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The Alouettes select defensive back Chris Ackie with their first pick

Montrealalouettes.com

Montreal – The Montreal Alouettes selected defensive back Chris Ackie with their first pick (fourth overall) in the first round of the CFL Canadian Draft.

Ackie (6’,2”, 205 lbs.) played four seasons with the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks. In 2014, the Cambridge, ON native amassed 48.5 tackles in eight games, all while adding a sack, an interception and three pass knockdowns which led to a first-team all-Canadian nomination.

The Alouettes hold eight other picks in tonight’s draft.