HBCU PLAYERS IN THE CFL
The Canadian Football League has been an alternative to the National Football League since 1946…the same year Major League Baseball accepted Jackie Robinson. Today, HBCU players have inundated the rosters of the nine teams that make up the league.
Teams: British Columbia Lions (BC)I Edmonton Eskimos(EDM) I Calgary Stampeders (CGY) I Saskatchewan Roughriders(SSK) I Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WPG) I Hamilton Tiger-Cats (HAM) I Toronto Argonauts (TOR) I Ottawa Redblacks (OTT) I Montreal Alouettes (MON)
No. | Player name | Team | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Age | School |
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84 | Emmanuel Arceneaux | British Columbia Lions | SB | 6’2 | 210 | 30 | Alcorn State |
12 | Malcolm Bell | QB | 6’1 | 190 | 23 | North Carolina Central | |
17 | Zavian Bingham | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DB | 5’10 | 195 | 24 | Jackson State |
66 | Dariusz Bladek | Saskatchewan Roughriders | OL | 6’4 | 310 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman |
Avius Capers | WR | 5’10 | 200 | 25 | Johnson C. Smith | ||
84 | Larry Cobb | WR | 6’3 | 188 | 26 | Tuskegee | |
68 | Thaddeus Coleman | Saskatchewan Roughriders | OL | 6’8 | 320 | 32 | Mississippi Valley State |
26 | Abubakarr Conteh | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DB | 6’0 | 200 | 22 | Grambling State |
Armagedon Draughn | DB | 6’4 | 195 | 23 | Tuskegee | ||
Kevin Elliott | WR | 6’3 | 213 | 28 | Florida A&M | ||
6 | Dominique Ellis | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | DB | 5’11 | 204 | 28 | South Carolina State |
27 | Kevin Francis | Saskatchewan Roughriders | LB | 6’5 | 220 | 24 | North Carolina A&T |
59 | Rogers Gaines | British Columbia Lions | OL | 6’6 | 329 | 28 | Tennessee State |
41 | Warren Gatewood | DB | 6’0 | 190 | 23 | Alcorn State | |
18 | Tavon Gatlin | WR | 5’9 | 175 | 26 | Fayetteville State | |
Miles Grooms | DL | 6’4 | 245 | 24 | Hampton | ||
41 | Johnta Hebert | RB | 5’10 | 195 | Prairie View | ||
96 | Frederick Henry-Ajudua | Montreal Alouettes | DE | 6’2 | 246 | 24 | North Carolina Central |
26 | Tyree Hollins | Montreal Alouettes | DB | 5’9 | 190 | 25 | Grambling |
59 | Nate Isles | OL | 6’5 | 324 | 25 | North Carolina A&T | |
95 | Delano Johnson | DL | 6’5 | 271 | 29 | Bowie State | |
81 | Jamel Johnson | WR | 6’2 | 217 | 26 | Alabama State | |
12 | Mike Jones | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | WR | 6’0 | 181 | 24 | Southern |
9 | Travis Lee | DB | 6’0 | 178 | 27 | Miles | |
99 | A.C. Leonard | Saskatchewan Roughriders | DL | 6’2 | 240 | 25 | Tennessee State |
16 | Marquay McDaniel | Calgary Stampeders | SB | 5’10 | 208 | 33 | Hampton |
46 | Kimario McFadden | LB | 5’10 | 187 | 26 | South Carolina State | |
36 | Marshall McFadden | LB | 6’3 | 237 | 28 | South Carolina State | |
1 | Greg McGhee | QB | 6’3 | 208 | 24 | Howard | |
1 | Douglas McNeil III | WR | 6’3 | 200 | 29 | Bowie State | |
14 | Wallace Miles | WR | 6’1 | 195 | 28 | North Carolina A&T | |
45 | C.J. Moore | DB | 6’2 | 200 | 23 | North Carolina Central | |
69 | Anthony Morris | Montreal Alouettes | OL | 6’7 | 300 | 25 | Tennessee State |
26 | John Ojo | DB | 6’3 | 205 | 27 | Florida A&M | |
65 | Jovan Olafioye | Montreal Alouettes | T | 6’6 | 325 | 29 | North Carolina Central |
27 | Robert Porter | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DB | 5’10 | 188 | 24 | Jackson State |
25 | Willie Quinn | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | WR | 5’5 | 152 | 24 | Southern |
26 | Joe Rankin | DB | 5’9 | 185 | 27 | Morgan State | |
79 | Larry Raper | WR | 5’10 | 174 | 27 | North Carolina A&T | |
85 | Desmond Reece | WR | 5’10 | 172 | 23 | Tuskegee | |
17 | Marvin Ross | DB | 5’11 | 187 | 27 | Florida A&M | |
99 | Padric Scott | DL | 6’0 | 292 | 27 | Florida A&M | |
19 | Phillip Sims | QB | 6’4 | 230 | 25 | Winston Salem State | |
86 | Jarvis Turner | WR | 6’1 | 195 | 23 | Alcorn State | |
18 | Brian Tyms | Toronto Argonauts | WR | 6’3 | 204 | 28 | Florida A&M |
29 | Darnell Walker Jr. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DB | 5’10 | 173 | 23 | Langston |
22 | Brian Walker | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DB | 5’9 | 195 | 21 | Fayetteville State |
56 | Torian White | OL | 6’6 | 319 | 24 | Hampton | |
81 | Daniel Williams | WR | 6’3 | 230 | 22 | Jackson State |