No. 64 Edmonton Elks | |
![]() Jack-Kurdyla with the Edmonton Elks in 2023 | |
Born: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | February 27, 1996
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | OL |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Weight | 300 lb (140 kg) |
College | Buffalo |
High school | Vanier College (Montreal, Quebec) |
CFL draft | 2020, round: 1, pick: 4 |
Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career history | |
As player | |
2021–present | Edmonton Elks |
Career stats | |
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Tomas Jack-Kurdyla (born February 27, 1996) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Buffalo Bulls from 2016 to 2019.
Jack-Kurdyla grew up in Montreal, Quebec. At 5, He started playing football. He played against his eventual Edmonton teammate, Mathieu Betts. [1] He attended Vanier College in Montreal. [2] He worked at several jobs while growing up, including at a Provigo grocery store, AMC movie theatre, Vanier Sports Complex, as a mover and lawnmower. [3]
Jack-Kurdyla spent four seasons on the offensive line at Buffalo. As a freshman, he started eight games for the Bulls. Jack-Kurdyla started every game of his sophomore season and was named Academic All-MAC as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District. [2] As a senior in 2019, he started 11 games at right guard. He helped the offensive line allow a program-low eight sacks and helped set a school record in rushing yards with 3,256. [4] Jack-Kurdyla started 40 games in his college career. [5] At the Buffalo pro day, Jack-Kurdyla did 18 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press and posted a 23-inch vertical leap, eight-foot, three-inch broad jump, 5.35 time in the 40-yard sprint and 4.75 shuttle. [6]
Jack-Kurdyla was drafted fourth overall in the 2020 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos. He became the highest-drafted Buffalo player in the CFL. [4] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and was officially signed by the Edmonton Elks on February 17, 2021. [7]