Damien Alford

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Damien Alford
No. 80     Calgary Stampeders
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Alford with the Calgary Stampeders in 2025
Born: (2001-04-06) April 6, 2001 (age 24)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight224 lb (102 kg)
College Syracuse (2020–2023)
Utah (2024)
High schoolDalbé-Viau Secondary
McArthur High
CFL draft 2025, round: 1, pick: 1
Drafted by Calgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
2025–present Calgary Stampeders
Career stats

Damien Austin Alford (born April 6, 2001) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the first overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft.

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College career

Alford played college football for the Syracuse Orange from 2020 to 2023. [1] He played in 42 games where he had 67 catches for 1,291 yards and seven touchdowns. [1] [2] He then transferred to the University of Utah in 2024 where he played in four games for the Utes, but did not record any statistics. [2] He announced that he would transfer to Florida Atlantic. [3]

Professional career

In the final Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible for the 2025 CFL draft, Alford was listed as the seventh-best player available. [4] He was then drafted first overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the draft and signed with the team on May 6, 2025. [5] [6] After spending the first game of the 2025 season on the injured list, he made his professional debut on June 14, 2025, against the Toronto Argonauts, where he had one catch for 31 yards. [7]

Personal life

Alford has three siblings and grew up in Montreal. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Damien Alford". Syracuse Orange . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Damien Alford". Utah Utes . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Pereira, Richard (December 23, 2024). "Utah WR Damien Alford Transfers to FAU Football". fauowlsnest.com. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Elic Ayomanor Vaults to Top Spot in Spring Edition of CFL Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. April 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Stamps take receiver Damien Alford first overall in CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. April 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Stampeders Sign Top Pick Alford". Canadian Football League. May 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts vs Calgary Stampeders". Canadian Football League. June 14, 2025.
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