NATIONAL COMBINE GUIDE GOLDRING CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS & VARSITY CENTRE TORONTO, ONTARIO MARCH 11-13, 2016 GUIDE DU CAMP D’ÉVALUATION NATIONAL GOLDRING CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS ET VARSITY CENTRE TORONTO, ONTARIO 11 AU 13 MARS 2016 #CFLCombine #CampLCF TABLE OF CONTENTS About the 2016 CFL Combines 1 2016 CFL Combine Schedule 3 2016 CFL Combine Participants 4 Testing Categories 55 Top Bench Press Results 58 Top 40-Yard Dash Results 59 2016 CFL Draft Selection Order 60 2015 CFL Draft Results 62 Vasity Centre & Goldring Centre for High Performance Sports 65 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] Paulo Senra Canadian Football League Director, Communications C: 416-882-7919 [email protected] #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 COMBINE SCHEDULE Media access notes: • Because of multiple arrival times on Friday, 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 Saturday and Sunday, all player interviews will take place following the completion of the prospects testing and evaluation drills. • Media attending the Saturday session at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sports will be permitted in a designated area with full view of the testing area. Any photographers (still and video) will be permitted to access the testing area when accompanied by a CFL staff member. • Media attending the Sunday evaluation at Varsity Centre will be permitted in a restricted area with full view of the field. Any photographers (still and video) will be permitted to access portions of the field when accompanied by a CFL staff member. FRIDAY MARCH 11 – Park Hyatt Hotel 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Players arrive in Toronto – Register in University Central Room 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Player Medicals – University East Room 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM Measurements/Flexibility/Body Fat% - Queens Park North* 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Group meeting with all Players – Queen’s Park Ballroom 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Player Interview Sessions *Team personnel are welcome to attend the Measurement, Flexibility, and Body Fat % testing session. SATURDAY MARCH 12 – Goldring Centre for High Performance Sports 9:00 AM DB, WR, LB, RB, K, DL & OL Height/Weight and Video Shot 10:30 AM DB, WR, LB, RB, K, DL & OL Vertical Jump and Bench Press 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Player Interview Sessions 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Optional Player Interview Sessions followed by free time 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Web conference interviews – Specific times to be determined SUNDAY MARCH 13 – Varsity Centre 8:00 AM OL & DL to test 40’s, Broad Jump, Short Shuttle, 3-Cone, Individual & Group Drills 9:40 AM LS & K workout 10:00 AM RB, LB & K to test 40’s, Broad Jump, Short Shuttle, 3-Cone, Individual & Group Drills 11:50 AM WR & DB to test 40’s, Broad Jump, Short Shuttle, 3-Cone, Individual & Group Drills 2:30 PM Combine completed 3 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #50 Kadeem Adams - OL HT: 6’04’’ WT: 273 Hometown: Halifax, NS College: Western University | #62 High School: Citadel High School National Western Mustangs 2015: Member of the Western Mustangs. 2014: Played in six regular season games and two playoff games. 2013: Played in seven regular season games and three playoff games … Named an OUA first team all-star … Was part of a team that won the Yates Cup (OUA championship). 2012: Played in one regular season game and two playoff games. Personal Criminology student … Winning the Yates cup in 2013 is his most fond CIS football memory … Tyrone Williams has inspired him to become a professional football player … Tries to model his game around Tyron Smith … He would be coaching football if he wasn’t playing … Queen’s is his favourite school to play against. 4 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #51 Jamal Campbell - OL HT: 6’07’’ WT: 300 Hometown: Toronto, ON College: York University | #77 High School: C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute National York Lions 2015: Participated in the 2015 East West Bowl … Played in 8 regular season games with 8 starts at right tackle. 2014: Appeared in all 8 games and started 6 on the offensive line at right and left tackle. 2013: Appeared in 5 games at defensive end after missing 3 with an injury … Recorded 13 tackles. 2012: Appeared in all 8 games at defensive end … Recorded 2 tackles. 2011: Redshirted the 2011 season. Personal Sociology student … Participated in basketball and football at C.W. Jefferys C.I. … Won the football team’s most valuable player award and the basketball team’s most improved player award in 2011 … Ricky Foley, a York alumni, has inspired him to become a professional football player … Tries to model your game around Tyron Smith … Feels he would excel as a mentor of some kind if he wasn’t playing football … His goals are to own businesses and real estate and use his wealth and knowledge to give back to his community and inspire young people … Also interested in politics … UofT is his favourite school to play against. 5 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #52 Michael Couture - OL HT: 6’04’’ WT: 276 Hometown: Burnaby, BC College: Simon Fraser University | #59 High School: Centennial High School National Simon Fraser Clan 2015: Played in 8 regular season games with 8 starts at right tackle. 2014: Played in 11 regular season games with 11 starts at centre. 2013: Played in 10 regular season games with 10 starts at left tackle. 2012: Played in 9 regular season games with 7 starts at left guard … Named Clan’s Top Lineman … Named an Eastern Conference all-star. Personal Criminology student … Being part of a come from behind victory in his freshman year against Humboldt State at home is his most fond NCAA Football memory … Geroy Simon is a player has inspired you to become a professional football player … He tries to model your game around Evan Mathis, guard from the Denver Broncos … Switching high schools in 2011 and all the coaching changes he experienced over 4 years at SFU are the biggest obstacles he had to overcome in his life as a football player … Would love to become a real estate agent or own a restaurant if he wasn’t playing football … Azusa Pacific was his favourite school to play against. 6 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #53 Philippe Gagnon - OL HT: 6’04’’ WT: 311 Hometown: L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC College: Université Laval | #62 Previous Team: Cégep Garneau (Cégep) High School: Polyvalente de L'Ancienne-Lorette National Laval Rouge et Or 2015: Participated in the CIS East-West Bowl … Played in 8 regular season games with 8 starts at left guard ..