TORONTO - The Canadian Football League's (CFL) Most Outstanding Rookie award will come down to a class of 139 first-year players. The recipient is voted on by the nine teams, and the local and national voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC).

In lieu of a traditional awards ceremony, the CFL will introduce a fresh new approach to recognizing award winners. Recipients will be honoured through special surprise presentations as the season draws to a close and during the postseason, creating more personal and intimate moments to celebrate players' outstanding seasons. The moments will be shared online, offering fans a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the people and stories behind the statistics and accomplishments.

Players must satisfy all the following criteria to be eligible for Most Outstanding Rookie:

Named to the active 45-man roster of a CFL member club for a regular season game during the 2026 season

Never dressed for a CFL member club in the regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season

Never dressed for a National Football League member club in the regular season, postseason or championship game in any prior season

PREVIOUS FIVE MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIES

2025 | Trey Vaval (WPG)

2024 | Nick Anderson (EDM)

2023 | Qwan'tez Stiggers (TOR)

2022 | Dalton Schoen (WPG)

2021 | Jordan Williams (BC)

2026 ROOKIE CLASS

(Name | POS | School/Team)

Note: Rookies that have been released are not included.

BC LIONS

Bailey, Emani | RB | Texas Christian

Bolden, Silas | WR | Texas

Cenacle, Nick | WR | Hawaii

DeMontagnac, Nate | WR | North Dakota

Goforth, Ralen | LB | Washington

Gusta, David | DL | Kentucky

Henning, Chase | LB | UBC

Kemeni, Pierre Jr. | DB | Ohio

McKenna, Parker | LB | Washington State

Russell, Tyson | DB | Vanderbilt

Salter, Kaidon | QB | Liberty

Spatny, Matt | DL | Lehigh

Taylor, Colby | DL | West Florida

Walker-Hunt, Tyran | OL | Old Dominion

Williams, Jaden | WR | Texas State

EDMONTON ELKS

Bastone, Carmine | DL | Northwestern

Carter, Cameron | OL | Murray State

Cooper, Joe | OL | Slippery Rock

Djabome, Dariel | LB | Rutgers

Kettyle, Carter | WR | Alberta

Luther, T.J. | WR | Gardner-Webb

Meyer, Gavin | DL | Southern California

Pace, Justin | LB | Queen's

Pashula, Chris | OL | Calgary

Powell, ShunDerrick | RB | Central Arkansas

Reid, Terez | DB | Florida Atlantic

Sangmuah, Benjamin | DB | University of British Columbia

Tennison, Ladarius | DB | Central Florida

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Alexander, Zy | DB | Louisiana State

Ashmore, Bradley | OL | Vanderbilt

Coly, Bakyne | OL | Purdue

Frazier, Savio | DL | Miami (Ohio)

Grzesiak, Daniel | DL | Cincinnati

Haie, Anton | DB | Laval

Hills, Elijah | DL | Wisconsin

Hunter, Jeremiah | WR | Washington

Manns, Khairi | DL | James Madison

Marois, Tristan | DL | Colorado

Miller-Melancon, Ashton | DB | Queen's

Moten, R.J. | LB | Florida

Ojutalayo, Jesulayomi | WR | Wilfrid Laurier

Rascoe, Eric | LB | Angelo State

Stokman, Matthew | OL | Manitoba

Wooldridge, Ben | QB | Louisiana

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

Andersen, Erik | OL | Western

Bell, Darius | OL | East Carolina

Bell, Malcolm | DB | Michigan State

Burgess, James Jr. | DB | Alabama State

Chapman, Oscar | P | Auburn

Charles, Kendy | DL | Duke

Conley, Quali | RB | Arizona

Djete, Dylan | WR | Alabama State

Evans, Desmond | DL | North Carolina

Gbenda, David | LB | Texas

Hale, Alex | K | Oklahoma State

Hoskins, Liam | DL | Windsor

Hughes, Juwuane | DB | Fresno State

Johnson, Johnny III | WR | Oregon

Oladipo, Seyi Jr. | DB | Boise State

Pate, Jaylen | DL | Northwestern

Sexton, Mathew | WR | Eastern Michigan

Wiebe, Daniel | WR | Saskatchewan

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Bouliane, Charles-Elliot | LB | Montreal

Clark, Brody | LB | York

Daniels, Dante | TE | North Carolina State

Elgersma, Taylor | QB | Wilfrid Laurier

Elsbury, Tyler | OL | Iowa

Fletcher, Michael | DT | Appalachian State

Gatkuoth, Nuer | DE | Wake Forest

Hazen, Dylan | LB | Wake Forest

Reese, David | DE | Syracuse

Singer, Dorian | WR | Utah

Stuart, Ethan | DB | McMaster

Texada, Ridge | DB | North Texas

Williams, Major | DB | Carson-Newman

Womack, Kenneth | WR | Western Michigan

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Benton, De'Jon | DL | Hawaii

Biggins, Nahree | RB | Central Michigan

Cromwell, Devynn | DB | Michigan State

Crook, Jordan | LB | Arizona State

Denis, Jonathan | OL | Louisiana Tech

Gagné, Loïk | LB | Concordia

Hayes, Kaleb | DB | Brigham Young

Mang, Maximilian | TE | Syracuse

McCarthy, Mitch | P | Indiana

Nitychoruk, Jake | DB | Manitoba

Notice, Aamarii | DL | Coastal Carolina

Swartout, Brayden | OL | Central Michigan

Szeman, Brayden | OL | Calgary

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Arnold, Akili | DB | Southern California

Bell, Jalen | DL | Memphis

Bland, Desmond | OL | West Florida

Burnip, James | P | Alabama

Ceasar, James | DB | Southern Illinois

Davis, Solomon | WR | Central Michigan

Gauthier, Louis-Philippe | DB | Montreal

Goss, Owen | LB | Arizona

Hickey, Dathan | DB | Youngstown State

Hicks, Sam | RB | Abilene Christian

John, Ethan | DB | Windsor

Jones, Qualan | RB | Stephen F. Austin

Kahmann, Tyler | WR | Emporia State

Maisonneuve, Gabriel | DL | Montreal

McKenzie, Darius | LB | South Alabama

Miller, Dymere | WR | Rutgers

Neal, James | LB | Texas State

Parsalidis, Sebastian | FB | Wilfrid Laurier

Piazza, Domenico | OL | McGill

Rayam, Jalen | LB | UTEP

Ready, Tristan | WR | Carleton

Reimer, Rush | OL | California

Shand, Paris | DL | Louisiana State

Smith, Isaiah | RB | Guelph

Teubner, Alexander | LB | Boise State

Toia, Soane | DL | San Jose State

Ulm, Nolan | WR | Eastern Washington

Vreugdenhil, Frank | OL | McMaster

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

Barlev, Zachary | OT | Old Dominion

Barnes, Marcus | DB | William & Mary

Briggs, Dennis Jr. | DT | Illinois

Connors, Josh | LB | Wilfrid Laurier

Diouf, Alassane | OG | Montreal

Dobson, Benjamin | LB | Calgary

Jordan, Ethan | WR | Wilfrid Laurier

Lucien, Jeremy | DB | Vanderbilt

McDonald, Cade | WR | Miami (Ohio)

Parks, Charlie | DE | Saskatchewan

Pearl, Julian | OT | Illinois

Spencer, Lucus | LS | Bishop's

Stafford, Jelani | DT | Connecticut

Tezino, Kyahva | LB | San Diego State

Vaccaro, Giordano | OG | Purdue

MONTREAL ALOUETTES

Guy, TJ | DL | Michigan

Jones, Rohan | TE | Arkansas

Louis, Shakespeare | DB | Southeastern Louisiana

Manuel, Donovan | LB | Florida International

Mews, Mekhi | WR | Houston

Sutherland, Jonathan | DB | Penn State

Talbot, Liam | RB | Windsor

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