ELIGIBLE PLAYERS FOR CFL MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE AWARD
TORONTO (October 18, 2018) -- Below is a list of players who are eligible for the 2018 Most Outstanding Rookie award.
In order to be eligible as a candidate for the League award for the "Most Outstanding First Year Player" (Rookie Award), a player must meet the following criteria:
- He has, in the current season, been named to the active 44-man roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season game; and
- He has not:
- In any prior season dressed for a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season or playoff or championship game;
-and – - In the current season or in any prior season, dressed for a member Club in the National Football League, at the time it played in a regular season or post-season or championship game.
The Most Outstanding Rookie award is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. The winner will be announced at the Shaw CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 22 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Past Most Outstanding Rookie Winners:
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
2007: Cameron Wake BC
2006: Aaron Hunt BC
The following players meet the above requirements for this year's voting:
Montreal Alouettes |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Bo Banner |
DE |
Central Washington |
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Woody Baron |
DT |
Virginia Tech |
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Ryan Brown |
DT |
Mississippi State |
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Brandon Calver |
LB |
Wilfrid Lauriers |
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Malcolm Carter |
WR |
Carleton |
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Ty Cranston |
DB |
Ottawa |
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Tyquwan Glass |
DB |
Fresno State |
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Kevin Haynes |
LB |
Central Washington |
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Tyler Johnstone |
OT |
Oregon |
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Paul Kozachuk |
DB |
Toronto |
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Willie Mays |
DE |
Tiffin |
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Khadim Mbaye |
DE |
Ottawa |
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Najee Murray |
DB |
Kent State |
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De'Mornay Pierson-El |
WR |
Nebraska |
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Lawrence Pittman |
RB |
Wingate |
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Jean-Gabriel Poulin |
LB |
Western |
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Na'Ty Rodgers |
OT |
Houston |
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Trey Rutherford |
OG |
Connecticut |
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William Stanback |
RB |
Virginia Union |
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Ryder Stone |
RB |
Dartmouth |
Ottawa REDBLACKS |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Anthony Cioffi |
DB |
Rutgers |
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Mickael Côté |
LB |
Concordia |
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Marco Dubois |
WR |
Laval |
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R.J. Harris |
WR |
New Hampshire |
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Justin Howell |
DB |
Carleton |
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Mark Korte |
OL |
Alberta |
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Tafon Mainsah |
DB |
Richmond |
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Jacob Scarfone |
WR |
Guelph |
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Noel Thomas II |
WR |
Connecticut |
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Lewis Ward |
K |
Ottawa |
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Avery Williams |
LB |
Temple |
Toronto Argonauts |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Hassan Barry |
DL |
McMaster |
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John Biewald |
DL |
Western |
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Anthony Covington |
DB |
North Carolina |
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Simon Gingras-Gagnon |
RB |
Laval |
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Sean Harrington |
LB |
Michigan State |
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Nelkas Kwemo |
LB |
Queen’s |
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Will Likely |
DB |
Maryland |
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Trumaine Washington |
DB |
Louisville |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Jackson Bennett |
DB |
Ottawa |
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Justin Buren Darius Ciraco |
WR OL |
Simon Fraser Calgary |
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Dane Evans |
QB |
Tulsa |
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John Green |
DB |
Connecticut |
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Avery Jordan |
OL |
New Mexico |
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Rashad Lawrence |
WR |
Northwestern |
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Kay Okafor |
DL |
St. Francis Xavier |
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Nicholas Parisotto |
DB |
Guelph |
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Lucas Wacha |
LB |
Wyoming |
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Brett Wade |
DL |
Calgary |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Johnny Augustine |
RB |
Guelph |
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Tyneil Cooper |
DB |
Dixie State |
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Daniel Petermann |
WR |
McMaster |
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Robert Priester |
DB |
Wyoming |
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Marcus Sayles |
DB |
West Georgia |
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Rashaun Simonise |
WR |
Calgary |
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Cody Speller |
OL |
McMaster |
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Qadr Spooner |
OL |
McGill |
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Chris Streveler |
QB |
South Dakota |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Alexandre Chevrier |
LB |
Sherbrooke |
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Takoby Cofield |
OL |
Duke |
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Chad Geter |
LB |
Gardner-Webb |
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Kyran Moore |
WR |
Austin Peay |
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Micah Teitz |
LB |
Calgary |
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Terran Vaughn |
OL |
Stephen F. Austin State |
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David Watford |
QB |
Hampton |
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Jordan Williams-Lambert |
WR |
Ball State |
Calgary Stampeders |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Markeith Ambles |
WR |
Houston |
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Nick Arbuckle |
QB |
Georgia State |
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Montell Cozart |
QB |
Boise State |
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Nila Kasitati |
OL |
Oklahoma |
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Justin Lawrence |
OL |
Alberta |
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Royce Metchie |
DB |
Guelph |
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Eric Mezzalira |
LB |
McMaster |
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Romar Morris |
RB |
North Carolina |
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Folarin Orimolade |
DL |
Dartmouth |
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Tre Roberson |
DB |
Illinois State |
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Ryan Sceviour |
OL |
Calgary |
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Richard Sindani |
WR |
Regina |
Edmonton Eskimos |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Jordan Beaulieu |
LB |
Western |
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Shaquille Cooper |
RB |
Fort Hays State |
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Tanner Green |
RB |
Concordia |
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Monshadrik Hunter |
DB |
Arkansas State |
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Mark Mackie |
DL |
McMaster |
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Godfrey Onyeka |
DB |
Wilfrid Laurier |
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Jordan Robinson |
RB |
Sacramento State |
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Miles Shuler |
WR |
Northwestern |
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Nick Usher |
DL |
Texas El Paso |
BC Lions |
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Name |
Position |
School |
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Peter Godber |
OL |
Rice |
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Edward Godin |
DL |
Laval |
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Isaiah Guzylak-Messam |
DB |
Wilfrid Laurier |
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David Knevel |
OL |
Nebraska |
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Julien Laurent |
DL |
Georgia State |
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Claudell Louis |
DL |
Fresno State |
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David Mackie |
FB |
McMaster |
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Ebenezer Ogundeko |
DL |
North Carolina |
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Andrew Peirson |
OL |
Gannon |