Rosters and coaching staffs announced for 2026 East-West Bowl
WATERLOO, Ont. (May 8, 2026) – The final rosters have been set for the 2026 U SPORTS East-West Bowl, place at the University of Waterloo on Saturday, May 9.
The event features U SPORTS football players who, primarily, will become eligible for the 2027 CFL Draft. Saturday’s game culminates a week of practice, combines and testing in front of coaches, general managers and other football personnel from the CFL.
Team East is primarily made up of players from the AUS, the RSEQ, along with Carleton, Ottawa, Queen’s and Toronto from the OUA. Team West is primarily players from Canada West and the remaining OUA schools. Some switches have been made from one team to another to maintain positional balance.
For Team East, Chris Joseph (WR, Toronto), Jahmari Brown (DL, Saint Mary’s) and Mathieu Roy (RB, Laval) have been scratched from the game. They have been by Jonathan Martel-Joseph (RB, Sherbrooke), Denayden Lee-Daniel (WR, Toronto), Jaxon Stebbings (WR, Laurier), Marcus Robinson (DL, Western) and Robin Collioud (WR, Ottawa).
For the West, Joe Murphy (RB, Alberta), Ethan Dolby (RB, Western), Jevaun Jacobsen (LB, Guelph) and Quinn Cassidy (OL, McMaster) will not play. Brad Armstrong (OL, Calgary) has been added to the squad, while Marshall McCray (ATH, Guelph) and Shamar Parkinson (RB, Mount Allison) have been switched from the East to the West team.
The full, updated numerical rosters are included at the end of this release.
Kickoff is set for 12:30, Saturday, May 9 on Warrior Field. Tickets are available via the Warriors website.
TEAM WEST ROSTER
OFFENCE
|
Player |
Pos |
School |
Hometown |
|
Tristan Aboud |
QB |
Guelph |
Montreal, Que. |
|
Nick Dimovski |
QB |
Windsor |
Belle River, Ont. |
|
Mathieu Clarke |
RB |
Calgary |
Brantford, Ont. |
|
Ethan Dolby |
RB |
Western |
St. Thomas, Ont. |
|
Riley Michaud |
RB |
UBC |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Joe Murphy |
RB |
Alberta |
Vernon, B.C. |
|
Elijah Pappin |
FB |
Waterloo |
Niagara Falls, Ont. |
|
Evan Smith |
FB |
Calgary |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Willem Arseneau |
REC |
Guelph |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Daniel Hector |
REC |
Windsor |
Mississauga, Ont. |
|
Logan Heroux |
REC |
Waterloo |
Burlington, Ont. |
|
Ryan Hughes |
REC |
Laurier |
Mississauga, Ont. |
|
Daniel Kubongo |
REC |
Saskatchewan |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Dawson Lennea |
REC |
Saskatchewan |
Martensville, Sask. |
|
Evan Martin |
REC |
Windsor |
Farmington Hills, Mich. |
|
Erik Torhjelm |
REC |
Alberta |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Cairo Berry |
REC |
York |
Dartmouth, N.S. |
|
Kodi Blackshaw |
OL |
Laurier |
Kitchener, Ont. |
|
Quinn Cassidy |
OL |
McMaster |
Brantford, Ont. |
|
Reed Cloutier |
OL |
Western |
Ottawa, Ont. |
|
Christian Cote |
OL |
McMaster |
Toronto, Ont. |
|
Philippe Cote |
OL |
Western |
Saint-Augustin, Que. |
|
Kayleb Parker |
OL |
Windsor |
Westland, Mich. |
|
Navjot Pooni |
OL |
UBC |
Langley, B.C. |
|
Sean Rowe |
OL |
Manitoba |
Winnipeg, MB |
|
William Templeton |
OL |
Regina |
Regina, Sask. |
DEFENCE
|
Player |
Pos |
School |
Hometown |
|
Sylvester Ibelo |
DL |
Calgary |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Riece Kack |
DL |
Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
|
Clark Leonard |
DL |
UBC |
Ottawa, Ont. |
|
Reece McCormick |
DL |
Saskatchewan |
Yorkton, Sask. |
|
Aaron Parker |
DL |
UBC |
Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. |
|
Darius Redhead |
DL |
Calgary |
Calgary, Alta. |
|
Toryn Swystun-Bernes |
DL |
Regina |
Warman, Sask. |
|
Ahmad Taylor |
DL |
Windsor |
Pontiac, Mich. |
|
Ethan Gregorcic |
LB |
Laurier |
Courtice, Ont. |
|
Jevaun Jacobsen |
LB |
Guelph |
Burnaby, B.C. |
|
Arden Martinez |
LB |
Waterloo |
Niagara Falls, Ont. |
|
Nate Mortenson |
LB |
Waterloo |
Windsor, Ont. |
|
Everett Schmuland |
LB |
Calgary |
Kelowna, B.C. |
|
Isaiah Shields |
LB |
McMaster |
Hamilton, Ont. |
|
Matteo Trasolini |
LB |
Alberta |
Vancouver, B.C. |
|
Jessie Wilkins-Flaricee |
LB |
Laurier |
Windsor, Ont. |
|
Onochie Amuta |
DB |
Saint Mary's |
Scarborough, Ont. |
|
Coslens Clairveaux |
DB |
Concordia |
Montreal, Que. |
|
Cody Croucher |
DB |
Acadia |
Manotick, Ont. |
|
Ethan Laing |
DB |
Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
|
Max Polischuk |
DB |
Regina |
Regina, Sask. |
|
Kyle Simon-Guerin |
DB |
Guelph |
Brampton, Ont. |
|
Nate Slawter |
DB |
Guelph |
Cole Harbour, N.S. |
|
Jacob Tkachuk |
DB |
Regina |
Regina, Sask. |
|
Brandon Wong |
DB |
Regina |
Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
SPECIAL TEAMS
|
Player |
Pos |
School |
Hometown |
|
Adam Johnston |
K |
Saint Mary's |
Rothesay, N.B. |
|
Matthew Driver |
P |
Queen's |
Kingston, Ont. |
|
Maxime Sansfaçon |
LS |
York |
Sherbrooke, Que. |
COACHING STAFF
|
Position |
Coach |
Team |
|
Head Coach |
Scott Flory |
Saskatchewan |
|
Offensive Coordinator |
Mason Nyhus |
Saskatchewan |
|
Defensive Coordinator |
Chris Anstey |
Calgary |
|
Special Teams Coordinator |
Alex Penz |
Windsor |
|
Special Teams Asst |
Sierra McPhail |
Waterloo |
|
Offensive Line |
Adam Blasetti |
Calgary |
|
Offensive Line |
Sean Jamieson |
Western |
|
Wide Receivers |
Jason Lambropoulos |
Waterloo |
|
Running Backs |
Joe D'Amore |
Guelph |
|
Running Backs |
Sierra McPhail |
Waterloo |
|
Quarterbacks |
Mark Surya |
Guelph |
|
Defensive Line |
Almondo Sewell |
Alberta |
|
Defensive Line |
Kyle Stroeder |
Regina |
|
Linebackers |
Conor Elliott |
Western |
|
Linebackers |
Kevin MacNeill |
Waterloo |
|
Defensive Backs |
Jordan Liberman |
Alberta |
|
Defensive Backs Assistant |
Mike Domanico |
Windsor |
TEAM EAST ROSTER
OFFENCE
|
PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
Elijah Barnes |
QB |
Carleton |
Ancaster, Ont. |
|
Trey Reider |
QB |
Alberta |
Saskatoon, Sask. |
|
Soulemayne Camara |
RB |
Ottawa |
Chateauguay, Que. |
|
Lucas Dembele-Bertet |
RB |
Montreal |
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
|
Shamar Parkinson |
RB |
Mount Allison |
Chateauguay, Que. |
|
Mathieu Roy |
RB |
Laval |
Beauceville, Que. |
|
Nate Denkers |
FB |
McMaster |
Hamilton, Ont. |
|
Ismai Sansoucy |
FB |
Bishop's |
Victoriaville, Que. |
|
Chris Joseph |
REC |
Toronto |
Richmond, B.C. |
|
Simon Larose |
REC |
Montreal |
Montreal, Que. |
|
Xander Matheson |
REC |
Acadia |
Grand Prairie, Alta. |
|
Payton Plesh |
REC |
STFX |
Barrie, Ont. |
|
Oriola Poirier |
REC |
Concordia |
Montreal, Que. |
|
Marc-André Shaw |
REC |
Sherbrooke |
Chambly, Que. |
|
Cedric Smith |
REC |
Queen's |
Oakville, Ont. |
|
Chandler Zinck-Marier |
REC |
Saint Mary's |
Pleasantville, N.S. |
|
Jackob Branton |
OL |
Saint Mary's |
Gander, N.L. |
|
Louis-Gabriel Hallé |
OL |
McGill |
St. Joseph de Beauce, Que. |
|
Gavin Hemeon |
OL |
Toronto |
Thunder Bay, Ont. |
|
Alex Hurst |
OL |
Queen's |
Burlington, Ont. |
|
Killian Kelly |
OL |
STFX |
Milton, Ont. |
|
Mikael Pattin |
OL |
Bishop's |
Beloil, Que. |
|
Andrew Pilichos |
OL |
Acadia |
Bedford, N.S. |
|
Zachary Seguin |
OL |
Ottawa |
Orleans, Ont. |
|
Mathis St-Germain |
OL |
Montreal |
Trois-Rivières, Que. |
|
Marshall McCray |
ATH |
Guelph |
Niagara Falls, Ont. |
DEFENCE
|
PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
Alias Amelin |
DL |
Ottawa |
Russell, Ont. |
|
Jahmari Brown |
DL |
Saint Mary's |
Oshawa, Ont. |
|
Ryan Ford |
DL |
STFX |
Regina, Sask. |
|
Domenic Limanni |
DL |
McMaster |
Orangeville, Ont. |
|
DeAndre McKenzie |
DL |
Carleton |
Toronto, Ont. |
|
Gavin Perkins |
DL |
Manitoba |
Thunder Bay, Ont. |
|
Emilio Vidali |
DL |
Concordia |
Victoriaville, Que. |
|
Dominique Walker |
DL |
Waterloo |
Oshawa, Ont. |
|
Justin Belanger |
LB |
Carleton |
Ottawa, Ont. |
|
Riley Berfelo |
LB |
York |
Victoria, B.C. |
|
Etienne Delisle |
LB |
Laval |
Victoria, B.C. |
|
Ndeki Garant-Doumambila |
LB |
Laval |
Rimouski, Que. |
|
Ben Michel |
LB |
Mount Allison |
Weyburn, Sask. |
|
Nassim Regragui |
LB |
Ottawa |
Pincourt, Que. |
|
DJ Ryan |
LB |
Queen's |
Maugerville, N.B. |
|
Ryan Stewart |
LB |
Toronto |
King, Ont. |
|
Thomas Angelin |
DB |
McGill |
Paris, France |
|
Devon Crenshaw |
DB |
Toronto |
Coquitlam, B.C. |
|
Naijaun David |
DB |
STFX |
Dartmouth, N.S. |
|
Mathieu Dery |
DB |
Bishop's |
Quebec City, Que. |
|
Jake Henderson |
DB |
Carleton |
Ottawa, Ont. |
|
Mendel Joseph |
DB |
Concordia |
Montreal, Que. |
|
Elischa Joseph |
DB |
Sherbrooke |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. |
|
Nelson Kameni |
DB |
Montreal |
Yaoundé, Cameroon |
|
Mathis Pilon |
DB |
McGill |
Boucherville, Que. |
SPECIAL TEAMS
|
PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
Felipe Forteza |
K/P |
Laval |
Quebec City, Que. |
|
Mark Linden |
LS |
STFX |
Georgetown, Ont. |
COACHING STAFF
|
Position |
Coach |
Team |
|
Head Coach |
Steve Snyder |
Queen's |
|
Offensive Coordinator |
Jamie Cook |
York |
|
Defensive Coordinator |
Will Mulligan |
Mount Allison |
|
Special Teams Coordinator |
Mack Holliday |
Carleton |
|
Special Teams Assistant |
Nick Liberatore |
Queen's |
|
Offensive Line |
Dave Van den Heuvel |
STFX |
|
Offensive Line |
Zach Scotto |
Laurier |
|
Wide Receivers |
Micah Brown |
Bishop's |
|
Running Backs |
Dexter Janke |
York |
|
Running Backs |
Nick Liberatore |
Queen's |
|
Quarterbacks |
Stevenson Bone |
Alberta |
|
Defensive Line |
Charlie Taggart |
Queen's |
|
Linebackers |
Christian Kuriata |
Laurier |
|
Linebackers |
Paige Hamilton |
McMaster |
|
Defensive Backs |
Jermaine Gabriel |
Saint Mary's |
|
Defensive Backs Assistant |
Tunde Adeleke |
Carleton |