The 2022 Reyes de Jalisco season was the Reyes de Jalisco first season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). The team was established on 20 December 2021 as one of the two expansion teams for the 2022 LFA season, the other team being the Galgos de Tijuana. On that same date, Enrique Alfaro, who led the Mayas to the 2016 and 2017 championships, was appointed as head coach. Placekicker Gabriel Amavizca, who previously played for the CFL team Hamilton Tiger-Cats, was the first player signed by the Reyes.
Reyes finished the regular season as the fifth ranked team with a 3–3 record. The Reyes were defeated by the Raptors on the Wild Card round 6–26.
Draft 2022 Reyes de Jalisco draft Round Pick Player Position School 1 1 Salvador Cabrera DB FES Acatlán 1 4 Alberto Medellín OL FES Acatlán 2 8 Rodrigo Jurado OL UVM 2 14 César Baeza LB IPN 3 15 Jorge Licea DL UNAM 4 22 Carlos Farías QB ITESM Guadalajara 5 29 Oscar Villagrán WR UNAM 6 36 Víctor Acacio OL Universidad Siglo XXI 7 43 Pablo Santiago DL UAG 8 49 Juan Carlos González WR ITESM Guadalajara 9 54 Antonio González OL UAG 10 59 Víctor Camacho OL UAG 11 63 Juan Francisco Pérez LB UAG
Roster Reyes de Jalisco roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen DT
DE
Linebackers
Defensive backs
CB
CB CB
Special teams KItalics indicate International playerRoster updated 15-05-2022
Staff Reyes de Jalisco staff Head coach Head coach – Ernesto Alfaro
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Carlos Cabral Running backs – Mauricio Salas Wide receivers – Saúl Monge Offensive line – Noel Moreno Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gabriel Sánchez Defensive line – Octavio Martínez Linebackers – Arturo Esquivel Defensive backs – Pedro Ramírez
Regular season Standings
Schedule WeekDateTimeOpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap15 March18:00 (UTC–6)RaptorsL 10–130–1Estadio Tres de MarzoMarca ClaroRecap319 March19:00 (UTC–6)GalgosW 10–01–1Estadio Tres de MarzoMarca ClaroRecap426 March15:00 (UTC–6)at MexicasL 12–461–2Estadio MCA Jaime LabastidaMarca ClaroRecap52 April19:00 (UTC–6)at DinosL 6–341–3Estadio Francisco I. MaderoMarca ClaroRecap6 Bye216 April20:00 (UTC–5)at Gallos NegrosW 19–122–3Estadio Olímpico de QuerétaroMarca ClaroRecap724 April12:00 (UTC–5)FundidoresW 35–243–3Estadio Tres de MarzoMarca ClaroRecap
Postseason Schedule RoundDateTimeOpponentResultVenueTVRecap Wild Card 1 May 16:00 (UTC–5) at Raptors L 6–26 Estadio FES Acatlán Marca Claro Recap
Awards The following Reyes players were awarded at the 2022 LFA Gala.
Player Position Award Demetrius Harris DL Defensive Player of the Year
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