Scouting Bureau Rankings

[Noeller]

http://www.cfl.ca/2015/12/11/cfl-scouting-bureau-releases-december-rankings-2/

 

TORONTO – The Canadian Football League Scouting Bureau has released its second of three rankings of the top-20 eligible prospects for the 2016 CFL Canadian Draft.

“Three new faces crack the December list,” said CFL.ca Insider Justin Dunk, “two from the 2015 Vanier Cup champion UBC Thunderbirds program, rangy DB Taylor Loffler and strong-legged kicker/punter Quinn van Gylswyk, who made the game-winning field goal for the T-Birds in the CIS title game.”

“With the Canadian university season complete scouts will really dig into film and gather background information on all the draft prospects who played football on home soil.

“There are possible instant impact-makers available at every traditional Canadian CFL position.”

Here is the full ranking:

December Scouting Bureau Rankings Rank Name Position School Hometown 1 (1) Tevaun Smith WR Iowa Toronto 2 (2) David Onyemata DL Manitoba Lagos, Nigeria 3 (6) Josiah St. John OL Oklahoma Toronto 4 (9) Mehdi Abdesmad DL Boston College Montreal 5 (3) Arjen Colquhoun DB Michigan St. Windsor, Ont. 6 (10) Charles Vaillancourt OL Laval Coaticook, Que. 7 (5) Mercer Timmis RB Calgary Burlington, Ont.  8 (17) Trent Corney DL Virginia Brockville, Ont. 9 (-) Taylor Loffler DB UBC Kelowna, B.C. 10 (8) Mitchell Winters DL Miami (Ohio) Mississauga, Ont. 11 (7) Dillon Guy OL Buffalo Hamilton, Ont. 12 (11) Juwan Brescacin WR Northern Illinois Mississauga, Ont. 13 (15) Philippe Gagnon OL Laval L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que. 14 (19) Jason Lauzon-Seguin OL Laval Pointe-Claire, Que. 15 (13)  Anthony Thompson DB Southern Illinois Montreal 16 (4) Elie Bouka DB Calgary Laval, Que. 17 (12) Llevi Noel WR Toronto Toronto 18 (-) Brian Jones WR Acadia Enfield, N.S.  19 (16) Doug Corby WR Queens Burlington, Ont. 20 (-) Quinn Van Gylswyk K/P UBC Victoria, B.C.

 

Please note: The number in parentheses is the player’s ranking from the last CFL Scouting Bureau published in September 2015.

Top 5 Prospects

Once again, Tevaun Smith is the number one ranked prospect. This season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Smith registered 30 receptions (second highest on the team) 546 receiving yards (second highest on the team) and three touchdowns. Smith, a Toronto native, will be playing with in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 against the Stanford Cardinal. In his career with Iowa, Smith has recorded 1,483 receiving yards on 100 receptions and scored seven touchdowns.

Manitoba Bisons first-team All-Canadian defensive lineman David Onyemata is the highest ranked CIS and defensive player on the Scouting Bureau list. During his 2015 campaign, the second ranked Onyemata notched 38.5 tackles (31 solo), five sacks and 7.5 tackles for a loss. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound lineman was also selected as 2015 J. P. Metras Trophy award winner for the Outstanding Down Lineman of the Year in the CIS.

Credit: University of Manitoba

Oklahoma Sooners offensive tackle Josiah St. John shuffled up to the third slot on the list. The Toronto native has played two seasons in Norman, Okla. playing in 15 games and starting in four (all in 2015). The 6-foot-6, 308-pound tackle will be a part of an Oklahoma team that will play in the College Football Playoffs against the Clemson Tigers.

In the fourth slot is Montreal native Mehdi Abdesmad. During his 2015 season with the Boston College Eagles, Abdesmad helped anchor a defence that led FBS (I-A) in yards allowed (3,053). Abdesmad tallied 49 total tackles (35 solo), 15 tackles for a loss and 5.5 sacks in 12 games this season. Abdesmad appeared in 39 games during his time at Boston College finishing with 98 total tackles (58 solo), 21.5 tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks.

Rounding out the top 5 is Michigan State Spartans cornerback Arjen Colquhoun. Colquhoun played in 13 games in 2015 and started in 10 of those games. The Windsor, Ont. native accumulated 35 total tackles (24 solo), 1.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and two interceptions for the Spartans. Like St. John, Colquhoun will also be a part of the College Football Playoffs when Michigan State takes on Alabama Crimson Tide.

Rounding out the top 10 are Laval offensive lineman Charles Vaillancourt, University of Calgary running back Mercer Timmis, University of Virginia defensive lineman Trent Corney, University of British Columbia defensive back Taylor Loffler and Miami (Ohio) defensive lineman Mitchell Winters.

By the Numbers

The December rankings include five receivers, five offensive linemen, four defensive backs, four defensive linemen, one running back and one kicker.

There are 16 universities represented on the list with three schools featuring multiple selections: Laval (3), Calgary (2) and UBC (2). Nine NCAA schools and seven CIS schools are represented on the list.

Three new prospects joined the Scouting Bureau rankings; Taylor Loffler (No. 9), Brian Jones (No. 18) and Quinn Van Gylswyk (No. 20).

Alex Mateas, the 2015 CFL Draft first overall selection, was ranked second in the 2014 December rankings.

19 of 20 players from last season’s December’s CFL Scouting Bureau rankings were selected in the 2015 CFL Draft including all nine first round selections.

Credit: Rich Lam

About the Central Scouting Bureau

The CFL Scouting Bureau releases its rankings three times each year: in September, December and April.

The top prospects will meet in Toronto for the 2016 CFL Combine from March 11-13.

The CFL’s Scouting Bureau is comprised of CFL scouts, player personnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine teams.

[Mike]

 If Corney doesn't shoot up the charts from his #17 September ranking, I'll be surprised.

 

Said this back in November ... this guy is somebody I'd love to have in Winnipeg. He's a very, very interesting player in my opinion.

 

Glad to see Loffler has hopefully put his health issues behind him, hell of a player.

[Noeller]

So the Bisons kid...I know it says he's from Nigeria, but is he Manitoban via Nigeria?

[M.O.A.B.]

@Mike, what can you say about Mitchell Winters ?

[Goalie]

So... with the bombers having picks 9 and 10 or 8 and 9 i suppose, who should we be looking at? Gotta think DL and OL are 2 areas that we should be looking at. 

 

Curious also about the UBC kicker/punter... maybe not with those picks but could he be on our radar? 

[Mark F]

T birds kicker ...... is he actually kicking there or posing for GQ?

 

lot of information in that article... thanks...

[M.O.A.B.]

So... with the bombers having picks 9 and 10 or 8 and 9 i suppose, who should we be looking at? Gotta think DL and OL are 2 areas that we should be looking at. 

 

Curious also about the UBC kicker/punter... maybe not with those picks but could he be on our radar? 

 

Walters' will pick an OL with their first pick. That's his practice since he assumed the GM position and it's not going to change now.

I hope they will consider a DL on their next pick. In my opinion DL position jhas the shortest amount learnign curve to develop an impact/starter player.

 

Although, I won't mind if they'll package any of there picks to move up and pick Onyemata.

[Mike]

 

So... with the bombers having picks 9 and 10 or 8 and 9 i suppose, who should we be looking at? Gotta think DL and OL are 2 areas that we should be looking at. 

 

Curious also about the UBC kicker/punter... maybe not with those picks but could he be on our radar? 

 

Walters' will pick an OL with their first pick. That's his practice since he assumed the GM position and it's not going to change now.

I hope they will consider a DL on their next pick. In my opinion DL position jhas the shortest amount learnign curve to develop an impact/starter player.

 

Although, I won't mind if they'll package any of there picks to move up and pick Onyemata.

 

 

I doubt Onyemata is ever a CFL player.

[M.O.A.B.]

I believe the Bombers have 3 picks with in the top 20 - #9, #10 and #19. 

 

With this current top 20, whos 3 do you think the Bombers should be targeting and could really help them next season?

[bearpants]

I don't know enough about these prospects to name specific players... but I would like to see Bombers go DL and OL with the first two picks.... assuming it's not too much of a reach from BPA...

[pigseye]

OL, DL, WR, best ones available at the time.

Sign Harris & Bilukidi and bring in a boat load of imports for camp.

[JuranBoldenRules]

This draft isn't deep.  I'd work hard to move up and grab a guy like Timmis, but I'm not sure the Bombers have the ammunition to get into the top 3-4 picks to get him.

 

The top 5 are all likely NFLers.

[Mike]

Our Can-con isn't as bad as people think, so with that in mind I would consider burning one of our 3 top 20 picks on a future like Smith or St. John if they went to the NFL.

[wpgallday1960]

So... with the bombers having picks 9 and 10 or 8 and 9 i suppose, who should we be looking at? Gotta think DL and OL are 2 areas that we should be looking at. 

 

Curious also about the UBC kicker/punter... maybe not with those picks but could he be on our radar?

 

Walters' will pick an OL with their first pick. That's his practice since he assumed the GM position and it's not going to change now.

I hope they will consider a DL on their next pick. In my opinion DL position jhas the shortest amount learnign curve to develop an impact/starter player.

 

Although, I won't mind if they'll package any of there picks to move up and pick Onyemata.

 

I doubt Onyemata is ever a CFL player.

NFL bound?

[rebusrankin]

Looking at the rankings, thinking of need and not being a scout, is it possible we go something like Guy OL and Corney DL at 9, 10?

[M.O.A.B.]

Not sure of Guy,I believe he has injury issues.

[blueandgoldguy]

I wonder where Waggoner would be ranked in this draft?

[Goalie]

I wonder where Waggoner would be ranked in this draft?

Not sure he would be since he was draft eligible last year but paper work prevented it I believe hence supplemental draft

[Floyd]

I wonder where Waggoner would be ranked in this draft?

 

Seems to be a lot like Loffler... probably between 9th and 15th - once you remove the NFL guys, maybe 3-4 of them - then he would probably have gone in 1st round, not second overall though

 

In 2015, I would say he either goes 5th overall to BC or drops into the second round.