Kevin Mital

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Kevin Mital
No. 10     Toronto Argonauts
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Mital with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
Born: (1999-04-01) April 1, 1999 (age 25)
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada [1]
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight222 lb (101 kg)
College Syracuse Orange (2019)
University Laval Rouge et Or (2020–2023)
High school Collège Charles-Lemoyne
CFL draft 2024, round: 1, pick: 5
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2024–present Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Honours First Team All-Canadian
(2022)
Second Team All-Canadian
(2021)
Career stats

Kevin Mital (born April 1, 1999) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with Argonauts in 2024. He played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or of the RSEQ conference. He is a Vanier Cup champion after winning with the Rouge et Or in 2022 and was named the game's MVP. He also won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2022 as U Sports football's most outstanding player.

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University career

Syracuse Orange

Mital first committed to play college football for the Syracuse Orange in 2019 where he used a redshirt season. [1] However, on July 1, 2020, it was reported that he had decided to leave Syracuse and transfer schools. [2]

Laval Rouge et Or

Mital transferred to Université Laval in 2020, where he intended to play for the Laval Rouge et Or, but the 2020 U Sports football season was cancelled. [3] In 2021, he played in eight regular season games where he had 45 receptions for 554 yards and seven touchdowns and was named a Second Team All-Canadian. [4] [5]

In 2022, Mital had a dominant season as he finished first in the country in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns, with 58 catches for 751 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight regular season games. [5] For his strong season, Mital was named a First Team All-Canadian and won the Hec Crighton Trophy, becoming the first receiver to win the award since 2005. [6] In the post-season, he led the Rouge et Or to a Dunsmore Cup championship as he recorded nine receptions for 116 yards and three touchdowns in the victory over the Montreal Carabins. [7] Mital then played in his first Vanier Cup game where he led all receivers with eight receptions for 142 yards and had one passing touchdown for one yard. [8] He was named the 57th Vanier Cup game's Most Valuable Player as the Rouge et Or defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies by a score of 30–24. [9]

In 2023, Mital played in four games where he had 22 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns. [10]

Professional career

In the Canadian Football League's Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was named the 10th-best player available in the 2024 CFL Draft. [11] [12] He was then drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Toronto Argonauts in the draft. [13] It was announced that Mital had signed with the Argonauts on May 6, 2024. [14] After beginning the year on the six-game injured list, he made his professional debut on July 27, 2024, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [15] He played in the last 12 games of the regular season where he had 18 receptions for 201 yards. [16] He also played in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where he had two receptions for 23 yards and his first career touchdown in the Argonauts' 41–24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [17]

Personal life

Mital was born to parents Chantal and Mario Mital and has one sister. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Canadian-born Kevin Mital leaving Syracuse for a university in Quebec". NBC Sports. July 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Canadian WR Kevin Mital leaves Syracuse football". Syracuse Orange. July 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Vanier Cup finalists top the U Sports football All-Canadian charts". U Sports. December 2, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Statistics". U Sports . Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Laval's Kevin Mital wins 2022 Hec Crighton Award". U Sports. November 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Statistics". U Sports . Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Statistics". U Sports . Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hec Crighton winner Kevin Mital lifts Laval Rouge et Or to Vanier Cup victory over Saskatchewan". 3DownNation. November 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Mital". U Sports . Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Isaiah Adams holds top spot in spring CFL Scouting Bureau rankings". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Star Laval receiver Kevin Mital likely to return for one more U Sports season but won't rule out turning pro". 3DownNation. December 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Argos pick WR Kevin Mital fifth overall". Canadian Football League. April 30, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Boatmen sign nine from 2024 CFL draft class". Toronto Argonauts. May 6, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Dejon Brissett". Toronto Argonauts . Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.
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