The D.C. Defenders released eight players on Thursday to get the roster down to 50 players ahead of the 2024 season. Subscribe to Fubo to watch all of the 2024 UFL Season and tickets for the game are available today on StubHub and Viagogo.
| Position | Player | College |
| RB | ZaQuandre White | South Carolina |
| WR | Jazz Ferguson | Northwestern State |
| OL | Matthew Carrick | Michigan State |
| OL | Greg Long | Purdue |
| DE | Tariqious Tisdale | Mississippi |
| DE | Tim Ward | Old Dominion |
| LB | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma |
| DB | Kentrell Brice | Louisiana Tech |
