Matt Garies
Éloa Latendresse-Régimbald becomes the first McGill QB to be drafted since 1966
Men’s Football
4/28/2026 11:33:00 PM
Earl Zukerman
Senior pivot selected in the seventh round, 58th overall by Edmonton Elks
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MONTREAL – Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald of the McGill University Redbirds was selected in the seventh round, 58th overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2026 CFL Canadian Draft on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-4, 196-pound Montreal native becomes the sixth McGill quarterback ever drafted and the first since 1966.
Of the 74 players selected, 45 came from U SPORTS institutions, 28 from NCAA programs and one played on both sides of the border.
A three-time team MVP, the 22-year-old physical education senior was among the top prospects invited to the CFL’s national combine in Edmonton from March 27 to 29. He recorded a 10-foot, 10.5-inch broad jump — the 10th-best mark in combine history.
Latendresse-Régimbald holds the school’s all-time touchdown record with 31 rushing TDs in 32 regular-season games. He surpassed the previous rushing mark of 21 set by Tom Barbeau (1975-78), as well as the total TD record of 25, also held by Barbeau (27 games).
Nicknamed “ELR,” he also became McGill’s all-time rushing leader with 2,622 yards on 298 carries, eclipsing the previous record held by Shawn Linden (2,323 yards on 438 carries from 1994-97). Both players appeared in 32 career games.
Latendresse-Régimbald started all 32 regular-season games over four seasons. He threw at least one touchdown pass in 23 games and rushed for at least one TD in 23 contests. He recorded 12 100-yard rushing games, including a career-high 187 yards on 22 carries at Laval on Oct. 20, 2024.
He also passed for 300 or more yards in six games, highlighted by a 422-yard performance (20-for-38, one TD) in a 29-26 win at Sherbrooke on Sept. 6, 2024.
Previous McGill quarterbacks drafted into the CFL include Rich Ripstein (1966), Tom Skypeck (1963), John Roberts (1962), Emil Bosacki (1956) and Graeme Strathdee (1953).
Over eight rounds, 61.5 per cent of selections came from U SPORTS programs (46 of 74, including one dual-background player). The Ontario University Athletics conference led the way with 22 picks, followed by Canada West (16), the RSEQ (six) and the AUS (two).
Players are eligible for the draft in their senior year, unless they successfully petition for early eligibility.
In total, 18 of 27 U SPORTS football programs had at least one player selected. Calgary and Windsor led with six picks each, followed by Wilfrid Laurier with five.
Offensive linemen were the most selected U SPORTS players (15), followed by wide receivers (14), linebackers (13), defensive backs (11), defensive linemen (nine), running backs (five), kickers (three), tight ends (two) and one quarterback.
Since the first CFL draft in 1952, a total of 3,346 players have been selected from U SPORTS and its predecessor organizations (CIS, CIAU, SIFL). By conference, that includes 1,638 from OUA schools, 914 from Canada West, 494 from RSEQ programs and 300 from the AUS.
Currently, approximately 200 Canadian university players are on opening-day rosters across the CFL’s nine teams.
The full results of the 2026 CFL Draft are available online.
ALL-TIME CFL DRAFT DISTRIBUTION FROM U SPORTS CONFERENCES
(NOTE: Due to multi-changing conference sizes since 1952, teams are grouped by actual geographical region, rather than which conference they were in. For example, Bishop’s all-time draft picks are listed as part of the Quebec conference, rather than the years spent in the AUS)
YEAR
CW
OUA
RSEQ
AUS
TOTALS
1952
0
13
4
0
17
1953
0
33
7
0
40
1954
0
22
10
0
32
1955
0
33
8
0
41
1956
1
31
2
0
34
1957
2
26
9
0
37
1958
1
24
10
0
35
1959
1
20
1
0
22
1960
0
21
3
0
24
1961
0
19
5
0
24
1962
0
29
9
0
38
1963
17
34
14
6
71
1964
18
33
3
3
57
1965
16
27
10
7
60
1966
12
34
8
7
61
1967
13
23
6
1
43
1968
19
36
8
10
73
1969
12
32
1
12
57
1970
15
42
2
10
69
1971
22
30
4
6
62
1972
11
40
4
9
64
1973
16
36
1
4
57
1974
12
38
2
10
62
1975
17
29
8
5
59
1976
22
57
11
7
97
1977
17
48
2
13
80
1978
24
37
9
4
74
1979
20
32
4
3
59
1980
13
24
2
8
47
1981
19
26
7
5
57
1982
13
20
7
3
43
1983
22
33
3
4
62
1984
19
29
5
1
54
1985
25
22
5
6
58
1986
18
23
2
6
49
1987
14
27
6
3
50
1988
11
15
4
3
33
1989
14
17
6
4
41
1990
12
18
8
3
41
1991
11
14
7
5
37
1992
6
12
4
2
24
1993
7
14
3
3
27
1994
8
11
2
2
23
1995
7
15
6
5
33
1996
14
13
4
2
33
1997
8
6
4
2
20
1998
13
8
5
5
31
1999
8
11
6
3
28
2000
6
14
2
0
22
2001
9
10
4
3
26
2002
15
8
3
4
30
2003
12
6
4
10
32
2004
14
12
6
3
35
2005
11
10
6
5
32
2006
7
9
5
4
25
2007
13
8
8
4
33
2008
13
8
8
4
33
2009
17
10
7
4
38
2010
9
10
10
7
36
2011
8
9
14
3
34
2012
8
5
7
4
24
2013
14
15
9
6
44
2014
15
11
21
8
55
2015
15
11
12
4
42
2016
15
25
13
1
54
2017
20
19
15
2
56
2018
15
28
8
5
56
2019
18
21
9
4
52
2020
14
28
11
4
57
2021
7
16
5
3
31
2022
19
28
10
3
60
2023
17
23
8
9
57
2024
18
13
14
2
47
2025
19
22
8
0
49
2026
16
22
6
2
46
TOTALS:
914
1638
494
300
3346
CW
OUA
RSEQ
AUS
ALL-TIME LIST OF CFL DRAFT PICKS FROM McGILL (155)
YEAR
# PICKS
NAME
POS
TEAM
SELECTION
NOTES
1952
4
Dawson Tilley
DL
MTL
5
Gene Robillard
HB
MTL
9
Bob McLelland
DL
MTL
13
Ken Wagner
HB
MTL
17
1953
7
Geoff Crain
QB
TOR
3
Jim Miller
DE
MTL
9
Cameron Kenney
RB
OTT
22
Garnett Bertrand
OL
MTL
25
Don Williams
HB
TOR
27
Don Menard
HB
MTL
29
Rod Foster
OG
TOR
31
1954
10
George Klein
RB
OTT
2
Len Shaw
FB
OTT
6
Fred Wilmot
RB
MTL
7
Vince Capogreco
OG
OTT
10
John McGill
OL
MTL
15
William Moulton
OG
HAM
16
Garnett Bertrand (2)
OG
HAM
20
Mark Hatt
OG
OTT
26
Don Stirling
REC
HAM
28
Joe Benoit
OL
TOR
29
1955
8
Lionel Quinn
FB
MTL
8
Herb English
RB/DB
MTL
16
Ed Olszewski
OL
MTL
20
Harold Biewald
HB
TOR
37
Tony Miller
REC
HAM
38
John Hiltz
OL
OTT
39
Roger Baikie
HB
TOR
40
Earl Merling
OL
HAM
41
1956
2
Ted Taporowski
OT
CAL
20
Emil Bosacki
QB
HAM
30
1957
9
John Larsen
OT
HAM
5
Murdy Armstrong
DB
WPG
6
Vaughan McVey
OL
MTL
16
Livio Desimone
OG
EDM
18
Bob Holland
DB
BC
22
Rick Adrian
DB
HAM
23
Paul Dingle
DE/REC
WPG
30
Bill Picard
DB
MTL
31
Bob Rogers
DB
HAM
34
1958
10
Len Sigurdson
OT
SSK
1
Ron Murphy
DE/REC
MTL
4
John Sandzelius
DB
WPG
7
John Cronin
DB
HAM
8
Leo Konyk
OG
SSK
10
Sam Yuska
DE/REC
MTL
13
John Bennett
DE/REC
OTT
15
Rae Brown
OT
HAM
17
Merv Shaw
OG
SSK
19
Garnett Bertrand (3)
OL
SSK
30
1959
1
Steve O’Farrell
DB
OTT
20
1960
3
Gordon Merritt
DE/REC
CAL
12
Bob Tucker
DE/REC
HAM
15
Joe Irvin
DB
OTT
18
1961
5
Wallace Barrie
LB
EDM
6
John Moore
DB
OTT
10
Peter Hoisak
OG
CAL
12
Bob Milligan
DB
TOR
14
Al Braekvelt
OG
MTL
21
1962
9
Chuck Wood
OG
OTT
4
Bob Winsor
DE/HB
OTT
14
Tony Blair
OG
TOR
17
John Cleghorn
OL
TOR
22
John Roberts
DB/QB
HAM
24
Leo Konyk (2)
OT
HAM
32
Harry Haukkala
DB
MTL
35
Bob Kennel
OT
HAM
36
Colin Russell
OT
HAM
37
1963
8
James Hogan
OT
SSK
7
Ian Monteith
FB
WPG
9
Tom Skypeck
QB
HAM
56
Graeme Strathdee
DB
CAL
57
Ewart Budgell
DB
CAL
59
Murray Thomas
DB
MTL
63
Fraser Allen
DB
MTL
64
Pete Holmay
OT
MTL
65
1964
1
Bruce Johannson
DB
MTL
50
1965
3
Al Jenner
OT
MTL
13
Ian Bruce
DB
TOR
28
Eric Walter
RB
CAL
51
1966
4
Jim Dickie
DE/REC
OTT
16
Rich Ripstein
QB
SSK
39
Peter Howlett
FB
WPG
50
Dick Fiedler
OG
OTT
63
1967
1
Brian Rose
OT
HAM
37
1968
3
Dan Desantis
FB
WPG
55
John Frost
DE/TE
TOR
69
George Springate
DE/K
HAM
71
1969
1
Dave Fleiszer
RB
SSK
62
1970
2
Dave Doherty
DB
OTT
36
Robert Taylor
OT
BC
65
1971
1
Dan Dulmage
OT
CAL
17
1972
0
1973
0
1974
0
1975
2
Don Cowie
DB
CAL
37
Ross Brooks
WR
MTL
54
1976
1
Yvon Thibeault
OT
MTL
8
1977
0
(Hector Pothier, SMU)
DT
MTL
32
Territorial pick
1978
5
Phil Roberts
LB
BC
51
Barry Dobson
TE
BC
60
Daniel Graham
LB
SSK
75
Tom Barbeau
RB
OTT
79
Eris Salvatori
RB
MTL
90
1979
1
Keir Cutler
WR
MTL
80
1980
1
Paul Gohier
OT
BC
32
1981
1
Marc Lacelle
RB
MTL
10
1982
4
Ron Poulton
DB
OTT
13
Territorial pick
Mark Lemery
LB
TOR
38
Denis Tardif
LB
CAL
57
Mark Joncas
DT
SSK
67
1983
1
Tony Lawson
DE
EDM
18
Territorial pick
1984
0
1985
1
Glenn Miller
SB/K
HAM
44
1986
1
Denis Touchette
DB
MTL
50
1987
2
Robin Belanger
DB
BC
36
Allan Lekun
OL
WPG
60
1988
2
Floyd Salazar
DB
TOR
31
Scott Warr
OT
OTT
49
1989
1
Michael Soles
RB
EDM
5
(1st U SPORTS pick)
1990
4
Paul Kerr
DL
TOR
17
Gerry Ifill
RB
TOR
44
Hagen Mehnert
LB
OTT
56
Chuck Petitpas
K
OTT
65
Supplemental
1991
3
Christian Masotti
SB
EDM
15
Steven Baillargeon
WR
OTT
51
Francois Belanger
OT
HAM
57
1992
0
1993
0
1994
2
Val St. Germain
OL
HAM
1
Territorial pick
Matthieu Quiviger
OT
SSK
10
1995
0
1996
0
1997
1
Ryan Coughlin
OL
MTL
14
1998
2
Samir Chahine
OG
EDM
11
Daniel Lafontaine
OL
MTL
34
1999
1
Jean-Philippe Darche
LS/LB
TOR
21
2000
0
2001
2
Randy Chevrier
LS/DT
EDM
5
Ben Wearing
RB
WPG
19
2002
1
John Macdonald
DL
HAM
7
2003
2
Jim Merrick
OG
SSK
31
Nicholas Hoffmann
FB
BC
41
2004
1
Mike Mahoney
LB
TOR
39
2005
1
Robert LeBlanc
SB
EDM
40
2006
0
2007
1
Greg Hetherington
SB
CAL
45
2008
1
Jean-Nicolas Carriere
LB
TOR
21
2009
0
2010
0
2011
0
2012
0
2013
1
Mike Edem (Calgary)
LB
MTL
3
2014
3
Jesse Briggs
LB
WPG
17
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
OT
CAL
19
Alexandre Bernard
LB
OTT
64
2015
0
2016
1
Shaquille Johnson (Western)
WR
BC
32
2017
1
Qadr Spooner
OL
WPG
15
2018
0
2019
3
Valentin Gnahoua
LB
HAM
1*
European Draft
Maxime Rouyer
LB
EDM
4*
European Draft
Benjamin Plu
WR
BC
7*
European Draft
2020
2
Vincent Dethier
DB
SASK
44
Andrew Seinet-Spaulding
DL
CAL
52
2021
0
2022
2
Joshua Archibald
DL
BC
23
Tristan Fleury
DB
SASK
45
2023
1
Alexandre Marcoux
OL
CAL
33
2024
2
Benjamin Labrosse
DB
CAL
4
(1st U SPORTS pick)
Michael Vlahogiannis
OL/LS
WPG
64
2025
1
Domenico Piazza
OL
EDM
40
2026
1
Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald
QB
EDM
58
TOTAL:
155
*NOTES: The CFL’s European Draft is conducted before the regular draft
(3) drafted three times
**trasferred to or from other schools and were drafted under their name
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-983-7012 (cell.)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca