2025 UFL Power Rankings: Battlehawks, Stallions rise; Defenders, Panthers fall

RJ Young

FOX Sports National College Football Analyst

Week 9 of the 2025 UFL season featured some narrow wins, dominating performances and one shocking upset.

The St. Louis Battlehawks took sole possession atop the XFL Conference with a 39-13 win over the struggling San Antonio Brahmas, marking the team’s league-leading fifth consecutive win.

The Birmingham Stallions snagged a 26-22 victory over the visiting Michigan Panthers on Saturday in what was a preview of the USFL Conference title game, while the Arlington Renegades got back on track with a 30-12 victory over the Memphis Showboats in a weather-delayed game.

In the final game of the weekend, the Houston Roughnecks stunned the DC Defenders in a last-minute thriller, 24-21.

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That said, here’s a look at my updated UFL Power Rankings following Week 9:

Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A

Jashaun Corbin continued to be the shining light in an otherwise dark season for the Brahmas, who were clobbered by the Battlehawks. He rushed for 85 yards on 14 rushes, which was just 19 yards short of what San Antonio was able to amass with Kellen Mond at quarterback. The former Texas A&M signal-caller finished 14-for-26 for 103 yards, while the San Antonio defense didn’t do much to keep the offense in the game.

In total, the Brahmas’ defense gave up more than 400 yards, including 169 yards on the ground.

Current odds to win 2025 title: N/A

In a mostly forgettable season for Memphis, the Showboat quarterbacks E.J. Perry and Dresser Winn played a mostly forgettable game against Arlington last week. Neither threw for more than 100 yards — 89 and 83, respectively — and neither got much help from a rushing attack that accumulated just 42 yards on 20 rushes.