167 PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR CFL MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE AWARD
First-year player to be recognized at CFL Awards as part of the 2021 Grey Cup Week in Hamilton
TORONTO (November 4, 2021) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) has released the names of the 167 players eligible for the 2021 Most Outstanding Rookie award. The recipient will be recognized at the CFL Awards on December 10 – one of the marquee events during Grey Cup Week in Hamilton.
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 2021 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.
Previous winners of the Most Outstanding Rookie award include:
- 2019: Nate Holley (CGY)
- 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)
The following players are eligible to be named the 2021 Most Outstanding Rookie:
| BC LIONS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Banks, Josh | DL | Wake Forest |
| Bonner, Tim | DL | Florida Atlantic |
| Broxton, Jarell | OL | Baylor |
| Butler, James | RB | Iowa |
| Camacho, Jimmy | K | Fresno State |
| Davis, Marcus | WR | UBC |
| Divinity, Michael | DL | LSU |
| Edwards-Cooper, Jalon | DB | Texas A&M Commerce |
| Flintoft, Stefan | P | UCLA |
| Gustav, Niklas | DL | Germany |
| Hammond, Courtney | DL | Western Oregon |
| Hardin, Kiante | DB | Pittsburgh State |
| Hastings, Cordell | WR | Acadia |
| Hladik, Ben | LB | UBC |
| Joyner, Austin | DB | Washington |
| Rourke, Nathan | QB | Ohio |
| Thurman, Kevin | DL | Arkansas State |
| Williams, Jordan | LB | East Carolina |
| EDMONTON ELKS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Ankrah, Andrew | DL | James Madison |
| Blake, Eric | DB | McMaster |
| Clements, Malik | LB | Cincinnati |
| Cornelius, Taylor | QB | Oklahoma State |
| Costigan, Thomas | DL | Bryant University |
| Demery, D’Antne | OL | Florida International |
| Debaillie, Tibo | DL | Towson University |
| Edwards, Earnest | WR | Maine |
| Fletcher, Walter | RB | Ball State |
| Higby, Tyler | OL | Michigan State |
| Jack-Kurdyla, Tomas | OL | Buffalo |
| Karl, Hunter | WR | Calgary |
| Laguda, Afolabi | DB | Colorado |
| McDonald, Grant | LB | Calgary |
| Morgan, Nyles | LB | Notre Dame |
| Nelson, Cole | DL | Alberta |
| Nielsen, Steven | OL | Eastern Michigan |
| Pae, Alain | DL | Ottawa |
| Philip, Shaydon | DB | Alberta |
| Rector, Christian | DT | Southern California |
| Sandjong, Rossini | DE | York |
| Smalls, Albert | DB | Northern Illinois |
| Tyne, Malik | DB | Towson University |
| Williams, Darius | DB | Carson-Newman |
| CALGARY STAMPEDERS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Adeyemi-Berglund, Isaac | DL | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Bane, Shawn | WR | Northwest Missouri State |
| Banks, Stefen | DL | Savannah State |
| Bell, Bryce | OL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Bethune, Yurik | DL | Alabama A&M |
| Branch, Marcelis | DB | Robert Morris |
| Cowan, Brad | LB | Wilfird Laurier |
| Good-Jones, Julian | OL | Iowa St |
| Grace, Cody | P | Arkansas St |
| Graham, Elliot | RB | UBC |
| Gray, Kurtis | LB | Waterloo |
| Hakunavanhu, Luther | WR | York |
| Henry, Malik | WR | West Georgia |
| Holley, Nick | WR | Kent State |
| Killings, Dorian (DJ) | DB | Central Florida |
| Lee, Malcom | DB | UBC |
| Maier, Jake | QB | California Davis |
| Middlemost, Tyson | WR | McMaster |
| Moore, Charlie | LB | Calgary |
| Owens, Jarrell | DL | Oklahoma State |
| Richards, Ramon | DB | Oklahoma State |
| Seinet-Spaulding, Andrew | DL | McGill |
| Statz, Nick | DB | Calgary |
| Stewart, Silas | LB | Incarnate Word |
| Williams, Kobe | DB | Arizona State |
| SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Adams, Keion | DE | Western Michigan |
| Campbell, Christian | DB | Penn State |
| Ezeala, Christopher | DE | No College |
| Ferland, Logan | OL | Regina Thunder Jrs |
| Gates, DeMarquis | LB | Mississippi |
| Jana, Terrell | WR | Virginia |
| Jefferson, Cameron | OL | Arkansas |
| Marino, Garrett | DT | Alabama Birmingham |
| Morrow, Jamal | RB | Washington State |
| Nell, John Henry | K | No College |
| Pinckney, Michael | LB | Miami |
| Riley, Mattland | OL | Saskatchewan |
| Schaffer-Baker, Kian | WR | Guelph |
| Webb, Damon | DB | Ohio State |
| WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Alford, DeAundre | DB | Tusculum College |
| Dheilly, Nicholas | DL | Saskatchewan |
| Gaskill-Cadwallader, Tanner | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Hallett, Noah | DB | McMaster |
| Houston, Demerio | DB | Southern |
| Kramdi, Redha | DB | Montreal |
| Liegghio, Marc | K | Western University |
| Lowes, Robbie | LB | Regina |
| Maruo, Les | LB | Texas at San Antonio |
| McKnight, Kelvin | WR | Samford |
| Miller, Joshua | DB | Ball State |
| Mourtada, Ali | K | Pace |
| Rocquemore, Jontrell | LB | Utah State |
| Rose, Ezekiel | DT | West Virginia |
| Sayles, Casey | DL | Ohio |
| Schiaffino Perez, Sergio | DB | Saltillo Dinos |
| Tyrrell, James | WR | Concordia |
| Walker, Ricky | DT | Virginia Tech |
| HAMILTON TIGER-CATS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Autry II, Lee | DL | Mississippi State |
| Bennett, Mason | DE | North Dakota |
| Bertolet, Taylor | K | Texas A&M |
| Carney, Malik | DL | North Carolina |
| Cross, Nic | LB | UBC |
| Feltmate, Bailey | LB | Acadia |
| Garand-Gauthier, Felix | FB | Laval |
| Green, Marcus | WR | Louisiana at Monroe (NE) |
| Izinyon, David | LB | Rostock Griffins |
| Katsantonis, Stravos | DB | UBC |
| Lawrence, Desmond | DB | North Carolina |
| Manalo, Myles | LB | Western University |
| Murray, Jordan | OL | North Texas |
| Richards, Jarek | LB | Saint Mary's |
| Schnitzler, Tom | LS | UBC |
| Stribling, Channing | DB | Michigan |
| Ternowski, Tyler | WR | Waterloo |
| Vornkahl, Travis | OL | West Texas A&M |
| White, Papi | WR | Ohio |
| Whitford, Joel | P | Washington |
| Whyte, Gordon | LB | St. Francis Xavier |
| Woodmansey, Coulter | OL | Guelph |
| Yarbrough, John | OL | Richmond |
| TORONTO ARGONAUTS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Acheampong, Sam | DT | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Allen, Dejon | OL | Hawaii |
| Brissett, Dejon | WR | Virginia |
| Cassar, Jack | LB | Carleton |
| Churchill, Theren | OL | Regina |
| Giffen, Dylan | OL | Western University |
| Hagerty, Josh | DB | Saskatchewan |
| Hoyte, Trevor | LB | Carleton |
| Jeanpiere, Damion | WR | Nicholls State |
| Mencer, Eli | DL | Albany |
| Nicastro, Peter | OL | Calgary |
| Nield, Tommy | WR | McMaster |
| Oakman, Shawn | DL | Baylor |
| Pellerin, Dion | RB | Waterloo |
| Peters, Jamal | DB | Mississippi State |
| OTTAWA REDBLACKS | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Abrahams-Webster, Treshaun | DB | Calgary |
| Asse, Ketel | OL | Laval |
| Auclair, Adam | LB | Laval |
| Basambombo, Dan | LB | Laval |
| Boyd, Dino | OL | Cincinnati |
| Bushell-Beatty, Juwann | OL | Michigan |
| Christion, Taryn | QB | South Dakota State |
| Davis, Ryan | WR | Auburn |
| Evans, Caleb | QB | Louisiana Monroe |
| Ferguson, Chris | OL | Cincinnati |
| Griffin, Frankie | DB | Texas State |
| Hornbuckle, Tre | DL | Duke |
| Lebreux, Clement | DL | Laval |
| Martin-Oguike, Praise | DL | Temple |
| McGloster, Jamar | OL | Syracuse |
| Muhammad, Brad | DB | Florida International |
| Nnoruka, Chigozie | DL | Miami |
| Phillips, Ervin | WR | Syracuse |
| Pickett, Andrew | OL | Guelph |
| Smallwood, Jordan | WR | Oklahoma |
| Szott, Jakob | OL | McMaster |
| Vrede, Tyron | LB | North Datoka |
| Williams, Terry | WR | Tennesse Martin |
| MONTREAL ALOUETTES | ||
| Name | Position | College |
| Antwi, Jeshrun | RB | Calgary |
| Cote, David | K | Laval |
| Dequoy, Marc-Antoine | DB | Montreal |
| Harelimana Brian | LB | Montreal |
| Randle Jr., Rodney | DB | Lamar |
| Watson, Tre | LB | Maryland |
| Zema, Joseph | P | Incarnate World |
