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The CFL returns to play on August 5, 2021 and twenty former MAC standouts cleared the July 30, 2021 final roster cuts, continuing their professional football careers.
Here is a list of MAC players by CFL team, with some career notes:
MAC players in the CFL in 2021
| MAC TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | CFL TEAM | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAC TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | CFL TEAM | NOTES |
| AKRON | Jamal Davis II* | DL | Montreal Alouettes | Akron: 29 games, 150 tackles, 31.5 TFLs, 7.5 sacks |
| Shawn Lemon* | DL | Calgary Stampeders | CFL: 107 games played, 70 sacks 22 forced fumbles, 2x Grey Cup Champion | |
| Almondo Sewell | DL | Montreal Alouettes | CFL: 139 games played, 60 career sacks, CFL All-Star 6x | |
| BALL STATE | Josh Miller | DB | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ball State: 131 tackles, 23 passes defensed, 4 ints |
| Walter Fletcher | RB | Edmonton Elks | Ball State: transferred from Div II for one season, 1032 combined yds, 7 tds | |
| Jordan Williams-Lambert | WR | Saskatchewan Roughriders | CFL: 20 games played, 67 rec, 821 yds, 4 tds | |
| BOWLING GREEN | Kamar Jorden | WR | Calgary Stampeders | CFL: 32 games played, 152 rec, 2,254 yds, 15 tds |
| BUFFALO | Tomas Jack-Kurdyla | OL | Edmonton Elks | CFL: 1st round selection, 2020 draft, 4th overall |
| CENTRAL MICHIGAN | NONE | |||
| EASTERN MICHIGAN | Steve Nielson | OL | Edmonton Elks | EMU: 49 games played. CFL: 1st round selection, 2021 global draft, 2nd overall |
| KENT STATE | Nick Holley* | WR | Calgary Stampeders | Kent: 37 games at RB, WR, QB 1,776 yds rushing, 380 yds rec, 25 total tds |
| Najee Murray | CB | Montreal Alouettes | CFL: 10 games played, 2 ints, 1 td | |
| MIAMI | NONE | |||
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS | Juwan Brescacin | WR | Toronto Argonauts | CFL: 44 games played, 69 rec, 1046 yds, 6 tds |
| OHIO | AJ Ouellette | RB | Toronto Argonauts | CFL: 3 games played, 123 yds rushing; Ohio 4345 yds from scrimmage, 38 tds |
| Maleek Irons | RB | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | CFL: 2019 draft 22nd pick overall, 11 games played, 208 yds rushing, 1 td | |
| Papi White* | WR | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ohio: all-time rec yds leader (2620), 2nd most rec tds (19), 4th rec (161) | |
| Nathan Rourke | QB | BC Lions | CFL: 2020 draft, 15th pick overall; Ohio: 111 tds tied for 2nd most in MAC since 1962 | |
| Casey Sayles | DL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | NFL: LA Rams, Steelers (2x), XFL, AAF | |
| TOLEDO | NONE | |||
| WESTERN MICHIGAN | Keion Adams | DL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 2017 NFL draft, 7th round, 248th overall |
| Freddie Bishop III # | DL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | CFL: 47 games played, 20 sacks, one forced fumble | |
| Daniel Braverman | WR | Toronto Argonauts | 2016 NFL Draft, 7th round, 230th overall; XFL, AAF | |
| * indicates practice squad | ||||
| # indicates six-week inj list player | ||||
| Sources: | ||||
| CFL.ca | ||||
| CFL Team Websites | ||||
| Sports-reference.com |
You can watch your favorite MAC players in action in selected CFL games as part of ESPN’s coverage, with the monthly schedule listed here.
You can also track CFL player statistics and game logs by searching here.
Also see individual CFL team site rosters for more detailed player profiles, where available.