Jeshrun Antwi

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Jeshrun Antwi
No. 20     Montreal Alouettes
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Antwi with the Montreal Alouettes in 2022
Born: (1997-10-04) October 4, 1997 (age 26)
Israel [1] [2]
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Running back
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
University Calgary
High school Father Lacombe High
CFL Draft 2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 48
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2019 Montreal Alouettes*
2020–presentMontreal Alouettes
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Rushing attempts 142
Rushing yards 776
Rushing TDs 0
Receptions 36
Receiving yards 246
Receiving TDs 0

Jeshrun Antwi-Boasiako (born October 4, 1997) is a professional Canadian football running back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early years

Antwi was born in Israel, and moved to Ghana when he was five years old, where he primarily played soccer growing up. [3] [4] He moved to Calgary with his mother, Ama Kesewaa, when he was 12 years old and began playing gridiron football when he was 14 year old. [4] [5]

Antwi (21) winning the Vanier Cup with the Dinos in 2019 55th Vanier Cup ULaval 19.jpg
Antwi (21) winning the Vanier Cup with the Dinos in 2019

University career

Antwi played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos from 2015 to 2019. [6] In 2016, he notably had 122 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in the Hardy Cup victory over the UBC Thunderbirds. [7] He then played in his first Vanier Cup game in the 52nd Vanier Cup, where he had 25 carries for 177 yards, but the Dinos lost to the Laval Rouge et Or by a score of 31 to 26. [8] In his fifth year with the team, the Dinos returned to the Vanier Cup, but Antwi did not play due to injury. [4] The Dinos defeated the Montreal Carabins 27 to 13 in the 55th Vanier Cup as Antwi finished his university career as a national champion. [4]

Professional career

After becoming eligible for the 2019 CFL Draft, Antwi was drafted in the sixth round, 48th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on May 6, 2019. [9] [10] He played in both preseason games with the team in 2019, but elected to return to school following training camp.

After completing his university playing eligibility, Antwi re-signed with the Alouettes on November 28, 2019. [10] However, the 2020 CFL season was cancelled and he did not play in 2020. After making the team following training camp in 2021, he played in his first professional game on August 14, 2021, against the Edmonton Elks, where he had four carries for 13 yards. [11] He played in all 14 regular season games where he had 36 rush attempts for 176 yards and six receptions for 46 yards. [11] He had a career-high 13 carries for 69 yards in the regular season finale, but also had two costly fumbles as the Alouettes lost to the Ottawa Redblacks. [12] He signed a two-year contract extension with the Alouettes on January 31, 2022. [13]

In 2022, Antwi began the season as the backup running back, but was thrust into the starting role following an injury to William Stanback in the first game of the season. [14] He started six of the next seven games where he had 48 carries for 255 yards and 11 catches for 78 yards before relinquishing the starting role to Tavien Feaster and then Walter Fletcher. [15] Antwi finished the year as the team's leading rusher with 106 carries for 600 yards and also had 30 receptions for 200 yards. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Class of 2020: Football star balances education with athletics to achieve dream of helping low-income students". University of Calgary. June 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Antwi ready to fill in for injured Stanback". Montreal Alouettes. June 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Recruit swayed by Dinos winning culture". Canada Football Chat. January 24, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Jeshrun Antwi, the underdog with a big heart". Montreal Alouettes. October 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Class of 2020: Football star balances education with athletics to achieve dream of helping low-income students". University of Calgary. June 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jeshrun Antwi". Calgary Dinos . Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "UBC at Calgary". U Sports. November 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Laval at Calgary". U Sports. November 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Alouettes load up on national talent". Montreal Alouettes. May 3, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "Jeshrun Antwi". Montreal Alouettes . Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Redblacks storm back to stun Als in season finale". Canadian Football League. November 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jeshrun Antwi remains with the Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. January 31, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Inside the CFL: Alouettes' Canadian rusher Jeshrun Antwi bucks trend". Montreal Gazette. September 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2022 Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. November 3, 2022.
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