Indiana University quarterback Kurtis Rourke headlines the Fall edition of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Scouting Bureau. The native of Oakville, Ont., sits in the No. 1 spot among prospects eligible for the 2025 CFL Draft.
The CFL Scouting Bureau, comprising CFL scouts, as well as player personnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine clubs, releases its rankings three times each year: in the fall, winter and spring.
​CFL SCOUTING BUREAU: FALL EDITION
Rank | Name | Pos
ition | School | Hometown
- 1 | Kurtis Rourke | QB | Indiana | Oakville, Ont.
- 2 | Damien Alford | WR | Utah | Montreal, Que.
- 3 | Paris Shand | DL | LSU | Toronto, Ont.
- 4 | Eric Schon | OL | Duke | Barrie, Ont.
- 5 | Jackson Findlay | DB | Western | North Vancouver, B.C.
- 6 | Nolan Ulm | WR | Eastern Washington | Kelowna, B.C.
- 7 | Akheem Mesidor | DL | Miami | Ottawa, Ont.
- 8 | Isaiah Bagnah | DL | BYU | Lethbridge, Alta.
- 9 | Wesley Bailey | DL | Rutgers | Ottawa, Ont.
- 10 | Keelan White | WR | Montana | North Vancouver, B.C.
- 11 | Jett Elad | DB | UNLV | Mississauga, Ont.
- 12 | Rene Konga | DL | Louisville | Ottawa, Ont.
- 13 | Devynn Cromwell | DB | Texas Tech | Toronto, Ont.
- 14 | Jeremiah Ojo | DL | Montreal | Montreal, Que.
- 15 | Devin Veresuk | LB | Windsor | Windsor, Ont.
- 16 | Nate Martey | DL | Arkansas State | Ottawa, Ont.
- 17 | Erik Andersen | OL | Western | London, Ont.
- 18 | Harold Miessan | LB | Montreal | Montreal, Que.
- 19 | Darien Newell | DL | Queen’s | Brampton, Ont.
- 20 | Jaylen Smith | DB | North Texas | Hamilton, Ont.
>​BY THE NUMBERS
- The fall rankings include:
- Eight defensive linemen
- Four defensive backs
- Three receivers</li>
- Two offensive linemen
- Two linebackers
- One quarterback</li>
- 18 schools are represented in the rankings. Western (No. 5 Jackson Findlay and No. 17 Erik Andersen) and Montreal (No. 14 Jeremiah Ojo and No. 18 Harold Miessan) feature multiple players
- 14 prospects are from the NCAA; six are from U SPORTS
- Four of the nine first-round selections in the 2024 CFL Draft were listed in the 2023 CFL Scouting Bureau: Fall Edition
​TOP-5 SPOTLIGHT
0B;1 | KURTIS ROURKE | QB | INDIANA | OAKVILLE, ONT.
- Transferred to Indiana after five seasons with Ohio
- 11 starts last season, passing for 2,207 yards and 11 touchdowns with a 64 per cent completion rate
- Rushed for 219 yards and four majors
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist
- Second-team All-MAC as a senior
- 2022 MAC Offensive Player of the Year
- In 36 career games, completed 638-of-963 passes for 7,651 yards and 50 touchdowns
​2 | DAMIEN ALFORD | WR | UTAH | MONTREAL
