more than ready to be a contributor<\/a> immediately when called upon.<\/p>\nERIC RASCOE | LINEBACKER | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n
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Last year\u2019s East Division Most Outstanding Rookie was a Canadian linebacker in Hamilton\u2019s Devin Veresuk, and there\u2019s reason to believe we could see another \u2018backer earn a divisional award this season.<\/p>\n
Eric Rascoe is one of the most pro-ready prospects in this year\u2019s draft class after spending five years at Angelo State, followed by a stint with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the 2025 Indoor Football League, where he recorded 39 tackles and one sack.<\/p>\n
NATE DEMONTAGNAC | RECEIVER | BC LIONS<\/p>\n
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If there is one offence that can feed multiple targets, it belongs to the BC Lions. Nathan Rourke is a lock to air the football as much as anyone, giving Nate DeMontagnac a chance to establish himself as another option in a passing game that features Keon Hatcher Sr. and Justin McInnis.<\/p>\n
With a six-foot-two frame and good production at North Dakota (462 yards, two touchdowns), DeMontagnac adds another tool to Buck Pierce\u2019s offence.<\/p>\n
\u00c9MERIC BOUTIN | FULLBACK | OTTAWA REDBLACKS
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The REDBLACKS targeted \u00c9meric Boutin with their second round pick (Laval Athletics)<\/p>\n
Impact doesn\u2019t necessarily mean production in yards or touchdowns. Sometimes it\u2019s about your presence, your special teams play and your willingness to do whatever it takes.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what the REDBLACKS see in \u00c9meric Boutin.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s the guy we targeted,\u201d said REDBLACKS director of canadian scouting and football analytics Chad Hudson<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s a tough kid, another kid that wants to be here. He\u2019s a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 The next wave of Canadian talent officially has a home. The 2026 CFL Canadian Draft delivered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-640714","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\/640714","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=640714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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