38 Canadians eligible for CFL rookie of the year: Who is your top Canadian rookie?

Eligible Players for the CFL Most Outstanding Rookie Award

Below is a list of players who are eligible for the 2011 Most Outstanding Rookie award.

In order to be eligible as a candidate for the League award for the “Most Outstanding First Year Player” (Rookie Award), a player must meet the following criteria:

1. He had, in the current season, been named to the active roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season game; and

2. He had not:

a) In any prior season dressed for a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season or playoff or championship game;

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b) In the current season or in any prior season, dressed for a member Club in the National Football League, at the time it played in a regular season or post-season or championship game.

The Rookie of the Year is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. The winner will be announced at the Gibson’s Finest CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 24 in Vancouver, B.C.

The following non-import (Canadian) players meet the above requirements this for this year’s voting:

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Dublanko, Curtis LB North Dakota

Hect, Jeffery DB St. Mary’s

Ridgeway, Brian LB Simon Fraiser

Surla, John LB Western Ontario

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Kouame, Djems WR Montréal

Robinson, Alexander DL Western Ontario

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Carter, Michael DB Maryland

Forbes, Maurice DT Concordia

Kanya, Nathan LB UBC

Mahoney, Liam WR Concordia

Rwabukamba, Chris DB Duke

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Etienne, Jade WR Saskatchewan

Muamba, Henoc LB St. Francis Xavier

Poblah, Kito WR Central Michigan

Pontbriand, Michel-Pierre FB Laval

Volny, Carl RB Central Michigan

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Boulay, Mathieu DL Bishop’s

Butler, Craig DB Western Ontario

Krausnick-Groh, Alex OL Calgary

Milo, Christopher K Laval

Neufeuld, Patrick OL Saskatchewan

Sisco, Jordan WR Regina

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Antwi, Akwasi LB Mount Allsion

Bulcke, Brian DL Stanford

Conn, Justin LB Bishop’s

Deane, J’Michael OL Michigan State

Paredes, Rene K Concordia

Parker, Anthony R Calgary

Sinopoli, Brad QB Ottawa

Turner, Junior DL Bishop’s

EDMONTON ESKIMOS

Coehoorn, Nathan WR Calgary

Laurent, Ted DT Mississippi

Lopez, Hugo DB Toronto

Miller, Michael DB Acadia

Mitchell, Scott OL Rice

Pierre, Youssy WR Montreal

B.C. LIONS

Cronk, Tim FB Bishop’s

Iannuzzi, Marco WR Harvard