USA FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES MEN’S AND WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTERS TO COMPETE IN 2026 IFAF FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Reigning world champions announce finalized rosters for last World Championship before LA28
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – USA Football, the sport's National Governing Body responsible for selecting, training and leading Team USA Football® in international events, including the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, announced the final rosters for the 2026 U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams. The teams will compete in the 2026 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany this August.
USA Football’s U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams recently concluded their third training camp at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center. Following the completion of camp, the teams traveled to Los Angeles to face their counterparts from Canada in USA Football’s Rivalry Series. The exhibitions were a final opportunity for coaches and scouts to evaluate athletes before announcing the active 12-player rosters and alternates.
This year’s rosters consist of elite flag football athletes with backgrounds spanning NCAA basketball, football and track & field athletes, college flag football stars and IFAF Flag Football World Champions. More information on the men and women who make up Team USA Football is available in the 2026 U.S. National Team Media Guide.
The U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams are the reigning world champions, having defeated Austria 53-21 and Mexico 31-18 respectively in Lahti, Finland in 2024. The U.S. men have won five consecutive IFAF Flag Football World Championships, including a pair with current quarterback, Darrell “Housh” Doucette, and sit atop the IFAF Flag Football World Rankings.
The U.S. Women’s National Team has won the past three world championships and currently ranks second in the world rankings. The team medaled in both The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China and IFAF’s Americas Continental Championship in Penonomé, Panama last year. Among the returning stars are wide receiver Isabella "Izzy" Geraci, who has become the sport's premier wide receiver, and college pioneers Ashlea Klam and Maci Joncich, who will elevate the sport as part of Cal Poly's inaugural NCAA Division I women's flag football season.
Flag football will make its Olympic debut in 2028, when the Summer Games take center stage at Los Angeles. The sport is one of the fastest growing in the U.S. and around the world. In 2024, 32 men’s and 23 women’s national teams from six continents competed in the IFAF Flag Football World Championships. The IFAF global community includes 80 federations.
In the U.S., more than 20 states sanction girls’ high school flag football as a varsity sport. Women’s flag football has thrived at the NAIA level with scholarships and championship opportunities and is quickly expanding into NCAA programs. Several DI universities field teams and offer scholarships for women’s flag football.
In May, the NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact (CAOI) voted to recommend Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add a National Collegiate Flag Football Championship. The first championship could be held as early as the spring of 2028, several months before the LA28 Olympics.
*Indicates 2025 U.S. National Team Member
+Indicates 2025 U.S. National Team Alternate
2026 U.S. Men’s National Team Roster
Name; Position; Residence
Aamir Brown; S/DB; Philadelphia, Pa.*
Velton Brown Jr.; WR/Ath; Orlando, Fla.*
Isaiah Calhoun; DB/LB; Plano, Texas*
Nico Casares; QB; Miami, Fla.*
Antonio Coleman; QB/Ath; Prince George’s County, Md.+
Mike Daniels; DB/S; Miami, Fla.*
Tyler “TD” Davis; WR/DB; Austin, Texas*
Darrell “Housh” Doucette III; QB/Ath; New Orleans, La.*
Ja'Deion High; WR/C; Lubbock, Texas*
Justin McMullen; DB/S; Miami, Fla.
Laderrick “Pablo” Smith; Ath; Pompano Beach, Fla.*
Shawn Theard Jr.; Ath/Rush; New Orleans, La.*
2026 U.S. Men’s National Team Alternates
Dan Blair Jr.; Rush; Kansas City, Mo.
Jorge Cascudo Jr.; WR/C; Miami, Fla.
Laval Davis; WR/Rush; Jacksonville, Fla.*
Johnluis “Lulu” Hernandez; S/LB; Miami, Fla.+
Lennox Howard; DB/S; Fayetteville, Ga.+
D'ionte “Boo” Smith; WR/DB; Kansas City, Mo.
Head Coach: Jorge Cascudo; Miami, Fla.
Assistant Coach: Willy Perez; Baldwin City, Kan.
Assistant Coach: Rudy Fernandez; Las Vegas, Nev.
2026 U.S. Women’s National Team Roster
Name; Position; Residence
Deliah Autry-Jones; LB/DB; Tampa, Fla.*
Laneah Bryan; DB/WR; El Paso, Texas*
NyKeeta Christopher; DB/WR; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Kennedy Foster; WR/DB; Kansas City, Mo.
Madison Fulford; WR; Los Angeles, Calif.*
Isabella “Izzy” Geraci; WR/DB; North Ridgeville, Ohio*
Loryn Goodwin; S/WR; Dallas, Texas
Akemi Higa; QB; Las Vegas, Nev.
Brooklin Hill; WR/Ath; Las Vegas, Nev.
Maci Joncich; WR/QB; Henderson, Nev.*
Ashlea Klam; C/DB; Austin, Texas*
Kendra Meredith; DB/Rush; Germantown, Md.
2026 U.S. Women’s National Team Alternates
Amber Clark-Robinson; S/DB; Saginaw, Mich.*
Ashley Edwards; DB; San Antonio, Texas*
Valentina Fanetti; QB; Middletown, N.J.+
O'Mariah Gordon; WR/LB; Lake Wales, Fla.
Brianna Hernandez-Silva; Ath; Austin, Texas*
London Jenkins; Rush/WR; Jacksonville, Fla.*
Head Coach: Saaid Mortazavi; Miami, Fla.
Assistant Coach: Mary Kate Beach; Charlotte, N.C.
Assistant Coach: Matthew Hernandez; Tampa, Fla.
About USA Football: USA Football is the National Governing Body (NGB) for American Football in the United States and the sole U.S. member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), the international governing body for the sport of American football. USA Football selects, trains and leads Team USA Football® in tackle and flag football disciplines, while delivering world-class football development resources, sport standards and competitive opportunities to empower athletes at every level. USA Football is committed to ensuring every athlete has access to develop and compete in the game through safer, inclusive and innovative pathways. For more information, visit usafootball.com.