Three regional combines offer players the opportunity to acquire national CFL Combine invitation
TORONTO – The Canadian Football League announced that the League will once again host three regional combines with the participating players having one final opportunity of earning an invitation to the 2015 National CFL Combine presented by Reebok, which will take place in Toronto, March 27-29.
For the third consecutive year, the CFL will host regional combines, and for the second-straight year, it will host a trio of them beginning in Edmonton on March 23, in Montreal on March 25 and in Toronto on March 26.
“The addition of a regional combine last year helped expand our teams scouting databases and evaluate more players in a combine setting, which netted positive results,” said Kevin McDonald, CFL Vice President of Football Operations. “After adding fourteen players to the national combine last year, with thirteen of them hearing their names called on draft day, it proves that Canada coast to coast has incredible depth of football players.” McDonald added.
See below for the list of participants for each regional combine:
Edmonton Regional Combine Participants
Name | Pos | School | Draft Status |
---|---|---|---|
Defensive Back | |||
Tremaine Apperley | DB | Manitoba | Draft Eligible |
Kahlen Branning | DB | Regina | Draft Eligible |
Josh Brinkworth | DB | Pacific University | Draft Eligible |
Mark Ingram | DB | Saskatchewan | Draft Eligible |
Dexter Janke | DB | Okanagan Sun | Draft Eligible |
Jordan Linnen | DB | Manitoba | Draft Eligible |
Jake Schiffner | DB | Wyoming | Draft Eligible |
Bibake Uppal | DB | Simon Fraser | Draft Eligible |
Running Back | |||
Michael Dawes | RB | St. Mary’s | Draft Eligible |
Wayndel Lewis | RB | Saskatoon Hilltops | Free Agent |
Chris Tolbert | RB | Simon Fraser | International Free Agent |
Cole Tudor | RB | Simon Fraser | Draft Eligible |
Linebacker | |||
Tanner Doll | LB | Calgary | Draft Eligible |
Mitchell Harrison | LB | Manitoba | Draft Eligible |
Geoff Hughes | LB | Saskatchewan | Draft Eligible |
Auston Johnson | LB | South Dakota | Draft Eligible |
Jonathan Jones | LB | Manitoba | Draft Eligible |
Nehemie Kankolongo | LB | Wyoming | Draft Eligible |
Connor Ralph | LB | Alberta | Draft Eligible |
Tom Tsoumpas | LB | Alberta | Draft Eligible |
Brandon Whitehouse | LB | Regina Thunder | Free Agent |
Defensive Line | |||
Tim Agbaje | DL | Saskatchewan | Draft Eligible |
Isaiah Hoeppner | DL | Edmonton Wildcats | Free Agent |
Tylar Kist | DL | Mary | Draft Eligible |
Tyler Langlais | DL | Calgary | Draft Eligible |
Kristian Lawrence | DL | Simon Fraser | Draft Eligible |
Offensive Line | |||
Devon Kozar | OL | Windsor AKO Fratmen | Free Agent |
Spender Lang | OL | Langley Jr | Free Agent |
Quinn Lawlor | OL | Brigham Young | Draft Eligible |
Scott Ledieu | OL | Alberta | Free Agent |
Aaron Picton | OL | Regina | Draft Eligible |
Robert Smith | OL | Manitoba | Draft Eligible |
Receiver | |||
Alex Carroll | WR | Queen’s | Free Agent |
Marshall Cook | WR | Vancouver Island Raiders | Free Agent |
Chris Dobko | WR | Calgary | Free Agent |
Liam Howe | WR | Saskatchewan | Free Agent |
Kyle Kawamoto | WR | Simon Fraser | Draft Eligible |
Yembeh Moiba | WR | Alberta | Free Agent |
Bobby Pospischil | WR | Simon Fraser | Draft Eligible |
Matt Sawyer | WR | Manitoba | Free Agent |
Kicker/Punter | |||
Steven Shott | K | Windsor AKO Fratmen | Free Agent |
Montreal Regional Combine Participants
Name | Pos | School | Draft Status |
---|---|---|---|
Defensive Back | |||
Samuel Bibeault | DB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Djonathan Buissereth | DB | Montreal | Draft Eligible |
Anthony Coady | DB | Montreal | Draft Eligible |
Jovan Deschenes-Cober | DB | Concordia | Draft Eligible |
Thomas Girard | DB | Laval | Draft Eligible |
Jesse Lacle | DB | Saint Mary’s | Free Agent |
Kayin Marchand-Wright | DB | Saint Mary’s | Draft Eligible |
Mathieu Quirion | DB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Donovan Saunders | DB | Mount Allison | Draft Eligible |
Sean Stoqua | DB | Acadia | Draft Eligible |
Justin Warden | DB | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Nyjill Wilson | DB | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Fode Yansane | DB | Montreal | Draft Eligible |
Running Back | |||
Alexandre Aube | RB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Maxime Boutin | RB | Laval | Draft Eligible |
Ashton Dickson | RB | St. Francis Xavier | Draft Eligible |
William Langlais | RB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Jerome Stevens | RB | St. Francis Xavier | Free Agent |
Linebacker | |||
Marvin-James Golding | LB | Saint Mary’s | Draft Eligible |
Olivier Goulet-Veilleux | LB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Dempsey Jutras | LB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Mathieu Masseau | LB | Laval | Draft Eligible |
Erik Morin | LB | Laval | Draft Eligible |
Drew Morris | LB | Acadia | Draft Eligible |
David Plourde | LB | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Jeese Stevens | LB | St. Francis Xavier | Free Agent |
Defensive Line | |||
Jean-Samuel Blanc | DL | Montreal | Draft Eligible |
Olivier Daoust-Pichette | DL | Montreal | Draft Eligible |
Jacob Leblanc | DL | Mount Allison | Draft Eligible |
Louis-Simon Nadeau | DL | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Rami Saintus | DL | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Jesse St. James | DL | Acadia | Draft Eligible |
Theodore Thompson | DL | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Offensive Line | |||
Erik Krebs | OL | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Owen MacWilliams | OL | Holland College | Free Agent |
Austin Roy | OL | Michigan Tech | Free Agent |
Receiver | |||
Sebastien Blanchard | WR | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Jean-Philippe Chretien | WR | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Vincent Cleroux-Gaudreau | WR | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Mikhail Davidson | WR | Montreal | Draft Eligible |
Jamal Henry | WR | Concrodia | Draft Eligible |
Rod Joseph | WR | Mount Allison | Draft Eligible |
Jerome Mercier | WR | Bishop’s | Draft Eligible |
Matthew Norzil | WR | Laval | Draft Eligible |
Randy Roseway | WR | St. Francis Xavier | Draft Eligible |
Shayne Stinson | WR | Concordia | Draft Eligible |
Pascal Tshilambo | WR | McGill | Free Agent |
Quarterback | |||
Christian Hackney | QB | Holland College | Free Agent |
Jeremi Roch-Doyon | QB | Sherbrooke | Draft Eligible |
Kickers | |||
Ryan Begin | K | Acadia | Draft Eligible |
Keegan Treloar | K | Concordia | Draft Eligible |
Toronto Regional Combine Participants
Name | Pos | School | Draft Status |
---|---|---|---|
Defensive Back | |||
Tarrick Defour | DB | Toronto | Draft Eligible |
Trevor Harvey | DB | Toronto | Draft Eligible |
Kalvin Johnson | DB | Western University | Draft Eligible |
Oliver Kathalay | DB | Eastern Michigan | Draft Eligible |
Christian Mahler | DB | Waterloo | Draft Eligible |
Jaiden McBride | DB | Toronto | Draft Eligible |
Louis Polyzois | DB | Windsor | Free Agent |
Neil Riley-Grant | DB | Concordia | Draft Eligible |
Jack Rush | DB | Okanagan Sun | Free Agent |
Running Back | |||
Melvin Abankwah | RB | Saint Mary’s | Draft Eligible |
Brandon Donkers | RB | Windosr AKO | Free Agent |
Daniel MacDonald | RB | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Alex Maj | RB | Western University | Draft Eligible |
Matt Rea | RB | Michigan State | Draft Eligible |
Garret Sanvido | RB | Western University | Draft Eligible |
Gilbert Stewart | RB | Windsor | Draft Eligible |
Linebacker | |||
Hussein Hazime-Raad | LB | York | Draft Eligible |
Preston Huggins | LB | Western University | Draft Eligible |
Louis Mensah | LB | Fort Lewis College | Draft Eligible |
Joe Richardson | LB | McMaster | Draft Eligible |
John Rush | LB | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Dee Simons | LB | Wesleyan University | Draft Eligible |
Cameron Walker | LB | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Defensive Line | |||
Kevin Aleinik | DL | McMaster | Draft Eligible |
Christian D’Aguilar | DL | McMaster | Draft Eligible |
Justin Marra | DL | Toronto | Free Agent |
Tai Pham | DL | Windsor | Draft Eligible |
Jordan Thompson | DL | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Asante Mizan | DL | Wilfred Laurier | |
Offensive Line | |||
Josh Dasilva | OL | Chowan University | Draft Eligible |
Matt Kielo | OL | Waterloo | Draft Eligible |
Sean Smith | OL | McMaster | Free Agent |
Receiver | |||
Mohamed Abdallah | WR | Saint Mary’s | Free Agent |
Kevin Bradfield | WR | Toronto | Draft Eligible |
Alexander Charette | WR | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Daniel English | WR | UBC | Draft Eligible |
Andrin Masotti | WR | McMaster | Draft Eligible |
Damone Williams | WR | York | Draft Eligible |
Kicker | |||
Daniel Ferraro | K | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Quarterback | |||
Jazz Lindsey | QB | Guelph | Draft Eligible |
Here is the list of players attending this year’sĀ National CFL Combine presented by Reebok:
Players
# | Name | Pos | School | HT | WT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterback | |||||
2 | Andrew Buckley | QB | Calgary | ||
3 | Jordan Yantz | QB | Manitoba | ||
Kickers | |||||
Defensive Back | |||||
20 | Chris Ackie | DB | Wilfrid Laurier | ||
21 | Kwame Adjei | DB | Mount Allison | ||
22 | Tevaughn Campbell | DB | Regina | ||
23 | Matt Isherwood | DB | Simon Fraser | ||
24 | Brendan Morgan | DB | Queen’s | ||
Running Back | |||||
30 | Dillon Campbell | RB | Wilfrid Laurier | ||
31 | Jefferson Court | RB | Utah State | ||
32 | Brandon Deschamps | RB | UBC | ||
33 | Kienan LaFrance | RB | Manitoba | ||
34 | Christophe Normand | RB | Laval | ||
36 | Lawrence Murray | RB | UNLV | ||
Linebacker | |||||
40 | Byron Archambeault | LB | Montreal | ||
41 | Adrian Clarke | LB | Bishop’s | ||
42 | Adam Konar | LB | Calgary | ||
43 | Nicholas Shortill | LB | McMaster | ||
44 | Ron Omara (5) | LB | St. FX | ||
45 | Jonathan Langa | LB | Saint Mary’s | ||
46 | Blair Smith | Angelo State | |||
Offensive Line | |||||
Ā 60 | Campbell Allison | OL | Ā Eastern Michigan | ||
Ā 61 | James Bodanis | OL | Ā Michigna State | ||
Ā 62 | Sukh Chung (7) | OL | Ā Calgary | ||
Ā 63 | Danny Groulx (8) | OL | Ā Laval | ||
Ā 64 | Karl Lavoie | OL | Ā Laval | ||
Ā 65 | Sean McEwan (6) | OL | Ā Calgary | ||
Ā 66 | Jacob Ruby (10) | OL | Ā Richmond | ||
Receiver | |||||
80 | Nic Demski (5) | WR | Manitoba | ||
81 | Lemar Durant | WR | Simon Fraser | ||
82 | Phillip Enchill | WR | Montreal | ||
83 | Jake Harty | WR | Calgary | ||
84 | Andrew Johnson | WR | Fort Lewis College | ||
85 | Addison Richards (9) | WR | Regina | ||
Defensive Line | |||||
91 | Rory Connop | DE | Western | ||
92 | Donovan Dale | DL | UBC | ||
93 | Ettore Lattanzio | DL | Ottawa | ||
94 | Ese Mrabure-Ajufo | DL | Wilfrid Laurier | ||
95 | Ricky Osei-Kusi | DL | Western | ||
96 | Brandon Tennant | DL | Laval | ||
97 | Daryl Waud (3) | DL | Western |
The CFL, with input from all teams, will then invite additional players from the regional combines to the national Combine in Toronto depending on player performance. Each regional combine will invite approximately 40 to 50 football players.
The top players eligible for the upcoming 2015 CFL Draft, as ranked collectively by the teams and the league office, are invited to attend the National CFL Combine presented by Reebok.
National CFL Combine:
The National CFL Combine presented by Reebok in Toronto will take place downtown at the Park Hyatt Hotel and Varsity Stadium. The players will undergo medical examinations, performance, strength and speed tests, on-field football drills and team interviews over the three day combine in front of general managers, coaches and scouts from all teams.
Specific details, including timing, location and media opportunities for each event will be distributed over the coming days.
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Regional Combine Players drafted in the 2014 CFL Draft:
Last year’s regional combines accumulated an additional 14 invites to the National Combine, with 13 players getting drafted and others who may have not received an invite getting drafted including:
Tchissakid Player, an offensive lineman from Northwestern State (Toronto Regional Combine) was selected in the second round, 12th overall by the BC Lions in the 2014 CFL Draft.
Scott MacDonell, a wide receiver from Queen’s University (Toronto Regional Combine) was selected in the second round, 13th overall by the Ottawa REDBLACKS in the 2014 CFL Draft.
Aaron Milton, a running back from the University of Toronto (Toronto Regional Combine) was selected in the second round, 15th overall by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2014 CFL Draft.
Nigel Romick, a defensive lineman from Saint Mary’s University (Montreal Regional Combine) was selected in the third round, 23rd overall by the Ottawa REDBLACKS in the 2014 CFL Draft.
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