With the 2015 CFL Draft set to go Tuesday at 8pm et/5pm pt on TSN2, CFL analyst Duane Forde previews each team heading into the big day. Forde takes a look at the Calgary Stampeders in this edition.

 

Current National Roster - Nationals Under Contract (as of May 7, 2015): 33

 
NAME POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE/JUNIOR TEAM
Bergman, Shane OL 6'7" 330 2/9/1990 Western
Craighead, Brander OL 6'7" 300 9/8/1990 Texas-El Paso
Erdos, Brad OL 6'3" 299 4/26/1990 Simon Fraser
Federkeil, Dan OL 6'7" 306 11/9/1983 Calgary
Lavertu, Pierre OL 6'3" 298 5/11/1990 Laval
Peach, Billy OL 6'4" 295 3/28/1990 Jacksonville
Swiston, Paul OL 6'9" 334 5/26/1989 Calgary
Wilson, Spencer OL 6'6" 303 4/7/1988 Calgary Colts
Arthur, Jabari REC 6'4" 223 8/28/1982 Akron
Charbonneau-Campeau, Simon REC 6'4" 211 5/2/1988 Sherbrooke
Parker, Anthony REC 6'2" 217 11/21/1989 Calgary
Cornish, Jon RB 6'0" 219 11/5/1984 Kansas
Cote, Rob RB 6'1" 225 7/5/1986 Victoria Rebels
Palmer, Bo RB 5'9" 190 3/7/1990 Simon Fraser
Power, Charlie RB 6'3" 239 6/1/1991 Saskatchewan
St. Pierre, Tim RB 6'0" 230 4/18/1986 Saint Mary's
Walter, Matt RB 5'10" 217 7/20/1989 Calgary
D'Aguilar, Ben DL 6'2" 236 9/12/1989 McMaster
Mace, Corey DL 6'3" 286 12/22/1985 Wyoming
Smith, Quinn DL 6'2" 300 9/19/1991 Concordia
Turner, Junior DL 6'3" 281 9/2/1988 Bishop's
Wiggan, Derek DL 6'1" 250 7/27/1992 Queen's
Caron, Max LB 6'2" 236 8/20/1989 Concordia
Carter, Yannick LB 6'1" 220 2/5/1984 Wilfrid Laurier
McCartney, Karl LB 6'0" 233 11/29/1987 Saint Mary's
Williams, Shomari LB 6'1" 232 3/8/1985 Queen's
Berger, Adam DB 6'0" 207 6/28/1990 Simon Fraser
Hecht, Jeff DB 5'10" 214 9/24/1985 Saint Mary's
Thibault, Adam DB 6'0" 202 3/26/1990 Laval
Crapigna, Tyler K 5'7" 166 8/4/1992 McMaster
Paredes, Rene K 5'11" 197 5/15/1985 Concordia
Maver, Rob P 6'0" 201 3/12/1986 Guelph
Chevrier, Randy LS 6'2" 251 6/6/1976 McGill
 

How They Were Acquired

Drafted by Stampeders: 19
Signed as Undrafted Free Agents: 1
Free Agents with CFL/NFL Experience: 8
Signed from CJFL: 2
Acquired via Trade: 3

 

Five-Year Draft History (2010-2014)

 
YEAR OVERALL NAME POS COLLEGE
2014 1 Pierre Lavertu OL Laval
2014 7 Quinn Smith DL Concordia
2014 16 Max Caron LB Concordia
2014 19 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif OL McGill
2014 24 Adam Thibault DB Laval
2014 25 Joe Circelli OL Western Ontario
2014 34 Derek Wiggan DL Queen's
2014 40 Tyler Crapigna K McMaster
2014 61 Brian Marshall WR Western Ontario
2013 7 Brander Craighead OL UTEP
2013 13 Ben D'Aguilar DE McMaster
2013 16 Brett Jones OL Regina
2013 25 Yannick Morin Plante WR Laval
2013 28 Charlie Power WR Saskatchewan
2013 48 Shane Bergman OL Western
2013 59 Dumitru Ionita P Concordia
2012 5 Ameet Pall DE Wofford
2012 15 Keenan MacDougall DB Saskatchewan
2012 19 Billy Peach OL Jacksonville
2012 27 Bradley Erdos OL Simon Fraser
2012 30 Adam Berger DB Simon Fraser
2012 31 Mike Filer OL Mount Allison
2012 43 Jordan Spence DL Eastern Oregon
2012 45 Wilkerson Desouza LB Toronto
2011 3 Anthony Parker WR Calgary
2011 9 Junior Turner DL Bishop's
2011 3rd Round Johnny Forzani (2010 Sup. Draft) WR Washington State
2011 26 Akwasi Antwi DL Mount Allison
2011 29 Brad Sinopoli QB Ottawa
2011 34 Matt Walter RB Calgary
2011 45 Jared Manchulenko TE Concordia
2010 5 Rob Maver K/P Guelph
2010 13 Taurean Allen DB Wilfrid Laurier
2010 17 John Bender OL Nevada
2010 21 J'Michael Deane OL Michigan State
2010 37 Karl McCartney LB Saint Mary's
2010 46 Oamo Culbreath OL British Columbia
 

 

Canadians to Watch

- Jon Cornish: The Stamps already have Matt Walter and Bo Palmer in the fold but, after being without the three-time Most Outstanding Canadian for much of last season, they might consider adding more depth at running back on Draft Day.
- Pierre Lavertu: The Stamps knew when they traded up to draft him last spring that they’d likely need him to replace Brett Jones at centre this season.
- Adam Thibault: He’s still a work in progress but some in the Stamps organization believe that this field corner could one day be a ratio breaker for them.

 

In the Pipeline

- OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (Kansas City Chiefs)

 

Picks in 2015 CFL Draft

- 8 selections
- 9th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 27th, 44th, 53rd, and 62nd overall

 

Random Thought

You’ll notice that Calgary currently holds three third round selections in the 2015 Draft. This is standard operating procedure for the Stamps, who have historically stocked up on middle round picks to load up on “futures”. In the past, this has landed them players with remaining NCAA eligibility, including current Stampeders Adam Berger, Billy Peach, and Brad Erdos, as well as NFLer Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. With redshirt juniors no longer a part of the draft process, look for the Stamps to use these picks on highly regarded prospects who drop in the CFL Draft because they’re destined to be in NFL training camps this summer.