![]() Mimbs with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025 | |
No. 85 – Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | September 21, 2000 |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Winston Knoll (Regina, Saskatchewan) |
University: | Saskatchewan (2019) Regina (2020–2024) |
CFL draft: | 2024: 6th round, 50th overall |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Practice roster |
CFL status: | National |
Stats at CFL.ca |
D'Sean Mimbs (born September 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at Regina.
D'Sean Mimbs was born on September 21, 2000. [1] He played high school football at Winston Knoll Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan. [2] As a senior in 2017, he caught 36 passes for 733 yards and seven touchdowns. [2] In 2018, Mimbs attended Birmingham Sports Academy in Birmingham, Alabama, for a postgraduate year. [2]
Mimbs first enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan to play U Sports football for the Saskatchewan Huskies. [2] He redshirted the 2019 season. [2]
In 2020, Mimbs transferred to play for the Regina Rams of the University of Regina in order to be closer to his family and friends. [2] [3] The 2020 U Sports football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He started all six games during the 2021 season at slotback, catching 18 passes while leading the team in both receiving yards (288) and touchdown catches (five). [2] Mimbs started all eight games at slotback in 2022, recording 31 receptions for 386 yards and two touchdowns. [2] He appeared in six of eight games during the 2023 season, catching 30 passes for 460 yards and one touchdown. [2]
Mimbs was one of 100 players invited to the national CFL Combine in Winnipeg in March 2024. [4] He was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the sixth round, with the 50th overall pick, of the 2024 CFL draft. [5] He signed with the team on May 6, 2024. [6] He suffered a knee injury in training camp and was released on June 1, 2024, before the start of the 2024 CFL season. [7] [6] Mimbs then returned to Regina for his final season of U Sports eligibility. He played in 11 games for the Rams during the 2024 season, totaling 45 catches for 512 yards and two touchdowns. [2]
Mimbs re-signed with the Roughriders on November 25, 2024. [6] He was moved to the practice roster on June 1, 2025, promoted to the active roster on June 9, and moved back to the practice roster on July 18, 2025. [8]
Mimbs' father Robert Mimbs also played in the CFL. [9] [10]