flag, or kitted) and later made the leap to the United States to play or coach. This list is primarily inspired by the incredible work of coaches like Adrian Klemens, a long-time coach with the London Blitz, and Ben Herod, long time coach of Bristol/Filton Pride who have played a pivotal role in helping UK players make their way to the U.S. over the years.

If you know someone who should be included in this list, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact us using the link at the top of the page.

Note: Players must have started their football career in the UK at the youth or junior level.

Year	Name	Pos	UK Team	U.S Team
1990	John Hartley	TE/DL	Steel City Titans	Sheboygan
	Sean Suleman	LB
	Tony MacKenzie	DT	Bournemouth	TBC
2000	Tom Britton	QB	Brighton B52’s & London Capitols	Morrisville & Cornell
2005	Lorn Mayers	DT	London Blitz	Oakland Raiders
2005	Aden Durde	LB	London Olympians	Carolina Panthers
2008	Jason Brisbane	LB	London Blitz	San Diego Chargers
2008	Marvin Allen	WR	London Os/Warriors	Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins
2009	Duncan Aldous	WR	London Blitz	Bowie State
	Jermaine Elumanor	DL	London Blitz	Texas A&M, Baltimore Ravens, Patriots, Dolphins, Giants
	Julien Odegbo	DE	London Blitz	Western Michigan U
	Franklin Nwokeji	RB	London Blitz	Saline HS, Western Michigan U
	Jerome Allen	RB	London Os	TBC
2014	Neil Pagdin	DB	London Blitz	Cornell College (Div 3)
	Nate King		London Blitz	Bethany College
2015	David Protheroe		London Blitz	Memphis University Prep School
2012	Jordan McIntosh	WR	London Blitz	Woodberry Forest School
2012	Elliot Hoyte	DL	Bristol Aztecs	Boise State
2010	Charlie Joseph	RB	London Blitz	Tabor Academy Prep
2012	Alex Jenkins	DE	Bristol Aztecs	University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, New Orleans Saints
2013	Alex Dickson		London Blitz	Fordham University
2014	Kojo Oteng	DB	London Blitz	Bishop Ireton High School then Ave Maria University
2015	Tiger Taylor-Hart	DB	London Blitz	Junipero Serra, CA
	Joseph Odoginyon		London Blitz
2015	Matt Sharp	TE	London Blitz	West Chester, PA (D2)
2016	Benji Power	DL	London Blitz	Mesa Junior College, CA
2016	Moraf Montanary		London Blitz	Hutchinson College
2016	Maximin Lange		London Blitz	New Mexico Highlands
2016	Mike Akinlade	TE	London Blitz	Northern Michigan (D2)
2016	Rory Jones		London Blitz	Notre Dame Prep, AZ
	Francis Bongwalanga		London Blitz	Houston Baptist U
2016	Tom Samonig	OL	Solent Seahawks	Austin College
2017	Bamidele Olaseni	OL	London Blitz	Garden City CC, Utah U, LV Raiders
	Aaron Mahoney-Jones	RB	London Blitz	Garden City CC
	James Faminu	OL	London Blitz	University of Houston, University of Temple, UNLV
	Chinazo Obibi		London Blitz	Laney College, CA
2017	Zac Cooney-Quinn		London Warriors	IMG Academy
	Toby Naylor	LB	Solent Seahawks	Brevard County Tornadoes
2021	Darren Agu		London Blitz	Rabun Gap Prep then Vanderbilt U
	Adam Raine	DL	Farnham Knights / NFLA	Berkshire School, MA then Yale Bulldogs, then Edmonton Elks
	Jake Trainor	WR	Farnham Knights	Brevard College
	Tigie Sankoh	DB	London Warriors / Bristol Pride	Cleveland Browns, Toronto Argonauts
	Seydou Traore	TE	London Warriors / NFLA	Clearwater Academy, Miss.State
2022	Toby Spalinger	OL	South Coast Spitfires / Solent Seahawks	Lake Forest
2022	Huseyin Simsir	TE	Gateshead Senators	Rabun Gap, Murray State U
2023	Josh Alsebrook	QB	Chorley Buccaneers/Tamworth Phoenix	UW Oshkosh
	Peter Clarke	TE	London Warriors / NFLA	Temple U
	Daniel Akinkunmi	OL	Sheffield Giants / NFLA	Oklahoma U
	Emmanuel Okoye	DL	/ NFLA	U of Tennessee
	Kofi Taylor Barrocks	LB	/ NFLA	U of Colorado, UTEP
	Onis Konanbanny	DB	Kent Exiles ?	Rabun Gap, U of Florida
	Timi Oke	DB	/ NFLA	Northwestern
2024	Ryan Hart	WR	South Coast Spitfires/Solent Seahawks	UW Oshkosh
2024	Oliver Williams	DT	South Coast Spitfires/Solent Seahawks	UW Oshkosh
2024	Jack Doble	LB	Somerset Wyverns	UW Oshkosh