Orlando Pirates

Offensive Lineman Calvin Ashley, a former member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was also an All-USFL selection in 2023 with the New Jersey Generals.

Ashley was in camp with the Buccaneers in 2021 after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Florida A&M University. The following season, he was selected in the sixth round of the USFL Draft by the New Jersey Generals and helped the team to a 9-1 record and to the North Division Championship game. In 2023, he was an All-USFL selection. Ashley then signed with the Houston Roughnecks for the 2024 season.

Ashley, 6’7”, 335 lbs., who hails from Orlando, gained national attention in 2016 as he was a five-star recruit coming out of St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC. He was selected to the Under Armor All-American Game and signed with the Auburn Tigers. After an eye injury forced him to redshirt in 2017, Ashley played in nine games and made his first start against Mississippi State in 2018.

He then transferred to Florida Atlantic University for a brief period before landing at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. In 2019, he played in seven games for the Rattlers as they posted a 9-2 record. Ashley opted out of college during the pandemic and declared for the 2020 NFL Draft, marking the beginning of his professional career.