2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season Head coach Carlos Strevel (fired 9 April; 3–2 record) Jorge Valdez (0–1 record) Home field Estadio Banorte Record 3–3
The 2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season is the Fundidores de Monterrey seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fourth under head coach Carlos Strevel.
The Fundidores will come into 2023 as the defending Tazón México champions, after defeating Gallos Negros de Querétaro in the Tazón México V .[ 1]
The team debuted losing against Reds 15–31.[ 2]
On 9 April 2023, the team removed head coach Carlos Strevel and Carlos Mercado, defensive coordinator. They were replaced by Jorge Valdez as the Fundidores' new head coach and defensive coordinator.[ 3] Valdez debuted with a defeat 14–21 against Raptors .[ 4]
Draft
2023 Fundidores de Monterrey draft[ 5]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School
1
5
Isaac Cuevas
OL
ITESM Monterrey
2
18
Claudio Montalvo
TE
UANL
3
28
Carlos Valdez
RB
UANL
4
37
Oscar Muñoz
DB
UNAM
5
46
Ricardo Angüiz
QB
IPN
6
58
Jorge Castro
OL
IPN
Roster
Fundidores de Monterrey roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
32 Brandon Calzoncit
9 Aaron McCallister
29 Abraham Sosa
24 Fernando Villanueva
Wide receivers
4 Tavarious Battiste
82 César González
2 Torin Justice
81 Daniel Lozano
85 Daniel Peña
17 Ramsés Ramos
6 Fernando Richarte
83 Marco Sosa
Tight ends
39 Tommy Auger
12 Claudio Montalvo
Offensive linemen
71 Jorge Alvarado
66 Max Castellanos
76 Isaac Cuevas
53 Juan Pablo Garza
70 Colton Lamson
58 Emilio Pérez
69 Saúl Sauceda
71 Jorge Luis Villegas
78 Raymundo Vega
Defensive linemen
14 Darius Allen
91 Marco Álvarez
42 David Garza
90 Joan Lara
96 Joshua Little
97 Martín Maldonado
3 Uriel Martínez
92 Daniel Moreno
7 Andrew Salas
Linebackers
25 Emilio Castillón
11 Sebastián González
5 Christian Hernández
47 Solomon Jackson
28 Itan Salas
56 Xavier Woodson-Luster
Defensive backs
0 Jeremy Cruter
22 Carlos Díaz
21 Javier García
18 Cosme Lozano
1 Prince Robinson
27 Ricardo Sáenz
23 Javier Sánchez
20 Sebastián Sierra
Special teams
Italics indicate International playerRoster updated 04-04-2023
Staff
Fundidores de Monterrey staff
Front office
Owners – Fabián Marcos, Carlos Lankenau, David Pérez-Salinas
General manager – José Luis Domene
Marketing / PR director – Carlos Lankenau
Head coach
Head coach – Jorge Valdez
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Alfredo Hernández
Running backs – Joel Rodríguez
Offensive line – Joaquín Dávila
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Jorge Valdez
Defensive line – Miguel Ángel Alvarado
Regular season
Standings
Pos
Team
GP
W
L
PF
PA
Stk
Qualification
1
Caudillos
10
10
0
362
188
W10
Advance to Semi-finals
2
Dinos
10
7
3
285
252
L1
3
Reyes
10
7
3
272
250
W2
Advance to Wild Card
4
Reds
10
6
4
260
189
L2
5
Fundidores
10
6
4
297
237
W3
6
Galgos
10
5
5
214
216
W1
7
Raptors
10
4
6
203
228
L3
8
Mexicas
10
3
7
178
216
W1
9
Gallos Negros
10
1
9
166
364
L1
10
Jefes
10
1
9
201
295
L4
Tiebreakers
1. Head-to-head 2. Points against 3. Average between points scored and points against 4. Best net points in common games 5. Best net points in all games 6. Coin toss
Source: LFA
Schedule
References
Seasons Stadiums Important figures Tazón México Championships (1) Current league affiliations