134 PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR CFL MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE AWARD
First-year player to be recognized at Shaw CFL Awards as part of the 2019 Grey Cup Festival presented by Shaw
TORONTO (October 17, 2019) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) has released the names of the 134 players eligible for the 2019 Most Outstanding Rookie award. The recipient will be recognized at the Shaw CFL Awards on November 21 – one of the marquee events as part of the 2019 Grey Cup Festival presented by Shaw.
The Most Outstanding Rookie award is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. In order to be eligible, players:
- Must have been named to the active 44-man roster of a member club of the CFL for a regular season game during the 2019 season; AND
- Must not have dressed for a member club of the CFL for a regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season; AND
- Must not have dressed for a member club of the National Football League for a regular season, postseason or championship game in the current season or any season prior.
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Previous winners of the Most Outstanding Rookie award include:
- 2018: Lewis Ward (OTT)
- 2017: James Wilder Jr. (TOR)
- 2016: DaVaris Daniels (CGY)
- 2015: Derel Walker (EDM)
- 2014: Dexter McCoil (EDM)
- 2013: Brett Jones (CGY)
- 2012: Chris Matthews (WPG)
- 2011: Chris Williams (HAM)
- 2010: Solomon Elimimian (BC)
- 2009: Martell Mallett (BC)
- 2008: Weston Dressler (SSK)
The following players are eligible to be named the 2019 Most Outstanding Rookie:
MONTREAL
| Name | POS | School |
| Anderson, Nathaniel | DL | Missouri |
| Carter, Ryan | DB | Clemson |
| Floyd, Tevin | LB | The Citadel |
| Jones, Jarnor | DB | Iowa State |
| Kuhlmann, Diego | OL | ITESM Toluca |
| Moisan, Etienne | FB | Laval |
| Richard, Hugo | QB | Laval |
| Sanelli, Michael | DL | Concordia |
| Schleuger, Chris | OL | Alabama Birmingham |
| Simmons, Antonio | DL | Georgia Tech |
| Wieneke, Jake | WR | South Dakota State |
OTTAWA
| Name | POS | School |
| Araujo-Lopes, Rafael | WR | Illinois |
| Dedmon, Devonte | WR | William and Mary |
| Farris, De'Andre | DB | Western Kentucky |
| Fernandez, Jerod | LB | North Carolina St |
| Fleming Jr., Maurice | DB | West Virginia |
| Fontana, Alex | OL | Kansas |
| Hayes, De'Chavon | DB | Arizona St |
| Jackson, Darius | DL | Jacksonville St |
| Jenkins, Shaneil | DL | Shepherd |
| Lewis, Wesley | WR | Houston Baptist |
| Maltos, Jose | K | Nuevo Leon |
| McClain, Kishawn | DB | North Texas |
| Montgomery, De’Andre | LB | Miami, OH |
| Nembot, Stephane | OL | Colorado |
| Onyeka, Kene | DL | Carleton |
| Salmon, Shaheed | LB | Samford |
| Smith, Jerminic | WR | Southwest Baptist |
| Villalobos, Guillermo | WR | Borregos ITESM Mexico |
TORONTO
| Name | POS | School |
| Boateng, Matt | DB | Fresno State |
| Cibasu , Regis | WR | Montreal |
| Foggie, Juwan | LB | UNC Charlotte |
| Gilchrist, Kennan | LB | Appalachian State |
| Gittens Jr, Kurleigh | WR | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Hernandez, Christian | LB | Fundidores |
| Joseph, Roubbens | OL | Buffalo |
| Linnainmaa, Kimi | WR | Helsinki Roosters |
| Richards, Shane | OL | Oklahoma State |
| Smith , Robbie | DL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Spaziani, Joe | LS | Virginia |
| Thomas, Jhaustin | DL | Iowa State |
HAMILTON
| Name | POS | School |
| Acklin, Jaelon | WR | Western Illinois |
| Amavizca, Gabriel | K | BUAP |
| Beverette, Tyrice | LB | Stony Brook |
| Crump, Koron | DL | Arizona State |
| Dean, David | DL | Virginia |
| Frey Jr., Chris | LB | Michigan State |
| Gibbon, Jesse | OL | Waterloo |
| Gnahoua, Valentin | DL | McGill |
| Irons, Maleek | RB | Ohio |
| Kalinic, Nikola | WR | York |
| Korol, Lukas | LB | Guelph |
| Mitchel, Tevin | DB | Arkansas |
| Moore, Hayden | QB | Cincinnati |
| Moore, Jordan | LB | Texas at San Antonio |
| Sumpter, Justin | WR | Kennesaw State |
| Tucker, Marcus | WR | Northern Michigan |
| Ungerer III, David | WR | Idaho |
WINNIPEG
| Name | POS | School |
| Bailey, Rasheed | WR | Delaware Valley |
| Desjarlais, Drew | OL | Windsor |
| Eli, Tavita | OL | Hawaii |
| Exume, Kerfalla | DB | Montreal |
| Hallett, Nick | DB | Toronto |
| Hansen, Thiadric | DL | Potsdam Royals |
| Jones, Michael | DB | Temple |
| Koloamatangi, Meffy | DE | Hawaii |
| Kongbo, Jonathan | DE | Tennessee |
| Latour, Maxime | LS | Sherbrooke |
| Lawler, Kenny | WR | California |
| McGuire, Sean | QB | Western Illinois |
| Oliveira, Brady | RB | North Dakota |
| Richardson, Steve | DT | Minnesota |
| Walker, Kenny | WR | UCLA |
SASKATCHEWAN
| Name | POS | School |
| Bennett, Jake | OL | Colorado State |
| Brassea, Rene | OL | Fundidores |
| Brown, Blace | DB | Troy |
| Dabire, Charbel | DT | Wagner College |
| Dearborn, Jacob | DB | Carleton |
| Faulk, Jeremy | DT | Garden City College |
| Harker, Isaac | QB | Colorado School of Mines |
| Henderson, Carlos | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| Idowu, Seun | LB | Pittsburgh |
| Lenius, Brayden | WR | New Mexico |
| McInnis, Justin | WR | Arkansas State |
| Picton, Mitchell | WR | Regina |
| Shepley, Dakota | OL | UBC |
| Zimmerman, Max | WR | Potsdam Royals |
CALGARY
| Name | POS | School |
| Brown, David | OL | Western University |
| Casher, Chris | DL | Faulkney University |
| Desjardins, Vincent | DL | Laval |
| Downey, Da'Sean | DL | Massachusetts |
| Gilbert, Jamari | WR | Incarnate Word |
| Holley, Nate | DB | Kent State |
| Hunchak, Colton | WR | York |
| Klukas, Michael | WR | Calgary |
| Maxwell, Dagogo | DB | UBC |
| Mayala, Hergy | WR | Connecticut |
| Moxey, Jonathan | DB | Boise State |
| Peck, Aaron | WR | Fresno State |
| Robo, Asnnel | RB | Montreal |
| Salgado, Andres | WR | Condors CDMX |
| Sopik, Fraser | LB | Western University |
| Williams, Zack | OL | Manitoba |
| Wilson, Raheem | DB | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
EDMONTON
| Name | POS | School |
| Betts, Mathieu | DL | Laval |
| Briscoe, Jeremiah | QB | Sam Houstan State |
| Cender, Peter | FB | Grand Valley State |
| Diggs, Vontae | LB | Connecticut |
| Hutter, Scott | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| McMaster, Harry | WR | Western University |
| Ross, Shai | WR | Manitoba |
| Rouyer, Maxime | LB | McGill |
| Saxelid, Kyle | OL | UNLV |
| Taylor, Alex | RB | Western University |
| Vickers, Kendal | DL | Tennessee |
| Walton, Jonathan | LB | South Carolina |
BC
| Name | POS | School |
| Alvarez,Gerardo | WR | GLB-Mexico |
| Boesen, Mat | AD | Texas Christian |
| Cheridor, Mackendy | DE | Georgia St |
| Cottoy, Jevon | WR | Langley Rams Jr. |
| Gamboa, Victor | DB | Eastern Washington |
| Haynes, Kevin | LB | Central Washington |
| Johnson, Hakeem | DB | Western |
| Ketter, Carson | DB | Pacific Lutheran |
| Koloamatangi, Meffy | DE | Hawaii |
| Lyles, Jamel | RB | Manitoba |
| Norman, Phillip | OT | Bethune-Cookman |
| Richarte, Fernando | WR | GLB-Mexico |
| Robinson, Noah | LB | Missouri |
| Samuels, Oshane | DB | Edmonton Huskies Jr. |
| Tucker, D'londo | DE | Eastern Washington |
| Villamizar, Mario | TE | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Wright, Charles | DE | Vanderbilt |