Lightning never strikes twice? Tell that to the BC Lions who for the second straight game saw a win slip away in the fourth quarter against a team that they really could have buried in the CFL West. Instead, they now share a 1-4 record with the Edmonton Eskimos, and with the next four games on their schedules against CFL powers, have dug themselves a pretty deep hole.
This game was as sloppy as the rain-soaked turf at Commonwealth Stadium as the Edmonton Eskimos eked out a 28-25 win over the BC Lions as the Lions were again victimized late.
Late turnovers were the killer again, with Travis Lulay picked off by the Esk’s Chris Thompson on another ill-advised throw just before the three-minute warning completing a momentum shift. On the Lions’ ensuing possession, Lulay lost the ball on a questionable fumble, the ball being ruled to have come out of his hand before his arm started forward in a throwing motion. This thwarted a burgeoning drive which had seen the Lions go 55 yards in five plays and position themselves at least well enough for Paul McCallum to attempt a game tying field goal in the final minute.
As with the other losses, there were bright spots in this, with Yonas Davis ripping off an 88-yard kickoff return keyed by a Jason Arakgi block after the Lions forced Edmonton to concede a safety, lifting the Lions to a 25-21 edge with under eight minutes to play. Davis Sanchez had a 54-yard interception return for a touchdown very similar to the one BC gave up late against the Argos last week.
Sanchez was by far the defensive player of the game for the Lions, with the touchdown off of the interception and a game-high nine tackles. The running game was improved again, racking up 163 yards on nineteen carries, with Jamal Robertson accounting for 84 of those on eight carries, among them a sixty-nine yard gallop which keyed a ninety-nine yard, five play drive culminating in Lulay finding pay dirt from nine yards away just in time for an electrical storm to knock out power in the stadium and lead to an early halftime observance/weather delay lasting forty minutes, leaving the Lions with a 10-6 advantage.
Unfortunately for the Lions, the power came back on, and both the lights and the Eskimos proved resurgent. After emerging from the locker room, the balance of the first half ended harmlessly, with Noel Prefontaine attempting and missing a 49-yard field goal.
The power was back on for Edmonton, though. Their first possession of the third quarter culminated in a Prefontaine FG from thirty-five yards. Lulay’s first of two interceptions to Thompson gave the Eskimos the ball back at the BC 42, and three plays later Ricky Ray found Kelly Campbell in the end zone for the major to put the Lions down 16-10 at the nine minute mark of the third, and the tide had again turned against the visitors.
The Lions would sputter deep in their own end of the field and concede two more points after a two-and-out from their own seven. Edmonton was unable to sustain offence either, setting the stage for Sanchez’ pick-six to open the final frame. The two-point conversion attempt would fail, with Paris Jackson catching Lulay’s toss but being ruled down after falling at the two.
Prefontaine would tally another three, making it 21-16 early in the fourth, but it was clear that Edmonton was finding their wheels at the same time the Lions were struggling mightily to keep theirs from all coming off.
Paul McCallum saw his consecutive field goal streak snapped, missing wide right from forty-five yards at 9:50 of the fourth, and it was just one more ominous sign that things weren’t going to end on a positive note for the Lions.
The Lions now face the monumental task of digging themselves out of this deep hole. Their next four games are against CFL powerhouses and if they continue to falter, this season could be over by the midway point.
Quick Hits:
The win by the Eskimos was their 100th all-time versus the Lions with 53 of them at Commonwealth Stadium.
Quotable:
“You’re in field goal range. If it’s not there, you’ve got to be smarter. You’ve got to take a quick look and throw it. If you don’t…” – Wally Buono
“The reality of our offence is, we make too many mistakes and our quarterback is too inconsistent.” – Wally Buono
Saksatchewan 37 Lions 18
Brian Wawryshyn, BCLionsDen.caIt was the first regular season CFL game played outdoors in Vancouver since Nov. 6, 1982, and while the atmosphere for the return to Empire Stadium was outstanding, the Lions themselves showed they have a lot of work to do if they hope to contend with the big boys on the CFL’s west division.
BC had no answers for Saskatchewan’s defence who pressured the Lions quarterbacks at will, exposing an inexperienced offensive line that is going to have to get better if Casey Printers, Travis Lulay and Jarious Jackson want to finish this season on the active roster and not the injured list. Printers left the game just before the half as a result of a bruised or strained quad muscle trying to evade the pressure of Riders rookie Brent Hawkins.
The constant pressure rendered the Lions offense useless, with quarterbacks and receivers having no time to make reads or run their routes. The running game had flashes os success, but was otherwise ineffective with JamallRobertson netting just 54 yards on 10 carries. Withthe Riders offensive line firing on all cylinders, Durant was able to findreceivers seemingly at will on second down, and the green machine churned out 188 yards along the ground, 93 of them going to Wes Cates.
When the Lions weren’t allowing pressure, they were taking penalties. 16 all together on the night for 116 yards.
Withthe Lions defence on the field so much, they were worn down in the second half, and the Riders had no problem putting together drives to close out the game. Their defence sealed the deal with another blindside hit on Lulay who fumbled, giving the Riders an easy touchdown.
Slotback Geroy Simon was one of the lone bright spots for the Leos, scoring both Lions touchdowns on a 32-yard pass from Printers in the first quarter, then gave the faithful something to cheer for connecting with Lulay on a 92-yard play when the game was already decided.
Paul McCallum hit on a 16-yard field goal and added a 45-yard single, while also coming up short on a fake punt that exposed the kicker’s lack of blinding speed.
The Lions had few wrinkles in their offense to throw at the Riders, prompting Dean Valli to say in a Lowell Ullrich piece that “They know what we’re going to do.” That’s not a ringing endorsement of the offensive game plan that at this time of year, should have had the Riders guessing. The talents of Jamal Lee and Andrew Harris are sparingly used, and if these players are going to have an impact, the Lions have to give them chances to do so.
Once again the team had trouble stopping the run. Possibly a product of being worn out in the second half, but on the last couple Rider drives of the game, they ran the ball down the Lions throats.
Things won’t get any easier for the Lions as they next take the field on Friday, July 16th at 7:00pm versus the Grey Cup Champion Montreal Alouettes.
Quick Hits:
The game was a sellout, at 27,528 fans…The Lions Brent Johnson played in his 152nd consecutive game…The atmosphere at Empire Field was fantastic, the tailgate parties were outstanding and had little to no issues, but inside some work needs to be done to address the concession lines. Reports of 30 to 45 minutes in the beer lineups had fans thirsty and cranky, and there were no options for refreshments in the stands. Fans on the west side of the stadium who were baking in the sun in the first half had few options but to brave the lineups and miss large chunks of the game if they wanted anything. All part of the learning process that comes from a temporary facility, and hopefully all involved can work out some of the kinks in time for Friday.
There are moments in our lives that we just remember. It doesn’t matter how young we are, some things are just imprinted on our brains. My first professional sports event was a Vancouver Whitecaps game at Empire Stadium. Following that there were cold nights in the end zone, a stint as a ball boy and other memories that provide me with great Empire memories of my childhood.
When I think of Empire Stadium, I also think of my Dad. He was never much of a sports fan, but sure supported my brother and I in our sporting ambitions. Whether it was taking us to a game, or standing around outside with us after a game as we stood with our autograph books, Dad was patient and treated us when he could.
Introducing me to sports peaked my interest as a child, and fueled the love I have for sports today, and in particular my BC Lions and the CFL. My mom was a staunch Edmonton Eskimos supporter, so my childhood was a difficult one. My dad used to get a kick out of mom screaming watching the games, as I looked for any opportunity on those days to stick it to her. The chances were few with the dynasty the Eskimos had, but another great memory would come when I watched this new phenom named Mervyn Fernandez weave through a bunch of Eskimos at Empire Stadium from my grandmothers house in Dauphin, Manitoba. The Lions won that game, and oh did my Dad and I enjoy needling my Mom.
So Empire Stadium was pretty much the location of my introduction to sports. It’s fitting then that Sunday is also Fathers Day. It will be the first one without my Dad, who passed away suddenly in January. I would have liked to take him to this game, to return the favor. But when I take my seat and look around, I’m going to remember him vividly. I’m going to look around and see all the young fathers with their sons or daughters and smile.
My dad will be with me Sunday, and so will the ghosts and memories of Empire Stadium. And for that, I am forever grateful.
Thanks, Dad! I love you!
I was going to blog this session of training camp, our last one here. But I’ve decided to sit back and enjoy this one and take in as much as I can for some posts when I get home.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these blogs, and keep coming back to BCLionsDen.ca this season!
We’ll take a look at defense and special teams in our next report, but first we have a practice and the drive home!
Watch twitter for any exciting news from this session! @Bclionsden.
Talk to you soon Lions fans! Signing out from Kamloops!
Its going to be a hot one in Kamloops today. The players have taken to the field under sunny skies and a mountain backdrop.
8:15am: Positional groups have broken off for technical drills. Receivers, backs, secondary, offensive line, QB’s.
8:29am: Stretching and warmup.
8:35am: Sherko Rasouli entertains the troops during warmup with an inspirational speech from the movie 300.
8:59am: Printer under centre, as the offense runs some routes.. Printers looking sharp again to start the day. Tony Washington receiver has caught everything thrown his way to date.
9:08am: Defence working on coverage assignments. Once again this practice is all business. Wally’s desire for a stronger work ethic seems to be in motion.
9:27 after some route and coverage drills the offense and defense are going at it. Tons of chatter on the field. Geroy gets hit hard over the middle. He’s fine. Tony Washington is the star of this session.
9:30am: Rich Stubler just tears a strip off players walking off the field. “You an all pro? Then run off the field. You want people to fear you? Run off the damn field!”
9:36am: Not a lot of catches being made in these drills with the exception of Washington. Makes a nice catch over the middle with Marsh all over him. Defense maybe getting away with some grabbing here and there. Hopefully not bad habits forming.
9:40am: Sun is heating up. More offense on defence coming up! Great practice, lots of intensity!
9:50am: I’ve been to a few training camps and this is the most physical I have seen the Lions ever. Guys are getting popped! Andrew Harris rips off a nice run.
10:07am: Punters are getting at it. Both are launching it but Whyte has more distance early. Of course placement also counts and McCallum is the master.
10:15am: Aaron Hunt slow to get up after some big contact. Attended to and walks off unser his own steam. He’s fine.
10:17am: Offensive line is opening up some nice holes for the backs. Robertson with a nice run followed by a 65 yard romp by Harris.
10:23am: The secondary looks very agressive this year. Really getting after the ball. Dante Marsh is looking very strong.
10:27am: Another fight. Sorensen and Gibbs exchange blows and Walby Junior gets in a big shot. Extremely physical camp. Gettin after it in BC.
10:38am: things are throttled down a bit with some field goal and special teams work.
10:41am: Players gather at midfield as practice for the morning session is in the books. Another great physical session. Standouts: Washington, Harris, Davis, Marsh, Printers, and the improved play of the offensive line. Both sides were getting after it!
Thanks for following along! We’ll have photos of today’s morning session and we’ll be back to keep you posted in the afternoon! Spread the word!
It was a crisp morning but the weather was perfect to kick off day one of BC Lions training camp in Kamloops. The Lions took to the field in a very workmanlike manner, and the intensity was high for the first practice of camp. There were great catches, interceptions and even a few big hits in the morning session of day one, a session that had the defense looking a little sharper than the offense early on. We have some highlights of the first practice here, and you can see some pictures below.
Be sure to check back this afternoon as we will live blog from the afternoon session as well.
The BC Lions held their annual off-season state of the union conference call with the media today and while we weren’t privy to the call, we were fortunate to have the Tweets of Mark Masters, writer for the National Post (@markmasters), to give us some of the highlights of the discussion. Make sure if you’re a CFL fan on Twitter you follow Mark, as he always has great scoops and information on the CFL.
In attendance for today’s call were Vice-President George Chayka, Head Coach and GM Wally Buono, and President & CEO Dennis Skulsky.
Here, in point form are the comments tweeted by Mark during today’s call:
George Chayka: Empire Field construction should be completed in six weeks (June 15).
George Chayka: New season ticket sales are 50% ahead of where they were last year.
Wally Buono: Last year was not the kind of team we had in past; it was important to address changes.
Wally Buono: Casey Printers is in the prime of his development & growth as a QB.
Wally Buono: Two biggest signings are Keron Williams & Davis Sanchez from Montreal. Sanchez helps change the defensive philosophy.
Wally Buono: Re: draft – Watkins & Gore are good enough that we will wait; hopefully not more than 6-12 months.
Wally Buono: Hamid Mahmoudi like a young Davis Sanchez. Joash Gesse is like a young Javier Glatt.
Wally Buono: Joash Gesse would have been 1st round pick in CFL draft if not for injury.
Dennis Skulsky: Moving training camp to Kamloops will help tap into fans outside Vancouver; stresses ‘BC’ in BC Lions.
Dennis Skulsky: We want to be the biggest thing that happens in the City of Kamloops this summer.
Wally Buono: Printers & Chapdelaine have a ’tremendous chemistry of trust’.
Wally Buono: His decision to extend contract in BC was twofold (1) He wants another Grey Cup (2) He still enjoys coaching.
Wally Buono: This year’s team must be more physical & play better under pressure.
Wally Buono: The Lions are still on the lookout for an established left tackle.
After a some interesting trades to get the draft going the BC Lions ended with a pretty good pool of talent when the dust settled on the 2010 CFL Draft. The Lions made a pre-draft deal with the Toronto Argonauts that saw them send the 3rd, 18th, 26th, 30th picks to Argos for 4th, 20th, 24th, 25th picks.
Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono, indicated the draft may have been one of the deepest he has been a part of.
“Overall I’m not sure I have seen a better all-round draft not only for our club but all the teams in our league,” said Buono on BCLions.com. “I think it speaks well of the players being developed in Canada and the future of our game.”
Let’s take a look at how the Lions made out!
1st Round:
(4) Danny Watkins OL – Baylor
With the fourth overall pick, With their first pick in the draft the Lions selected 6’4″ 310 pound offensive lineman Danny Watkins. Baylor is regarded by many as the best player available in the draft, and the Lions will have to wait on his arrival, as he has one year of eligibility remaining at the NCAA level. It’s also believed that Watkins will get a serious look at the NFL before being available to the Lions.
Watkins is a native of Kelowna, BC, and didn’t play football until 2007, playing hockey and rugby as a child.
“We believe Danny is one of the best players in today’s draft and he will be a very important part of our club in years to come,” said Lions GM and head coach Wally Buono on BCLions.com
More on Danny Watkins:
2nd Round:
(10) Shawn Gore WR – Bishops
Regarded as the best receiving prospect in the draft, the Lions were apparently going to take Shawn Gore with their first pick. But they decided to make the deal with Toronto and drop to four and take their chances that Gore would be there when they picked next at ten. The gamble paid off and the Lions got Gore anyway. Now, as with Watkins they will wait and see what NFL opportunities come Gore’s way. He attended a Green Bay Packers mini-camp this weekend and word today was that he had received an offer to attend the Packer main camp.
If he does end up with the Lions, he’ll have plenty of friendly faces to welcome him, as former Bishop’s teammates Jamall Lee, Dan McCullough and James Yurichuk on the Lions roster.
More Shawn Gore:
3rd Round:
(16th) Joash Gesse LB – Montreal
The Lions switched to the defensive side of the ball with their third pick (16th overall) and chose LB Joash Gesse from Montreal. The 6’0″225 pound Montreal linebacker has good speed, running 4.68 40 at the East-West Bowl, then a 4.38 at the Pro Agility. In just 6 games Gesse racked up 22 solo tackles and 18 assisted tackles. Gesse is coming of a knee injury that prevented him from testing in some E-camp events, has reportedly run very well in off-season workouts.
Duane Ford of TSN.ca said of Gesse, “If he were 3″ taller, he’d be a potential #1 overall.”
(20th) Hamid Mahmoudi DB – Montreal
With their 2nd pick of the 3rd roound (20th overall) the Lions selected Hamid Mahmoudi, a defensive back. Mahmoudi also had limited E-camp participation due to an injury that cut his season short in 2009. He was ranked the 2nd best cornerback in Duane Ford’s pre-draft rankings. On BCLions.com coach Buono had this to say about Mahmoudi; “Hamid will come in and compete for a wide side cornerback position with Davis Sanchez. He had 13 interceptions over a little over three years so he definitely has a knack for big plays.”
4th Round:
(24TH) Nate Binder WR – Tusculum College
The Lions selected another receiver in the 4th round, picking Nate Binder out of Tusculum College (NCAA II) . In 2008 Binder was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team. He tied a school single-season record with nine TD receptions and tied for first in the SAC averaging 78.7 receiving yards per game (37th in NCAA II) Averaged 4.5 points per game (8th in SAC). Tusculum College went 5-1 when Binder found the end zone in 2008.
(25th) Akeem Foster (St. Francis Xavier)
With their second pick in the 4th round, BC took another receiver, this time Akeem Foster out of St. Francis Xavier. The 6’4″ 212 pound Foster has all the tools, but has been hurt by inconsistency according to Duane Ford, who had Foster ranked 7th amongst receivers. In a recent article on BCLions.com, Foster described himself like as “a problem with and without the ball. If I don’t have the ball I’m looking for someone to hit. If I do have the ball I’m looking to make a big play.”
More Akeem Foster:
5th Round:
(34th) Cauchy Muamba DB -St. Francis Xavier
One thing is for sure, if Cauchy Muamba makes the Lions, he’ll have one of the coolest names on the team. The Lions selected the DB with their 5th round pick, who was described by Duane Ford this way, “Muamba is good enough in man-to-man coverage that teams rarely throw his way, but at 6’1″ and close to 200 lbs., he’s a physical defender who will likely shift to safety in the CFL.”
With Barron Miles retiring, the auditions for his safety spot have begun, and the Lions may see grooming Muamba for that role.
6th Round:
(41sT) Adam Baboulas OL – St. Mary’s
The Lions went to the St. Mary’s Huskies with their first pick of the 6th round and 41st pick overall, offensive lineman Adam Baboulas.
(42nd) Matthew Chapdelaine – Simon Fraser
With their final pick in draft the Lions stuck with the family and chose WR Matthew Chapdelaine. Yes he is the son of offensive coordinator Jacques Chapdelaine, but he hasn’t played football since 2007, having to deal with concussion issues. Coach Buono was quick to dismiss the pick was any type of courtesy to his fellow coach. “”He’s worked out for us four or five times,” Buono said of Matt Chapdelaine. “If I got a list of the comparisons, he would probably be ahead of most receivers in the draft. Honestly, I would never pick a player because he’s the coach’s son. I don’t believe in that b.s. He might be better than the guys we’ve taken. But we don’t know that until we get to camp.”
Last off-season I had the pleasure of attending the 1st annual Bobby Singh “Down Set Hut” Youth Football Camp. The event was held at Minoru Park in Richmond and gave kids a day of football fun and instruction from various levels of football coaches and CFL players.
Geroy Simon teaches kids the tricks of his trade. Photo: BCLionsDen.ca
The 2nd annual event goes on May 22nd, once again at Richmond’s Minoru Park. Bobby Singh will be joined by Mark Uyeyama, strength and conditioning coach of the NFL’s San Fransisco 49ers and an impressive array of BC Lions and other CFL players including:
Geroy Simon, Sherko Rasouli, Paul McCallum, Justin Sorenson, Will Loftus, Casey Printers, Anton McKenzie, Jamal Lee, Angus Reid, Tad Crawford, Brent Johnson, Barron Miles, Dante Marsh, Andrew Jones and Davis Sanchez.
The event will be hosted by Richmond Minor Football League and registration is $125.00 per child between 7-15 years of age if pre-registered. Same day registration will be $135.00. A portion of the proceeds from the camp will go to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vancouver, as well as the Zajac Ranch for Children.
From my observations last year, it’s a great day of football fun for the kids.
The goods:
WHAT: Bobby Singh presents Down Set Hut Football Camp
WHEN: Saturday May 22nd, 2010. Sign in 9:00 am. Camp 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
WHERE:
Minoru Park
7191 Granville Ave
Richmond BC
WEBSITE: www.downsethutfootball.com
An updated list of potential free agents for each team as Free Agency comes into effect at 12:01 ET time February 16th, 2010. Striked out players indicate they have re-signed or signed NFL deals.
| Montreal Alouettes | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| BOWMAN, John | I | DE | 6.03 | 255 | Wingate University |
| CARTER, Kerry | N | RB | 6.02 | 242 | Stanford |
| CHIU, Bryan | N | C | 6.02 | 300 | Washington St. |
| DESLAURIERS, Eric | N | WR | 6.04 | 206 | Eastern Michigan |
| DIEDRICK, Dahrran | N | FB | 6.00 | 225 | Nebraska |
| FERRI, Diamond | I | LB | 5.10 | 214 | Syracuse |
| JOHNSON, Riall | N | DE | 6.03 | 250 | Stanford |
| LAMBERT, Paul | N | OL | 6.04 | 295 | Western Michigan |
| MCELVEEN, Jermaine | I | DE | 6.04 | 265 | UAB |
| ROBERTSHAW, Jeff | N | DE | 6.03 | 260 | McMaster |
| WATKINS, Kerry | I | WR | 5.11 | 186 | Georgia Tech |
| WILLIAMS, Keron | I | DT | 6.01 | 260 | Massachusetts |
| TORONTO ARGONAUTS | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| BROWN, Jonathan | I | DE | 6.04 | 267 | Tennessee |
| CETOUTE, Obed | N | WR | 6.02 | 213 | Central Michigan |
| DORSEY, Dominique | I | RB | 5.07 | 173 | UNLV |
| FONTAINE, Raymond | N | LB | 6.03 | 235 | Kentucky |
| MCNEAL, Reggie | I | WR | 6.02 | 193 | Texas A&M |
| MIDDLEBROOKS, Willie | I | DB | 6.02 | 196 | Minnesota |
| POOLE, Will | I | CB | 5.10 | 194 | Southern California |
| ROBERTSON, Jamal | I | RB | 5.09 | 215 | Ohio Northern |
| SAM, P.K. | I | WR | 6.03 | 210 | Florida State |
| SHIVERS, Jason | I | DB | 6.01 | 180 | Arizona State |
| HAMILTON TIGER-CATS | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| GAGNE-MARCOUX, Cedric | N | OL | 6.02 | 290 | Central Florida |
| WILLIAMS, John | N | RB | 6.01 | 203 | Edinboro |
| WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| DONNELLY, Ryan | N | OL | 6.06 | 295 | McMaster |
| HARGREAVES, Aaron | N | WR | 6.04 | 230 | Simon Fraser |
| HOLNESS, Steven | N | DB | 5.11 | 197 | Ottawa |
| JOHNSON, James | I | DB | 5.07 | 180 | Arkansas State |
| JOHNSON, Jovon | I | CB | 5.09 | 177 | Iowa |
| MACDONALD, Patrick | N | DL | 6.02 | 247 | Alberta |
| SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| ADAMS, Marcus | I | DL | 5.11 | 285 | Eastern Kentucky |
| BAGGS, Stevie | I | DL | 6.02 | 290 | Bethune-Cookman |
| CATES, Wes | I | RB | 6.00 | 215 | California U. of PA |
| CHERNIAWSKI, Dustin | N | DB | 6.00 | 210 | UBC |
| DAVIS, Eddie | I | DB | 5.10 | 170 | Northern Illinois |
| FANTUZ, Andrew | N | WR | 6.04 | 220 | Western Ontario |
| FOORD, Stuart | N | RB | 5.11 | 195 | Regina Thunder Jrs |
| FRENETTE, Jocelyn | N | OL | 6.03 | 300 | Ottawa |
| JYLES, Steven | I | QB | 6.00 | 195 | Louisiana At Monroe (NE) |
| KORNEGAY, Tad | I | DB | 5.10 | 185 | Fordham |
| MORGAN, Omarr | I | DB | 5.09 | 175 | BYU |
| PARENTEAU, Marc | N | OL | 6.05 | 290 | Boston College |
| PATRICK, James | I | CB | 5.11 | 175 | Stillman College |
| SCHULTZ, Scott | N | DL | 6.02 | 296 | North Dakota |
| SZARKA, Chris | N | FB | 6.02 | 225 | Eastern Illinois |
| WALKER, Gerran | I | WR | 5.10 | 185 | Lehigh |
| WASHBURN, Clifton | I | OL | 6.06 | 313 | The Citadel |
| CALGARY STAMPEDERS | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| DEANGELIS, Sandro | N | K | 5.08 | 195 | Nebraska |
| DICKENSON, Dave | I | QB | 5.11 | 195 | Montana |
| HUGHES, Charleston | I | LB | 6.01 | 244 | Northwood University |
| JENNINGS, Michael | I | WR | 5.11 | 180 | Florida State |
| JOHNSON, Teyo | N | WR | 6.05 | 260 | Stanford |
| REYNOLDS, Joffrey | I | RB | 5.10 | 221 | Houston |
| EDMONTON ESKIMOS | |||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE |
| AMOS, Willie | I | DB | 6.01 | 185 | Nebraska |
| COE, Scott | N | LB | 6.03 | 230 | Manitoba |
| COMISKEY, Dan | N | OL | 6.05 | 302 | Windsor |
| GARRETT, Shannon | I | LB | 5.10 | 195 | Mississippi College |
| ONATOLU, Kenny | I | LB | 6.02 | 225 | Nebraska Omaha |
| PARKER, Byron | I | CB | 5.11 | 193 | Tulane |
| TUCKER, Jason | I | WR | 6.02 | 180 | Texas Christian |
| WAYNE, Clinton | N | DT | 6.02 | 290 | Ohio State |
| B.C. LIONS | ||||||
| PLAYER | IMP/NIP | POS | WT | HT | COLLEGE | |
| ANDERSON, Bret | N | SB | 6.03 | 215 | Simon Fraser | |
| BWENGE, Alexis | N | RB | 6.01 | 225 | Kentucky | |
| FOLEY, Ricky | N | DL | 6.02 | 245 | York | |
| GRICE-MULLEN, Ryan (Signed with Miami) | I | WR | 5.10 | 188 | Hawaii | |
| LOGAN, Stefan | I | RB | 5.07 | 177 | South Dakota | |
| WAKE, Cameron | I | DE | 6.03 | 257 | Penn State | |
