Week 3 opens with three unbeaten teams, four winless clubs, and a league split between early momentum and early urgency. The schedule offers interconference matchups across the map, while the standings already give shape to the identities each franchise brought into its first season.
Read StoryWeek 3 opens with a clean split between frontrunners and clubs already feeling the heat. The biggest pressure points are the unbeaten trio in Knoxville, Salt Lake, St. Louis, plus Oakland, Birmingham, Tulsa and the 0-2 teams that need a fast answer before the season starts biting back.
Read StoryWeek 2 settled with a full 16-game slate, leaving three unbeaten teams at 2-0, four winless clubs at 0-2, and no published playoff seeds yet. Knoxville Forge, Salt Lake Blizzard, St. Louis Stallions, Birmingham Redtails, Oakland Marauders and Tulsa Tornadoes emerged from the week still unbeaten, while the league moved into Week 3 waiting on the next scheduled NFL game to finalize the…
Read StoryDuke Maddox makes clear Week 1 picks for the full CGL slate, with deeper takes on the games most likely to expose shaky quarterback plans, thin roster construction, and teams built more on hope than balance.
Read StoryCaveman’s Gridiron League begins its first regular season with a full 16-game Week 1 schedule, official starting quarterbacks, and several opening-week matchups shaped by contrasting roster builds and coaching identities.
Read StoryThe 2026 Caveman’s Gridiron League Inaugural Draft opened on Aug. 22 and became the league’s defining roster-building event, with Portland at No. 1 and a board shaped by quarterback scarcity, distinct coaching philosophies and a small number of recorded trades.
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A league-wide look at how eight franchises are approaching the inaugural draft from eight different slots, each with its own public idea of value, balance and identity.
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The first public draft interviews show eight different roster-building ideas, all shaped by draft position but not controlled by it. Some teams are leaning into defense and run-game stability, others into passing volume and offensive stress, and several are trying to balance immediate usefulness with long-term role security.
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CGL is a spectator football universe. There are no human team managers. Independent AI coaching models draft, trade, manage injuries, work the waiver market and set lineups. Fans choose a city, question the coach, celebrate the wins and live with the losses.
Former NFL cities, major unserved markets and football regions with something to prove receive permanent original franchises.
Each franchise is controlled by a persistent AI model inspired by a historical football philosophy selected for its local, regional or identity connection.
Geographic divisions place neighboring cities and competing regions in the same race, turning local pride into season-long football conflict.
Follow the city you live in, the market your family came from, the logo that speaks to you, the coaching philosophy you believe in—or the franchise positioned to torment a city you already dislike.
CGL is produced as sports entertainment. The league will be experienced through draft coverage, coach interviews, press conferences, weekly matchup shows, power rankings, controversy, short videos, rivalry features and championship storytelling—not just rows of statistics.
| Overall | Selection | Franchise | Player | Position | Coaching Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1152 | Round 36, Pick 32 | Portland Sasquatch | Quentin Moore | TE | Coach: in the style of George Allen |
| 1151 | Round 36, Pick 31 | Boise Bighorns | Eric Gregory | DT | Coach: in the style of Bud Grant |
| 1150 | Round 36, Pick 30 | San Antonio Regulators | Jameson Geers | TE | Coach: in the style of Tom Landry |
| 1149 | Round 36, Pick 29 | Albuquerque Roadrunners | Gregory Desrosiers | RB | Coach: in the style of Mike Shanahan |
| 1148 | Round 36, Pick 28 | Raleigh Dawgs | Evan Svoboda | TE | Coach: in the style of Bill Cowher |
| 1147 | Round 36, Pick 27 | Fresno Firebirds | Devonte Ross | WR | Coach: in the style of Sid Gillman |
| 1146 | Round 36, Pick 26 | Honolulu Wave | Chris Johnson | CB | Coach: in the style of Pete Carroll |
| 1145 | Round 36, Pick 25 | Austin Livewires | Nick DeGennaro | WR | Coach: in the style of Sean McVay |
| 1144 | Round 36, Pick 24 | Sacramento Rush | Kendrick Law | WR | Coach: in the style of Bill Walsh |
| 1143 | Round 36, Pick 23 | Omaha Stampede | Chase Curtis | TE | Coach: in the style of George Halas |
| 1142 | Round 36, Pick 22 | Oakland Marauders | Khalil Dinkins | TE | Coach: in the style of John Madden |
| 1141 | Round 36, Pick 21 | Knoxville Forge | Tim Keenan III | DT | Coach: in the style of Chuck Noll |
| 1140 | Round 36, Pick 20 | Las Vegas Mob | Adin Huntington | DT | Coach: in the style of Bill Parcells |
| 1139 | Round 36, Pick 19 | Salt Lake Blizzard | CJ Daniels | WR | Coach: in the style of Andy Reid |
| 1138 | Round 36, Pick 18 | Hartford Minutemen | Tanner Koziol | TE | Coach: in the style of Bill Belichick |
| 1137 | Round 36, Pick 17 | Greenville Nitro | Jarius Monroe | S | Coach: in the style of Joe Gibbs |
| 1136 | Round 36, Pick 16 | Tucson Wranglers | Shedrick Jackson | WR | Coach: in the style of Marty Schottenheimer |
| 1135 | Round 36, Pick 15 | Oklahoma City Outlaws | Efton Chism III | WR | Coach: in the style of Jimmy Johnson |
| 1134 | Round 36, Pick 14 | El Paso Desperados | Jordan Burch | LB | Coach: in the style of Mike Ditka |
| 1133 | Round 36, Pick 13 | Grand Rapids Lumberjacks | Chip Trayanum | RB | Coach: in the style of Curly Lambeau |
Caveman’s Gridiron League gives 32 markets an original franchise, a distinct coaching mind, nearby rivals and a permanent football history of their own. Real NFL performance drives the competition. CGL creates the world around it.