2016 Ottawa RedBlacks Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-9-1 17
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Rick Campbell (8-9-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2016 Ottawa RedBlacks StatisticsTeam Record: 8-9-1 17
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Rick Campbell (8-9-1)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2016 Ottawa RedBlacks Results
The Ottawa RedBlacks of the Canadian Football League ended the 2016 season with a record of 8 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The RedBlacks racked up 486 points, but the defense conceded 498. Trevor Harris led the charge, passing for 3,301 yards, and Henry Burris took a significant amount of snaps, too. Brad Sinopoli snagged 91 passes, while Greg Ellingson accumulated 1,260 receiving yards. Chris Williams and Ernest Jackson contributed to the receiving game as well.
Mossis Madu ran for a team-best 490 yards for Ottawa, while Travon Van also buoyed the ground attack.
Abdul Kanneh and Mitchell White each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Arnaud Gascon-Nadon and Zack Evans each sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Rick Campbell coached the team. The 2016 Ottawa RedBlacks won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Matt Acree | DL | February 20, 1992 | 6'0" | 295 | Drake | 1 | 0 | |
| Matt Albright | G | September 14, 1991 | 6'5" | 295 | Saint Mary's | Dartmouth, NS | 12 | 3 | |
| Randy Beardy | LB | April 12, 1994 | 6'7" | 290 | Windsor | 1 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard | D | October 10, 1988 | 6'1" | 215 | Montreal | Trois-Riviere, QC | 9 | 0 |
| Jean-Philippe Bolduc | DB | December 12, 1990 | 6'0" | 210 | Laval | Montreal, QC | 8 | 0 | |
| 31 | John Boyett | DB | December 20, 1989 | 5'10" | 203 | Oregon | Napa, CA | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Serderius Bryant | LB | December 31, 1991 | 5'8" | 220 | Mississippi | Sanford, FL | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Henry Burris | QB | June 4, 1975 | 6'0" | 195 | Temple | Fort Smith, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Sergio Castillo | K | November 1, 1990 | 5'11" | 195 | West Texas A&M | La Joya, TX | 2 | 0 |
| Mikael Charland | DB | October 29, 1991 | 6'0" | 216 | Concordia | Gatineau, QC | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | Imoan Claiborne | DB | July 20, 1992 | 5'10" | 193 | Northwestern State | Alexandria, LA | 6 | 0 |
| 76 | Landon Cohen | DL | June 17, 1985 | 6'3" | 274 | Ohio | Spartanburg, SC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Juron Criner | WR | December 12, 1989 | 6'3" | 224 | Arizona | Las Vegas, NV USA | 6 | 0 |
| Burton De Koning | LB | August 25, 1992 | 6'1" | 235 | Cal Poly | Folsom, CA | 4 | 0 | |
| 64 | J'Michael Deane | OL | May 4, 1986 | 6'5" | 320 | Michigan State | Hinton, AB | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Tanner Doll | LB | June 12, 1993 | 6'0" | 221 | Calgary | St. Albert, AB | 8 | 0 |
| 68 | Tommie Draheim | OL | December 23, 1988 | 6'4" | 300 | San Diego State | Kennewick, WA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Ray Early | K | June 3, 1992 | 5'11" | 220 | Furman | Darlington, SC | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Greg Ellingson | WR | December 30, 1988 | 6'4" | 200 | Florida International | Tampa, FL | 17 | 0 |
| 92 | Zack Evans | D,DL | June 27, 1990 | 6'4" | 295 | Regina Thunder Jr. | Regina, SK | 17 | 0 |
| 41 | Arnaud Gascon-Nadon | D | July 10, 1988 | 6'3" | 250 | Laval | Montreal, QC | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Jerrell Gavins | DB | October 24, 1988 | 5'8" | 170 | Boise State | Miami, FL | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Brendan Gillanders | FB | November 27, 1990 | 5'11" | 211 | Ottawa | Orleans, ON | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Jon Gott | OL | October 2, 1985 | 6'3" | 294 | Boise State | Edmonton, AB | 18 | 0 |
| Olivier Goulet-Veilleux | LB | November 1, 1990 | 6'1" | 220 | Sherbrooke | Sainte-Foy, QC | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | Nic Grigsby | RB | December 26, 1988 | 5'10" | 190 | Arizona | Whittier, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | John Harris | WR | November 11, 1991 | 6'0" | 218 | Texas | Dallas, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Trevor Harris | QB | May 31, 1986 | 6'3" | 235 | Edinboro State (PA) | Waldo, OH | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Harty | WR | January 2, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Calgary | Calgary, AB | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Hazel | DL | May 4, 1990 | 6'5" | 227 | Western Michigan | Miami, FL | 4 | 0 | |
| 23 | Forrest Hightower | DB | March 15, 1992 | 5'10" | 186 | San Jose State | Oakland, CA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | David Hinds | LB | February 25, 1990 | 6'2" | 234 | Florida Atlantic | Miami, FL | 9 | 0 |
| 95 | Moton Hopkins | D | November 20, 1986 | 6'2" | 277 | Tulsa | University City, TX | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Ernest Jackson | WR | October 9, 1986 | 6'2" | 220 | Buffalo | Rochester, NY | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin Jackson | LB | November 23, 1993 | 5'0" | 230 | Sam Houston State | Cypress, TX | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | Malik Jackson | D | June 10, 1985 | 6'2" | 230 | Louisville | Dunwoody, GA | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Tristan Jackson | D | March 5, 1986 | 5'8" | 185 | Central Arkansas | Hattiesburg, MS | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Brock Jensen | QB | September 19, 1990 | 6'3" | 225 | North Dakota State | Waupaca, WI | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | Keelan Johnson | DB | September 26, 1989 | 6'0" | 209 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ | 1 | 0 |
| 24/14 | Abdul Kanneh | DB | September 9, 1990 | 5'10" | 185 | New Mexico Highlands | London, England | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Aaron Karlen | DE | June 18, 1993 | 6'3" | 245 | Wisconson-Stevens Point | Edgar, WI | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Kose | LB | January 12, 1993 | 6'0" | 230 | Montana | Oceanside, CA | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | Kienan Lafrance | RB | May 16, 1991 | 5'10" | 210 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | 0 |
| Cleyon Laing | DE | November 21, 1990 | 6'3" | 280 | Iowa State | Edmonton, AB | 1 | 0 | |
| 49 | Ettore Lattanzio | DL | December 27, 1990 | 6'0" | 252 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 17 | 0 |
| 58 | Jason Lauzon-Seguin | OL | January 1, 1991 | 6'4" | 300 | Laval | Pointe-Claire, QC | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Patrick Lavoie | RB,FB | October 19, 1987 | 6'2" | 240 | Laval | Sainte-Flavie, QC | 18 | 0 |
| 83 | Scott MacDonell | WR | April 18, 1991 | 6'5" | 220 | Queen's (Can) | Montreal, QC | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Nolan MacMillan | OL | December 21, 1990 | 6'6" | 294 | Iowa | Amprior, ON | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Mossis Madu | RB | November 4, 1987 | 6'0" | 197 | Oklahoma | Bedford, TX | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Malcolm | DB | July 15, 1991 | 5'11" | 230 | McMaster | Hamilton, ON | 11 | 0 | |
| 90 | Andrew Marshall | D | June 22, 1990 | 6'3" | 242 | Simon Fraser | Nanoose Bay, BC | 17 | 0 |
| 56 | Alex Mateas | OL | March 28, 1991 | 6'4" | 309 | Connecticut | Ottawa, ON | 17 | 0 |
| 39 | Zach Medeiros | K | October 22, 1990 | 5'11" | 190 | Western | St. Thomas, ON | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | Chris Milo | K | November 2, 1986 | 5'11" | 205 | Laval | Montreal, QC | 17 | 0 |
| 97 | Mike Moore | WR,DL | October 25, 1993 | 6'4" | 276 | Virginia | Hyattsville, MD | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | Damaso Munoz | D | July 10, 1986 | 5'11" | 219 | Rutgers | Miami, FL | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | Danny O'Brien | QB | September 26, 1990 | 6'3" | 220 | Catawba | Minneapolis, MN | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Khalil Paden | WR | October 5, 1989 | 6'1" | 165 | Northern Arizona | Chatsworth, CA | 8 | 0 |
| Alex Pierzchalski | WR | August 7, 1991 | 6'5" | 220 | Toronto | London, ON | 10 | 0 | |
| 6 | Antoine Pruneau | DB | October 20, 1989 | 6'0" | 200 | Montreal | Montreal, QC | 17 | 0 |
| 44 | Taylor Reed | LB | August 7, 1991 | 6'0" | 235 | Southern Methodist | Beaumont, TX | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeff Richards | DB | January 3, 1991 | 6'2" | 210 | Emporia State (KS) | Oklahoma City, OK | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Jermaine Robinson | DB | April 10, 1989 | 6'3" | 205 | Toledo | Pittsburgh, PA | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | SirVincent Rogers | OL | May 9, 1986 | 6'4" | 315 | Houston | Jasper, TX | 12 | 0 |
| Nigel Romick | DL | April 22, 1991 | 6'5" | 248 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Thunder Bay, ON | 2 | 0 | |
| 34 | Jonathan Rose | DB | July 19, 1993 | 6'0" | 190 | Nebraska | Leeds, AL | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Brandon Sermons | DB | June 1, 1991 | 5'11" | 195 | UCLA | Bellflower, CA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Jake Silas | OL | September 1, 1991 | 6'0" | 315 | Buffalo | Portland, MI | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Brad Sinopoli | WR | April 14, 1988 | 6'4" | 210 | Ottawa | Peterborough, ON | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Jamill Smith | WR | February 23, 1991 | 5'6" | 155 | Ball State | Muncie, IN | 8 | 0 |
| 96 | Marlon Smith | DE | September 9, 1989 | 6'6" | 240 | Texas-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Joshua Stangby | WR | September 24, 1990 | 5'11" | 185 | Ottawa (Kansas) | North Hollywood, CA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Nick Taylor | DB | March 22, 1988 | 5'9" | 185 | Florida International | Hollywood, FL | 9 | 0 |
| Herve Tonye-Tonye | LB | May 15, 1988 | 5'11" | 223 | Northern Colorado | Yaounde, Cameroon | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Travon Van | RB | May 6, 1991 | 5'11" | 205 | Montana | San Diego, CA | 9 | 0 |
| Dan West | DB | September 3, 1986 | 6'2" | 193 | Bishop's | Ajaz, ON | 18 | 0 | |
| 21 | Mitchell White | CB | March 30, 1990 | 5'11" | 185 | Michigan State | Livonia, MI | 14 | 0 |
| 91 | Aston Whiteside | DL | May 19, 1989 | 6'2" | 234 | Abilene Christian | Vernon, TX | 11 | 0 |
| 80 | Chris Williams | WR | September 16, 1987 | 5'9" | 155 | New Mexico State | Rio Rancho, NM | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Connor Williams | DE | September 5, 1991 | 6'3" | 278 | Utah State | Vancouver, BC | 18 | 0 |
| 79 | Martin Wright | DL | October 20, 1988 | 6'3" | 246 | Florida Atlantic | Miami, FL | 4 | 0 |
