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October 21, 2015

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:

 

  1. 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
  2. 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