COMBINE GUIDE GUIDE DU CAMP D’ÉVALUATION EVRAZ PLACE REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN MARCH 23-15, 2017 | 23 AU 25 MARS 2017 #CFLCombine #CampLCF TABLE OF CONTENTS About the 2017 CFL Combines 1 2017 CFL Combine Schedule 3 2017 CFL Combine Participants 5 Testing Categories 55 Top Bench Press Results 58 Top 40-Yard Dash Results 59 2017 CFL Draft Selection Order 60 2016 CFL Draft Results 62 MEDIA AVAILABILITY CFL staff will be onsite to assist in the coordination of player interviews. Further details will be made available throughout the course of the event. MEDIA CONTACTS Olivier Poulin Lucas Barrett Canadian Football League Canadian Football League Manager, Communications Coordinator, Communications and Digital Media C: 514-970-7211 C: 416-802-7852 [email protected] [email protected] #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2017 CFL COMBINES PARTICIPANT LIST ANNOUNCED More than 130 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 2017 CFL Combine presented by adidas, which will take place in Regina, March 23-25. The CFL will host regional combines for the fifth consecutive year, and the third-year it will host a trio of them beginning in Montreal on March 10, followed by one in Toronto on March 17 and the final regional combine in Regina on March 23. Last year, 17 players from regional combines were extended an invitation to the CFL Combine including 10 of those players being selected in the 2016 CFL Draft. The CFL, with input from all teams, will then invite additional players from the regional combines to the national event in Regina depending on player performance. Each regional combine will invite approximately 40 to 45 football players. The top players eligible for the upcoming 2017 CFL Draft, as ranked collectively by the teams and the league office, are invited to attend the CFL Combine presented by adidas. About the CFL Combine The CFL Combine presented by adidas will take place at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan. 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. Regional Combine Players drafted in the 2016 CFL Draft Last year’s regional combines accumulated an additional 17 invites to the CFL Combine, with 10 players selected in the 2016 CFL Draft including: London Beefeaters receiver Shaquille Johnson (Toronto Regional Combine) was selected in the fourth round, 32th overall by the BC Lions. Kevin Jackson, a linebacker from Sam Houston State University (Toronto Regional Combine), was selected in the fourth round, 34th overall by the Ottawa REDBLACKS. Calgary Colts linebacker Alex Ogbongbemiga (Edmonton Regional Combine) was selected in the fifth round, 36th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Okanagan Sun defensive back Brennan Van Nistelrooy (Edmonton Regional Combine) was selected in the sixth round, 48th overall by the BC Lions. Michael Kashak, a defensive lineman from McMaster University (Toronto Regional Combine), was selected in the sixth round, 51th overall by the Calgary Stampeders. Maïko Zepeda, a defensive back from Université de Montréal (Montreal Regional Combine), was selected in the seventh round, 56th overall by the Montreal Alouettes. Nathan O’Halloran, a fullback from the University of Windsor (Toronto Regional Combine), was selected in the seventh round, 57th overall by the BC Lions. 1 #CFLCombine #CampLCF Jamal Kett, a receiver from Western University (Toronto Regional Combine), was selected in the seventh round, 60th overall by the Ottawa REDBLACKS. Boyd Richardson, a defensive lineman from UBC (Edmonton Regional Combine), was selected in the eighth round, 65th overall by the BC Lions. DJ Lalama, a linebacker from University of Manitoba (Edmonton Regional Combine), was selected in the eighth round, 70th overall by the Edmonton Eskimos. 2 #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2017 CFL COMBINE SCHEDULE Media Access Notes: Because of multiple arrival times on Thursday, all media interviews need to be coordinated through CFL Communications. Media is not permitted in the rooms for medical testing, measurements, flexibility and body fat percentage that day. On Friday and Saturday, all player interviews will take place following the completion of the prospects’ testing and evaluation drills in the press conference room (‘’Sillinger’s Corner’’). A portion of the EventPlex’s mezzanine is reserved for media covering the events. Media are asked to access the mezzanine and the press conference room through stairs located on The Co-operators’ Centre concourse. Only CFL production and football operation cameras will be permitted on the field. No additional cameras will have access to the field to protect the safety of the players and the live broadcast. Camera operators without the appropriate accreditation will be asked to leave the field and move to a designated media area in the mezzanine. Only accredited photographers & videographers with CFL bibs are permitted on field. Media can access a clean feed of the CFL’s Combine broadcast (which includes the 40-Yard Dash, Bench Press and Player 1-on-1s). The footage can be acquired by using the FTP information below. There is no fee to access the footage and the only restriction is that it cannot be sold. Media Footage Acquisition: The following is FTP information for media to access footage from the 2017 CFL Combine presented by adidas. This FTP will remain open until Tuesday, March 28, 2017. IP Address: 52.35.159.32 Username: cflreadonly Password: g3knEmkHd9yaVAC3 THURSDAY MARCH 23 – Double Tree by Hilton & Mosaic Stadium 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Players arrive in Regina – Register at Double Tree by Hilton 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM Player Medicals – Double Tree by Hilton 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM Measurements/Flexibility/Body Fat%/Head Shots – Double Tree by Hilton 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Group meeting with all Players – Mosaic Stadium 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Player Interview Sessions – Mosaic Stadium *Team personnel are welcome to attend the Measurement, Flexibility, and Body Fat % testing session. FRIDAY MARCH 24 – Evraz Place & Mosaic Stadium 8:30 AM OL, DL, RB, LB, QB, WR, DB Height/Weight and Video Shot 9:30 AM OL, DL, RB, LB, QB, WR, DB Broad Jump and Vertical Jump 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Player Interview Sessions – Mosaic Stadium 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM WR, DB, RB, LB, QB, DL & OL Bench Press 3 #CFLCombine #CampLCF SATURDAY MARCH 25 – Evraz Place 9:00 AM OL, DL, RB, LB, QB, WR, DB 40’s, Short Shuttle, and 3-Cone 12:00 PM OL & DL Individual and Group Drills 12:45 PM RB, LB & QB Individual and Group Drills 1:30 PM RB, LB & DL Special Teams Gunner Drills 1:45 PM WR & DB Individual and Group Drills 2:30 PM WR & DB Special Teams Gunner Drills 2:45 PM LS & K Workout 3:00 PM Combine completed 4 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #50 Kwabena Asare - OL HT: 6’08’’ WT: 296 Hometown: Brampton, ON College: Carleton University | #55 Previous Team: Champlain Regional College - Lennoxville (Cégep) High School: St. Edmund Campion Secondary School National Carleton Ravens 2016: Played in the CIS East West Bowl… Played in 8 regular season games with 8 starts at tackle… Named an OUA first team all-star. 2015: Played in 3 regular season games with 3 starts at tackle. 2014: Played in 7 regular season games with 7 starts at tackle. 2013: Played in 5 regular season games with 5 starts at tackle. Personal Communication student… Says beating Western is his most fond U Sports memory… Says his family has inspired him to become a professional football player… Tries to model his game around Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jason Peters… Would like to work in television if he wasn’t playing football… Lists Laurier as his favourite school to play against. 2016 CIS East West Bowl Combine Results 40-Yard Dash: 5.22 secs Bench Press: DNP Broad Jump: 8’08’’ Short Shuttle: 4.92 secs Vertical Jump: 25’’ 3-Cone Drill: 8.27 secs 5 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #51 Dariusz Bladek - OL HT: 6’04’’ WT: 329 Hometown: Kissimmee, FL (United-States) College: Bethune-Cookman University | #77 High School: Poinciana High School National Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2016: Elected to forego his senior season and declare for the NFL Draft. 2015: Was a preseason all-conference selection… Played in 10 games along the offensive line… Helped pave the way for the Wildcats to lead the MEAC in several statistical categories, including scoring offense (31.4 avg/g), total offense (445.0 avg/g), rushing offense (191.8 yds./g), pass offense (253.2 avg/g), and pass efficiency (164.1 efficiency)… Blocked for quarterback Quentin Williams to earn three MEAC Offensive Player of the Week awards throughout the campaign… Named to the 2015 SBN Black College All-America Team… Won the Larry Little Offensive Lineman of the Year award. 2014: Played and started in 11 games along the offensive line… Started at the left guard position for the Wildcats… Graded out at 91 percent for the season on all assignments… Played on an average of 93 percent of all offensive snaps for the Wildcats on the year… Helped pave the way for the MEAC’s third-best rushing offense with the Wildcats averaging 199.2 yards per game on the ground… Blocked for the league’s fifth-best total offensive unit totaling 4,337 yards on the campaign (361.4 yards/game)… 2013: Logged playing time in all 13 games, making a start in 12 of those contests… Started all but the final game of the year at Coastal Carolina in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs.