TORONTO \u2014 Adjusting to Canadian football was much easier for Tyler Kahmann than life in Canada\u2019s biggest city.<\/p>\n
The six-foot-three, 206-pound receiver has been a quick study this season with the Toronto Argonauts, registering 77 catches for 1,092 yards and eight touchdowns as a CFL rookie. But getting acclimated to Toronto\u2019s fast-paced environment has taken some adjustment for the native of Haysville, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita with a population of around 11,400.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s way different,\u201d Kahmann said. \u201cThis is my first time ever taking public transportation. I\u2019m used to driving everywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is super nice to have but it\u2019s crazy how in the morning I can get here in 15, 20 minutes and then when I leave it will take 30, 40 minutes. Where I\u2019m from, no matter the time of day it\u2019s going to take the exact amount of time to get somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
The hustle and bustle of Toronto hasn\u2019t stopped Kahmann, 26, from enjoying events around the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year I went to a Blue Jays game during the playoffs,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d never been in a domed baseball stadium before and that was really cool.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to a hockey game two weeks ago, an overtime win that I really enjoyed. And I actually went to a Raptors game (Toronto\u2019s 129-99 home win over Orlando on Wednesday night), which was also a very good experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kahmann hasn\u2019t had trouble navigating around CFL defences. He\u2019s one of four Toronto receivers to crack the 1,000-yard mark \u2014 Damonte Coxie and Canadians David Ungerer III and Kevin Mital are the others \u2014 a franchise first.<\/p>\n
Kahmann is the overwhelming favourite to claim the CFL\u2019s top rookie award. If he does, he\u2019d be the first Argo to do so since cornerback Qwan\u2019tez Stiggers \u2014 now with the NFL\u2019s New York Jets \u2014 in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be an absolutely huge honour,\u201d Kahmann said. \u201cThere are many great players that don\u2019t get opportunities, that don\u2019t get to show what they can do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very lucky to have a great quarterback (Chad Kelly), good players around me and coaches that game plan for me and allow me to make plays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kahmann got his opportunity this season with Jake Herslow hampered by injuries. Herslow recorded 59 catches for 756 yards and nine TDs in 2025 but has just 11 receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown in four games.<\/p>\n
However, Kahmann\u2019s stellar rookie season hasn\u2019t exactly been seamless.<\/p>\n
He joined Toronto in September 2025 but was released the following month. Kahmann re-signed with the Argos last January then returned to the practice roster May 31.<\/p>\n
Kahmann landed on the active roster for Toronto\u2019s season-opening 37-30 loss to the Montreal Alouettes. He recorded six catches for 106 yards and a TD and has remained a starter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a big believer in the football gods,\u201d Kahmann said. \u201cIf you work hard in practice and continue to strive to get better, good things will happen for you on the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s such an opportunistic business, you\u2019ve just got to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kahmann also started watching film with Kelly during training camp. It\u2019s something Kelly said has helped the two get in sync.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was here at the very end of last year so we kind of had a decent grasp on what we were going to do,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cComing into this year, Tyler just took another step toward understanding the game even more now that he can be out there and feel it and see it at full speed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kahmann signed as an undrafted free agent with the NFL\u2019s Indianapolis Colts in 2025. He went on the practice roster after being released, only to be let go the following day.<\/p>\n
Kahmann played collegiately at Emporia State (2019-2024), twice being named a first-team All Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association selection (2023-24). Over 47 games, he had 282 catches for 3,686 yards and 54 TDs.<\/p>\n
He said the longer, wider field in Canada and unlimited motion suit him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s just a lot of space,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s an extra (defensive) guy so there\u2019s that but with the space you\u2019re allowed to work in the middle of the field and zones.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that just fits my game being friendly with the quarterback. I absolutely love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Toronto hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East semifinal Saturday afternoon. The two teams split their season series 1-1, but both games were played in Manitoba due to the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Kahmann had five catches for 80 yards and two TDs versus the Bombers. While being locked in on Winnipeg, Kahmann isn\u2019t afraid to let himself think about winning a Grey Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do think you must take things one day at a time, one week at a time in pro football,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I believe it\u2019s good to think about what you\u2019re chasing always and every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI absolutely think we have the team to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2026.<\/p>\n
Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n
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