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REGIONAL COMBINES GUIDE EDMONTON – MARCH 7, 2016 MONTRÉAL – MARCH 9, 2016 TORONTO – MARCH 10, 2016 #CFLCombine #CampLCF TABLE OF CONTENTS About the 2016 CFL Combines 1 2016 CFL Regional Combines Schedules 3 Edmonton Participants 5 Montreal Participants 47 Toronto Participants 93 2015 CFL Draft Selection Order 139 #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2016 NATIONAL CFL COMBINE PARTICIPANT LIST ANNOUNCED More than 120 players to compete in three regional combines across the country TORONTO – The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced that the League will once again host three regional combines with the participating players having one final opportunity of earning an invitation to the 2016 National CFL Combine presented by adidas, which will take place in Toronto, March 11-13. The CFL will host regional combines for the fourth consecutive year, and the third-year it will host a trio of them beginning in Edmonton on March 7, followed by one in Montreal on March 9 and the final regional combine in Toronto on March 10. Last year, 11 players from regional combines were extended an invitation to the National CFL Combine including seven of those players being selected in the 2015 CFL Draft. 12 of the first 13 selections from the 2015 CFL Draft participated in the National CFL Combine last year. The CFL, with input from all teams, will then invite additional players from the regional combines to the national Combine in Toronto depending on player performance. Each regional combine will invite approximately 40 to 45 football players. The top players eligible for the upcoming 2016 CFL Draft, as ranked collectively by the teams and the league office, are invited to attend the National CFL Combine presented by adidas. National CFL Combine: The National CFL Combine presented by adidas will take place at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sports and Varsity Centre, both located on the University of Toronto downtown campus. The players will undergo medical examinations, performance, strength and speed tests, on-field football drills and team interviews over the three day combine in front of general managers, coaches and scouts from all teams. 1 #CFLCombine #CampLCF Regional Combine Players drafted in the 2015 CFL Draft: Last year’s regional combines accumulated an additional 11 invites to the National CFL Combine, with seven players selected in the 2015 CFL Draft including: • Fullback William Langlais from University of Sherbrooke (Montreal Regional Combine) was selected in the third round, 27th overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2015 CFL Draft. • Matt Rea, a fullback from Michigan State (Toronto Regional Combine) was selected in the fourth round, 35th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2015 CFL Draft. • Wide receiver, Mikhail Davidson from University of Montreal (Montreal Regional Combine) was selected in the fifth round, 40th overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2015 CFL Draft. • Defensive back Dexter Janke who played for the Okanagan Sun (Edmonton Regional Combine) was selected in the fifth round, 44th overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2015 CFL Draft. 2 #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2016 CFL REGIONAL COMBINES SCHEDULES EDMONTON (Commonwealth Stadium Fieldhouse) – Monday, March 7, 2016 ORDER OF TESTING – OL, DL, RB, LB, QB, K, WR, DB 8:00am – Registration 8:30am – Begin Circuit – Height & Weight, Hand & Arm Measurements, Video Shot, Vertical Jump, Broad Jump, Bench Press (225 lbs) 10:30am – 40’s, Short Shuttle, 3 Cone Drill 12:00pm – 1:30pm – Lunch (staggered) – Provided for Players and Team Personnel 1:00pm – Positional Drills & One on One’s 3:20pm – Announcement of Players invited to Toronto MONTREAL (Concordia University) – Wednesday, March 9, 2016 ORDER OF TESTING – OL, DL, RB, LB, QB, K, WR, DB 8:00am – Registration 8:30am – Begin Circuit – Height & Weight, Hand & Arm Measurements, Video Shot, Vertical Jump, Bench Press (225 lbs) 10:00am – Broad Jump, 40’s, Short Shuttle, 3 Cone Drill 12:00pm – 1:30pm – Lunch (staggered) – Provided for Players and Team Personnel 1:00pm – Positional Drills & One on One’s 3:15pm – Announcement of Players invited to Toronto 3 #CFLCombine #CampLCF TORONTO (Park Hyatt Hotel and U of T Varsity Stadium) – Thursday, March 10, 2016 ORDER OF TESTING – OL, DL, RB, LB, LS, WR, DB 9:00am – Registration at Park Hyatt Hotel 9:30am - Begin Circuit – Height & Weight, Hand & Arm Measurements, Video Shot, Vertical Jump, Broad Jump, Bench Press (225 lbs) 11:35pm – 12:35pm – Lunch (staggered) – Provided for Players and Team Personnel 12:35pm – Warm up at Bubble 12:50pm – 40’s, Short Shuttle, 3 Cone Drill 2:30pm – Positional Drills & One on One’s 4:40pm – Announcement of Players invited to Toronto 4 #CFLCombine #CampLCF EDMONTON 5 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #59 Drew Digout - OL HT: 6’04” WT: 275 Hometown: Saskatoon, SK College: University of Saskatchewan | #57 Previous Team: Okanagan Sun (CJFL) Draft Year: 2016 National Saskatchewan Huskies 2015: Participated in the CIS East-West Game for Team West … Member of the Saskatchewan Huskies. 6 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #103 Andrew MacLean – OL HT: 6’04” WT: 275 Hometown: Edmonton, AB College: Edmonton Huskies (CJFL) | #61 Previous Team: Salisbury Composite High School Draft Year: Free Agent National Edmonton Huskies 2014: Member of the Edmonton Huskies. 2013: Member of the Edmonton Huskies. 7 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #105 Nevin Gamblin - OL HT: 6’06” WT: 330 Hometown: Brandon, MB College: University of Manitoba | #53 Previous Team: Winnipeg Rifles (CJFL) Draft Year: 2016 National Manitoba Bisons 2015: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2014: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2013: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2012: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. Personal Studies in the arts faculty at University of Manitoba. 8 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #106 Matthew Leung - OL HT: 6’04” WT: 280 Hometown: Saskatoon, SK College: University of Saskatchewan | #60 Previous Team: University of Calgary Draft Year: 2016 National Saskatchewan Huskies 2015: Member of the Saskatchewan Huskies. 2014: Member of the Saskatchewan Huskies. 2013: Member of the Saskatchewan Huskies. Personal PFC All-Star 2012. 9 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #108 Alex McKay - OL HT: 6’05” WT: 285 Hometown: Winnipeg, MB College: University of Manitoba | #62 Previous Team: Winnipeg Rifles (CJFL) Draft Year: 2016 National Manitoba Bisons 2015: Competed in the CIS East-West Bowl for Team West … Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2014: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2013: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. Personal Studies in the arts faculty at University of Manitoba. 10 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #109 Jordan Medal - OL HT: 6’02” WT: 300 Hometown: Winnipeg, MB College: University of Manitoba | #60 Previous Team: McGill University Draft Year: 2016 National Manitoba Bisons 2015: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2014: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. 2013: Member of the Manitoba Bisons. Personal Studies in the arts faculty at University of Manitoba. 11 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #110 Dylan Murphy – OL HT: 6’06” WT: 300 Hometown: Gleichen, AB College: Montana State Northern | #71 Previous Team: N/A Draft Year: 2016 National Montana State Northern Lights 2015: First-year coach with Montana State Northern … Tight ends and offensive line coach. 12 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #111 Alec Pennell – OL HT: 6’07” WT: 334 Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC College: UBC | #68 Previous Team: Vancouver Island Raiders (CJFL) Draft Year: 2016 National UBC Thunderbirds 2015: Member of the UBC Thunderbirds. 2014: Member of the UBC Thunderbirds. 2013: Member of the UBC Thunderbirds. 2012: Member of the UBC Thunderbirds. 13 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #112 Eric Permann – OL HT: 6’07” WT: 330 Hometown: Edmonton, AB College: Edmonton Huskies (CJFL) | #54 Previous Team: University of Alberta Draft Year: 2016 National Edmonton Huskies 2015: Member of the Edmonton Huskies. 2014: Member of the Edmonton Huskies. 14 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #117 Donovan Dale – DL HT: 6’01” WT: 275 Hometown: Saskatoon, SK College: University of Saskatchewan | #92 Previous Team: UBC Thunderbirds, Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL) Draft Year: 2015 National Saskatchewan Huskies 2015: Appeared in eight games the Saskatchewan Huskies… Accumulated 42 tackles (30 solo, 12 assisted) … Led the team with eight sacks and 8.5 tackles for a loss, totaling a loss of 46 yards … Finished fourth in the CIS in sacks … Forced three fumbles. UBC Thunderbirds 2014: Appeared in eight games for the UBC Thunderbirds … Tallied 40 tackles (22 solo, 18 assisted) … Led the team with three sacks and six tackles for a loss … Added a pass breakup. 2013: Appeared in eight games for the UBC Thunderbirds … Recorded 31 tackles (16 solo, 15 assisted) … Tied for the team-lead in sacks with five … Led the team in tackles for a loss with 7.5 for a loss of 36 yards … Added a pass breakup. Saskatoon Hilltops 2012: Played for the Saskatoon Hilltops of the CJFL. Personal Played for the two CIS teams (Saskatchewan Huskies and UBC Thunderbirds) as well as the Saskatoon Hilltops of the CJFL. 15 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #118 Jamie Puffer - DL HT: 6’02” WT: 225 Hometown: Verona, ON College: Simon Fraser University | #97 Previous Team: Langley Rams (CJFL) Draft Year: 2016 National Simon Fraser Clan 2015: Appeared in nine games … Finished with six tackles (1 solo, 5 assisted). 2014: Appeared in nine games …. Tallied 41 tackles (22 solo, 19 assisted) … Recorded 18 tackles for a loss totaling 63 yards lost including five sacks … Finished with three pass breakups and three passes deflected … Named to the GNAC All-Conference second team. 16 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #119 Boyd Richardson - DL HT: 6’03” WT: 235 Hometown: Regina, SK College: University of British-Columbia | #90 Previous Team: Regina Thunder Draft Year: 2016 National UBC Thunderbirds 2015: Appeared in eight games … Recorded 39 tackles (20 solo, 19 assisted) … Had three tackles for a loss including one sack … Recovered two fumbles and added one pass breakup … Participated in the CIS East-West Game for Team West … In the showcase game, he recorded 4.5 tackles (4 solo, 1 assisted) including 0.5 tackle for a loss of two … Won the Vanier Cup.