Wilfrid Laurier University defensive back Maliek Cote-Azore topped the vertical jump at the 2025 CFL Combine with a leap of 41 inches.
The five-foot-11, 181-pound defender was promoted from the Invitational Combine in Waterloo earlier this month after posting a 38.5-inch vertical. He took advantage of the opportunity in Regina by improving on his results.
The native of Ajax, Ont. has appeared in 39 games for Wilfrid Laurier over the past four seasons, making 150 total tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, 15 pass breakups, and a blocked kick.
Other prospects who finished in the top five were Ottawa defensive back Eric Cumberbatch (39), Global receiver Tommy Wilson (37.5), Saskatchewan receiver Daniel Wiebe (37), and Laval receiver Isaac Gaillardetz (36.5).
The all-time vertical jump record for the CFL Combine was set by Bishop’s running back Jamall Lee in 2009 at 44 inches, followed by Bishop’s running back Steven Turner in 2010 (43.5), Calgary receiver Anthony Parker in 2011 (43), and Concordia defensive back Kris Robertson in 2013 (43).
The top performer at the 2024 CFL Combine in Winnipeg was Hillsdale College running back Michael Herzog with a jump of 39 inches. He was selected in the sixth round of the draft by the Montreal Alouettes.
The full results for the Canadian players from the 2025 CFL Combine in Regina can be seen below.
QB Jonathan Senecal, Montreal — 34.5
QB Arnaud Desjardins, Laval — 32
QB Keagan Hall, McMaster — 29
QB Jackson Tachinski — 30
RB Ludovick Choquette, Long Island — 34.5
RB Isaiah Knight, UBC — 33.5
RB Breydon Stubbs, Manitoba — DNP
RB Keanu Yazbeck, Western — 35.5
RB Joey Zorn, Windsor — 33
RB Ope Oshinubi, Alberta — 33
FB/TE Quincy Vaughn, North Dakota — 29.5
FB/TE Natan Girouard-Langlois, Montreal — 29
REC Kaseem Ferdinand, Carleton — 32.5
REC Ethan Jordan, Laurier — 32
REC Brayden Misseri, Western — 30
REC Daniel Wiebe, Saskatchewan — 37
REC Joey Corcoran, New Hampshire — 27.5
REC Samuel Davenport, UBC — 32.5
REC Kolby Hurford, Alberta — 33.5
REC Vyshonne Janusas, Guelph — 33.5
REC Raidan Thorne, Laurier — 32
REC Hassane Dosso, Montreal — 32
REC Louis Geyer, Stuttgart (G) — 33.5
REC Tommy Wilson, Potsdam (G) — 37.5
REC Isaac Gaillardetz, Laval — 36.5
REC Hakeem Harris, Davenport — 36
OL Alex Berwick, Western — 24
OL Dre Doiron, Kansas — 26.5
OL Daniel Dove, Waterloo — 28
OL Daniel Hocevar, Guelph — 27
OL Arvin Hosseini, UBC — 28
OL Ethan Pyle, Guelph — 30
OL Cody Neumann, Alberta — 24
OL Domenico Piazza, McGill — 23.5
OL Ethan Vibert, South Dakota State — 28.5
OL Felix Despins, Concordia — 22.5
OL Erik Andersen, Western — 27.5
OL Connor Klassen, Regina — 27.5
OL Matthew Stokman, Manitoba — 21
DL Liam Hoskins, Windsor — 35
DL Gabriel Maisonneuve, Montreal — 31
DL Jeremiah Ojo, Montreal — 35
DL Liam Reid, Calgary — 28
DL Ty Anderson, Alberta — 31
DL Aiden Bertuzzi, UBC — 28
DL Kolade Amusan, Windsor — 29.5
DL Max Von Muehldorfer, Western — 34
DL Isaiah Bagnah, BYU — 31.5
DL Silas Hubert, Queen’s — 30
DL Darien Newell, Queen’s — DNP
DL Chisanem Nsitem, Laurier — 29
LB Harold Miessan, Montreal — 26.5
LB Daniel Flanagan, Calgary — 32.5
LB Chopper Hippe, Regina — 32
LB Seth Hundeby, Saskatchewan — 35
LB Riley MacLeod, Western — 34.5
LB Lane Novak, Saskatchewan — 29
LB Chase Tataryn, Alberta — 31
LB Devin Veresuk, Windsor — DNP
LB Gabriel Lessard, Montreal — 34.5
DB Pablo Araya, Madrid (G) — 30.5
DB Maliek Cote-Azore, Laurier — 41
DB Dolani Robinson, Regina — 36
DB King Ambers, East Texas A&M — 35
DB Ethan Ball, Calgary — 35
DB Mack Bannatyne, Alberta — 31
DB Nate Beauchemin, Calgary — 36
DB Eric Cumberbatch, Ottawa — 39
DB Jackson Findlay, Western — 33
DB Anton Haie, Laval — 36
DB Johari Hastings, Laurier — 28
DB Romeo Nash, Alberta — 31.5
DB Ashton Miller-Melancon, Queen’s — 34
DB Ronan Horrall, UBC — 35.5
