Hénoc Muamba is a Congolese-Canadian football player for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected first overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2011 CFL Draft, becoming the first player from St. Francis Xavier University to be chosen first overall in the draft. He played CIS football with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.
Frédéric Plesius is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played CIS football with the Laval Rouge et Or. He was selected tenth overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2012 CFL Draft. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the fifth best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL Draft, and third by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Plesius has also played for the Baylor University Bears, where he was a redshirt in 2008.
Kirby Fabien aka Big Kirb is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently retired. He recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was selected seventh overall by the BC Lions in the 2012 CFL Draft, but on May 28, 2012, the Calgary Dinos announced that he would be returning to play another year with them. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the 15th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL Draft, and ninth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. He signed with the Lions during the following off-season on May 27, 2013. He spent five years with the Lions before becoming a free agent in 2018 and signed with the Alouettes on May 24, 2018.
Jabar Akil Westerman is a professional defensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Westerman played college football with the Eastern Michigan Eagles for two years, putting up 48 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
Ameet Pall is a Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was selected fifth overall by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2012 CFL Draft and was signed by the team on May 15, 2012. Following his release, he signed with the Alouettes on June 25, 2012. He was ranked as the seventh best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Wofford Terriers. He was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on September 10, 2014.
Stefan Charles is a Canadian professional American football defensive tackle who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football with the Regina Rams. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the second best player in the CFL’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft, and first by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
Seydou Junior Haïdara is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the 11th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft, and seventh by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. He was drafted in the second round and 12th overall by the BC Lions in the 2013 CFL Draft. He played CIS football with the Laval Rouge et Or.
Boseko Lokombo is a Congolese-Canadian professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oregon. Lokombo has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.
Anie-Ebiet Michael Edem is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the tenth best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft and sixth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Edem was drafted in the first round, third overall by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on May 27, 2013. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos and McGill Redmen.
Steven Yamukeka Jr. Lumbala is a retired Canadian football running back who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the 13th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau December rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft and sixth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Lumbala was drafted in the first round, fifth overall by the Alouettes and signed with the team on May 27, 2013. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos. He retired in April 2015 to take an average-paying job in the oil and gas industry. In 2020, Lumbala obtained his Juris Doctor from Université de Moncton Faculty of Law.
David Ménard is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected in the fourth round and 32nd overall by the BC Lions in the 2014 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 27, 2014. He was ranked as the 13th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2014 CFL Draft. He played for the Lions for six seasons before joining the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent on February 12, 2020. He played CIS football with the Montreal Carabins.
Devon Bailey is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos with the sixth overall pick of the 2014 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at St. Francis Xavier University and attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario.
Shaquille "Shaq" Murray-Lawrence is a professional Canadian football running back and kickoff returner of Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a current member of the Team Canada Bobsleigh team. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Murray-Lawrence has also been a member of the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 2017 CFL Draft took place on Sunday May 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN and RDS. 71 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.
Taylor Loffler is a professional Canadian football safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the CFL’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the 11th best of the players eligible in the 2016 CFL Draft. He was then drafted in the third round, 19th overall, by the Blue Bombers and signed with the team on May 18, 2016. He was the Blue Bombers' nominee for most outstanding rookie in 2016. He played NCAA football for the Boise State Broncos from 2011 to 2014, although due to injuries, he only dressed for games in the 2013 season. He then transferred to the University of British Columbia and played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football with the UBC Thunderbirds in 2015.
Andrew Lue is a retired Canadian football defensive back. In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked tenth best of the players eligible in the 2014 CFL Draft. He was then drafted tenth overall by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team in May 2014. He was then traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 12, 2016. On February 14, 2017 hew signed a contract with the Edmonton Eskimos. He then signed a contract with the Ottawa Redblacks on February 15, 2018.
The 2019 Canadian Football League season was the 66th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 62nd season of the league. The regular season began on June 13, 2019, and concluded with the playing of the 107th Grey Cup in Calgary on November 24, 2019 —where the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–12 to win their first Grey Cup since 1990.
The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the United States on NCAA or NAIA teams.
Michael O'Connor is a professional Canadian football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football with the UBC Thunderbirds from 2015 to 2018 where he led the team to a Vanier Cup championship in 2015.
Wayne Moore is a professional Canadian football running back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football with the McMaster Marauders.
