128 FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS FORM 2024 ROOKIE CLASS
Most Outstanding Rookie to be crowned at CFL Awards during 2024 Grey Cup Festival
TORONTO (October 4, 2024) – 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
Lucas Barrett
Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League