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Condredge Holloway Jr. is a former quarterback for the University of Tennessee and later in the Canadian Football League. Holloway was one of the first African-American quarterbacks to receive national exposure. His nickname at Tennessee was the "Artful Dodger".
Étienne Boulay is a former Canadian football safety. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, with whom he won the 100th Grey Cup championship. He previously played for the Montreal Alouettes from 2006 to 2011 where he won two more Grey Cup championships. He was drafted 16th overall by the Alouettes in the 2006 CFL Draft. He played college football for the New Hampshire Wildcats.
Étienne "The Rock" Légaré is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or. He was a two time Vanier Cup champion with Laval.
Kristian Matte is a professional Canadian football offensive linemen for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted seventh overall by the Alouettes in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team after attending mini camp with the NFL's Houston Texans. He played college football for the Concordia Stingers.
Chima Ihekwoaba is a former professional Canadian football defensive end for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 14th overall by the Alouettes in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team after spending time with the NFL's Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.
Djems Kouamé is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and defensive back in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 18th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 31, 2011. He played college football for the Montreal Carabins. On June 17, 2013, Kouamé was released by the Argonauts.
The 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Montreal Alouettes had the most selections with nine, followed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with eight. Each of the West Division teams had seven picks while Winnipeg had six. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts had five picks and Ottawa chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year. A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the Edmonton Eskimos. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken since the 1987 CFL Draft when 50 of 72 were taken. It is also the highest percentage (73.3%) of CIS players taken since 2009.
Stefan Charles is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football with the Regina Rams.
Nicolas Boulay is a Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 30th overall in the 2013 CFL Draft by the Alouettes and signed with the team on May 13, 2013. He played CIS football with the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.
Spencer Moore is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the fifth round, 44th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2013 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 30, 2013. He played CIS football for the McMaster Marauders and was part of the 47th Vanier Cup championship team.
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a Canadian gridiron football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played university football at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the fourth medical school graduate to play in the NFL. Duvernay-Tardif was the first player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic and he returned to the medical field in Canada. As a result of his efforts on and off the field in 2020, he was named a co-winner of the Lou Marsh Award, given annually to Canada's top athlete.
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.
Alexandre Dupuis is a Canadian football fullback for the Edmonton Football Team of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the fourth round of the 2014 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at the Université de Montréal.
Junior Luke is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected in the first round and seventh overall by the BC Lions in the 2017 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 24, 2017. He was ranked as the 11th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2017 CFL Draft. He played for the Lions for three years before joining the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent on February 12, 2020. He played U Sports football with the Montreal Carabins where he was a member of the 50th Vanier Cup championship team.
Chris Ackie is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2011 to 2014. He was drafted fourth overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2015 CFL Draft.
Pierre-Luc Caron is a professional Canadian football long snapper for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2012 to 2015.
Kerfalla Emmanuel Exumé is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Montréal Carabins.
D. J. Lalama is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Régis Cibasu is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Alexandre Chevrier is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or from 2013 to 2017.
