2022 Reyes de Jalisco season
# 2022 Reyes de Jalisco season

The 2022 Reyes de Jalisco season was the Reyes de Jalisco first season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). The team was established on 20 December 2021 as one of the two expansion teams for the 2022 LFA season, the other team being the Galgos de Tijuana. On that same date, Enrique Alfaro, who led the Mayas to the 2016 and 2017 championships, was appointed as head coach. Placekicker Gabriel Amavizca, who previously played for the CFL team Hamilton Tiger-Cats, was the first player signed by the Reyes.

Reyes finished the regular season as the fifth ranked team with a 3–3 record. The Reyes were defeated by the Raptors on the Wild Card round 6–26.

## Draft

2022 Reyes de Jalisco draft :

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Salvador Cabrera | DB | FES Acatlán |
| 1 | 4 | Alberto Medellín | OL | FES Acatlán |
| 2 | 8 | Rodrigo Jurado | OL | UVM |
| 2 | 14 | César Baeza | LB | IPN |
| 3 | 15 | Jorge Licea | DL | UNAM |
| 4 | 22 | Carlos Farías | QB | ITESM Guadalajara |
| 5 | 29 | Oscar Villagrán | WR | UNAM |
| 6 | 36 | Víctor Acacio | OL | Universidad Siglo XXI |
| 7 | 43 | Pablo Santiago | DL | UAG |
| 8 | 49 | Juan Carlos González | WR | ITESM Guadalajara |
| 9 | 54 | Antonio González | OL | UAG |
| 10 | 59 | Víctor Camacho | OL | UAG |
| 11 | 63 | Juan Francisco Pérez | LB | UAG |
| 12 | 64 | Alan García | WR | ITESM Guadalajara |

## Regular season

### Standings

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesionalvte :

| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Stk | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dinos | 6 | 5 | 1 | 133 | 75 | L1 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Fundidores | 6 | 4 | 2 | 132 | 111 | L1 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Mexicas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 90 | W3 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Raptors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 137 | 89 | W3 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Reyes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 129 | W2 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Gallos Negros | 6 | 1 | 5 | 95 | 109 | L5 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Galgos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 155 | L6 |

Source: LFA

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Time | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 March | 18:00 (UTC–6) | Raptors | L 10–13 | 0–1 | Estadio Tres de Marzo | Marca Claro | Recap |
| 3 | 19 March | 19:00 (UTC–6) | Galgos | W 10–0 | 1–1 | Estadio Tres de Marzo | Marca Claro | Recap |
| 4 | 26 March | 15:00 (UTC–6) | at Mexicas | L 12–46 | 1–2 | Estadio MCA Jaime Labastida | Marca Claro | Recap |
| 5 | 2 April | 19:00 (UTC–6) | at Dinos | L 6–34 | 1–3 | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | Marca Claro | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | 16 April | 20:00 (UTC–5) | at Gallos Negros | W 19–12 | 2–3 | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | Marca Claro | Recap |
| 7 | 24 April | 12:00 (UTC–5) | Fundidores | W 35–24 | 3–3 | Estadio Tres de Marzo | Marca Claro | Recap |

## Postseason

### Schedule

| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Result | Venue | TV | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wild Card | 1 May | 16:00 (UTC–5) | at Raptors | L 6–26 | Estadio FES Acatlán | Marca Claro | Recap |

## Awards

The following Reyes players were awarded at the 2022 LFA Gala.

| Player | Position | Award |
| - | - | - |
| Demetrius Harris | DL | Defensive Player of the Year |
