Posted: Apr 22, 2014
TORONTO -- On Tuesday, the Canadian Football League Scouting Bureau published its final edition of the top 15 ranked prospects eligible for the 2014 CFL Canadian Draft on May 13th.
University of Manitoba Bisons standout student-athletes Evan Gill, a defensive lineman, and running back Anthony Coombs continue to make the list following the National CFL Combine in March, with Gill at No. 6 and Coombs moving up one spot to No. 8.
BY THE NUMBERS
The ranking includes four offensive linemen and defensive linemen, three defensive backs, two linebackers, and a wide receiver and running back.
The province of Quebec is represented with six hometown prospects. Following Quebec is Ontario with four, BC with three and Manitoba has two.
All 15 ranked players on last spring's CFL Scouting Bureau list (it was published in April) were selected in the 2013 CFL Draft. Seven of those players were selected in the first round.
CFL Media Release
1 (1) Laurent Duvernay-Tardif OL McGill
2 (4) Pierre Lavertu OL Laval
3 (2) David Foucault OL Montreal
4 (-) Quinn Smith DL Concordia
5 (4) Devon Bailey WR St. Francis Xavier
6 (6) Evan Gill DL Manitoba
7 (15) Dylan Ainsworth DL Western
8 (9) Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba
9 (5) Matthias Goossen OL Simon Fraser
10 (8) Andrew Lue DB Queen's
11 (13) Adam Thibault DB Laval
12 (11) Casey Chin LB Simon Fraser
13 (-) David Menard DL Montreal
14 (-) Antoine Pruneau DB Montreal
15 (7) Beau Landry LB Western
NOTE: Ranking in the parentheses is the player's ranking position from the last CFL Scouting Bureau published in January 2014.
2014 CFL Draft
The CFL's Scouting Bureau is comprised of CFL scouts, player personnel directors and general managers from the league's nine teams.
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About Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Canada West is consistently the most decorated of the four conferences in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, winning 96 CIS national titles over the last 10 seasons. Comprised of 17 schools from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada West produces numerous major award winners and Academic All-Canadian student-athletes each year, with many going on to athletic success around the globe in pro leagues or events such as the Olympics, Paralympics or Universiade Games. canadawest.org / canadawest.tv / @cwuaa on Twitter
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University of Manitoba Bisons standout student-athletes Evan Gill, a defensive lineman, and running back Anthony Coombs continue to make the list following the National CFL Combine in March, with Gill at No. 6 and Coombs moving up one spot to No. 8.
BY THE NUMBERS
The ranking includes four offensive linemen and defensive linemen, three defensive backs, two linebackers, and a wide receiver and running back.
The province of Quebec is represented with six hometown prospects. Following Quebec is Ontario with four, BC with three and Manitoba has two.
All 15 ranked players on last spring's CFL Scouting Bureau list (it was published in April) were selected in the 2013 CFL Draft. Seven of those players were selected in the first round.
CFL Media Release
1 (1) Laurent Duvernay-Tardif OL McGill
2 (4) Pierre Lavertu OL Laval
3 (2) David Foucault OL Montreal
4 (-) Quinn Smith DL Concordia
5 (4) Devon Bailey WR St. Francis Xavier
6 (6) Evan Gill DL Manitoba
7 (15) Dylan Ainsworth DL Western
8 (9) Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba
9 (5) Matthias Goossen OL Simon Fraser
10 (8) Andrew Lue DB Queen's
11 (13) Adam Thibault DB Laval
12 (11) Casey Chin LB Simon Fraser
13 (-) David Menard DL Montreal
14 (-) Antoine Pruneau DB Montreal
15 (7) Beau Landry LB Western
NOTE: Ranking in the parentheses is the player's ranking position from the last CFL Scouting Bureau published in January 2014.
2014 CFL Draft
The CFL's Scouting Bureau is comprised of CFL scouts, player personnel directors and general managers from the league's nine teams.
About the Canadian Football League
This is today's All-Star athletes playing a great game in modern venues. It is where the Ottawa REDBLACKS will debut in 2014, just as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats take the field in their beautiful new stadium. This is our league: proudly Canadian and steeped in tradition, but built for the future.
About Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Canada West is consistently the most decorated of the four conferences in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, winning 96 CIS national titles over the last 10 seasons. Comprised of 17 schools from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada West produces numerous major award winners and Academic All-Canadian student-athletes each year, with many going on to athletic success around the globe in pro leagues or events such as the Olympics, Paralympics or Universiade Games. canadawest.org / canadawest.tv / @cwuaa on Twitter
A proud member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).