TORONTO – The Canadian Football League Scouting Bureau today published its September top 15 ranking of prospects eligible for the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft.
The number one ranked prospect is Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a 6’5″, 305 pound offensive lineman from McGill University. Through two games this season, the offensive linemen has helped guide McGill to a 1-1 record.Β Duvernay-Tardif, a medical student, was named a first-team CIS all-Canadian a year ago following his third season with the Redmen.
Rounding out the top five are St. Francis Xavier University wide receiver Devon Bailey, University of Montreal offensive lineman David Foucault, and two players from Laval, offensive lineman Pierre Lavertu and defensive back Adam Thibault.
BY THE NUMBERS
In the September rankings, the list includes; four linebackers, four offensive linemen, three wide receivers, three defensive backs and one defensive linemen.
There are ten universities that are represented in the list and four schools with numerous selections; Queen’s (3), Concordia (2), Laval (2) and Simon Fraser (2).Β Duvernay-Tardif heads an impressive group of 13 CIS players to make the cut, including the top 11, with the two remaining spots going to members of the NCAAβs Simon Fraser Clan.
2013 CFL Draft first overall pick, Linden Gaydosh was ranked second in the 2012 September rankings.
In last year’s September CFL Scouting Bureau release, all fifteen athletes were selected in the CFL Draft, including six in the first round.
Here is the full ranking:
1.Β Β Β Laurent Duvernay-Tardif OL McGill
2.Β Β Β Devon Bailey WR St. Francis Xavier
3.Β Β Β David Foucault OL Montreal
4.Β Β Β Pierre Lavertu OL Laval
5.Β Β Β Adam Thibault DB Laval
6.Β Β Β Beau Landry LB Western
7.Β Β Β Max Caron LB Concordia
8.Β Β Β Andrew Lue DB Queen’s
9.Β Β Β Sam Sabourin LB Queen’s
10.Β Derek Wiggan DL Queen’s
11.Β Kris Bastien WR Concordia
12.Β Casey Chin LB Simon Fraser
13.Β Kit Hillis WR Saskatchewan
14.Β Josh Burns DB Windsor
15.Β Matthias Goossen OL Simon Fraser
Lavertu and Hillis joined Duvernay-Tardif as first-team all-Canadians in 2012, while Sabourin was voted to the second CIS squad. Caron claimed the Presidentsβ Trophy in 2011 as the top defensive player in CIS.
Last season, University of Calgary defensive tackle Linden Gaydosh was ranked second, third and third on the three Scouting Bureau lists. In May, he became the seventh CIS player in as many years β and the 11th in the past 14 years – to be selected first overall in the CFL Draft when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats called his name at No. 1.
The next CFL Scouting Bureau will be published following the CIS season.
The CFL’s Scouting Bureau is comprised of CFL scouts, player personnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine teams.
Photo credits:
Duvernay-Tardif: Β RSEQ Website
Bailey: Β StFX X-Men Sports Information
Foucault: Β James Hajjar
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