DC Defenders vs Columbus Aviators, 2026 Week 2: Box Score & Game Hub

2026 UFL · Week 2 · Final

DC Defenders beat Columbus Aviators 44–26.

Team	1	2	3	4	T
DC	7	17	14	6	44
CLB	7	7	6	6	26

Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Kickoff: 8 PM ET
TV: FOX
Venue: Historic Crew Stadium
Address: One Black and Gold Blvd, Columbus, OH 43211
Weather: Partly cloudy, 72°F, wind 7 mph SW
Referee: Michael Vandervelde

Game leaders

CLB

PassingJordan Ta'amu8/11, 99 yds, 1 TD, 1 INTJalan McClendon23/37, 157 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

RushingDeon Jackson11 car, 97 yds, 3 TDJalan McClendon8 car, 55 yds, 1 TD

ReceivingCornell Powell4 rec, 41 yds, 0 TDTay Martin6 rec, 57 yds, 1 TD

TacklesSam Kidd9 tkl, 1 INTMichael Lawson8 tkl, 1 INT

Team stats

DCCLB

319Total Yards282

90Yards Passing122

229Yards Rushing160

20First downs24

Stat	DC	CLB
Total Plays	48	67
Rushing Plays	36	25
Att - Comp - Int	11-8-1	38-23-2
Sacked - Yds Lost	1-9	4-35
Third Downs	3-7-42%	4-11-36%
Fourth Downs	1-1-100%	2-3-66%
Penalties - Yards	4-35	8-60
Fumbles - Lost	3-2	3-2
Punts - Average	-	2-44.0
Time of Possession	26:01	33:59

Scoring summary

1st quarter

Deon Jackson 1 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)7–0
Jalan McClendon 6 run (Ryan Coe Kick)7–7

2nd quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 3510–7
Xazavian Valladay 10 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)17–7
Deon Jackson 12 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)24–7
Zaquandre White 6 run (Ryan Coe Kick)24–14

3rd quarter

Deon Jackson 48 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)31–14
Briley Moore 21 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Matthew McCrane Kick)38–14
Alizé Mack 3 pass from Jalan McClendon (2-Point Pass Failed)38–20

4th quarter

FG Matthew McCrane 2541–20
Tay Martin 3 pass from Jalan McClendon (3-Point Pass Failed)41–26
FG Matthew McCrane 3244–26

Box score

Passing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jordan Ta'amu	11	8	99	9.0	1	1	32	1	9	92.6

Columbus Aviators

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jalan McClendon	37	23	157	4.2	2	1	26	4	35	78.3
Jalen Morton	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Rushing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Deon Jackson	11	97	8.82	48t	3
Abram Smith	7	39	5.57	15	0
Erik Ezukanma	2	37	18.50	32	0
Xazavian Valladay	9	36	4.00	10t	1
Jordan Ta'amu	7	20	2.86	17	0

Columbus Aviators

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Jalan McClendon	8	55	6.88	13	1
Toa Taua	5	44	8.80	12	0
John Lovett	6	33	5.50	29	0
Zaquandre White	5	31	6.20	10	1
Jalen Morton	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Receiving

DC Defenders

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Cornell Powell	4	41	10.25	32	0	4
Mason Fairchild	1	8	8.00	8	0	1
Deon Jackson	1	29	29.00	29	0	1
Briley Moore	1	21	21.00	21t	1	1
Xazavian Valladay	1	0	0.00	0	0	1
Keke Coutee	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
Erik Ezukanma	0	0	0.00	0	0	1
Tyrone Scott	0	0	0.00	0	0	1

Columbus Aviators

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Tay Martin	6	57	9.50	26	1	7
Antwane Wells	5	48	9.60	12	0	6
Zaquandre White	2	20	10.00	14	0	2
Keke Chism	2	9	4.50	7	0	6
Gunnar Oakes	2	9	4.50	6	0	4
Jaylon Moore	2	17	8.50	16	0	3
Ryan Nelson	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	1
Toa Taua	1	5	5.00	5	0	4
Alizé Mack	1	3	3.00	3t	1	3
John Lovett	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	1
Roc Taylor	0	0	0.00	0	0	1

Defense

DC Defenders

Player	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Sam Kidd	1	-1	-1.00	-1	6	3	9	0.0	0.0
Gabe Taylor	1	15	15.00	15	6	0	6	0.0	0.0
Brandon Smith	0	0	0.00	0	5	1	6	0.0	0.0
Derick Roberson	0	0	0.00	0	4	2	6	0.0	0.0
Deontay Anderson	0	0	0.00	0	2	3	5	0.0	0.0
Macklin Ayers	0	0	0.00	0	2	2	4	0.0	0.0
Durrell Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	3	1	4	0.5	5.0
Curtis Jacobs	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	4	0.0	0.0
Azizi Hearn	0	0	0.00	0	1	3	4	0.0	0.0
Ferrod Gardner	0	0	0.00	0	2	2	4	1.0	6.0
Carlos Basham	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	3	1.0	12.0
Casey Rogers	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Erik Ezukanma	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Derek Parish	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.5	5.0
Joseph Wallace	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Gareon Conley	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Ekow Boye-Doe	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Deandre Baker	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Jordan Ta'amu	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Matthew McCrane	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Devonnsha Maxwell	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	1.0	7.0
Kai Gray	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Mason Fairchild	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0

Columbus Aviators

Player	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Michael Lawson	1	11	11.00	11	6	2	8	0.0	0.0
Fred Thompkins	0	0	0.00	0	5	3	8	0.0	0.0
Henry Black	0	0	0.00	0	3	3	6	0.0	0.0
Kenny Willekes	0	0	0.00	0	3	2	5	0.0	0.0
Tony Fields	0	0	0.00	0	3	2	5	0.0	0.0
Noah Dawkins	0	0	0.00	0	3	1	4	0.0	0.0
Ron Stone	0	0	0.00	0	2	2	4	1.0	9.0
Kyree Woods	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Jerron Cage	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
O'Donnell Fortune	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Cam Smith	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Walter Palmore	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
D.J. Miller	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Patrick Jenkins	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Storey Jackson	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Antwane Wells	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Akeem Dent	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0

Kicking

DC Defenders

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Matthew McCrane	5/5	3/3	0/0	1/1	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	--	14

Columbus Aviators

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Ryan Coe	2/2	0/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/1	0	51	2

Punting

DC Defenders

None

Columbus Aviators

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Brad Robbins	2	88	44.0	45	0	0	0	41.0	2	6

Kickoff Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Abram Smith	1	19	19.00	19	0
Xazavian Valladay	1	28	28.00	28	0

Columbus Aviators

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Jaylon Moore	3	72	24.00	29	0
Zaquandre White	3	58	19.33	25	0

Punt Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Keke Coutee	2	6	3.00	6	0

Columbus Aviators

None

Head-to-head

No previous UFL meetings (UFL games since 2024).

Depth charts

DC Defenders2027 roster & depth chart

Columbus Aviators2027 roster & depth chart

Depth charts are UFL Blitz's unofficial projection of the current roster.

Stadium guide

Full Historic Crew Stadium guide ›

One Black and Gold Blvd, Columbus, OH 43211 · Capacity 19,968

Tickets

Columbus Aviators tickets

Parking

The stadium sits on the Ohio Expo Center grounds off I-71 at 17th Ave.
2026 Aviators general parking was $20 in the lots south of the stadium along E 17th Ave, opening 4 hours before kickoff.

Transit

No transit details have been published for UFL games. Check COTA for routes to the Expo Center (unverified).

Tailgating

Local fan tip: B Lot, on the east side of the stadium between Gates 16 and 17, is the main tailgate lot for Aviators fans.
Tailgating is permitted in the stadium lots. There is no restroom access on the Expo grounds while tailgating.
Local fan tip: There are no restrooms in the tailgate lots, so plan ahead.

Area map: tailgate lots and parking ›

Game-day details below come from the 2026 UFL season pages and each stadium's own guide. 2027 UFL game-day policies have not been published yet, so confirm with the team before you go. Sources: theufl.com: Columbus Aviators Know Before You Go · Historic Crew Stadium A–Z guide · Historic Crew Stadium directions & parking · Columbus Aviators gameday post on Reddit (May 2026) · Reddit r/ColumbusAviators: No bathrooms in parking lot (2026).

Sources: schedule, final score, line score by quarter, weather and officials from theufl.com; team stats, player box score and scoring summary from footballdb.com. Kickoff times are Eastern. Team names are as they were in 2026. Player links go to UFL Blitz career pages where we could match the player.