Riders Add Kicker Ryan Meskell
August 28, 2023 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Saskatchewan Roughriders News Release
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Global kicker Ryan Meskell.
Meskell(6'0-185) joins the Roughriders after playing one game with the Edmonton Elks in 2022. The Gold Coast, Australia native recorded four kickoffs for 230 yards in a Week 9 matchup against the B.C. Lions.
The 29-year-old played three collegiate seasons (2017-19) at the University of Hawaii, suiting up for 41 games. He completed 26-of-39 field goal attempts throughout his college career and kicked off 189 times for 11,037 yards and a 58.4 yard average. As a senior, he also handled all kickoff duties, registering touchbacks (48) on more than half his attempts and had just one kickoff land out of bounds in 92 attempts. Meskell was named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List in 2019 which is presented annually to the top placekicker in college football.
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