Drew Powell

Drew Powell (born September 26, 1993) is an indoor American football quarterback for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for Livingstone College.

2018: First IFL MVP
On October 8, 2017, Powell signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Powell made his IFL debut on February 25, 2018, against the Green Bay Blizzard. He had 20 completions on 26 attempts for 208 yards, four touchdowns, as well as 48 rushing yards. He would be awarded his first career IFL Offensive Player of the Week Award for his efforts. Powell would leave the team for the CFL for two games, on April 14 and April 28. Returning on May 5, Powell rushed for his first 100-yard rushing performance. On June 2, Powell rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, earning his second Offensive Player of the Week Award. On June 8, Powell went 17 for 19, 166 yards, and five passing touchdowns, earning his second straight Offensive Player of the Week Award. He finished the 2018 IFL season leading the league in completion percentage (68.1), rushing attempts (191), rushing yards (945), and rushing touchdowns (23). His 945 rushing yards were second-best in league history.

In the first round of the playoffs, Powell threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 48 yards and three touchdowns. The Barnstormers would defeat the Nebraska Danger, 48–17. They played the Sioux Falls Storm in the 2018 United Bowl. Powell passed for 178 yards and four touchdowns as well as rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown. Powell led the Barnstormers to a 42–38 victory and their first United Bowl victory. Following the season, Powell earned his first All-IFL selection and his first IFL MVP Award.

Saskatchewan Roughriders
On October 4, 2018, the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) signed Powell off of their mini-camp roster. Powell spent the entire 2019 season on the team's practice squad.

Atlantic City Blackjacks
Before the 2019 AFL season, Powell was announced as one of the eight players assigned to the Atlantic City Blackjacks. Despite being added to the active roster, Powell did not play a single game in the Arena Football League (AFL).

2019 season
On April 24, 2019, Powell signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Despite being signed midway through the season, Powell was an instant starting caliber QB for the Rattlers. In his Rattlers debut, Powell took over for Arizona's starting quarterback, Jeff Ziemba, in the third quarter against the Nebraska Danger. Powell finished the game 8-for-10 for 96 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, one interception, 63 rushing yards, and three rushing touchdowns. He earned the starting job in the Rattlers' next game against the San Diego Strike Force, where he threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns as well as running for 104 yards and five rushing touchdowns. In his third game against the Tucson Sugar Skulls, Powell went 13-for-15 on 180 passing yards and five passing touchdowns as well as two rushing touchdowns. In his next game, Powell was subbed out of the game in the third quarter in an 86–0 blowout of the Cedar Rapids River Kings. Powell finished the 2019 season with 62 completions on 84 attempts for 807 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, and two interceptions. He also finished with 13 rushing touchdowns in only six games.

2021: Second IFL MVP
Powell rejoined the Rattlers for the 2021 IFL season after sitting out during the 2020 lockout season. In the first game of the season, Powell led the Rattlers to a victory over the newest IFL team, the Northern Arizona Wranglers, 51–20. He went 8-for-9 for 90 yards and a touchdown. In Week 7, Powell earned his first Offensive Player of the Week Award of the season when he passed for 173 yards, five touchdowns, and an interception. On July 31, Powell set a career-high for rushing touchdowns in a season with 24, passing the mark of 23 that he set in 2018. On July 31, Powell broke the Rattlers' single-season rushing touchdowns record when he recorded five rushing touchdowns against the Duke City Gladiators. On August 13, Powell broke the Rattlers' single-season rushing record of 773 yards with his 59-yard performance bringing his total to 815 yards. Powell finished the season leading the league in completion percentage (69.4), rushing attempts (137), rushing yards (902 – 43 yards from breaking his quarterback rushing record from 2018), and 35 rushing touchdowns. This was Powell's second rushing triple-crown, the first one coming with the Barnstormers in 2018. Powell was awarded Second Team All-IFL honors as well as his second IFL Most Valuable Player Award.

2023 season
After his second stint in the CFL, Powell signed on to play with the Arizona Rattlers for the 2023 IFL season. After just two games, Powell suffered an upper-body injury. He would subsequently be placed on the short-term IR just days later. Jorge Reyna, who was previously on the San Diego Strike Force, was slotted in as the team's starting quarterback. The Rattlers also signed IFL Hall of Famer Chris Dixon as the team's backup.

Rattlers franchise records

 * Rushing yards in a single season: 902 (2018)
 * Rushing touchdowns in a single season: 35 (2018)

IFL

 * United Bowl champion (2018)
 * IFL Most Valuable Player (2018, 2021, 2022)
 * 2× First-team All-IFL (2018, 2022)
 * Second-team All-IFL (2021)
 * IFL passing touchdowns leader (2022)
 * IFL passing yards leader (2022)
 * 2× IFL completion percentage leader (2018, 2021)
 * 2× IFL rushing yards leader (2018, 2021)
 * 2× IFL rushing touchdowns leader (2018, 2021)