COMBINE GUIDE GUIDE DU CAMP D’ÉVALUATION RBC CONVENTION CENTRE & UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG WINNIPEG, MANITOBA MARCH 24-25, 2018 | 24-25 MARS 2018 #CFLCombine #CampLCF TABLE OF CONTENTS About the 2018 CFL Combines 1 2018 CFL Combine Schedule 3 2018 CFL Combine Media Access and Footage Acquisition 4 2018 CFL Combine Participants 5 Testing Categories 59 Top Bench Press Results 62 Top 40-Yard Dash Results 63 2018 CFL Draft Selection Order 64 2017 CFL Draft Results 66 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 Director, Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Communications and Public Affairs C: 514-970-7211 C: 416-802-7852 [email protected] [email protected] #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2018 CFL COMBINE PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED More than 170 players to compete in three regional combines across the country and one national combine in Winnipeg TORONTO – Canadian Football League (CFL) prospects will vie for an invitation to the CFL Combine presented by adidas starting Wednesday, March 7 in Montreal. For the sixth consecutive year, the CFL will host a trio of regional combines ahead of the CFL Combine. Following the Eastern Regional Combine in Montreal, Toronto will host the Ontario Regional Combine on March 9 and Winnipeg will host the Western Regional Combine on March 22. The CFL, with input from all teams, will then invite additional players from the regional combines to the national event in Winnipeg depending on player performance. Each regional combine will invite approximately 40 to 50 players. The CFL Combine presented by adidas will take place in Winnipeg as part of the Mark’s CFL Week festivities where top prospects will compete in front of CFL coaches, general managers and player personnel on March 24-25. Last year, 15 players from regional combines were extended an invitation to the CFL Combine, including 11 of those players being selected in the 2017 CFL Draft. The top players eligible for the upcoming 2018 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 the RBC Convention Centre and at the University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba. 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 2017 CFL Draft Last year’s regional combines accumulated an additional 15 invites to the CFL Combine, with 11 players selected in the 2017 CFL Draft including: • Julan Lynch, a receiver from the University of Saskatchewan (Western Regional), was selected in the second round, 17th overall, by the Calgary Stampeders. • Anthony Gosselin, a running back for the University of Sherbrooke (Eastern Regional), was selected in the second round, 18th overall, by the Ottawa REDBLACKS. • Ante Milanovic-Litre, a running back from Simon Fraser University (Western Regional), was selected in the fourth round, 28th overall, by the Calgary Stampeders. • Alex Morrison, a receiver from the University of British Columbia (Western Regional), was selected in the fourth round, 29th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes. • Jordan Hoover, a receiver from the University of Waterloo (Ontario Regional), was selected in the fourth round, 31st overall, by the Edmonton Eskimos. 1 #CFLCombine #CampLCF • Mathieu Dupuis, a defensive lineman from the University of Montreal (Eastern Regional), was selected in the fifth round, 44th overall, by the Ottawa REDBLACKS. • Ottawa Sooners receiver Malcolm Carter (Eastern Regional) was selected in the sixth round, 45th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes. • Alexandre Chevrier, a linebacker for the University of Sherbrooke (Eastern Regional), was selected in the seventh round, 55th overall, by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. • Adam Laurensse, a defensive back for the University of Calgary (Western Regional), was selected in the seventh round, 61st overall, by the Calgary Stampeders. • Mark Mackie, a defensive lineman from McMaster University (Ontario Regional), was selected in the eighth round, 67th overall, by the Edmonton Eskimos. • Mitchell Hillis, a receiver from the University of Saskatchewan (Western Regional), was selected in the eighth round, 69th overall, by the BC Lions. 2 #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2018 CFL COMBINE SCHEDULE FRIDAY MARCH 23 – Delta Hotel & University of Winnipeg 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Players arrive in Winnipeg – Registration and check-in at Delta Hotel 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM Player Medicals – Delta Hotel 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM Measurements (Hand/Arm/Wingspan), Flexibility, Body Fat% – Delta Hotel 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Group meeting with all Players – Delta Hotel 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Player Interview Sessions – University of Winnipeg *Team personnel are welcome to attend the Measurement, Flexibility, and Body Fat % testing session. SATURDAY MARCH 24 – RBC Convention Centre & University of Winnipeg 8:30 AM OL, DL, RB, QB, LB, DB & WR Height/Weight and Video Shot 10:00 AM OL, DL, RB, QB, LB, DB & WR 40’s, Short Shuttle, and 3-Cone 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Player Interview Sessions – University of Winnipeg 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM WR, DB, RB, LB, QB, DL & OL Bench Press SUNDAY MARCH 25 – University of Winnipeg 9:00 AM OL, DL, RB, LB, QB, WR & DB Broad Jump and Vertical Jump 11:00 AM OL & DL Individual and Group Drills 12:00 PM RB, LB & QB Individual and Group Drills 1:00 PM WR & DB Individual and Group Drills 2:00 PM LS Workout 2:30 PM Combine completed 3 #CFLCombine #CampLCF 2018 CFL COMBINE MEDIA ACCESS AND FOOTAGE ACQUISITION 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 members covering the events are asked to do so in the designated media areas. • 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. • Only accredited photographers & videographers with CFL bibs are permitted on field. Media Footage Acquisition: • Media can access a clean feed of a highlight pack of the CFL’s Combine broadcast (which will include top performers of the 40-Yard Dash, Bench Press and B-roll of player individuals drills and 1-on-1s). Usage, for editorial purposes only, will be limited to 30 seconds (cumulative total) at no cost. Footage cannot be sold. Please contact CFL Communications with requests. 4 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #50 Arnaud Gendron-Dumouchel - OL HT: 6’09’’ WT: 308 Hometown: Valleyfield, QC College: Université de Montréal | #62 Previous Team: Collège de Valleyfield (Cégep) High School: École de la Baie-Saint-François National Montreal Carabins 2017: Played and started eight regular season games at right tackle, but also played at left tackle. 2016: Played and started eight regular season games at right tackle, but also played at left tackle. 2015: Played in six regular season games, including one at right tackle… Was part of the team that won the Dunsmore Cup (RSEQ Championship) and the Mitchell Bowl. 2014: Played in eight regular season games, including two at right tackle… Was part of the team that won the Dunsmore Cup (RSEQ Championship), the Uteck Bowl and the Vanier Cup. Personal Physical Education student… Says that winning the 2014 Vanier Cup in Montreal is his most fond U SPORTS football memory… Says that current Ottawa REDBLACKS offensive lineman Jason Lauzon-Séguin has inspired him to become a professional football player… Tries to model his game around current Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith… Says he’s unable to see what he would do if he wasn’t playing football… Lists Laval University as his favourite school to play against. 5 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #51 Sam MacMillan - OL HT: 6’02’’ WT: 279 Hometown: Toronto, ON College: University of Toronto | #60 High School: St Michael’s College School, Phillips Academy National Toronto Varsity Blues 2017: Played for the West Team in the U SPORTS East-West Bowl… Dressed and started all eight regular season games. 2016: Dressed and started all eight regular season games. 2015: Dressed and started all eight regular season games. 2014: Dressed all eight regular season games… Named a member of the OUA all-rookie team. Personal Peace, Conflict & Justice Studies major… Won the St Thomas Moore award and the Fr. Roy exit scholarship… Was a Varsity captain at SMC… Won Lineman of the Year in 2012-2013… Brother Nolan MacMillan played football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and is a member of the Ottawa REDBLACKS… Sam volunteers as a coach of the University of Toronto women’s flag football team… Says that his first start in the OUA – a 70-0 victory against York – is his most fond U SPORTS football memory… Says that his brother Nolan has inspired him to become a professional football player, and that he tries to model his game around him… Would like to work in the sphere of diplomacy and global affairs if he wasn’t playing football… Lists Phillips Exeter Academy as his favourite school to play against. 2017 U SPORTS East-West Bowl Combine Results 40-Yard Dash: DNP Bench Press: DNP Broad Jump: DNP Short Shuttle: DNP Vertical Jump: DNP 3-Cone Drill: DNP 6 #CFLCombine #CampLCF #52 Darius Ciraco - OL HT: 6’04’’ WT: 295 Hometown: Burlington, ON College: University of Calgary | #63 High School: Assumption CHS National Calgary Dinos 2017: Played for the West team in the U SPORTS East-West Bowl… Played in eight regular season games with eight starts at either centre or left tackle… Was part of the team that won the Hardy Cup (Canada West Championship).