RedBlacks Select Nick Mardner with 2nd Overall Pick in 2024 CFL Draft
April 30, 2024 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Ottawa RedBlacks News Release
OTTAWA - The Ottawa REDBLACKS have selected Auburn receiver Nick Mardner with their first pick, second overall, in the 2024 CFL Draft.
The 6-foot-6, 208-pound playmaker from Oakville was ranked seventh overall, and the top-ranked receiver, by the CFL Scouting Bureau this spring after suiting up for four games with the Auburn Tigers in 2023. Before transferring to Auburn, Mardner had 19 receptions for 218 yards and three touchdowns in 2022 with Cincinnati. He previously suited up for Hawaii from 2018-2021 where he made 62 catches for 1,270 yards and nine touchdowns. In total, Mardner caught 81 passes for 1,488 yards and 11 majors during his collegiate career.
"We are excited to add Nick Mardner to our organization with our first pick in this year's draft. Nick is an athletic receiver with a big body, who has played at very high level in the NCAA," said REDBLACKS General Manager Shawn Burke. "His size, speed and tenacity have the potential to be a big addition to our football club."
Mardner ran a 4.60-second forty-yard dash, 4.62-second short shuttle, and 7.43-second three-cone drill at his pro day in March, while recording 11 225lbs bench press reps, a 35-inch vertical and a 129-inch broad jump.
Despite going unselected in this year's NFL Draft, Mardner will get a shot to show his stuff at the New York Giants mini-camp in May.
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