![]() Edouard with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 | |
No. 41 – Toronto Argonauts | |
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Position | Defensive back |
CFL status | National |
Roster status | Active |
Personal information | |
Born | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | February 24, 1996
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Henderson State |
CFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
Career history | |
2022–present | Toronto Argonauts |
Awards and highlights | |
Stats at CFL.ca |
Jonathan Edouard (born February 24, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.
Edouard first played college football for the Henderson State Reddies from 2014 to 2016. [1] He played in 32 games where he had 47 solo tackles, 22 assisted tackles, 0.5 sacks, and two interceptions. [1]
After a discussion with former teammate, Dondre Wright, regarding playing in Canada, Edouard visited Ottawa and committed to playing for the Carleton Ravens, starting in 2018. [2] In 2019, shortly after the season began, he visited the Canada - US border to complete paperwork for a visa, but was denied re-entry to Canada and spent over a year locked out of the country. [2] After resolving his issue, he returned to play for the Ravens in 2021 after he was granted one more year of eligibility from U Sports. [3] Edouard played in 15 games over three seasons for the Ravens where he had 55 tackles, three interceptions, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. [3] Despite being American, he qualified for the CFL Draft after playing at least three years at a Canadian university. [3] [4]
Despite testing well in the CFL Eastern Regional Combine in 2022, Edouard was not selected in the 2022 CFL Draft. [3] He later signed with the Toronto Argonauts on September 29, 2022, to a practice roster agreement. [5] He remained on the practice roster for the remainder of the 2022 season, including for the Argonauts' victory in the 109th Grey Cup game. [6]
In 2023, Edouard made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first professional game on June 18, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he recorded one special teams tackle. [4] He played in all 18 regular season games where he had six defensive tackles, 11 special teams tackles, and one sack. [4] He also made his postseason debut in the East Final loss against the Montreal Alouettes where he had one special teams tackle. [7]
Edouard opened the 2024 season as a backup defensive back, but soon after made his first career start on July 4, 2024, where he recorded one defensive tackle at field side cornerback. [8] [9] Edouard played in the first six regular season games, starting in three, where he had six defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one interception, and one pass knockdown. [8] He was placed on the six-game injured list and missed the rest of the regular season and the East Semi-Final, before returning for the East Final. [8] He was moved to the injured list for the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edouard won his first championship. [10]
Edouard was born to Belo and Enide Edouard, who were originally from Haiti. [1] [2] He has eight siblings. [1]