Year’s Most Outstanding Rookie to be crowned at CFL Awards in Saskatchewan as part of Grey Cup Festival

TORONTO (October 18, 2022) – A class of 128 first-year players is eligible to be named the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Most Outstanding Rookie. The recipient will be recognized at the CFL Awards, hosted by the CFL on TSN’s Kate Beirness, on November 17 – one of the marquee events during the 2022 Grey Cup Festival in Saskatchewan.

The Most Outstanding Rookie award is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. To be eligible, players:

• Must have been named to the active 45-man roster of a member club of the CFL for a regular season game during the 2022 season; AND
• Must n
  ot have dressed for a member club of the CFL for a regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season; AND
• Must not have dressed for a member club of the National Football League for a regular season, postseason or championship game in the current season or any season prior.

Previous winners of the Most Outstanding Rookie award include:

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• 2021: Jordan Williams (BC)
• 2019: Nate Holley (CGY)
• 2018: Lewis Ward (OTT)
• 2017:
  James Wilder Jr. (TOR)
• 2016: DaVaris Daniels (CGY)
• 2015: Derel Walker (EDM)
• 2014:
  Dexter McCoil (EDM)
• 2013: Brett Jones (CGY)
• 2012: Chris Matthews (WPG)
• 2011:
  Chris Williams (HAM)

2022 ROOKIE CLASS

BC LIONS

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• Bruce Anderson | RB | North Dakota St
• Joshua Archibald |DL | McGill
• Nathan Cherry | DL | Saskatchewan
• Omar F
  ortt | LB | Connecticut
• Miles Fox | DL | Wake Forest
• Adrian Greene | DB | Saint Mary’s
• Tyler
  Packer | OL | Calgary
• Riley Pickett | DL | Saskatchewan
• Emmanuel Rugamba | DB | Miami (Ohio)
• Slone
  Teuhema | DL | Southeastern Louisiana
• Noah Zerr | OL | Saskatchewan

EDMONTON ELKS

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• Peter Adjey | LS | Queen’s
• Michael Beaudry | QB | Idaho
• Kevin Brown | RB | Incarnate Word
• Jeremi
  e Dominique | DB | Charleston
• Vincent Forbes-Mombleau | WR | Laval
• Tre Ford | QB | Waterloo
• Andrew
  Garnett | OL | Towson
• Lucky Jackson | WR | Western Kentucky
• Raphael Leonard | WR | Southern Illinois
• Kai Lo
  cksley | QB/WR | Texas El Paso
• Keisean Lucier-South | DL | UCLA
• Enock Makonzo | LB | Coastal Carolina
• Mark M
  cLaurin | DB | Mississippi State
• Ryan Meskell | K | Hawaii
• Dillon Mitchell | WR | Oregon
• J-Min
  Pelley | DL | Calgary
• Jacob Plamondon | DL | Calgary
• Christian Saulsberry | RB | West Alabama

• Daniel Amoako | DB | York
• Joshua Coker | OL | Rhodes College
• Bailey
  Devine-Scott | DB | Western New England
• Peyton Logan | RB | Tennessee Martin
• Romeo McKnight | DL | North Carolina Charlotte
• Dedric
  k Mills | RB | Nebraska
• George Obinna | DL | Sacramento State
• Jalen Philpot | WR | Calgary
• T.J. R
  ayam | DL | Boston College
• Dionte Ruffin | DB | Western Kentucky
• Tre Odoms-Dukes | WR | South Florida
• Josiah
  Schakel | LB | Alberta
• Shaq Smith | LB | Maryland
• Titus Wall | DB | Missouri St
• Darius
  Williams | DB | Colorado State-Pueblo
• Perry Young | LB | Cincinnati

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

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• Diego Alatorre Montoya  | OL | UBC
• A.J. Allen | DL | Guelph
• Logan Bandy | OL | Calgary
• Tommy
  Bringi | LB | Wilfrid Laurier
• Demarcus Christmas | DL | Florida St
• Jayden Dalke | LB | Alberta
• Samuel
  Emilus | WR | Louisiana Tech
• Amari Henderson | DB | Wake Forest
• Frankie Hickson | RB | Liberty
• David
  Kenney | DL | Illinois State
• Bruno Labelle | WR | Cincinnati
• Nelson Lokombo | DB | Saskatchewan
• Kosi O
  nyeka | DB | Guelph
• Justin Rice | LB | Utah State
• Kooper Richardson | OL | Sacramento State

• Konner Burtenshaw | FB | Queen’s
• Brian Cole | LB | Mississippi State
• DeJuan
  Cooper | LB | South Dakota
• Liam Dobson | OL | Maine
• Tyrell Ford | DB | Waterloo
• Evan H
  olm | DB | North Dakota
• Souleymane Karamoko | DB | Laval
• Cedrick Lavigne | DB | Carleton
• Tomoya
  Machino | OL | Kyoto University
• Greg McCrae | RB | Central Florida
• Jamal Parker | DB | Kent State
• Patric
  e Rene | DB | Rutgers
• Donald Rutledge | LB | Georgia Southern
• Dalton Schoen | WR | Kansas State

• Jared Beeksma | LB | Guelph
• Ronheen Bingham | DL | Arkansas State
• Tre Cr
  awford | DL | Alabama Birmingham
• Mo Diallo | DL | Arizona
• Anthony Federico | DL | Queen’s
• Anthon
  y Johnson | WR | Buffalo
• VoseanJoseph | LB | Florida
• Jalen Morton | QB | Prairie View A&M
• Jamie
  Newman | QB | Wake Forest
• Tyrone Riley | OL | North Carolina State
• Seth Small | K | Texas A&M
• Kiondr
  e Smith | WR | Guelph
• Cedric Wilcots | DL | New Mexico State
• Lawrence Woods | DB | Truman State

• Daniel Adeboboye | RB | Bryant
• Kofi Appiah | OL | Villanova
• Brando
  n Barlow | DL | Boston College
• Damonte Coxie | WR | Memphis
• Ali Fayad | DL | Western Mich.
• John H
  aggerty | P | Western Kentucky
• Jeremiah Haydel | WR | Texas St
• Caleb Holden | DB | Merrimack
• Ben Ho
  lmes | QB | Tarleton St
• Jonathon Jones | LB | Toledo
• Chad Kelly | QB | Ole Miss
• Deiont
  e Knight | DL | Western
• Gregor Mackellor | OL | St FX
• Tavarus McFadden | DB | Florida St
• Braydo
  n Noll | OL | Laurier
• Simeon Okonta-Wariso | DL | England
• Enoch Penney-Laryea | LB | McMaster
• Eric S
  utton | DB | Texas St

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

• Tyrie Adams | QB | Western Carolina
• Alonzo
  Addae | DB | West Virginia
• Hakeem Bailey | DC | West Virginia
• Keaton Bruggeling | WR | Carleton
• Bryce
  Carter | DL | James Madison
• Douglas Coleman | DB | Texas Tech
• Cyrille Hogan-Saindon | OL | Laval
• Edris
  Jean-Alphonse | DB | Laval
• Will Kiely | DL | William & Mary
• Anthony Mahoungou | WR | Purdue
• Patric
  k Nelson | LB | SMU
• Uzoma Osuji | OL | Boise State
• Zack Pelehos | OL | Ottawa
• Deshaw
  n Stevens | DL | West Virginia
• Devonte Williams | RB | Southeastern Louisiana

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

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• Davis Alexander | QB | Portland State
• Brock Gowanlock | DL | Manitoba
• Mustafa Johnson | DL | Colorado
• Pier-O
  livier Lestage | OL | Montreal
• Zach Lindley | LB | Western
• Tyson Philpot | WR | Calgary
• Tyrell
  Richards | LB | Syracuse

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