{"id":565178,"date":"2026-03-27T21:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/565178\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:29:12","slug":"3-prospects-that-upped-their-stock-after-cfl-combine-testing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/565178\/","title":{"rendered":"3 prospects that upped their stock after CFL Combine testing day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EDMONTON \u2014 The athletic portion of the 2026 CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada offers prospects a chance to showcase their athletic ability in front of general managers, scouts and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what the trio of Patrick Cumberbatch, Louis-Philippe Gauthier and Ethan Stuart have done. The three defensive backs dominated CFL Combine testing day to give their draft stocks a boost.<\/p>\n<p>While Gauthier walked away with the fastest 40-yard dash of the afternoon, Cumberbatch and Stuart both wrote their names multiple times in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/27\/top-5-from-every-drill-at-the-cfl-combine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">top five for different drills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2905436 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CFLCombine_AF_Logo.png\"   alt=\"\u00bb\" width=\"233\" height=\"141\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"CT\"\/>CFL COMBINE PRESENTED BY ANYTIME FITNESS<br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/26\/5-cfl-combine-participants-compare-themselves-to-cfl-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/26\/5-cfl-combine-participants-compare-themselves-to-cfl-stars\/\" aria-label=\"5 CFL Combine participants compare themselves to CFL stars - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->5 CFL Combine participants compare themselves to CFL stars<\/a><br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/27\/louis-philippe-gauthier-runs-fastest-40-yard-dash-at-cfl-combine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/27\/louis-philippe-gauthier-runs-fastest-40-yard-dash-at-cfl-combine\/\" aria-label=\"Louis-Philippe Gauthier runs fastest 40-yard dash at the CFL Combine - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Louis-Philippe Gauthier runs fastest 40-yard dash at the CFL Combine<\/a><br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/27\/3-standout-performers-that-dominated-cfl-combine-testing-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">3 standout performers that dominated CFL Combine testing day<\/a><br \/>\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/03\/27\/top-5-from-every-drill-at-the-cfl-combine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Top 5 from every drill at 2026 CFL Combine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LOUIS-PHILIPPE GAUTHIER | DEFENSIVE BACK | MONTREAL<br \/>\n<img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2908382\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2908382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Louis_Philippe_Gauthier_2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2043\" height=\"1152\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2908382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louis-Philippe Gauthier posted the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2026 CFL Combine (CFL.ca)<\/p>\n<p>Every time you can run faster than anyone else in a group of elite athletes, you are going to stand out.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal defensive back showcased one of the most important traits that a player in his position needs: speed. With a 4.50-second 40-yard dash, Gauthier finished comfortable ahead of Windsor running back Weagbe Mombo, who finished in second place with a 4.55-second run.<\/p>\n<p>That speed will surely get Gauthier\u2019s name into draft boards across the league.<\/p>\n<p>PATRICK CUMBERBATCH | DEFENSIVE BACK | OTTAWA<br \/>\n<img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2908449\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2908449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Patrick_Cumberbatch_2026_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2043\" height=\"1152\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2908449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Cumberbatch tied for first in the vertical jump with 38 inches (Paul Swanson CFL.ca)<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Cumberbatch wasn\u2019t going to be satisfied with finishing near the top in just one drill.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive back finished tied for first in the vertical jump (38 inches) and fourth in the broad jump (10-feet, 8 1\/8 inches), while also finishing tied for sixth in the 40-yard dash with a 4.59-second run.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberbatch\u2019s combination of explosiveness and speed might have further improved his draft stock.<\/p>\n<p>ETHAN STUART | DEFENSIVE BACK | MCMASTER<br \/>\n<img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2908453\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2908453 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ethan_Stewart_2026_Combine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2043\" height=\"1152\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2908453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defensive back Ethan Stuart finished first in two different drills at the CFL Combine (Paul Swanson\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Stuart rounds up our trio of defensive backs that impressed at the athletic portion of the CFL Combine.<\/p>\n<p>Stuart netted a couple of first-place finishes after registering the fastest 3-cone drill (6.82 seconds) and shuttle (4.01 seconds).<\/p>\n<p>A defensive back that can change direction and explode will certainly draw interest among CFL teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EDMONTON \u2014 The athletic portion of the 2026 CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada offers prospects a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-565178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}