Wilfrid Laurier University receiver Jesulayomi Ojutalayo and University of Ottawa defensive back Patrick Cumberbatch tied for the top vertical jump at the 2026 CFL Combine with leaps of 38 inches.
Ojutalayo has played 42 career games for the Golden Hawks, recording 66 catches for 1,090 yards and nine touchdowns. The six-foot-two, 217-pound target from Shelburne, Ont., has been especially effective on special teams, recording 37 total tackles.
Cumberbatch hails from Alexandria, Ont., and is the identical twin brother of current Redblacks defensive back Eric Cumberbatch. The six-foot-one, 194-pound halfback has collected 108 total tackles, four tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, and six interceptions in 36 games with the Gee-Gees, earning second-team OUA all-star honours this past season.
Other players who finished in the top five of the event include Northern Illinois University defensive back Cyrus McGarrell (37), University of Guelph running back Isaiah Smith (36.5), and University of Windsor receiver Tyriq Quayson (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. He was selected third overall that year by the B.C. Lions and played for four seasons in the CFL after a brief stint with the Carolina Panthers, compiling 157 all-purpose yards and 23 special teams tackles in his career.
The next top performances all-time are 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 2025 CFL Combine in Regina was Lauier defensive back Maliek Cote-Azore with a leap of 41 inches. He went unselected in the subsequent CFL Draft.
The full results from the event at the 2026 CFL Combine in Edmonton can be seen below.
Quarterback
Josh Janssen, Ottawa — 25
Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald, McGill — 33.5
Christian Veilleux, Georgia State — 32
Running back
Charles Asselin, Ottawa — 32
Weagbe Mombo, Windsor — 33
Isaiah Smith, Guelph — 36.5
Liam Talbot, Windsor — 32.5
Fullback/Tight end
Evan Basalyga, Waterloo — 32
Emeric Boutin, Laval — 31
Sebastian Parsalidis, Laurier — 35
Jerome Rancourt, Western — 29
Receiver
Devaiughn Blackwood, St. FX — 32
Nick Cenackle, Hawaii — DNP
Nate Demontagnac, North Dakota — DNP
Dylan Djete, Alabama State — DNP
Joshua Jack, Saint Mary’s — 34.5
Carter Kettyle, Alberta — 34
Shemar McBean, UBC — 34.5
Malick Meiga, Coastal Carolina — DNP
Barron Miles Jr., Grambling State — 32.5
Jesulayomi Ojutalayo, Laurier — 38
Tyriq Quayson, Windsor — 36.5
Matt Sibley, Calgary — 31
Nathan Udoh, Manitoba — 35
Offensive line
Darius Bell, East Carolina — DNP
Jonathan Denis, Louisiana Tech — DNP
Alassane Diouf, Montreal — DNP
Ethan Graham, Regina — 25
Niklas Henning, Queen’s — 31.5
Franklin Ibelo, Calgary — DNP
Jez Janvier, Southern Mississippi — DNP
Keegan O’Neil, Western — 26
Chinazo Obobi, Munich Ravens (G) — 19.5
Victor Olaniran, Manitoba — DNP
Chidera Oragui, St. FX — 28.5
Chris Pashula, Calgary — DNP
Mitchel Schechinger, Guelph — 25
Riley Scheffer, UBC — 21
Carter Stuart, Alberta — 25.5
Brayden Szeman, Calgary — 28
Giordano Vaccaro, Purdue — DNP
Frank Vreugdenhil, McMaster — 28
Spencer Walsh, Laurier — DNP
Jack Warrack, Saskatchewan — 22.5
Defensive line
Brody Burke, Carleton — 34
Nathan Carabatsakis, Robert Morris — 28
Ebenezer Dibula, Kennesaw State — 29
Natale Frangione, Georgetown — DNP
Carter Hooper, South Dakota — 30
Steven Kpehe, Queen’s — 34
Kyler Laing, Mercyhurst — 30.5
Jack Low, Fordham (G) — 31
Tristan Marois, Colorado — 31.5
Frank Mulipola, Arkansas (G) — 27.5
Aamarii Notice, Coastal Carolina — DNP
Charlie Parks, Saskatchewan — 30
Wilfried Pene, Virginia Tech (G) — 30
Linebacker
Charles-Elliot Bouliane, Montreal — 31
Jaxxon Brashear, Ottawa — 29
Brody Clark, York — 35
Benjamin Dobson, Calgary — 34
Loik Gagne, Concordia — 34.5
Yunus Larry, Guelph — 33.5
Darius McKenzie, South Alabama — DNP
Osasere Odemwingie, Calgary — 28.5
Justin Pace, Queen’s — 30.5
Eric Rascoe, Angelo State — 36
Marc Djonay Rondeau, Ottawa — 36
Defensive back
Devynn Cromwell, Michigan State — DNP
Patrick Cumberbatch, Ottawa — 38
Harrison Daley, Windsor — 31.5
Denny Ferdinand, Ottawa — 31.5
Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Montreal –35
Gianni Green, Guelph — 32
Ethan John, Windsor — 33
Pierre Kemeni, Ohio — DNP
Shakespeare Louis, Southeastern Louisiana — 31.5
Cyrus McGarrell, Northern Illinois — 37
Benjamin Sangmuah, UBC — 33.5
Carson Sombach, Regina — 31
Ethan Stuart, McMaster — 33.5
Trae Tomlinson, Louisiana — DNP
