Top 2026 UFL Expansion Options

Every football fan's favorite topic of expansion finally became a reality last week with the UFL announcing plans to add new teams in 2026. SI.com's Mike Mitchell reported that the league is looking to add two teams in 2026 and an additional two teams in 2027 to bring the league total to 12 teams. Mitchell also said the league is looking at options to bring back former teams from the USFL and XFL as well. This has started a storm of speculation on who could return and which new markets would benefit the league. There should be plenty of options to pick from for the UFL as there will be many cities throwing their hats in the ring. Here are some markets SI.com believes could be viable options for the UFL in expansion. This one seems like an easy choice for an expansion team since the XFL has already been in Seattle in 2020 and 2023. UFL News Hub's Mark Perry already reported the league is looking to bring back the Sea Dragons for 2026. Seattle averaged 25,616 fans per game in 2020 and 12,328 in 2023, which wer