2022 Raptors de Naucalpan season

Head coach| Guillermo Gutiérrez
Home stadium| Estadio FES Acatlán
Results
Record| 4–2
Playoffs| Lost Semifinal (vs. Fundidores) 27–30

* ← 2021
* Raptors de Naucalpan
* 2023 →

The 2022 Raptors de Naucalpan season was the Raptors de Naucalpan seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fifth under head coach Guillermo Gutiérrez. After the 2021 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Raptors returned to play in 2022.[1]

Raptors finished the regular season as the fourth ranked team with a 4–2 record. The Raptors were defeated by the Fundidores on the semifinal 27–30 with a touchdown pass from Shelton Eppler to Tavarious Battiste on the last play of the game.[2]

The Raptors returned to play their home games in the Estadio FES Acatlán, after playing in the Estadio José Ortega Martínez for the previous two seasons.[3]

## Draft

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2022 Raptors de Naucalpan draft[4]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School
1 | 3 | Jean Retaud | DB | FES Acatlán
2 | 10 | Alfredo Gachuz | K | ITESM CEM
3 | 17 | Alberto Villegas | WR | ITESM Toluca
4 | 24 | Ulises Colín | RB | IPN
5 | 31 | Francisco Ornelas | RB | FES Acatlán
6 | 38 | Saúl Valencia | DB | Anáhuac Norte
7 | 45 | José Bárcenas | FB | IPN
8 | 51 | Edgar Velázquez | WR | FES Acatlán
9 | 56 | Baruch Rivera | WR | UVM
10 | 61 | José Corona | OL | FES Acatlán

## Roster

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Raptors de Naucalpan roster Quarterbacks

*  9 Norman Contla
* 13 Bruno Márquez

Running backs

* 33 Edgar Arroyo
*  3 Dan Ávila
* 28 Germán Maldonado

Wide receivers

* 86 Enrique Barraza
* 19 Manuel Barrios
* 29 Brian Burnett Jr.
* 15 Marco Camacho
* 16 Iván García
*  4 Humberto Noriega
* 84 Kento Suzuki
* 14 Alberto Villegas
* 80 Diego Yáñez

Tight ends

* 22 Arturo Miranda

|  | Offensive linemen

* 53 Abraham Assenato
* 76 José Corona
* 51 Leonardo Galindo
* 52 Enrique González
* 78 Darío Martínez
* 58 Julio Nava
* 61 Mario Rodríguez
* 54 Josué Torres

Defensive linemen

* 43 Raúl Arnaiz
* 55 César Canabal
* 91 David Casarrubias
* 93 Pablo Casas
* 17 Francisco Espinoza
* 94 Juan González DE
*  7 Óscar Meza
* 95 Alan Retaud
* 99 Carlos Velarde

|  | Linebackers

* 40 Jovanni Carrillo
*  6 Gonzalo de la Rosa III
* 34 Andrés Espinosa
* 26 Daniel González
*  1 José Luis Meza
* 27 Michelle Pasillas
*  2 Francisco Ramírez
* 50 Edgar White

Defensive backs

* 11 Erick Arzate
*  8 Karrheem Darrington S
* 37 Manuel Hernández S
* 18 Raúl Mateos
* 23 Gustavo Oróstico CB
* 21 Jean Retaud CB
* 30 David Rico CB
* 10 Jordi Saldaña
* 25 Saúl Valencia CB

Special teams

* 83 Eduardo Retana K

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Roster updated 03-04-2022

## Regular season

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### Standings

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Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional

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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
3 | Mexicas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 90 | W3
4 | Raptors | 6 | 4 | 2 | 137 | 89 | W3
5 | Reyes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 129 | W2
6 | Gallos Negros | 6 | 1 | 5 | 95 | 109 | L5
7 | Galgos | 6 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 155 | L6

Source: LFA

### Schedule

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1  | 5 March  | 18:00 (UTC–6)  | at Reyes | W 13–10  | 1–0  | Estadio Tres de Marzo | Marca Claro  | Recap
2  | 13 March  | 15:00 (UTC–6)  | Mexicas | L 8–10  | 1–1  | Estadio FES Acatlán  | Marca Claro  | Recap
3  | Bye
4  | 25 March  | 20:00 (UTC–6)  | at Fundidores | L 20–23  | 1–2  | Estadio Banorte | Marca Claro  | Recap
5  | 3 April  | 12:00 (UTC–5)  | Galgos | W 40–0  | 2–2  | Estadio FES Acatlán  | Marca Claro  | Recap
6  | 10 April  | 12:00 (UTC–5)  | Dinos | W 28–27  | 3–2  | Estadio FES Acatlán  | Marca Claro  | Recap
7  | 23 April  | 20:00 (UTC–5)  | at Gallos Negros | W 28–19  | 4–2  | Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro | Marca Claro  | Recap

## Postseason

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### Schedule

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Round  | Date  | Time  | Opponent  | Result  | Venue  | TV  | Recap

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Wild Card  | 1 May  | 16:00 (UTC–5)  | Reyes | W 26–6  | Estadio FES Acatlán  | Marca Claro  | Recap
Semifinals  | 8 May  | 18:00 (UTC–5)  | at Fundidores | L 27–30  | Estadio Banorte | Marca Claro  | Recap

## References

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1. ^ Pacheco, Gabriel (8 April 2021). "Nos vemos en el 2022; LFA cancela de nuevo su temporada". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
2. ^ "Semifinal: Fundidores vs Raptors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. ^ "Estadio FES Acatlán, la casa oficial de Raptors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. ^ "Los picks del Draft 2022". LFA.mx (in Spanish). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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Raptors de Naucalpan

* Founded in 2016
* Based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico

Seasons|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2022
* 2023

Stadiums|

* Estadio FES Acatlán
* Estadio José Ortega Martínez

Important figures|

* Bruno Márquez

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional

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*[Stk]: Streak
*[Qualification]: Qualification