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Syracuse offensive lineman finishes at No. 1 ahead of CFL Draft on May 2

TORONTO (April 21, 2023) – Syracuse University offensive lineman Matthew Bergeron has climbed to top spot in the Spring Edition of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Scouting Bureau. The native of Victoriaville, Que., moved up from fifth place in January’s Winter Edition. Bergeron and his fellow draft-eligible prospects will now wait to hear their names called in the highly anticipated 2023 CFL Draft on Tuesday, May 2, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

The CFL Scouting Bureau, comprising CFL scouts, as well as the player personnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine clubs, annually releases its rankings in the fall, winter and, for a third and final time in the spring, ahead of the CFL Draft.

CFL SCOUTING BUREAU: SPRING EDITION
​(Rank (Previous) | Name | Position | School | Hometown)

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1 (5) | Matthew Bergeron | OL | Syracuse | Victoriaville, Que.

2 (1) | Chase Brown | RB | Illinois | London, Ont.

3 (2) | Sydney Brown | DB | Illinois | London, Ont.

4 (3) | Tavius R

obinson | DL | Mississippi | Guelph, Ont.

5 (4) | Sidy Sow | OL | Eastern Michigan | Bromont, Que.

6 (6) | Jared Wayne | WR | Pittsburgh | Peterborough, Ont.

7 (7) | Dontae B

ull | OL | Fresno State | Victoria

8 (9) | Jonathan Sutherland | DB | Penn State | Ottawa

9 (8) | Lwal Uguak | DL | TCU | Edmonton

10 (12) | Franci

s Bemiy | DL | Southern Utah | Montreal

11 (15) | Michael Brodrique | LB | Montreal | Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que.

12 (–) | Cole Tucker | WR | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, Ill.

13 (10) | Lake K

orte-Moore | DL | UBC | Ottawa

14 (14) | Clark Barnes | WR | Guelph | Brampton, Ont.

15 (11) | Siriman Bagayogo | DB | Guelph | Bois-des-Filion, Que.

16 (13) | Anthon

y Bennett | DL | Regina | Weston, Fla.

17 (20) | Phillip Grohovac | OL | Western | Victoria

18 (18) | Jacob Taylor | DB | Alberta | Beaumont, Alta.

19 (16) | James

Peter | LB | Ottawa | Ottawa

20 (–) | Dayton Black | OL | Saskatchewan | Brandon, Man.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Spring Edition includes:
  • Five offensive linemen
  • Five defensive linemen
  • Four defensive backs
  • Three wide recei
    vers
  • Two linebackers
  • One running back
• 18 s
  chools are represented in the rankings with two schools featuring multiple players:
  • University of Illinois (No. 2 Chase Brown and No. 3 Sydney Brown)
  • University of Guelph (No. 14 Clark Barnes and No. 15 Siriman Bagayogo)
• 11 f
  rom the NCAA; nine from U SPORTS
• All nine first-round selections in the 2022 CFL Draft appeared in last season’s Scouting Bureau: Spring Edition

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TOP-5 SPOTLIGHT

1 (5) | MATTHEW BERGERON | OL | SYRACUSE | VICTORIAVILLE, QUE.

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2022 season: team captain, 11 games, allowed four sacks in 686 snaps, penalized three times

2022 Second Team All-ACC and AP All-ACC Second Team

Offensive line allowed teammate RB Sean Tucker to rush for second-straight 1,000-yard season in 2022; Tucker was the first player in program history to record back-to-back seasons with 1,000+ rushing yards and 250+ receiving yards

Participated in

the Reese’s Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine

Collegiate career: 39 starts at offensive tackle; first freshman to start at tackle for the Orange in nearly 20 years

2 (1) | CHASE BROWN | RB | ILLINOIS | LONDON, ONT.

3 (2) | SYDNEY BROWN | DB | ILLINOIS | LONDON, ONT.

• 2022 season: 59 tackles (40 solo, 19 assisted), six interceptions (first in the Big Ten; second in the NCAA), seven pass breakups, 3.5 tackles for a loss and one sack
• 2022 USA Today A
  ll-American Second Team, PFF All-American Third Team, All-Big Ten First Team (coaches) and All-Big Ten Second Team (media)
• Participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine
• Collegiate career: 51 games, 319 tackles (186 solo, 133 assisted), ten interceptions, ten tackles for a loss and 26 passes defended

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• 2022 season: 13 games started, 44 tackles (17 solo, 27 assisted), seven sacks, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
• Participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine
• Three seasons wi
  th Mississippi: 90 tackles (36 solo, 54 assisted), 11.5 sacks, 14 tackles for a loss and five forced fumbles (second most in the FBS)
• Prior to Mississippi, two seasons at University of Guelph: 65 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 2018 OUA All-Rookie Team and 2019 OUA Second Team All-Star

5 (4) | SIDY SOW | OL | EASTERN MICHIGAN | BROMONT, QUE.