{"id":569665,"date":"2026-03-30T00:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569665\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:24:09","slug":"sibley-laing-named-cfl-combine-day-2-coaches-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569665\/","title":{"rendered":"Sibley, Laing named CFL Combine Day 2 Coaches’ Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDMONTON \u2014 The draft-eligible Class of 2026 has passed another major milestone on the road to the professional ranks with the conclusion of this year\u2019s Canadian Football League (CFL) Combine presented by Anytime Fitness.<\/p>\n

The assembled Combine Coaching Staff \u2013 on loan from their respective CFL teams \u2013 selected University of Calgary receiver Matt Sibley and Mercyhurst University defensive lineman Kyler Laing as their standouts following Day Two of on-field practice sessions. CFL on TSN analyst and draft insider, Duane Forde, detailed their performances and provided personal insight on the selections.<\/p>\n

Queen\u2019s University offensive lineman Niklas Henning and University of Ottawa defensive back Marc Rondeau were selected as Coaches\u2019 Picks following Day One<\/a> of practice sessions.<\/p>\n

Verified testing results from CFL Combine are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\u00bb\"CFL COMBINE PRESENTED BY ANYTIME FITNESS
\u00bb 3 players that stood out on CFL Combine Sunday<\/a>
\u00bb Rondeau, Henning named CFL Combine Day 1 coaches\u2019 picks<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a03 players that stood out on CFL Combine Saturday<\/a>
\u00bb\u00a05 CFL Combine participants compare themselves to CFL stars<\/a>
\u00bb Who\u2019s the top player at CFL Combine? DEF<\/a> | OL<\/a> | REC<\/a><\/p>\n

The CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness gathered members of the draft-eligible Class of 2026 to showcase their skills for league and team personnel ahead of the CFL Draft on April 28 and the CFL Global Draft on April 29.<\/p>\n

\u00a02026 COMBINE COACHING STAFF<\/p>\n

Offensive Coordinator | Dominic Picard (TOR)
\nQuarterbacks | Josh Donnelly (SSK)
\nRunning Backs | Ucambre Williams (CGY)
\nReceivers | Kevin Bourgoin (BC)
\nOffensive Line | Mike Gibson (OTT)
\nDefensive Coordinator | Casey Creehan (HAM)
\nDefensive Line | Jake Thomas (WPG)
\nLinebackers | Danny Nesbitt (EDM)
\nDefensive Backs | Noel Thorpe (MTL)<\/p>\n

COACHES\u2019 PICKS \u2013 OFFENCE
\u200b(Name | POS | School | Hometown)<\/p>\n

Matt Sibley | REC | Calgary | Calgary<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cSibley\u2019s technical ability really stands out. He does a terrific job of running routes. I\u2019m a big fan of his consistency. He\u2019s very reliable out there and he catches everything. He showcased his ability to set up defenders all weekend.\u201d
\u200b\u2013 Duane Forde<\/p>\n

Honourable mentions<\/p>\n

Charles Asselin | RB | Ottawa | Ottawa
\nJosh Janssen | QB | Ottawa | Chilliwack, B.C.
\nJez Janvier | OL | Southern Mississippi | Montreal<\/p>\n

COACHES\u2019 PICKS \u2013 DEFENCE<\/p>\n

Kyler Laing | DL | Mercyhurst | Tallahassee, Fla.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaing gained momentum over the past couple of days, especially as someone who hadn\u2019t played the Canadian game. Getting used to that yard and figuring out how to set up his moves \u2013 he\u2019s done a really good job of adapting. He\u2019s a very natural pass rusher and his quickness has been very apparent.\u201d
\u200b\u2013 Duane Forde<\/p>\n

Honourable mentions<\/p>\n

Steven Kpehe | DL | Queen\u2019s | London, Ont.
\nEric Rascoe | LB | Angelo State | San Antonio, Texas
\nCarson Sombach | DB | Regina | Regina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EDMONTON \u2014 The draft-eligible Class of 2026 has passed another major milestone on the road to the professional…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-569665","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\/569665","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=569665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}