XFL Uniforms Ranked

I’m not gonna lie, I’m excited about the new XFL.  It’s going to be a relief having a sport to watch during basketball season, after all.  Also, it seems this will not be the same type of snark bait that the original one was.  Instead of edgy gimmicks, it will focus on streamlining the game: reducing game length and penalties.  Even more laudably, it’s apparently getting rid of the de facto college requirement.  So here’s my uniform ranking of all the teams, including the old ones.  Overall, I think the new leagues' uniforms are better than the NFL's.

16. BIRMINGHAM THUNDERBOLTS

The helmet layout is distinctive, but that’s about it.  Generic purple/yellow combination watered down with white.  You'd think with the stormy theme they'd get alliterative and call it the Birmingham Blitz.

15. LOS ANGELESE XTREME

The blue/yellow/white scheme is okay, but you’d think a team with such an edgy 90’s name would have a bolder uniform.

14. DC DEFENDERS

Meh, just a typical red uniform.  Uninspired, but tasteful.

11. ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS

A typical royal blue uniform, but at least there’s a subtle two-tone look with another shade of blue, and I like the distinctive way the wings dominate the helmets.

13. SEATTLE DRAGONS

While they picked the best creature as their mascot, their uniforms aren’t that impressive, but they look ok and unique.

12. ORLANDO RAGE

The colors are okay, but maybe with too much white space.  The warm palette matches the brand.  However, it does have one of the funniest sports logos out there: its name is RAGE, and its logo is a picture of this dude who just looks mildly annoyed.

10. SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS

A decent red-and-black uniform with one of the more genuinely sinister logos out there.

9. CHICAGO ENFORCERS

A good logo, and it does the black and purple scheme better than the Baltimore Ravens.

8. NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HITMEN

The logo is nice and the uniform is solid, but there seems to be an ambiguity.  In many pictures and descriptions the uniforms have a royal blue that borders on purple, but some photos show a more attractive teal color.

7. MEMPHIS MANIAX

I love the two colors and they go very well together, but something tells me they’re too soft to match the team’s brand.  I also love how they were so proud of the 90’s spelling stylization on “maniacs” that they literally made it their helmet logo.  Not the whole name, just the “AX” portion.  It’s also funny that the name would presumable represent something as intimidating as a psychotic killer, but the logo is just a picture of some dude tripping balls. 

6. NEW YORK GUARDIANS

A good color scheme, but it’s watered down by too much white.  I absolutely love the sinister logo, and how its stripes wrap around the back of the helmet.

5. LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS

A solid warm motif with the colors, but I wish they’d put this logo on the helmet.  The monogram still looks good though.

4. HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS

A great balance of colors with an effective accent of silver.  One of the best patriotic uniforms out there.  It's a good name, but easily turned into "rednecks" by detractors.

3. LOS ANGELES WILDCATS

A dark and edgy theme with flawless color coordination as a result of the highlight colors’ being red and orange.  The logo looks good as well.

2. TAMPA BAY VIPERS

The bright green fits the brand and it’s underused in sports.  It complements the yellow well, and the uniform maintains a consistent color theme.

1. DALLAS RENEGADES

I’m definitely biased towards bright blue, especially when contrasted with a dark color.  The red also complements it well without going overboard.  The shoulder stripes work well.  Overall, it looks like a better version of the Titans’ old uniform (which I sorely miss), except it maintains a consistent palette with the bright blue helmet.