2022 Ottawa Redblacks season

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2022 Ottawa Redblacks season
General manager Shawn Burke
Head coach Paul LaPolice (3–11),
Bob Dyce (1–3)
Home field TD Place Stadium
Results
Record4–14
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team MOP Lorenzo Mauldin IV
Team MODP Lorenzo Mauldin IV
Team MOC Nate Behar
Team MOOL Jacob Ruby
Team MOST Louis-Philippe Bourassa
Team MOR Devonte Williams
Uniform
CFL OTT Jersey 2021.png

The 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season was the eighth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 20 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 21, 2022. [1]

Contents

The 2022 CFL season was the second season for Paul LaPolice as the team's head coach, but he was fired after leading the team to another 3–11 record. [2] The team had also won just one home game out of 14 tries with LaPolice as head coach, including an 0–7 record in 2022. Bob Dyce, the team's special teams coordinator, was named the interim head coach on October 1, 2022. [2]

This was Shawn Burke's first season as general manager, following the dismissal of Marcel Desjardins who had been in the role since 2013, the year prior to the Redblacks' inaugural season. [3] [4]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022. [5] With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds. [6]

RoundPickPlayerPositionUniversity/Club TeamNationality
18 Hector Zepada OL Borregos Salvajes Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
211 Edris Jean Alphonse DB Laval Flag of France.svg France
326 Gabriel Ballinas K Albany State Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022. [7] The Redblacks had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including a territorial selection in second round. [8] The team had the second selection in each round of the draft after finishing second-last in the 2021 league standings. [9]

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
12 Zach Pelehos OL Ottawa Gananoque, ON
211 Cyrille Hogan-Saindon OL Laval Quebec City, QC
220T Jesse Luketa LB Penn State Ottawa, ON
322 Keaton Bruggeling WR Carleton St. Catharines, ON
431 Daniel Valente DB Western London, ON
540 Woodly Appolon LB Tuskegee Montreal, QC
649 Subomi Oyesoro LB Calgary Calgary, AB
758 Connor Ross TE St. Francis Xavier Coldbrook, NS
867 Luca Perrier RBLaval Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Preseason

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
A1Fri, May 277:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–171–0 TSN TD Place Stadium N/A Recap
B2Fri, June 37:00 p.m. EDTat Montreal Alouettes L 26–271–1TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 11,273 Recap

[10] [11] [12]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Toronto Argonauts 181170224434157–3L1 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18990184714665–5W1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 188100164214735–5W4 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18414083704753–7L3 Details

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Fri, June 108:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–190–1 TSN IG Field 26,002 Recap
22Fri, June 177:30 p.m. EDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 12–190–2TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 22,185 Recap
3Bye
43Thu, June 307:30 p.m. EDTvs. BC Lions L 31–340–3TSN/RDS/ESPN2TD Place Stadium20,132 Recap
54Fri, July 89:30 p.m. EDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–280–4TSN/RDS/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 26,685 Recap
65Sat, July 165:00 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–250–5TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 20,411 Recap
76Thu, July 217:00 p.m. EDTvs. Montreal Alouettes L 33–400–6TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium21,537 Recap
87Sun, July 315:00 p.m. EDTat Toronto Argonauts W 23–131–6TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 10,277 Recap
98Fri, Aug 57:30 p.m. EDTvs. Calgary Stampeders L 3–171–7TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium20,452 Recap
10Bye
119Fri, Aug 197:00 p.m. EDTvs. Edmonton Elks L 12–301–8TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium19,382 Recap
1210Sat, Aug 277:00 p.m. EDTat Edmonton ElksW 25–182–8TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 21,787 Recap
1311 Fri, Sept 2 7:30 p.m. EDTat Montreal AlouettesW 38–243–8TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 15,303 Recap
1412Sat, Sept 102:00 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsL 19–243–9TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium21,673 Recap
15Bye
1613Sat, Sept 247:00 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsL 15–453–10TSN/RDS2TD Place Stadium18,355 Recap
1714Fri, Sep 3010:30 p.m. EDTat BC LionsL 19–343–11TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 17,069 Recap
1815 Mon, Oct 10 1:00 p.m. EDTat Montreal AlouettesW 24–184–11TSN/RDS/ESPN2Molson Stadium21,824 Recap
1916Fri, Oct 147:00 p.m. EDTvs. Montreal AlouettesL 30–344–12TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium18,147 Recap
2017Fri, Oct 217:00 p.m. EDTat Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 27–304–13TSN/RDS2Tim Hortons Field24,062 Recap
2118Sat, Oct 295:00 p.m. EDTvs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 16–234–14TSN/RDSTD Place Stadium19,708 Recap

[10]

 #  Games played with white uniforms. [13]
 #  Games played with colour uniforms. [13]
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms. [13]

Team

Roster

Ottawa Redblacks roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice squad

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 20 Injured, 9 Practice, 1 Suspended
Roster updated 2022-10-29 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Ottawa Redblacks staff
Front office
  • Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG)
  • Chief executive officer – Mark Goudie
  • General manager – Shawn Burke
  • Assistant general manager – Jeremy Snyder
  • Director of pro personnel – Brendan Taman
  • Director of canadian scouting & football analytics – Chad Hudson
  • Pro/College Scout – Philippe Moreau
  • Video coordinator – Braun Gheller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive line – Paul Charbonneau
  • Receivers – Alex Suber
  • Quarterbacks – Will Arndt
  • Running backs – Fred Reid
  • Offensive consultant – Doug Malone
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers – Mike Benevides
  • Defensive line – Mike Phair
  • Defensive backs – Patrick Bourgon
  • Defensive assistant – Paul Eddy Saint-Vilien

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning coordinator – Nick Mercuri

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