TORONTO (February 17, 2026) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) will welcome 28 prospects and free agents to the fourth annual Kicking Showcase on Sunday, February 22. The event will be conducted by Novak Kicking & Consulting at Maranatha Christian Schools in San Diego.
Representatives from across the CFL will be in attendance to take-in the specialized combine. A number of past participants went on to find success on CFL rosters, including Carl Meyer, Jesse Mirco, Vincent Blanchard, Nik Constantinou and more.
Combine Season continues with the CFL Invitational Combine, followed by the CFL Free Agent Camp, in Waterloo, Ont., on March 6. The main event, CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness, takes place in Edmonton from March 27-29, with the sole aim of impressing team scouts and personnel ahead of the CFL Draft on April 28 and the CFL Global Draft on April 29.
2026 CFL KICKING SHOWCASE PARTICIPANTS
(Name | Designation | Status | School)
* To be confirmed
James Allen | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | Rhode IslandKeegan Andrews | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | MassachusettsJack Burgess | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | Texas TechRecardo Chavez | American | Free Agent | IdahoZach Copeland | National | Draft-eligible | OttawaKeelan Crimmins | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | IllinoisCampbell Fair | National | Free Agent | OttawaJames Ferguson-Reynolds | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | OregonCameron Gillis | National | Free Agent | Florida A&MJesús Gómez | Global (Mexico) | Draft-eligible | Arizona StateMichael Horvat | National | Draft-eligible | McMasterBrady Lidster | National | Draft-eligible | WindsorCaleb Lightbourn | American | Free Agent | IdahoPatrick Luby | American | Free Agent | SUNY CortlandDonte Mastrogiuseppe | National | Free Agent | TorontoMitch McCarthy | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | IndianaCallum McGough | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | Sacramento StateAbraham Montaño Carrillo | American | Free Agent | Fresno StateJavier Ochoa | Global (Mexico) | Draft-eligible | College Linces UVMEddie Ogamba | American* | Free Agent | South DakotaGabe Plascencia | American | Free Agent | San Diego StateJames Rendell | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | Notre DameJoey Sciandra | National | Draft-eligible | CarletonOliver Straw | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | West VirginiaRiley Thompson | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | Penn StateNathan Torney | Global (Australia) | Draft-eligible | Louisiana LafayettePaddy Turner | Global (Australia) | Free Agent | Colorado StateNathan Walker | National | Draft-eligible | York