TORONTO - Manitoba defensive tackle David Onyemata tops the CFL scouting bureau's final top-20 prospect list for next month's draft.

The six-foot-four, 300-pound Onyemata was second behind Iowa receiver Tevaun Smith in December. Smith fell to No. 2 on the latest list.

Boston College defensive tackle Mehdi Abdesmad is ranked No. 3 ahead of Michigan State defensive back Arjen Colquhoun. Abdesmad was ranked fourth in December behind Colquhoun.

Josiah St. John, an offensive lineman at Oklahoma, is No. 5 after standing third in December.

Rounding out the top-10 are Laval offensive lineman Charles Vaillancourt, Montana State linebacker Alex Singleton, Virginia defensive lineman Trent Corney, Laval offensive lineman Philippe Gagnon and Acadia receiver Brian Jones, who was ranked 18th in December.

Onyemata, Smith, Abdesmad, Colquhoun and Corney have also garnered interest leading up to this week's NFL draft, which begins Thursday in Chicago and concludes Saturday.

 

Final CFL Scouting Bureau Rankings

Rank Name Position School
1 (2) David Onyemata DL Manitoba
2 (1) Tevaun Smith WR Iowa
3 (4) Mehdi Abdesmad DL Boston College
4 (5) Arjen Colquhoun DB Michigan St.
5 (3) Josiah St. John OL Oklahoma
6 (6) Charles Vaillancourt OL Laval
7 (-) Alex Singleton LB Montana St.
8 (8) Trent Corney DL Virginia
9 (13) Philippe Gagnon OL Laval
10 (18) Brian Jones WR Acadia
11 (9) Taylor Loffler DB UBC
12 (12) Juwan Brescacin WR Northern Illinois
13 (7) Mercer Timmis RB Calgary
14 (11) Dillon Guy OL Buffalo
15 (15) Anthony Thompson DB Southern Illinois
16 (-) Michael Couture OL Simon Fraser
17 (14) Jason Lauzon-Seguin OL Laval
18 (16) Elie Bouka DB Calgary
19 (17) Llevi Noel WR Windsor AKO
20 (19) Doug Corby WR Queen's

*( ) - December rankings