CFL Combine
The CFL Combine (formerly known as the Evaluation Camp or E-Camp) is a three-day program in which athletes from Canadian universities and Canadians in the NCAA are scouted by general managers, coaches and scouts of the
From 2014 to 2022, there were regional combines in Western Canada, Montreal and Toronto in the week prior to the national combine.[3] The regional combines provide a wider scope of athletes with the opportunity to be evaluated by CFL personnel. Players are then selected from these combines to participate in the National Combine to compete with athletes already invited there. The 2020 Combine was cancelled and the 2021 Combine was held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the three regional combines were replaced with one CFL Invitational Combine.[4]
Events
Athletes are measured to compare the various physical builds of certain athletes. Some of the qualities measured include; height, weight, hand size, arm length, flexibility. The
History
2012
Michael Van Praet, defensive lineman of the
2013
As of the 2013 CFL Combine the league re-branded the evaluation so that it is not longer referred to as E-Camp but rather the CFL Combine. The 2013 CFL Combine took place March 22–24. For the first time in its history the evaluation was expanded to include two regional combines (Edmonton and Montreal) prior to the main E-Camp taking place in Toronto. The regional combine in Edmonton took place March 18, in
Elie Ngoyi, a defensive lineman from the Bishop's Gaiters, won the bench press competition with 40 repetitions. Kristopher Robertson from the Concordia Stingers (who was invited from the Montreal combine) had the fastest 40-yard dash, clocking in at 4.42 seconds. Robertson also led the vertical jump (43 inches) and the broad jump (10 feet, 5 inches). Guillaume Rioux from the Laval Rouge et Or won the Shuffle drill with a time of 3.91 seconds. The three-cone drill was won by Simon Le Marquand from the Ottawa Gee-Gees, with a time of 6.84 seconds. As a result of Kristopher Robertson's impressive showings at both the Montreal regional combine and the main combine in Toronto, he soared to being the 11th overall selection in the 2013 CFL Draft.
2014
The 2014 CFL Combine was scheduled for the weekend of March 21–23.[8] On March 4, 2014, the CFL announced that the 2014 combine would include three regional combines (Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto) prior to the main national combine.[9] The regional combines were held from March 17 through 20. Four athletes were advanced to the national combine out of the regional Toronto combine, with the Edmonton and Montreal combines both advancing five players.[10]
2015
Regional combines were held in Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto in the week leading up to the national combine in Toronto, which took place March 27 to 29, 2015.
2016
In 2016, regional combines were again held in Edmonton, Montreal, and Toronto with 17 players being added to the National combine roster.[13] The Edmonton combine was held on March 7, the Montreal combine was on March 9, the Toronto combine was held on March 10, and the National combine in Toronto took place from March 11 to March 13.[3] Queen's receiver Doug Corby had the fastest 40-yard dash with 4.505 seconds. Felix Faubert-Lussier of Laval had the best three-cone drill with a time of 6.73 seconds and Shaq Johnson had the best broad jump result with a distance of 11'0.0".[14] Philippe Gagnon had the best bench press result with 40 repetitions.[15]
2017
On November 15, 2016 the league announced that
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bench Press | Jean Simon-Roy | OL | Laval | 39 |
Vertical Jump | Malcolm Carter | WR | Ottawa Sooners | *40" |
40-Yard Dash | Tunde Adeleke | DB | Carleton | 4.58 |
Broad Jump | Malcolm Carter | WR | Ottawa Sooners | *10'5.25" |
Shuttle | Jordan Hoover | DB | Waterloo | *4.03 |
3-Cone | Jordan Hoover | DB | Waterloo | 6.98 |
* indicates a result from a regional combine event
2018
For the second consecutive season, the CFL paired CFL Week with the combine and had Winnipeg host both.[21] The Eastern Regional Combine was held in Montreal on March 7, the Ontario Regional Combine was held in Toronto on March 9, and the Western Regional Combine was held March 22; two days before the main combine on March 24 and March 25.[21]
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bench Press | Tresor Buama-Mafuta | DL | Saint Mary's | *28 |
Jeremy Magan-France | DL | Bishop's | ||
Vertical Jump | Lekan Idowu | DB | Windsor | *39.5" |
40-Yard Dash | Robbie Yochim | DB | McMaster | *4.50 |
Broad Jump | Lekan Idowu | DB | Windsor | *10' 10.25" |
Shuttle | Jackson Bennett | DB | Ottawa | 4.09 |
3-Cone | Mark Chapman | WR | Central Michigan | 7.00 |
[22] * indicates a result from a regional combine event
2019
The 2019 National Combine moved back to Toronto amidst labour negotiations and a request by the Canadian Football League Players' Association to players not to make public appearances on behalf of the league in the offseason.[23] This meant that there would be no CFL Week in 2019 and that Toronto would again host the National Combine from March 22 to March 24.[24] The Western Regional Combine was hosted by Edmonton on March 11, the Eastern Regional Combine was hosted by Montreal on March 13, and the Ontario Regional Combine was hosted by Toronto on March 21.[24]
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
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Bench Press | Clement Lebreux | DL | Laval | *33 |
Vertical Jump | Jacob Dearborn | DB | Carleton | 42.0" |
40-Yard Dash | Chris Osei-Kusi | WR | Queen's | 4.47 |
Broad Jump | Shai Ross | WR | Manitoba | 11' 5.5" |
Shuttle | Shai Ross | WR | Manitoba | 4.08 |
3-Cone | Hakeem Johnson | DB | Western | 6.75 |
[25] * indicates a result from a regional combine event
2020
The 2020 National Combine was to be held in Toronto for the second straight year from March 26, 2020 to March 28, 2020.[26] The Ontario Regional Combine was also going be in Toronto on March 12, 2020; the Eastern Regional Combine was to be held in Montreal on March 13, 2020, and the Western Regional Combine in Edmonton was to take place on March 20, 2020. However, on March 12, 2020, the CFL announced that the events were to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]
2021
The 2021 National Combine and Regional Combine were held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[28] Testing, football drills, and interviews were conducted remotely through video.[29]
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
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Bench Press | Carter Comeau | OL | Calgary | 32 |
Vertical Jump | Jacob Dearborn | DB | Carleton | 42.0" |
40-Yard Dash | Kyle Borsa | RB | Regina | 4.46 |
Broad Jump | Arjay Shelley | WR | Manitoba | 10′ 8.125″ |
Shuttle | Kyle Borsa | RB | Regina | 4.08 |
David Côté | K | Laval | ||
3-Cone | David Côté | K | Laval | 6.53 |
2022
The 2022 National Combine was held in-person for the first time since 2019 and took place in Toronto from March 26 to March 27.[31] The Ontario Regional Combine was hosted by Waterloo on March 10, the Eastern Regional Combine was hosted by Montreal on March 11, and the Western Regional Combine was hosted by Edmonton on March 18.[32]
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
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Bench Press | Cornelius Alden Brown Jr. | LB | Quinte Skyhawks | *30 |
Vertical Jump | Riley Boersma | WR | Regina | *41.5" |
Gavin Cobb | WR | Manitoba | ||
40-Yard Dash | Tyrell Ford | DB | Waterloo | 4.42 |
Broad Jump | Gavin Cobb | WR | Manitoba | 10' 9.875" |
Shuttle | Dimitrios Sinodinos | QB | McGill | *4.06 |
3-Cone | Vincent Forbes-Mombleau | WR | Laval | 6.74 |
[33] * indicates a result from a regional combine event
2023
The 2023 National Combine was held in Edmonton and expanded to five days from March 22 to March 26, 2023.[4] The three regional combines were replaced by one CFL Invitational Combine and was hosted by the Feridun Hamdullahpur Field House on the campus of the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, on March 3, 2023.[4]
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bench Press | Phillip Grohovac | OL | Western | 26 |
Vertical Jump | Jake Kelly | DB | Bishop's | 40.5" |
40-Yard Dash | Gabriel Appiah-Kubi | WR | York | 4.44 |
Broad Jump | Jacob Taylor | DB | Alberta | 10' 11" |
Shuttle | Thomas Bertrand-Hudon | RB | Delaware State | 4.16 |
3-Cone | Siriman Harrison Bagayogo | DB | Guelph | 6.87 |
[34][35] * indicates a result from a regional combine event
2024
The 2024 National Combine was held in Winnipeg and took place from March 19 to March 24, 2024.[2] The CFL Invitational Combine was once again be hosted by the Feridun Hamdullahpur Field House in Waterloo, Ontario, on March 8, 2024.[2]
Drill | Name | Position | School/Program | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bench Press | Mitchell Price | DL | McMaster | *30 |
Ryan Berta | OL | Queen's | 30 | |
Vertical Jump | Michael Herzog | RB | Hillsdale College | 39.0" |
40-Yard Dash | Michael Chris-Ike | RB | Delaware State | 4.51 |
Benjamin Labrosse | DB | McGill | ||
Broad Jump | Benjamin Labrosse | DB | McGill | 11' 1 3/4" |
Shuttle | Justin Succar | WR | Waterloo | 4.07 |
3-Cone | Michael Chris-Ike | RB | Delaware State | 6.71 |
[36][37] * indicates a result from a regional combine event
2025
The 2025 National Combine is scheduled to be held in Regina with specific dates and format to be announced at a later date.[2]
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