2014 CFL Draft Rankings: Bisons' Gill, Coombs ranked among final top 15

2014 CFL Draft Rankings: Bisons' Gill, Coombs ranked among final top 15
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.

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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.

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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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