Tiger-Cats Select OL Woodmansey and DE Bennett in First Round of 2020 CFL Draft
Published on April 30, 2020 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats made two selections in the first round of the 2020 Canadian Football League Draft on Thursday night, including offensive lineman Coulter Woodmansey fifth overall and defensive end Mason Bennett eighth overall.
Woodmansey, 22, played in 32 games, including 28 starts at guard, over four seasons at the University of Guelph (2016-19). The 6-5, 325-pound native of Toronto, Ontario was named an OUA first-team all-star and a second-team all-Canadian in 2019, and also suited up for the West Team in the U SPORTS East-West Bowl.
Bennett played 43 games over four seasons at the University of North Dakota (2016-19), posting 128 total tackles, 20 quarterback sacks, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. The 6-4, 235-pound native of Winnipeg, Manitoba holds the UND Division I-era record for sacks in a season with 9 (2018) and was selected to the Associated Press All-American Third Team in 2019.
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