21 Alouettes players are nominated for rookie of the year
Montrealalouettes.com
Montreal – 21 Alouettes players are eligible to for the 2015 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:
- He has, in the current season, been named to the active roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time that club played in a regular season game; and
- He has not:
a) In any prior season dressed for a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time that club played in a regular season or playoff or championship game; – and -b) In the current season or in any prior season, dressed for a member Club in the National Football League, at the time that club 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 Shaw CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 26 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Here’s the list:
Name | Position |
School |
Chris Ackie | <LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
Boris Bede | K/P | Laval |
Phillip Blake | OL | Baylor |
Jean-Samuel Blanc | LB | Montreal |
Anthony Boone | QB | Duke |
Brandon Bridge | QB | South Alabama |
Markell Carter | DE | Central Arkansas |
Rakeem Cato | QB | Marshall |
Alexander Charette | WR | Guelph |
Anthony Coady | FS | Montreal |
Cliff Coleman | CB | Mississippi |
Mikhail Davidson | WR | Montreal |
Kyler Elsworth | LB | Michigan State |
Cody Hoffman | WR | Brigham Young |
Terry Johnson | LB | Florida A&M |
Jesse Joseph | DE | Connecticut |
Darrin Kitchens | LB | Florida |
Andrew Manley | QB | Eastern Illinois |
Jacob Ruby | OT | Richmond |
Nicholas Shortill | LB | McMaster |
Andrew Smith | WR | Manitoba |