Carl Meyer (rugby union)

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Carl Meyer
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Meyer with the BC Lions in 2025
No. 17 – BC Lions
Position Punter
Roster statusActive
CFL status Global
Personal information
Born (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 34)
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College KwaZulu-Natal
CFL draft 2024G: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Career history
2023 Jacksonville Sharks
2024–present BC Lions
Awards and highlights
  • NAL champion (2023)
Career CFL statistics as of 2024
Games played1
Punts 4
Punting yards169
Punting average42.3
Longest punt52
Stats at CFL.ca
Other information
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2015 Ebbw Vale ()
2018–19 Ebbw Vale ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–18 Dragons 64 (75)
2020 New Orleans Gold ()
Correct as of 20 February 2020

Carl Meyer (born 27 May 1991) is a South African professional gridiron football punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also played rugby union for the Dragons and NOLA Gold.

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Professional rugby career

Meyer made his debut for the Dragons regional team in 2014 having previously played for Ebbw Vale RFC. He was released by the Dragons at the end of the 2017–18 season. He also played as a fullback for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) in 2020. [1]

Professional gridiron career

Indoor football

Meyer played indoor American football as a placekicker for the Jacksonville Sharks, then of the National Arena League, in 2023. [1] Meyer won a championship with the team in his lone season with the Sharks, where he appeared in four total games. [2] [3]

Canadian football

Meyer was selected by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the first round (6th overall) of the 2024 CFL global draft. [1] On May 7, 2024, he was signed by the Lions. [4] On Following training camp, he was re-assigned to the practice roster on June 2, 2024. [5] Meyer made his CFL debut on 31 August 2024, against the Ottawa Redblacks, after filling in for the incumbent, Stefan Flintoft. [6] He had four punts for a 42.3-yard average and a long of 52 in his only game played of the year. [6]

After the Lions did not re-sign Flintoft in free agency, Meyer was named the team's punter to open the 2025 season. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Baker, Matt (30 April 2024). "Lions Grab K/P Carl Meyer & P Tory Taylor In Global Draft" (Press release). BC Lions.
  2. ↑ "2023 NAL Championship Game Stats". National Arena League. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Carl Meyer Stats". National Arena League. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lions Agree To Terms With Five Nationals & One Global From 2024 Draft Class". BC Lions. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Carl Meyer". BC Lions . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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