Joe Eppele

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Joe Eppele
No. 59
Born: (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987 (age 36)
Squamish, British Columbia
Career information
Statusretired
CFL status National
Position(s) OL
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight309 lb (140 kg)
College Washington State
High school Vancouver College
CFL Draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Expansion draft 2013 / Round: 2
Drafted by Ottawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
20102013 Toronto Argonauts
2014 Ottawa Redblacks

Joseph Eppele [1] (born August 12, 1987) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman. He was drafted second overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft, being the first offensive lineman taken while being ranked fifth overall by the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars.

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College career

Washington State University

Eppele attended Washington State University where he played college football for the Washington State Cougars from 2006-2009.

Professional career

CFL Draft

After a strong outing at the CFL Evaluation Camp, Eppele moved up six spots to become the fifth ranked player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible in the 2010 CFL Draft. [2] On the day prior to the draft, the Toronto Argonauts traded the number one overall draft pick to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, along with the eighth overall pick, for punter Jamie Boreham and the second and fourth overall picks in the 2010 draft. [3] Rather than drafting one outstanding and high ranked player, the Argonauts elected to trade in order to be able to draft two very highly ranked players; Joe Eppele with the second overall pick and Cory Greenwood with the third overall pick (acquired from BC). [4]

Toronto Argonauts

On May 18, 2010, it was announced that Eppele had signed a contract through the 2012 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts. [5] On December 31, 2012, Eppele signed a contract extension with the Argonauts through the 2014 CFL season. [6]

Ottawa Redblacks

On December 16, 2013, Eppele was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft.

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References

  1. "Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  2. Queen's linebacker Shomari Williams tops CFL draft rankings [ permanent dead link ]
  3. "ARGOS AGREE TO TRADE TOP PICK IN 2010 DRAFT TO ROUGHRIDERS". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  4. http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-select-ot-joe-eppele Archived 2010-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Argos select OT Joe Eppele
  5. http://www.argonauts.ca/article/eppele-signs-through-2012 Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Eppele signs through 2012
  6. "Argonauts extend Eppele through 2014 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-12-16.