The rosters have been set for the annual U Sports East-West Bowl, which will be held on Saturday, May 10 at the University of Waterloo.
The annual showcase game will feature 106 players representing all 27 U Sports football programs as they enter their last collegiate season before draft eligibility. Barring opt-outs or extenuating circumstances, these players will form most of the 2026 CFL Draft class.
Below are the full rosters for both teams.
Team East
QB Alex Vreeken, Queen’s
QB Jerome Rancourt, Western
RB Jack Nyrose, Toronto
RB Brandon Ciccarello, McGill
RB Angel Vital, Laval
RB Quentin Scott, Wilfrid Laurier
FB Noah Legros, Sherbrooke
FB Sandro Pierini, Western
REC Zachary Houde, St. FX
REC Joshua Jack, Saint Mary’s
REC Hugo Lacroix, Sherbrooke
REC Russell Weir, Queen’s
REC Chad Alexander, Acadia
REC Cedric Maurice, Bishop’s
REC Thomas Desrosier, Sherbrooke
REC Nolan Cheeseman, Mount Allison
REC Frederick Hachey, Carleton
OL Chidera Oragui, St. FX
OL Damien Irep, Concordia
OL Zac Cloutier, Ottawa
OL Sebastian Holden, Toronto
OL Alassane Diouf, Montreal
OL Felix-Olivier Leclerc, McGill
OL Adam Lachance, Montreal
OL Matt Ljuden, Alberta
OL Carter Stewart, Alberta
DL David McGill, St. FX
DL Liam McDonald, Saint Mary’s
DL Brody Burke, Carleton
DL Josh Dunham, Acadia
DL Curtis Squires, Mount Allison
DL Parker Williams, Toronto
DL Kailan Harrison, Acadia
DL Otito Nwaogu, St. FX
LB Steven Kpehe, Queen’s
LB Matthew Schill, Saint Mary’s
LB Loic Gagne, Concordia
LB Jaxxon Brashear, Ottawa
LB Christopher Toupin, Carleton
LB Justin Pace, Queen’s
LB Charles-Elliott Boulianne, Montreal
LB Nicolas Roy, Montreal
DB Jean Sebastien Lamothe, Concordia
DB Schneider Cave, Carleton
DB Ethan Doherty, Mount Allison
DB Alex MacDonald, Bishop’s
DB Jahnai-Taj Copeland Lewis, McGill
DB Cherif Camara, Bishop’s
DB Patrick Cumberbatch, Ottawa
DB Mathis Berube, Montreal
DB Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Montreal
LS Chris Liberta, Concordia
K Zach Copeland, Ottawa
The coaching staff for Team East will include Bishop’s Cherif Nicolas as head coach, Mount Allison’s Scott Borden and Zak Colangelo as offensive and defensive coordinators, and Ottawa’s Brad Miller as special teams coordinator.
The rest of the staff will be filled out by Carleton’s Mack Holliday, Sherbrooke’s Maxime Gauthier, Sherbrooke’s Kevin Regimbald, Carleton’s Corey Grant, Waterloo’s Rushon Dagelman, St. FX’s Dave Van Den Heuvel, Carleton’s Angus O’Mara, McGill’s Khaalid Hicks, Acadia’s Adam Melanson, Toronto’s Chris Johnson, Alberta’s Jean-Gabriel Poulin, Montreal’s Antoine Pruneau, Waterloo’s Jerome Erdman, and Waterloo’s Sierra McPhail.
Team West
QB Anton Amundrud, Saskatchewan
QB Nick Orr, Waterloo
RB Donavin Milloy, Guelph
RB Liam Talbot, Windsor
RB Melchis Ilunga, York
RB Isaiah Smith, Guelph
FB Evan Basalyga, Waterloo
FB Sebastian Parsalidas, Wilfrid Laurier
REC DeShawn Le Jour, Manitoba
REC Shemar McBean, UBC
REC Layomi Ojutalayo, Wilfrid Laurier
REC Everett Reid, McMaster
REC Carter Kettyle, Alberta
REC Nathan Udoh, Manitoba
REC Aidan Nemeth, McMaster
REC Colby Ginn, Windsor
REC Jarod Tessier, Guelph
OL Brady Szeman, Calgary
OL Riley Schick, Regina
OL Victor Olaniran, Manitoba
OL Nic Gidaro, Waterloo
OL Jack Warrack, Saskatchewan
OL Riley Scheffer, UBC
OL Ethan Graham, Regina
OL Spencer Walsh, Wilfrid Laurier
OL Mitchell Schechinger, Guelph
OL Fred Vreugdenhill, McMaster
DL Franklin Ibelo, Calgary
DL Kaleb Mackie-McLeod, Manitoba
DL Charlie Parks, Saskatchewan
DL Marcus Tenney, Wilfrid Laurier
DL Robert Keyes-Wilson, Guelph
DL Connor Franzisi, Western
DL Marcus Ola, Waterloo
DL Nathan Jule, Saskatchewan
DL Yunus Larry, Guelph
LB Osasere Odemwingie, Calgary
LB Anthony Sestanovic, McMaster
LB Brody Clark, York
LB Ben Dobson, Calgary
LB Colin Mckeller, Regina
LB Peyton Ryder, York
LB Kirill Niari, York
DB Ethan John, Windsor
DB Isaiah Blackson, Waterloo
DB Carson Sombach, Regina
DB Tristan Miller, Wilfrid Laurier
DB Harrison Daley, Windsor
DB Denny Ferdinand, Ottawa
DB Mason Henry, Waterloo
DB Benjamin Sangmuah, UBC
K Michael Horvat, McMaster
The coaching staff for Team West will include Wilfrid Laurier’s Michael Faulds as head coach, Saskatchewan’s Mason Nyhus as offensive coordinator, Guelph’s Donnavan Carter as defensive coordinator, and Western’s Myles Manalo as special teams coordinator.
The rest of the staff will be filled out by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Tom Flaxman, Alberta’s Josh Martin, Alberta’s Stevenson Bone, Wilfrid Laurier’s Brandon McCracken, Calgary’s Adam Blasetti, Western’s Sean Jamieson, McMaster’s Chris Hopkins, Calgary’s Chris Anstey, Manitoba’s Adam Williams, Guelph’s Matt Berry, Regina’s Derek Lamer, Guelph’s Tanner Hamade, Windsor’s Mike Domanico, and Windsor’s Kendall Westlake.
