128 First-Year Players Form 2024 Rookie Class
October 4, 2024 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO - A rookie class of 128 first-year players is in the running for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Most Outstanding Rookie award. The recipient will be crowned at the sold-out CFL Awards - one of the marquee events during the 2024 Grey Cup Festival - at Vancouver Convention Centre West on November 14 with hosts Kate Beirness and Milt Stegall from the CFL ON TSN.
The Most Outstanding Rookie is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches.
Players must satisfy all the following criteria to be eligible for Most Outstanding Rookie:
Named to the active 45-man roster of a CFL member club for a regular season game during the 2024 season
Never dressed for a CFL member club in the regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season
Never dressed for a National Football League member club in the regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season
Previous Most Outstanding Rookies include:
2023 | Qwan'tez Stiggers (TOR)
2022 | Dalton Schoen (WPG)
2021 | Jordan Williams (BC)
2019 | Nate Holley (CGY)
2018 | Lewis Ward (OTT)
2024 ROOKIE CLASS
(Name | POS | School/Team)
BC LIONS
Cristophe Beaulieu | DB | Laval
Ayinde Eley | LB | Georgia Tech
Juliano Falaniko | DE | Idaho
Terrence Ganyi | LB | Maine
Ronald Kent Jr. | DB | Central Michigan
Carl-Heinrich Meyer | K | (No college)
Jordan Perryman | DB | Washington
Kieran Poissant | WR | Westshore Rebels (CJFL)
Charlie Ringland | DB | Saskatchewan
Jonah Tavai | DL | San Diego State
Jordan Terrell | RB | Barton College
Ezechiel Tieide | WR | Concordia
Anu Una | OL | Windsor
Kory Woodruff | OL | Pittsburg State
EDMONTON ELKS
Antonio Alfano | DL | Lackawanna
Nick Anderson | LB | Tulane
Frédérik Antoine | WR | Laval
D.K. Bonhomme | LB | South Alabama
Devodric Bynum | DB | Alabama-Birmingham
Joel Dublanko | LB | Cincinnati
Kordell Jackson | DB | Austin Peay
Zach Mathis | WR | North Dakota State
Eteva Mauga-Clements | LB | Nebraska
Olivier Muembi | LB | Queen's
Justin Rankin | RB | Northwest Missouri State
Arkell Smith | WR | Central Missouri
Noah Taylor | DL | North Carolina
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Kwadwo Boahen | DL | Alberta
Erik Brooks | WR | Fresno State
Kail Dava | DL | Tennessee Tech
Meiko Dotson | DB | Florida State
Cam Echols | WR | Western Kentucky
Clarence Hicks | DL | UTSA
George Idoko | DL | Saskatchewan
Ben Labrosse | DB | McGill
Christy Nkanu | OL | Washington State
Tyler Richardson | DB | Tiffin
Jacob Roberts | LB | Wake Forest
Justin Sambu | DL | Baylor
Bentlee Sanders | DB | Nevada
Kaylyn St-Cyr | DB | Montreal
Ron Tiavaasue | RB | New Mexico State
Charles Wiley | DL | UTSA
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Ajou Ajou | WR | South Florida
C.J. Avery | LB | Louisville
Eric Black | DE | Stony Brook
Jacob Brammer | OL | Vanderbilt
Jack Coan | QB | Notre Dame
Dhel Duncan-Busby | WR | Bemidji State
Nick Jones | OL | Mississippi State
Dohnte Meyers | WR | Delta State
Aubrey Miller Jr. | LB | Jackson State
Clint Ratkovich | FB | Northern Illinois
Trevor Reid | OL | Louisville
Melique Straker | LB | Arkansas State
Nick Wiebe | LB | Saskatchewan
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
Devin Adams | DL | Peru State College
Michael Ayers | LB | Ashland
Marquise Bridges | DB | North Dakota State
Kody Case | WR | Illinois
Max Charbonneau | LB | Ottawa
Michael Chris-Ike | RB | Delaware State
Kevens Clercius | WR | UConn
Owen Hubert | DE | McMaster
Lucky Ogbevoen | DE | Tirol Raiders (ELF)
Kendall Randolph | OL | Alabama
Chris Smith Jr. | RB | Louisiana at Lafayette
Micah Vanterpool | OL | Hawaii
Gabe Wallace | OL | Buffalo
Fabian Weitz | LB | Cologne Centurions (ELF)
Keric Wheatfall | WR | Fresno State
Ontaria Wilson Jr. | WR | Florida State
Terry Wilson Jr. | QB | New Mexico
Jamal Woods | DT | Illinois
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Ryan Baker | LB | University of British Columbia
Quinton Barrow | OL | Grand Valley State
Daniel Bell | LB | Mount Allison
Greg Bell | RB | San Diego State
Brendan Bordner | OL | Florida Atlantic
Shemar Bridges | WR | Fort Valley State
Luke Brubacher | DL | Wilfrid Laurier
Nik Constantinou | ST | Texas A&M
Nathaniel Dumoulin Duguay | OL | Laval
Harrison Frost | QB | West Georgia
Smoke Harris | WR | Louisiana Tech
Mario Kendricks | DL | Virginia Tech
Reece Martin | DL | Mount Allison
Trevon Mason | DL | Arizona
Camren McDonald | WR | Florida State
Robert Panabaker | DB | Western University
Jayden Price | DB | North Dakota State
Jevoni Robinson | TE | Barry University
Taulia Tagovailoa | QB | Maryland
Destin Talbert | DB | North Dakota State
D.Q. Thomas | LB | Middle Tennessee State
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
Tyshon Blackburn | DB | Alberta
John Bosse | OL | Calgary
Isaac Darkangelo | LB | Illinois
Tyson Hergott | DL | Waterloo
Ralph Holley | DL | Western Michigan
Mark Milton | DB | Baylor
Kevin Mital | WR | Laval
Derek Parish | DL | Houston
Makai Polk | WR | Mississippi State
Anthony Vandal | OL | Sherbrooke
Jordan Williams | DL | Virginia Tech
OTTAWA REDBLACKS
Andrew Chatfield | DL | Oregon State
Adrian Frye | DB | Texas Tech
Khalan Laborn | RB | Marshall
Nick Mardner | WR | Auburn
Andre Miller | WR | Maine
Daniel Okpoko | DT | San Diego State
Dawson Pierre | DB | Concordia
Kalil Pimpleton | WR | Central Michigan
Eli Stove | WR | Auburn
Bennett Williams | DB | Oregon
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
Jose Barbon | WR | Temple
Geoffrey Cantin-Arku | LB | Memphis
Bryce Cosby | DB | Ball State
K.D. Davis | LB | North Texas
Josh Donovan | OT | Arizona
Theo Grant | OL | Queen's
Arthur Hamlin | DB | Colgate
Philippe Lemieux-Cardinal | DL | Montreal
Jacob Mason | FB | McMaster
Antonio Moultrie | DL | Miami
Charleston Rambo | WR | Miami
Donald Ventrelli | OL | North Dakota
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