CFL announces eligible players for ‘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:

1.   He had, in the current season, been named to the active roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season game; and

2.   He had not:

a)  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;

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b)  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 Rookie of the Year is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. The winner will be announced at the Gibson’s Finest CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 21 in Regina, SK.

The following players meet the above requirements this for this year’s voting:

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Breaux, Delvin       DB    Louisiana State
Davis, Emanuel     DB    East Carolina
Delahunt, John       FB    Connecticut
Ellingson, Greg    WR    Florida International
Figueroa, Joel       OL    Miami
Gable, C.J.            RB    Southern California
Gascon-Nadon,     DL    Laval
Arnaud
Harris, Erik             DB    California University (P.A)
Hazime, Hasan      DL    Wake Forest
Hobbs, Arthur        DB    Nebraska-Kearney
King, Neil               DB    Saint Mary’s
Lamar, Lindsey   RB/KR South Florida
Lauther, Brett         P/K    Saint Mary’s
Marshall, Craig       DL    South Florida
Masoli, Jeremiah   QB    Mississippi
Moore, Tavoy           RB    Central Washington
Mutobola, Harold    DB    Western
Plesius, Frédéric     LB    Laval
Primé, Carl-Olivier   LB   Wagner College
Rogers, James       DB    Michigan
Stephen, Courtney  DB    Northern Illinois
Tasker, Luke            WR    Cornell

Montreal Alouettes

Beaulieu-Richard,    LB    Montreal
Jonathan
Boulay, Nicolas        LB    Sherbrooke
Carrier, Tyron          WR    Houston
Carter, Duron          WR    Ohio State
Edem, Michael       DB    Calgary
Graves, Kyle          WR    Acadia
Klassen, Michael     DL    Calgary
Knowles, Jamahl    DB    Calgary
Lumbala, Steven     RB    Calgary
Marsh, Tanner         QB    Texas Tech
Moore, Daniel        WR    South Carolina
Scott, B.J.                DB    South Alabama
Verdone, Jordan      LB    Calgary
Wells, Ben                DB    Stephen F. Austin State

Toronto Argonauts

Bryan, Antareis    DB    Baylor
Chiles, John         WR    Texas
Culbert, Major       LB    Abilene Christian
Gabriel, Jermaine DB   Calgary Colts (CJFL)
Gale, Mitchell        QB    Abilene Christian
Herbert, Shane     DB    Wilfrid Laurier
Horton, Shane       LB    Southern California
Laing, Cleyon        DL    Iowa State
Lawrence, Alonzo DB    Miss. Gulf Coast JC
Robinson, Jamie   LB    Florida State
Rogers,                  OL    Houston
Sir Vincent
Steele, Curtis        RB    Memphis
Tonye-Tonye,          LB    Northern Colorado
Herve

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Anderson, Zach    DT    Northern Michigan
Carter, Brett         WR    Winnipeg Rifles (CJFL)
Dunn, Desia          LB    Fresno State
Fitzgerald, Carl     FB    Saint Mary’s
Frazier, Marquis    DL    Southern Methodist
Harris, Freddie      DL    Central Oklahoma
Jones, Jarvis         OL    Oklahoma
Knapp, Dan           OL    Arizona State
Markett, Marty       DB    South Carolina
Pencer, Tyson       OL    Washington State
Pendleton,             DB    Mississippi
Wesley
Sherman, Teague  DB    Manitoba
Wild, Ian                  LB    Mercyhurst
Woods, Aaron       SB    Portland State

BC Lions

Albright, Matthew    OL    Saint Mary’s
Fabien, Kirby          OL    Calgary
Haidara,                 WR    Laval
Seydou Junior
Hart, Chris               QB    Webber International
McGarva, Matt        DB    Windsor
Parker, Keynan       DB    Simon Fraser
Williams, Korey      WR    NW Oklahoma State

Calgary Stampeders

Berger, Adam       DB    Simon Fraser
Bishop, Freddie    DL    Western Michigan
D’Aguilar, Ben       DL    McMaster
DeSouza,              LB    Toronto
Wilkerson
Hawthorne, Tim    WR    Northern Alabama
Jones, Brett          OL    Regina
Peach, Billy          OL    Jacksonville
Stafford, Kenny    WR    Toledo

Edmonton Eskimos

Gatlin, Joshua    DB    North Dakota State
Grymes, Aaron   DB    Idaho
Mason, Miles      OL    Utah
Miles, Jamal       KR    Arizona State
Ngoyi, Elie          DE    Bishop’s
Norris, Kyle         LB    Saint Mary’s
Samuels, Eric     DB    Vanderbilt
White, John        RB    Utah

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Moore, Spencer    FB    McMaster
Peters, Brian          LB    Northwestern
Regimbald-Gagne,LB    Sherbrooke
Kevin
Steinhauer, Levi    DL    Saskatchewan
Sunseri, Tino         QB    Pittsburgh
Watman, Corey     OL    Eastern Michigan