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Winnipeg Blue Bombers Select Linebacker Les Maruo with 4th Overall Selection in Global Draft

April 15, 2021 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers News Release


WINNIPEG, MB. - With their first selection, 4th overall, in the 2021 Canadian Football League Global Draft, the Blue Bombers have selected Japanese-born linebacker Les Maruo.

Maruo (6-0, 230; born: Feb. 14, 1996) was born in Yokkaichi, Japan and grew up in Wichita, KS after his family moved to the United States when he was nine years old. He played his college ball at the University of Texas-San Antonio, graduating in 2018 with a degree in exercise science.

He started all 12 games for the Roadrunners in his senior season, posting 86 tackles (including 49 solos), 4.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception and one pass knockdown.

After finishing at UTSA, Maruo spent two years playing in Japan's X League with the Asahi Challengers. He tested well at the CFL's Global Combine, finishing with 28 reps in the bench press and running a 4.77 40.

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