2008 Edmonton Eskimos Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 10-8 20
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Danny Maciocia (10-8)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2008 Edmonton Eskimos StatisticsTeam Record: 10-8 20
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Danny Maciocia (10-8)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2008 Edmonton Eskimos Results
The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses for 20 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Edmonton scored 512 points, while the shaky defensive squad yielded 526. Ricky Ray led the charge, passing for 5,663 yards. Kamau Peterson paced all receivers, snagging 101 passes for 1,317 yards. Kelly Campbell provided receiving help as well.
A.J. Harris ran for a team-best 557 yards for the Eskimos, and Calvin McCarty also aided the ground game.
Jason Goss picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Brandon Guillory, Dario Romero and Jim Davis each sacked opposing passers 6 times.
Danny Maciocia coached the team. The 2008 Edmonton Eskimos lost in the Division Final.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Damien Anderson | RB | July 17, 1979 | 5'11" | 212 | Northwestern | Wilmington, IL USA | 2 | 2 |
| 99 | Joe Anoai | DL | May 25, 1985 | 6'3" | 280 | Georgia Tech | Pensacola, FL | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | Calvin Armstrong | OL | March 31, 1982 | 6'7" | 320 | Washington State | Seattle, WA | 17 | 17 |
| 90 | Adrian Baird | DE | July 5, 1979 | 6'4" | 250 | Ottawa | Scarborough, ON | 18 | 0 |
| 64 | Tim Bakker | OL | November 22, 1977 | 6'4" | 300 | Western Ontario | Oakville, ON | 18 | 0 |
| 39 | Augie Barrenechea | LB | May 20, 1973 | 6'2" | 235 | Calgary | Mardel-Plata, Argentina | 18 | 18 |
| 30 | Mathieu Bertrand | FB | December 28, 1977 | 6'3" | 220 | Laval | Chambly, QC | 18 | 18 |
| Adam Braidwood | DE | June 1, 1984 | 6'4" | 270 | Washington State | Delta, BC | 0 | ||
| 25 | Jonte Buhl | DB | April 4, 1982 | 5'9" | 180 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX | 18 | 18 |
| 71 | Kelly Campbell | WR | July 23, 1980 | 5'10" | 173 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 17 | 6 |
| 84 | Kevin Challenger | WR | May 4, 1982 | 5'8" | 180 | Boston College | Montreal, QC | 18 | 1 |
| 22 | Chris Ciezki | RB | May 6, 1981 | 5'11" | 220 | UBC | Edmonton, AB | 18 | 0 |
| 92 | Tyler Clutts | DE | November 9, 1984 | 6'2" | 260 | Fresno State | Vallejo, CA | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | Scott Coe | LB | March 16, 1980 | 6'3" | 229 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Dan Comiskey | OL | June 30, 1972 | 6'5" | 302 | Windsor | Windsor, ON | 8 | 8 |
| 62 | John Comiskey | OL | November 17, 1980 | 6'4" | 289 | Windsor | Prince Albert, SK | 18 | 18 |
| 97 | Justin Cooper | DL | July 7, 1982 | 6'1" | 250 | Manitoba | Red Deer, AB | 18 | 1 |
| 20 | Wale Dada | DB | May 31, 1983 | 5'11" | 200 | Washington State | Chicago, IL | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Jim Davis | DL | October 4, 1981 | 6'3" | 276 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Derrick Doggett | LB | December 31, 1984 | 6'3" | 210 | Oregon State | San Diego, CA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Aaron Fiacconi | C | November 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 319 | Mansfield | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Shannon Garrett | LB | January 24, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | Mississippi | St. Louis, MS | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | Jason Goss | DB | October 4, 1979 | 5'10" | 185 | TCU | Fort Worth, TX USA | 18 | 18 |
| 42 | Brandon Guillory | DE | June 28, 1983 | 6'4" | 250 | Louisiana - Monroe | New Orleans, LA | 11 | 11 |
| 34 | A.J. Harris | RB | August 8, 1984 | 6'0" | 225 | Northern Illinois | Downers Grove, IL | 11 | 11 |
| 52 | Taylor Inglis | ST | November 4, 1983 | 6'3" | 252 | Alberta | Edmonton, AB | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | Tristan Jackson | DB | March 5, 1986 | 5'8" | 185 | Central Arkansas | Hattiesburg, MS | 17 | 3 |
| 66 | Garrick Jones | OL | December 2, 1978 | 6'5" | 312 | Arkansas State | Little Rock, AR | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Airabin Justin | DB | March 25, 1980 | 5'11" | 185 | Northern Arizona | Inglewood, CA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Patrick Kabongo | OL | June 27, 1979 | 6'6" | 360 | Nebraska | Kinshasa, Zaire | 18 | 18 |
| 43 | J.R. LaRose | DB | February 27, 1984 | 6'0" | 210 | Edmonton Huskies Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Stefan LeFors | QB | June 7, 1981 | 6'0" | 203 | Louisville | Baton Rouge, LA | 18 | 0 |
| Dante Luciani | WR | September 1, 1985 | 6'0" | 205 | Wilfrid Laurier | Oakville, ON | 0 | ||
| 12 | Jason Maas | QB | November 19, 1975 | 6'2" | 210 | Oregon | Beaver Dam, WI | 18 | 0 |
| 86 | Maurice Mann | WR | September 14, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | Nevada-Reno | Monterey, CA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 19 | Mike Maurer | FB | October 6, 1975 | 6'0" | 233 | Regina Jr. | Saskatoon, SK | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Calvin McCarty | RB | November 2, 1984 | 5'10" | 215 | Western Washington | Surrey, BC | 18 | 3 |
| 24 | Ron McClendon | RB | April 2, 1981 | 5'8" | 200 | Mississippi | Ponchatoula, LA | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Joe McGrath | OL | November 27, 1980 | 6'5" | 315 | Miami | Moose Jaw, SK | 13 | 13 |
| 95 | Montez Murphy | DL | January 6, 1982 | 6'6" | 256 | Baylor | Meridian, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 88 | Andrew Nowacki | WR | October 10, 1980 | 6'0" | 197 | Murray State | Stony Creek, ON | 18 | 13 |
| 19 | Sammy Okpro | DB | May 2, 1984 | 5'10" | 192 | Concordia | Montreal, QC | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Kenny Onatolu | LB | October 8, 1982 | 6'1" | 235 | Nebraska-Omaha | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 41 | Fred Perry | LB | January 5, 1975 | 6'3" | 240 | Southern Arkansas | Fort Smith, AR | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Kamau Peterson | WR | September 16, 1978 | 6'1" | 195 | New Hampshire | Windsor, ON | 18 | 18 |
| 82 | Greg Prator | WR | February 28, 1983 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington State | San Bernardino, CA | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Noel Prefontaine | P | December 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | San Diego State | Camp Pendleton, CA | 17 | 0 |
| 80 | Brock Ralph | WR | July 16, 1980 | 6'3" | 190 | Wyoming | Raymond, AB | 10 | 5 |
| 15 | Ricky Ray | QB | October 22, 1979 | 6'3" | 210 | Sacramento State | Happy Camp, CA | 18 | 18 |
| 72 | Darrell Robertson | DE | April 15, 1986 | 6'5" | 252 | Georgia Tech | Jonesboro, GA | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Bradley Robinson | DB | January 24, 1985 | 5'8" | 180 | Middle Tennessee State | Duncan, SC | 8 | 6 |
| 94 | Dario Romero | DT | April 13, 1978 | 6'3" | 305 | East. Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 75 | Derek Schiavone | K | May 9, 1985 | 6'0" | 190 | Western Ontario | Fort Erie, ON | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Siddeeq Shabazz | LB | February 5, 1981 | 5'11" | 200 | New Mexico St. | Frankfurt, Germany | 18 | 18 |
| 48 | Tim St. Pierre | LB | April 18, 1986 | 6'0" | 235 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Hamilton, ON | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | Fred Stamps | WR | December 10, 1981 | 6'0" | 188 | Louisiana - Lafayette | New Orleans, LA | 14 | 14 |
| 79 | Eric Taylor | DL | December 14, 1981 | 6'2" | 305 | Memphis | Winchester, TN USA | 8 | 6 |
| 83 | Jason Tucker | WR | June 24, 1976 | 6'1" | 182 | TCU | Waco, TX USA | 5 | 5 |
| 93 | Clinton Wayne | DT | May 17, 1977 | 6'3" | 280 | Ohio State | Scarborough, ON | 10 | 3 |
| 20 | Keith Williams | DB | December 12, 1983 | 5'9" | 190 | Florida A&M | Mount Vermont, NY | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Lenny Williams | DB | December 16, 1981 | 5'10" | 188 | Southern | Charles, LA | 9 | 6 |
| 35 | Pierre-Luc Yao | RB | November 4, 1982 | 5'10" | 205 | Laval | Quebec City, QC | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | Trey Young | DB | April 2, 1980 | 6'0" | 210 | Montana | Chicago, IL | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Jordan Younger | CB | January 24, 1978 | 5'10" | 195 | Connecticut | Trenton, NJ | 16 | 16 |
