CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League announced its list of players eligible for the 2014 Most Outstanding Rookie Award on Monday, a month before the league’s top first-year player will be selected in Vancouver on Nov. 27, 2014.
Below is a list of players who are eligible for the 2014 Most Outstanding Rookie award.
In order to be eligible as a candidate for the League award for the “Most Outstanding First Year Player” (Rookie Award), a player must meet the following criteria:
1. He had, in the current season, been named to the active roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season game; and
2. He had not:
a) In any prior season dressed for a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season or playoff or championship game;
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b) In the current season or in any prior season, dressed for a member Club in the National Football League, at the time it played in a regular season or post-season or championship game.
The Rookie of the Year is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. The winner will be announced at the CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 27 in Vancouver, B.C.
The following players meet the above requirements this for this year’s voting:
Montreal Alouettes
Jean-Christophe Beaulieu | RB | Sherbrooke
Brian Brikowski | DL | Monmouth
Dominique Ellis | DB | South Carolina St.
Jeffrey Finley | DL | Guelph
Gabriel Knapton | DL | Wyoming
Andrew Lue | DB | Queen’s
Jake Piotrowski | OL | Guelph
James Rodgers | WR | Oregon St.
James Tuck | LB | York
Jamaan Webb | DB | Bethany
Mitchell White | DB | Michigan St.
Ryan White | OL | Bishop’s
BC Lions
Stephen Adekolu | WR | Bishop’s
Keola Antolin | RB | Arizona
Alex Bazzie | DL | Marshall
Bryan Burnham | WR | Tulsa
Casey Chin | LB | Simon Fraser
Jermarcus Hardrick | DL | Nebraska
Alex Hoffman-Ellis | LB | Washington St.
Josh Johnson | DB | Purdue
TJ Lee | DB | Eastern Washington
Pascal Lochard | FB | Laval
Rob Lohr | DL | Vanderbilt
Boseko Lokombo | LB | Oregon
David Menard | DL | Montreal
Travis Partridge | QB | Missouri Western St.
T’Dre Player | OL | Northwestern St.
Hunter Steward | OL | Liberty
Cameron Thorn | OL | Guelph
Edmonton Eskimos
Gregory Alexandre | DL | Montreal
Devon Bailey | WR | St. FX
Anthony Barrett | WR | Edmonton Huskies JR.
Mike Dubuisson | DB | Windsor
Otha Foster | DB | West Alabama
AJ Guyton | WR | Central Florida
Deon Lacey | LB | West Alabama
Dexter McCoil | LB | Tulsa
Cedric McKinley | DL | Minnesota
Aaron Milton | RB | Toronto
Tyler Thomas | RB | Bacone College
Calgary Stampeders
Frank Beltre | DL | Towson University
Maalik Bomar | LB | Cincinnati
Brander Craighead | OL | UTEP
Sederrik Cunningham | WR | Furman
Bradley Erdos | OL | Simon Fraser
DeQuin Evans | DL | Kentucky
Buddy Jackson | DB | Pittsburgh
Pierre Lavertu | OL | Laval
Bryant Moniz | QB | Hawaii
Charlie Power | FB | Saskatchewan
Quinn Smith | DL | Concordia
Adam Thibault | DB | Laval
Jeremy Williams | DB | Henderson St.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Levy Adcock | OL | Oklahoma St.
Chancey Aghayere | DL | Louisiana St.
Dylan Ainsworth | DL | Western University
Marvin Burdette | LB | Alabama Birmingham
Seth Doege | QB | Texas Tech
Trevor Guyton | DL | California
Chad Kilgore | LB | Northwest Missouri St.
Mark LeGree | DB | Appalachian St.
Alex Pierzchalski | WR | Toronto
Keith Price | QB | Washington
Ryan Smith | WR | North Dakota St.
Derek Walker | DL | Illinois
Matt Webster | DB | Queen’s
Ryan Wellman | DL | Regina
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Marvin Booker | DL | Rutgers
Jesse Briggs LB McGill
Paris Cotton RB Central Michigan
Jace Daniels OL Northern Michigan
Kashawn Fraser DL Central Michigan
Matthias Goossen OL Simon Fraser
Lirim Hajrullahu K Western University
Deantre Harlan DL Bacone College
Greg Hickman DL Florida International
Derek Jones DB Simon Fraser
Cameron Marshall RB Arizona State
Robert Marve QB Purdue
Sam McGuffie WR Rice
Willie Moseley DL Buffalo
Will Smith LB Texas Tech
Troy Stoudermire DB Minnesota
Don Unamba DB Southern Arkansas
Justin Wilson WR Delaware State
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Michael Atkinson DL Boise St.
Mike Daly DB McMaster
Isaac Dell FB Wilfrid Laurier
Linden Gaydosh DL Calgary
Nicolas Grigsby RB Arizona
Chris Johnson LB Toronto
Pawel Kruba LB Western
Beau Landry LB Western
Jeremy Lewis OL Miami
Quincy McDuffie WR Central Florida
Jake Olson OL Central Michigan
Bo Palmer RB Simon Fraser
Taylor Reed LB SMU
Landon Rice OL Manitoba
Terrell Sinkfield WR Northern Iowa
Toronto Argonauts
Natey Adjei WR Buffalo
Eric Black DB Saint Mary’s
Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba
Alex Dupuis RB Montreal
Jarred Fayson WR Illinois
Robert Gill WR Texas St.
Brendan Gillanders RB Ottawa
Logan Harrell DL Fresno St.
Delano Johnson DL Bowie St.
Thomas Miles LB Manitoba
Tristan Okpalaugo DL Fresno St.
Jake Reinhart DL Guelph
Matt Sewell OL McMaster
Aston Whiteside DL Abilene Christian
Nicholas Williams LB North Alabama
Ottawa REDBLACKS
Travis Brown | LB | Fresno St.
Eddie Elder | DB | Arizona St.
Roy Finch | RB | Oklahoma
Jerrell Gavins | DB | Boise St.
DJ Harper | RB | Boise St.
Abdul Kanneh | DB | New Mexico Highlands
Kalonji Kashama | DL | Eastern Michigan
Colin Kelly | OL | Oregon St.
Scott Macdonnell | WR | Queen’s
Nolan MacMillan | OL | Iowa
Brett Maher | K | Nebraska
Robin Medeiros | WR | Bishop’s
Danny O’Brien | QB | Catawba
Khalil Paden | WR | Northern Arizona
Antoine Pruneau | LB | Montreal
Jermaine Robinson | DB | Toledo
Nigel Romick | DL | Saint Mary’s
Jamill Smith | WR | Ball St.
Marlon Smith | DL | Texas at San Antonio
Connor Williams | DL | Utah St.
DJ Young | OL | Michigan St.
