2016 CAFL season
Round Guangzhou Dalian Shanghai Shenzhen Qingdao Beijing
1 David Wang - OL ( CN ) Joe Hills - WR Shane Austin - QB Du Feng - DL ( CN ) Bryan Randall - QB Wayne Tribue - OL
2 Brennen Carvalho - OL Billy Lai - OL ( CN ) Liu Shuai - WR ( CN ) Wang Shida - DB ( CN ) Jason Holman - OL/DL Neal Tivis - OL
3 Yang Hao - LB ( CN ) Talib Wise - WR Dwayne Hollis - DB Zhang Jia Qi - OL ( CN ) Jake Metz - OL/DL James Romain - DB
4 Tyre Glasper - LB Kwok-Wing Steve Tang - DL ( CN ) Shaun Kauleinamoku - WR Colin Madison - OL Rayshaun Kizer - DB Teddy Jennings - DL
5 Dexter Davis Jr. - DL Phillip Garcia - QB Justin Lawrence - DL Xin Xu - DL ( CN ) Joe Phinisee - DB Collin Taylor -WR
6 Andre Martin - WR/DB Yan Li Guang - DL ( CN ) Wang Lei - DB ( CN ) Robert Williams Jr - DL Kevin Kuo - OL/DL ( CN ) Paul Chih-Ping Cheng - DL ( CN )
7 Frank Trotter - DL Ameer Ismail - LB Gu Xu Bing - FB ( CN ) Dak Britt - QB Xavier Boyce - WR Chris Dieker - QB
8 Qiu Xun Da - WR ( CN ) Qu San Zhi - OL/DL ( CN ) Mike Washington - WR Terrance Smith - DB Sun Shuo - OL/DL ( CN ) Xing Long Xiong - WR ( CN )
9 Duane Brooks - WR Jarrod Hernandez - OL Zhang Dong Sheng - OL/DL ( CN ) Adrian Ferns - FB/LB Reggie Gray - WR Calvin Fance - DL
10 Lavasier Tuinei - WR/DB Wang Bing - DB ( CN ) Willie McGinnis - DL Larry Max Westphal - OL Tanner Varner - DB Zhang Tian Hao - OL/DL ( CN )
11 Sun Mo Han - OL/DL ( CN ) Jordan Mosely - OL Travis Miller - OL/DL Han Shao Chuan - LB ( CN ) Zhang Tian Shou - FB/LB ( CN ) Tsu Yao Lam - WR/DB ( CN )
12 JJ Raterink - QB Fan Zheng Yu - LB ( CN ) Xu You Peng - OL/DL ( CN ) Tristan Purifoy - WR He Shi Lei - WR/DB ( CN ) Chen Yun Chen - OL/DL ( CN )
13 Li An - DL ( CN ) Kent Richardson - DB Zhao Zhen Nan - WR/DB ( CN ) Shen Yu Lan - FB ( CN ) Matt Moss - DL Zhang Xiao Zha - WR ( CN )
14 Liang Xin Hao - WR ( CN ) Kap IP - WR ( CN ) Christian Wise - WR/DB David Hong - OL/DL ( CN ) Wondell Rutledge - OL/DL Erwin Sennett Wu - DB ( CN )
15 Virgil Gray - DB Darnell Burks - DB Taylor Russolino - K LaChristopher Lee - WR Yang Peng Sheng - DB ( CN ) Junxing Zhang - WR/DB ( CN )
16 Ma Jin Hui - DB ( CN ) Ma Zhen - WR ( CN ) Kevin Bartie - DB Xu Xin Tian - WR ( CN ) A Tie - OL/DL ( CN ) Chris Hemphill - WR/DB
17 Zhang Hai Tao - OL/DL ( CN ) Maurice Woodard - WR/DB Zheng Yu Jiang - FB ( CN ) Lin Yi Hong - DB ( CN ) Baihetiyaer Tuerxun - WR/DB ( CN ) Li Xiang - OL/DL ( CN )
18 Guo Xu - OL/DL ( CN ) Lai Shan Yu - WR/DB ( CN ) Tian Ye - FB/LB ( CN ) John Keith - DB Zhang Tian Chu - WR/DB ( CN ) Pat Clarke - K
19 Alex Carder - QB Anthony Sanders III - DL Xiao Yu - OL/DL ( CN ) Kimo Naehu - K Guo Rui Bin - K ( CN ) Zhang Xiang Yu - OL/DL ( CN )
20 Zao Yun - WR ( CN ) Xu Chang - FB/LB ( CN ) Xie Kun - QB ( CN ) Lui Sze Ting - DB ( CN ) Wang Shi Xue - LB ( CN ) Luke Collis - QB
Draft
The league held its first draft on June 10 , 2016 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 120 players were drafted with 60 of them being Americans , including 43 who have Arena Football League experience . 60 players from China or players who are of Chinese descent were selected as well . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On June 15 , the league held a supplemental draft ( rounds 21 to 22 ) in which an additional 12 players were selected . [ 6 ]
The 2016 CAFL season, the first season in the history of the China Arena Football League (CAFL), began on October 1, 2016. On November 6, the Beijing Lions defeated the Qingdao Clipper to win the first China Bowl.