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USFL Draft order, lottery results: Michigan Panthers win first pick

Updated Feb. 17, 2022 8:31 p.m. ET

The order for the first round of next week's inaugural USFL Draft is officially set — and the Michigan Panthers are on the clock.

Panthers win inaugural USFL Draft lottery

Marcellus Wiley, Emmanuel Acho and Alex Curry conduct the inaugural USFL Draft lottery, with the Michigan Panthers landing the top pick. The upcoming USFL Draft is Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Thursday afternoon, the 2022 USFL draft lottery was held on FS1's "Speak For Yourself," and Jeff Fisher's squad came away with the first overall pick.

Here is the full draft order for the first round of the 2022 USFL Draft:

1. Michigan Panthers
2. Tampa Bay Bandits
3. Philadelphia Stars
4. New Jersey Generals
5. Houston Gamblers
6. Birmingham Stallions
7. Pittsburgh Maulers
8. New Orleans Breakers

The draft order wasn't the only big news on Thursday, though, as the USFL also unveiled the uniforms for all eight teams.

We're now less than two months away from the USFL's first regular-season games on April 16. So, the question is … have you bought your favorite team's new merchandise yet? Head over to Shop USFL right now!

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