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 Toronto Argonauts in this edition.
Current National Roster - Nationals Under Contract (as of May 7, 2015): 26
| NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | COLLEGE/JUNIOR TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhillon, Jaskaran | OL | 6'3" | 290 | 4/2/1989 | UBC |
| Holmes, Tyler | OL | 6'4" | 305 | 7/24/1988 | Tulsa |
| Keeping, Jeff | OL | 6'6" | 302 | 7/19/1982 | Western |
| Sewell, Matt | OL | 6'8" | 335 | 1/26/1990 | McMaster |
| Smith, Wayne | OL | 6'1" | 304 | 11/17/1979 | Appalachian State |
| Van Zeyl, Chris | OL | 6'6" | 309 | 9/4/1983 | McMaster |
| Adjei, Natey | REC | 6'0" | 195 | 9/15/1989 | Buffalo |
| Bradwell, Mike | REC | 6'3" | 197 | 7/11/1986 | McMaster |
| Durie, Andre | REC | 5'10" | 199 | 7/27/1981 | York |
| Coombs, Anthony | RB | 5'9" | 190 | 10/26/1992 | Manitoba |
| Dupuis, Alexandre | FB | 6'4" | 245 | 3/23/1990 | Montreal |
| Gillanders, Brendan | FB | 5'11" | 203 | 11/27/1990 | Ottawa |
| Robinson, Zander | FB | 6'5" | 243 | 10/11/1989 | Western |
| Foley, Ricky | DL | 6'3" | 256 | 6/9/1982 | York |
| Laing, Cleyon | DL | 6'3" | 280 | 11/21/1990 | Iowa State |
| Greenwood, Cory | LB | 6'2" | 219 | 6/5/1985 | Concordia |
| Hood, Jonathan | LB | 6'0" | 205 | 12/23/1985 | Western |
| Miles, Thomas | LB | 6'1" | 230 | 7/31/1992 | Manitoba |
| Tonye-Tonye, Herve | LB | 5'11" | 223 | 5/15/1988 | Northern Colorado |
| Whonder, Akeem | LB | 5'11" | 224 | 5/18/1989 | Windsor |
| Yurichuk, James | LB | 6'4" | 230 | 11/1/1986 | Bishop's |
| Black, Eric | DB | 6'1" | 170 | 5/3/1991 | Saint Mary's |
| Black, Matt | DB | 5'9" | 195 | 3/1/1985 | Saginaw Valley State |
| Gabriel, Jermaine | DB | 5'10" | 193 | 3/14/1990 | Calgary Colts (CJFL) |
| Herbert, Shane | DB | 6'1" | 198 | 12/29/1988 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Reinhart, Jake | LS | 6'0" | 220 | 11/25/1989 | Guelph |
How They Were Acquired
Drafted by Argonauts: 15
Signed as Undrafted Free Agents: 4
Free Agents with CFL/NFL Experience: 6
Signed from CJFL: 0
Acquired via Trade: 1
Five-Year Draft History (2010-2014)
| YEAR | OVERALL | NAME | POS | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | Anthony Coombs | RB | Manitoba |
| 2014 | 21 | Jaskaran Dhillon | OL | British Columbia |
| 2014 | 33 | Thomas Miles | LB | Manitoba |
| 2014 | 36 | Alexandre Dupuis | FB | Montreal |
| 2014 | 38 | Eric Black | DB | Saint Mary's |
| 2014 | 42 | Evan Pszczonak | WR | Windsor |
| 2014 | 51 | Tore Corrado | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 2014 | 60 | Kirby Fletcher | DL | Acadia |
| 2013 | 8 | Matt Sewell | OL | McMaster |
| 2013 | 17 | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Bishop's |
| 2013 | 22 | Natey Adjei | WR | Buffalo |
| 2013 | 52 | Michael Di Domenico | OL | Tarleton State |
| 2013 | 60 | Paul Spencer | LB | Concordia |
| 2012 | 9 | Cleyon Laing | DL | Iowa State |
| 2012 | 24 | Herve Tonye-Tonye | LB | Northern Colorado |
| 2012 | 28 | Quincy Hurst | WR | Manitoba |
| 2012 | 32 | Luke Willson | TE | Rice |
| 2012 | 40 | Aaron Crawford | LB | Saint Mary's |
| 2012 | 41 | Shea Pierre | DB | Windsor |
| 2011 | 7 | Tyler Holmes | OL | Tulsa |
| 2011 | 18 | Djems Kouame | WR | Montréal |
| 2011 | 22 | Alexander Robinson | DL | Western Ontario |
| 2011 | 28 | Jedd Gardner | WR | Guelph |
| 2011 | 35 | Gregory Alexandre | DL | Montréal |
| 2011 | 38 | Julian Feoli Gudino | WR | Laval |
| 2011 | 43 | Michael Knill | OL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 2010 | 2 | Joe Eppele | OT | Washington State |
| 2010 | 3 | Cory Greenwood | LB | Concordia |
| 2010 | 11 | Grant Shaw | DB/K | Saskatchewan |
| 2010 | 18 | Spencer Watt | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 2010 | 26 | Joel Reinders | OT | Waterloo |
| 2010 | 30 | Steven Turner | WR | Bishop's |
| 2010 | 32 | Michael Warner | OL | Waterloo |
| 2010 | 40 | Nasser Jamal | OL | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 2010 | 44 | Conor Elliott | LB | Western |
Canadians to Watch
- Cory Greenwood: The third overall pick in the 2010 Draft joined the Argos last year after four seasons in the NFL, and with Shea Emry dealt to Saskatchewan, he will be given every opportunity to earn a starting job.
- Matt Sewell: The hope remains that he will eventually be able to join fellow McMaster product Chris Van Zeyl as starting tackles on an all-Canadian O-Line.
- Anthony Coombs: Prior to the injury that cut short his rookie season, it had become apparent that the Boatmen need to find a way to get him on the field regularly.
In the Pipeline
TE Luke Willson (Seattle Seahawks)
Picks in 2015 CFL Draft
- 7 selections
- 3rd, 12th, 21st, 30th, 39th, 55th, and 56th overall
Random Thought
Toronto scored one of the biggest victories of the offseason when the club re-signed offensive lineman Tyler Holmes before he hit the free agent market. It had been anticipated that young O-Linemen Holmes, Brett Jones, and Ben Heenan would be the offseason’s three most hotly pursued free agents. With Jones and Heenan both going to the NFL, it would’ve created even more demand for Holmes, who would’ve been the only young, proven starter available. Consider it a dodged bullet for the Double Blue, who would’ve been light on homegrown hogs without him.
