Born: | London, Ontario | April 10, 1994
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Career information | |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
University | Guelph |
High school | St. Thomas Aquinas |
CFL Draft | 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 47 |
Drafted by | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career history | |
As player | |
2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats* |
2018 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats* |
2018–2019 | Ottawa Redblacks |
2021–2022 | BC Lions |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career stats | |
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Jacob Scarfone (born April 10, 1994) is a former Canadian football wide receiver.
Scarfone played U Sports football for the Guelph Gryphons from 2013 to 2017, although he missed the 2016 season due to injury. [1] In four seasons with the Gryphons, he recorded 109 receptions for 1,789 yards and 17 touchdowns. [2] He was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian in 2017. [3]
Scarfone had missed his entire fourth year of U Sports eligibility in 2016, but was still drafted in the sixth round, 47th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2017 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 24, 2017. [4] He began the season on the team's practice roster and was released on July 31, 2017 in order to complete his university playing career. [5] On December 7, 2017, it was announced that he had re-signed with the Tiger-Cats to a two-year contract. [6] However, he was released with the final 2018 training camp cuts on June 10, 2018. [7]
On July 3, 2018, Scarfone signed a practice roster agreement with the Ottawa Redblacks, but he was released shortly after on July 8, 2018. [8] [9] He was then re-signed on September 18, 2018, and played in his first career regular season game on October 5, 2018, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [2] [9] He played in four regular season games that year and also played in his first Grey Cup game, but the Redblacks lost the 106th Grey Cup championship to the Calgary Stampeders. [2]
Scarfone began the 2019 season on the injured list and played in a week 4 game against the Blue Bombers before moving to the practice roster. [2] [10] He returned to the active roster later in the season and recorded his first career reception on August 24, 2021, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [2] He finished the year with seven games played and had three catches for 17 yards. [2] He became a free agent on February 11, 2020, following the expiration of his contract, but did not sign with any team as the 2020 CFL season was ultimately cancelled. [11]
On January 27, 2021, it was announced that Scarfone had signed with the BC Lions, re-uniting him with former Redblacks coach, Rick Campbell. [12] He scored his first career touchdown on a 32-yard reception from Michael Reilly on October 30, 2021, against the Toronto Argonauts in overtime. [13] On May 3, 2023, Scarfone retired from professional football. [14]
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