Joe Eppele
| No. 59 | ||
| Date of birth | August 12, 1987 | |
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| Place of birth | CFL draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |
| Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts | |
| Expansion draft | 2013 / Round: 2 | |
| Drafted by | Ottawa Redblacks | |
| Career history | ||
| As player | ||
| 2010–2013 | Toronto Argonauts | |
| 2014 | Ottawa Redblacks | |
| Career stats | ||
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Joseph Eppele2010 CFL Draft, being the first offensive lineman taken while being ranked fifth overall by the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars.
College career
Washington State University
Eppele attended Washington State University where he played college football for the Washington State Cougars from 2006-2009.
Professional career
CFL Draft
After a strong outing at the
punter Jamie Boreham and the second and fourth overall picks in the 2010 draft.[3] Rather than drafting one outstanding and high ranked player, the Argonauts elected to trade in order to be able to draft two very highly ranked players; Joe Eppele with the second overall pick and Cory Greenwood with the third overall pick (acquired from BC).[4]
Toronto Argonauts
On May 18, 2010, it was announced that Eppele had signed a contract through the 2012 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts.[5] On December 31, 2012, Eppele signed a contract extension with the Argonauts through the 2014 CFL season.[6]
Ottawa Redblacks
On December 16, 2013, Eppele was drafted by the
2013 CFL Expansion Draft
.
References
- ^ "Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ Queen's linebacker Shomari Williams tops CFL draft rankings[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ARGOS AGREE TO TRADE TOP PICK IN 2010 DRAFT TO ROUGHRIDERS". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-select-ot-joe-eppele Archived 2010-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Argos select OT Joe Eppele
- ^ http://www.argonauts.ca/article/eppele-signs-through-2012 Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Eppele signs through 2012
- ^ "Argonauts extend Eppele through 2014 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
