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The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian linebacker Seth Hundeby.
The six-foot-three, 245-pound defender was recently awarded the Presidents’ Trophy, which is presented to the top defensive player in all of U Sports football. Other previous winners include Nelson Lokombo, Adam Auclair, and Henoc Muamba.
Hundeby made 58 defensive tackles, six tackles for loss, six sacks, four forced fumbles, and two interceptions with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in 2025, earning his second first-team U Sports All-Canadian selection.
The native of Saskatoon, Sask. ran a 4.70-second forty-yard dash and a 6.88-second three-cone at the CFL Combine last year, landing him on J.C. Abbott’s list of risers. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2025 CFL Draft, though he would likely have been selected higher if he weren’t planning to return to school.
Over 53 collegiate games, Hundeby recorded 229 total tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, seven pass knockdowns, six forced fumbles, and two interceptions.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished first in the West Division standings in 2025 with a 12-6 record, finishing first in the West Division for the first time since 2019. The team went on to defeat the Montreal Alouettes in the 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg, marking the team’s first championship in 12 years. Trevor Harris went 11-5 as a starter, throwing for 4,549 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
The Roughriders ranked second in net offence, second in net defence, and tied for third with a turnover differential of plus-eight. The club’s leading rusher was A.J. Ouellette with 1,222 yards, leading receiver was KeeSean Johnson with 1,159 yards, and leading tackler was A.J. Allen with 91 tackles. Saskatchewan finished second in attendance with average crowds of 28,427, which was a 2.7 percent increase from the previous year.