East-West Bowl rosters announced, 36 CFC100s

 

With the 2018 Canadian Football League (CFL) draft two days away, all eyes will turn next week to the next generation of top Canadian football prospects.

The Vanier Cup finalist Université Laval will host the 2018 U SPORTS Valero East-West Bowl for the second consecutive year, which features U SPORTS football players heading into their CFL draft year. The 16^th annual top prospects game will be played at TELUS-U.L. Stadium on Saturday, May 12 at 12:30 p.m. ET. Livestreaming details will be confirmed at a later date.

Reigning Vanier Cup champion and MVP Chris Merchant of the Western Mustangs was one of 86 players announced on Tuesday that will suit up for the game, which serves as the first step to identifying future CFL talent. For the next year, players from both squads will vie for coveted spots on the CFL Scouting Bureau Top 20 Prospects List – published in August, December and April – before showcasing their skills at regional and national combines in advance of the draft next spring.

Merchant, who took home the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the 53^rd ArcelorMittal Dofasco Vanier Cup, threw for 276 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for another 89 yards and a pair of scores, leading the Mustangs to a 39-17 win over Laval – Western’s first national title since 1994. He will share quarterback duties with York’s Brett Hunchak for the East team, while UBC’s Michael O’Connor and Guelph’s  Theodore Landers will be under centre for the West side.

Mustangs head coach Greg Marshall, who captured his first national championship as a U SPORTS bench boss last November in Hamilton, Ont., will be behind the West team bench. Bishop’s head coach Cherif Nicolas, who led the Gaiters in their first season in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference, will coach the East team. Full rosters for both teams are available below.

The 2018 edition of the event, which also includes four days of practices, a combine for participating players, and a CFL free-agent camp, kicks off on Monday, May 7.

The West team is mostly made up of U SPORTS football players from Canada West and Ontario University Athletics (OUA) schools, except Carleton, Ottawa and Queen’s, which play for the East squad. The rest of the East team features players from AUS and Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) schools.

Last year, the West defeated the East 37-13 for their second straight win, extending their lead in the all-time series to 9-6. The game featured 10 of the 20 prospects on the final CFL Scouting Bureau List released last month for the 2018 CFL Draft.

*Note: Some players will play for both teams to fill out all the positions

East

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SCHOOL	POS.
HEIDE	Nathan	Acadia	OG
GRANT	Thomas	Acadia	DT
GRAVESON	Zack	Bishop’s	REC
CARON	Guillaume	Carleton	DB
CFC100 ROBITAILLE	Frederik	Carleton	DE
HALBGEWACHS	Matt	Concordia	OG
SIMBA	Maurice	Concordia	OT
GORDON	Levondre	Laurier	RB
CFC100 BETTS	Mathieu	Laval	DE
LÉVESQUE	Dominic	Laval	K/P
CFC100 THOMASSIN	Samuel	Laval	OG
CFC100 SAVARD	Alexandre	Laval	RC
CFC100 DESJARDINS	Vincent	Laval	DT
CFC100 McGEE	Kevin	Laval	DB
CFC100 LANCTOT	Pierre-Karl	Laval	OL
CFC100 WILLIAMS	Zack	Manitoba	OT
KATCHELEWA	Kamba	McGill	LB
CFC100 PARENT	Gabriel	Montréal	RB
CFC100 HAMEL	François	Montréal	FS
CFC100 RICHARDS	Malikue	Mount Allison	REC
CFC100 HALSTEAD	Damian	Mount Allison	LB
CFC100 HARRY	Jamie	Ottawa	CB
CRANSTON	Cody	Ottawa	DB
BEAVER	Kalem	Ottawa	REC
CAUSER	Ejaz	Queen’s	DB
CFC100 OSEI-KUSI	Chris	Queen’s	REC
PICHÉ-LUNEAU	Samuel	Sherbrooke	DL
POLAN	Samuel	Sherbrooke	CB
POLAN	Gabriel	Sherbrooke	RB
SAVARD	David	Sherbrooke	FB
ROY	Vincent	Sherbrooke	DL
CFC100 LYTE-MYERS	Antoine	Saint Mary’s	CB
HENRY	Josh	Saint Mary’s	REC
CFC100 JULIEN-GRANT	Kaion	St. Francis Xavier	REC
CFC100 WHYTE	Gordon	St. Francis Xavier	LB
CUNNINGHAM	Jimmie	St. Francis Xavier	DL
HALLETT	Nick	Toronto	HB
STADNYK	Nick	Toronto	REC
FOYLE	Lamar	Toronto	LB
CFC100 MERCHANT	Chris	Western	QB
HUNCHAK	Brett	York	QB

Head Coach: Cherif Nicolas, Bishop’s

Offensive Coordinator: Gabriel Cousineau, Montreal

Defensive Coordinator: Paul Eddy Saint-Vilien, Carleton

Special Teams Coordinator: Dan McNally, Acadia

 

West

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	SCHOOL	POS.
HARKE	Jonathan	Alberta	C
KOCHISARLI	Kemal	Alberta	OG
MEEK	Garrett	Alberta	DL
TAITINGER	Joshua	Alberta	LB
ANTWI	Jeshrun	Calgary	RB
KARL	Hunter	Calgary	REC
STATZ	Nick	Calgary	DB
REINHART	Job	Guelph	LB
LANDERS	Theodore	Guelph	QB
STARCZALA	Eric	Guelph	OL
CFC100 GITTENS JR	Kurleigh	Laurier	REC
CFC100 JAMES	Trevaughan	Laurier	DT
CFC100 MAIRLEITNER	Drew	Laurier	OG
SMITH	Robbie	Laurier	DE
ROSS	Shai	Manitoba	REC
CFC100 DUFAULT	Derek	Manitoba	DE
CFC100 LYLES	Jamel	Manitoba	RB
CFC100 WALKER	Jesse	Manitoba	REC
BLAKE	Eric	McMaster	DB
CFC100 LYONS	Jordan	McMaster	RB
CFC100 RICHARDS	Marquis	Queen’s	FB
DELINTE	Cord	Regina	DB
KOKO	Polis	Regina	DB
MOORTGAT	Kyle	Regina	REC
SCHIENBEIN	Ryan	Regina	REC
CFC100 HALL	Payton	Saskatchewan	FS
CFC100 MACHIBRODA	Evan	Saskatchewan	DT
HOPE	Brian	Saint Mary’s	K/P
GRIFFITHS	Connor	UBC	DL
KATSANTONIS	Stavros	UBC	DB
CFC100 LEE	Malcom	UBC	DB
CFC100 O’CONNOR	Michael	UBC	QB
CFC100 PINTO	Trivel	UBC	REC
FRECHA	Lautaro	Waterloo	DB
GIBBON	Jesse	Waterloo	OL
CFC100 BOUCHARD	Grégoire	Western	OG
CFC100 DION	Phillipe	Western	LB
HAWLEY	James	Western	DE
CFC100 JOSEPH	Cedric	Western	RB
SOPIK	Fraser	Western	LB
CFC100 DESJARLAIS	Drew	Windsor	OL
MARTIN	Evan	Windsor	DB
CFC100 HUNCHAK	Colton	York	REC
KALINIC	Nikola	York	REC

 

Head Coach: Greg Marshall, Western

Offensive Coordinator: Ryan Sheahan, Calgary

Defensive Coordinator: Dwayne Cameron, Laurier

Special Teams: Brendan Conway, Waterloo

Offensive Line: Irv Daymond, Laurier

Quarterbacks: Steve Snyder, Western and Kyle Quinlan, McMaster

Receivers: Jabari Arthur, Calgary

Running Backs: Tom Flaxman, McMaster

 

Event Information

 

Source: U Sports