Team Germany releases initial national team roster
After a five-year hiatus, the German national team is in the midst of preparing for its long-awaited return. After several intense training camps spread out across the country head coach Jordan Neuman invited roughly 230 players from 54 different teams in order to find the best German talent ready to represent their country.
Now Neuman and his staff have come out with an initial list of 103 players.
The high number of players selected comes in part because German talent is spread out across several leagues with differing schedules including the ELF, GFL, and others. Having a long list of alternatives ready to go for training camps and or games gives this team options as they prepare for their highly anticipated return to play.
Some notable players on the list are recent NFL International Player Pathway Program selection Marcel Dabo along with former NFL player and sixth-round draft pick Mortiz Böhringer.
Other notables include defensive lineman Marc Anthony–Hor, Johannes Wagner and outside linebacker Sesan Jelvani. In the defensive backfield, veterans Nico Lester, Tim Unger, and Joshua Poznanski are all coming off of strong seasons in the AFL and ELF.
Offensively, the list includes quarterbacks Salieu Ceesay and Sonny Weishaupt along with former CFL receiver Max Zimmerman. A large group of veteran offensive linemen should pair well with dynamic running back such as Dean Tanwani, Gerald Ameln, and Justin Rodney.
Read more about coach Neuman’s training camps here
See the full roster here
| Position Group | Team | First Name | Last Name | Position |
| Offensive Line
1 |
Dresden Monarchs |
Aaron |
Wahl |
RT |
| 2 | Cologne Crocodiles | Sven | Breidenbach | LT |
| 3 | New Yorker Lions | Gerrit | Brand | LT |
| 4 | Dresden Monarchs | Philip | Most | OG |
| 5 | SH Unicorns | Moritz | Schreiber | C |
| 6 | Kuopio Steelers | Basil | Weber | OT |
| 7 | Triangle Razorbacks | Matthias | Stockamp | LG |
| 8 | SH Unicorns | Marlon | Werthmann | C/G |
| 9 | New Yorker Lions | Benhur | Ayra | G |
| 10 | Cologne Crocodiles | Johnatan | Peppler | G |
| 11 | Dresden Monarchs | Hermann | Schramm | C/G |
| 12 | Straubing Spiders | Dominik | Ondra | OG |
| 13 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Sven | Fischer | C OG |
| 14 | SH Unicorns | Lukas | Mayer | OT |
| 15 | SH Unicorns | Robert | Hager | OL |
| Wide Receivers | ||||
| 1 | SH Unicorns | Moritz | Böhringer | WR |
| 2 | Dresden Monarchs | Robin | Wilzek | WR |
| 3 | Munich Cowboys | Kai | Silbermann | WR |
| 4 | Berlin Adler | Max | Zimmermann | WR |
| 5 | Leipzig Kings | Timothy | Knuettel | WR/QB |
| 6 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Lorenz | Regler | WR |
| 7 | SH Unicorns | Aurieus | Minton | WR |
| 8 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Benjamin | Mau | WR |
| 9 | Kiel Baltic Hurricanes | Benedikt | Englmann | WR |
| 10 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Marvin | Rutsch | WR |
| 11 | Cologne Centurions | Justin | Schlesinger | WR |
| 12 | Ingolstadt Dukes | Jan | Hochschild | WR |
| 13 | New Yorker Lions | Justus | Holtz | WR |
| 14 | Stuttgart Surge | Louis | Geyer | WR |
| 15 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Hendrik | Schwarz | WR/ST |
| Tight Ends | ||||
| 1 | Berlin Adler | Yannick | Rohrschneider | TE |
| 2 | Cologne Centurions | Florian | Eichhorn | TE |
| 3 | Berlin Thunder | Nicolai | Schumann | TE |
| 4 | Marburg Mercenaries | Philipp | Eichhorn | TE |
| Running Backs | ||||
| 1 | Cologne Crocodiles | Dean | Tanwani | RB |
| 2 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Gerald | Ameln | RB |
| 3 | Dresden Monarchs | David | Baum | RB |
| 4 | Dresden Monarchs | Yazan | Nassar | RB |
| 5 | Berlin Adler | Ali | Khalife | RB |
| 6 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Johann | Hummel | RB |
| 7 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Justin | Rodney | RB/ST |
| 8 | Cologne Crocodiles | Sergej | Kendus | RB |
| Fullbacks | ||||
| 1 | Saarland Hurricanes | Leon | Helm | FB/TB |
| 2 | Cologne Centurions | Patrick | Poetsch | FB/LS |
| Quarterbacks | ||||
| 1 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Moritz | Johannknecht | QB |
| 2 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Salieu | Ceesay | QB |
| 3 | Langenfeld Longhorns | Michel | Fritsche | QB |
| 4 | Dresden Monarchs | Marvin | Schöne | QB |
| 5 | Paderborn Dolphins | Niklas | Gorny | QB |
| 6 | Marburg Mercenaries | Sonny | Weishaupt | QB |
| Defensive Line | ||||
| 1 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Imausen | Nelson | DE |
| 2 | New Yorker Lions | Kargel | Samuel | DE |
| 3 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Grube | Berend | DE |
| 4 | Marburg Mercenearies | Koch | Niko | NT |
| 5 | Düsseldorf Panther | Flamur | Simon | DE/SLB |
| 6 | Allgäu Comets | Johannes | Wagner | DT |
| 7 | Stuttgart Surge | Fürst | Marcel | DT |
| 8 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Hor | Marc Anthony | NT |
| 9 | Straubing Spiders | Zirngibl | Johannes | DE |
| 10 | Munich Cowboys | Siegel | Dominic | DE |
| 11 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Udegebe | Cedric | DE |
| 12 | SH Unicorns | Zistler | Raphael | DT |
| 13 | SH Unicorns | Kress | Alexander | DT |
| 14 | Assindia Cardinals | Siegert | Felix | DE |
| 15 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Konya | Mete | DT |
| 16 | Solingen Paladins | Janek | Wenke | DE |
| Linebackers | ||||
| 1 | SH Unicorns | Louis | Bach | MLB/Sm |
| 2 | Saarland Hurricanes | Sasan | Jelvani | OLB/MLB |
| 3 | Cologne Centurions | Marius | Kensy | MLB |
| 4 | Cologne Centurions | Niklas | Liesen | MLB |
| 5 | SH Unicorns | Tobias | Löffler | Sm |
| 6 | New Yorker Lions | David | Müller | MLB |
| 7 | Berlin Adler | Niels | Schroedter | MLB/Sm |
| 8 | Cologne Crocodiles | Lino | Schröter | MLB |
| 9 | Berlin Thunder | Paul | Seifert | W |
| 10 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Sebastian | Silva Gomez | W/Sm |
| 11 | Berlin Adler | Simon | Sperner | W |
| 12 | Lübeck Cougars | Alexander James | Starcke | Sm/W |
| 13 | Dresden Monarchs | Daniel | Stechbarth | W/MLB |
| 14 | Dresden Monarchs | Florian | zur Nieden | W/Sm |
| 15 | Cottbus Crayfish | Chris | Noak | MLB/Sm |
| Safeties | ||||
| 1 | Barcelona Dragons | Nico | Lester | FS / CB |
| 2 | Swarco Raiders | Tim | Unger | Safety / CB |
| 3 | Frankfurt Galaxy | Joshua | Poznanski | |
| 4 | Berlin Thunder | Moritz | Thiele | |
| 5 | Calanda Broncos | Konstantin | Katz | FS |
| 6 | Düsseldorf Rhein Fire | Richard | Grooten | |
| 7 | Stuttgart Surge | Nick | Wenzelburger | |
| 8 | SHU | Christian | Köppe | |
| Cornerbacks | ||||
| 1 | Düsseldorf Panther | Jason | Hollinger | CB |
| 2 | Cologne Centurions | Waheed | Bhikh | CB |
| 3 | Hamburg Sea Devils | Louis | Müller | CB |
| 4 | Düsseldorf Rhein Fire | Till | Jansen | CB |
| 5 | Stuttgart Surge | Benjamin | Barnes | CB / Safety / |
| 6 | SH Unicorns | Jan | Klenk | CB |
| 7 | Munich Cowboys | Joshua | Bartz | CB |
| 8 | SH Unicorns | Junior | Nkembi | |
| 9 | Dresden Monarchs | Jonas | Gacek | CB |
| 10 | Stuttgart Surge | Marcel | Dabo | CB |
| Specialists | ||||
| 1 | Dresden Monarchs | Florian | Finke | K/P |
| 2 | Lübeck Cougars | Erik | Schlomm | K/P |
| 3 | SHU Unicorns | Tim | Stadelmeyer | K |
| 4 | Berlin Thunder | Jonas | Schenderlein | K/P |
