Per 3downnation, these are our free agents ... basically everyone but Zach, Vaval, Peterson, Clercius, Randolph, Wallace, Pokey Wilson, MCI, Allen, T. Jones, and Leroux the longsnapper.  

Quarterback

Chris Streveler (A)

Running back

Brady Oliveira (N)

Receiver

Kody Case (A)
Nic Demski (N)
Dillon Mitchell (A)
Dalton Schoen (A)
Jerreth Sterns (A)
Keric Wheatfall (A)

OL

Stanley Bryant (A)
Tui Eli (N)
Chris Kolankowski (N)
Eric Lofton (A)
Patrick Neufeld (N)

Defensive line

Willie Jefferson (A)
Cameron Lawson (N)
Tanner Schmekel (N)
Jake Thomas (N)
James Vaughters (A)
Jamal Woods (A)

Linebacker

Tanner Cadwallader (N)
Shayne Gauthier (N)
Kyrie Wilson (A)

Defensive back

Terrell Bonds (A)
Michael Griffin II (A)
Nick Hallett (N)
Evan Holm (A)
Demerio Houston (A)
Redha Kramdi (N)
Enock Makonzo (N)
Deatrick Nichols (A)
Jamal Parker (A)

Specialist

Sergio Castillo (A)
Jamieson Sheahan (G)

Edited November 12, 2025Nov 12 by johnzo

14 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Edmonton & Calgary will come back attendance wise if their teams are competitive

I am skeptical about Calgary. Attendance dropped while the team was good. This city is a bunch of fair weather fans.

12 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Sorry, I forgot to mention, a MLB expansion team. Bringing back the Expos. It would be a shared stadium with MLS, baseball & the Alouettes. Capacity of 35-40000.

Stamps fans especially were spoiled. I still don't think the Stamps are that good. Lots of holes to fill.

My favorite MLB team back in the day. Sort of sweet if they came back to temper some of the glow the BlueJays give off.

13 hours ago, Noeller said:

And yet all I ever read about Coach Buck was that they all worked together... The entire QB room plus Buck... To design the playbook. So that seems an odd quote...

Buck designed his own, and borrowed heavily from Lapo, when he was OC. The room working together during the season is not the same thing. That is tweaking the already existing playbook according to what the QBs have experienced once the playbook is in use. Same thing will happen once Condell implements his playbook. They work on progressions and tweaks according to the personnel that actually make the team. Structure, formations, and some progression design is usually by way of the offensive coaching staff.

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Mock Draft 1.0: Who will Ottawa take first overall? - CFL.ca

CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson projects the first two rounds of the 2026 CFL Draft following the CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada.

Another mock to mock.

Not sure about the rest of you but I'm desperate for some CFL news

1 hour ago, blue85gold said:

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Mock Draft 1.0: Who will Ottawa take first overall? - CFL.ca

CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson projects the first two rounds of the 2026 CFL Draft following the CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada.

Another mock to mock.

Not sure about the rest of you but I'm desperate for some CFL news

100%, this stretch is awfully slow.

Vaccaro at 4th? Yes please. I'd love Henning as well.

Cenacle is a make-or-break pick for scouts. His testing and knee injuries are massive red flags. 4.8 40 is turning the wrong kind of heads. Very good 3 cone, middle of the pack at best short shuttle, and declined to do the bench press or any of the jumping tests. His pre-injury unofficial jump numbers and 40 were fringy to begin with. Is he healthy? Does he have enough left in his legs to make plays in the cfl? You like his hands, size, build, and how he plays with the ball in his hands. As well as his production. Needs real polish in terms of route running, tons of talent in the kid though.

It's a weak draft for WRs, but to take him high you really gotta have a good read on him as a player, person, and health wise.

I like the Vaccaro pick for us and the OL future's pick. Not sure about that WR due to the reasons @wbbfan stated.

I like Vaccaro and the futures OL pick also. I do think WR is a need also especially if the plan is to perhaps start 3, but dudes knee injury is a pretty big I don’t think I’m taking him there thing. Perhaps later on but not there. I’d want a guy I know is healthy. I’d prob grab Rohan Jones if he’s actually not going to the league or the North Dakota receiver instead. I like the nodak guys. Maybe I’d talk to Edmonton tho and see if 13 and 20 for 3 and like a 3rd or something works and just get 2 guys i want in Vacarro and henning. Yes 2 OL back to back. And grab the future OL there if still available. I think ideally I’d want 2 guys in camp for sure instead of just 1 really. OL needs some Canadian depth badly. Cuz right now Eli and an aging Neufeld are starting. I mean. We need some depth there. Maybe you consider trading a Wallace even or I dunno. Depends on the OL plan. Starting 3 Americans? Maybe Wallace has some value in a trade.

Edited Friday at 10:35 AM5 days by Goalie

13 hours ago, Goalie said:

I like Vaccaro and the futures OL pick also. I do think WR is a need also especially if the plan is to perhaps start 3, but dudes knee injury is a pretty big I don’t think I’m taking him there thing. Perhaps later on but not there. I’d want a guy I know is healthy. I’d prob grab Rohan Jones if he’s actually not going to the league or the North Dakota receiver instead. I like the nodak guys. Maybe I’d talk to Edmonton tho and see if 13 and 20 for 3 and like a 3rd or something works and just get 2 guys i want in Vacarro and henning. Yes 2 OL back to back. And grab the future OL there if still available. I think ideally I’d want 2 guys in camp for sure instead of just 1 really. OL needs some Canadian depth badly. Cuz right now Eli and an aging Neufeld are starting. I mean. We need some depth there. Maybe you consider trading a Wallace even or I dunno. Depends on the OL plan. Starting 3 Americans? Maybe Wallace has some value in a trade.

If I'm Walters, I'm not trading Wallace. We seem to lose our OL after their rookie contracts run out. We need to stock up.

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

If I'm Walters, I'm not trading Wallace. We seem to lose our OL after their rookie contracts run out. We need to stock up.

iirc this is wallace’s last year on his rookie deal.

I would be open to moving wallace, but only for a younger equally high upside ni ol who will be under control for a while. Well that or a qb but i don’t think there is a qb on the market to make that deal.

Vaccaro and henning are extremely high upside guys available. I hope that we grab one of those two.

17 hours ago, wbbfan said:

iirc this is wallace’s last year on his rookie deal.

I would be open to moving wallace, but only for a younger equally high upside ni ol who will be under control for a while. Well that or a qb but i don’t think there is a qb on the market to make that deal.

Vaccaro and henning are extremely high upside guys available. I hope that we grab one of those two.

we should sign him if we can to an extension. Compared to other teams we seem very reluctant to sign players to extensions other that Zac and Id much rather sign a young player with potential than someone on the down side of his career..

If we cant sign him then trading him for a high draft pick to select a replacement would be smart

6 hours ago, Pete said:

we should sign him if we can to an extension. Compared to other teams we seem very reluctant to sign players to extensions other that Zac and Id much rather sign a young player with potential than someone on the down side of his career..

If we cant sign him then trading him for a high draft pick to select a replacement would be smart

Our managing of Canadian assets makes no sense especially at O & DL's.

7 hours ago, Pete said:

we should sign him if we can to an extension. Compared to other teams we seem very reluctant to sign players to extensions other that Zac and Id much rather sign a young player with potential than someone on the down side of his career..

If we cant sign him then trading him for a high draft pick to select a replacement would be smart

This would be a great time to give him a pay bump and lock him in for another 2 years or even more. but it would make more sense for him to bet on himself and play it out. especially if he has a strong camp

I think it makes sense for both parties to wait on an extension. Next season the Bombers a losing some salary along that line, its very likely Neuf and Stanley are done for 2027, Eli is a guess imo, especially if they were able to draft a couple strong rookies. If Wallace continues to improve, you have the $$ to lock him up. If he doesnt improve, you can set his $$ at a better number. Its a risk either way, but I dont see the harm in waiting.

57 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I think it makes sense for both parties to wait on an extension. Next season the Bombers a losing some salary along that line, its very likely Neuf and Stanley are done for 2027, Eli is a guess imo, especially if they were able to draft a couple strong rookies. If Wallace continues to improve, you have the $$ to lock him up. If he doesnt improve, you can set his $$ at a better number. Its a risk either way, but I dont see the harm in waiting.

Thats if Wallace wants to stay here , he may have desires to go back closer to home. If were gonna lose him as has been the case with Dobson, Desjarlais, even as far back as Couture . then maybe we need to explore trade options. Other wise were just developing him for some one else.

Also 3 American OL likely means Wallace isn’t starting unless he’s at center which seems unlikely cuz you know Neufeld will be at 1 guard spot and if not Neufeld is a solid versatile vet. Good 6th OL really. Is Wallace worth keeping as 7th OL Or 6th? Or does he have more value in a trade. He not start? He’s out of here. I’d look at trading Tony or Kyrie also. Just because perhaps you get better value there.

Edited Monday at 03:59 AM2 days by Goalie

On 2026-04-02 at 11:43 AM, blue85gold said:

CFL.ca

Mock Draft 1.0: Who will Ottawa take first overall? - CFL.ca

CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson projects the first two rounds of the 2026 CFL Draft following the CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada.

Another mock to mock.

Not sure about the rest of you but I'm desperate for some CFL news

I think we all agree these mocks are usually terribly inaccurate... but I'll take this and even Hodge's mocks.... because, at the very least, it does provide some insight into the prospects at this years' draft... also, agree that any content is good content at this time of year...

47 minutes ago, bearpants said:

I think we all agree these mocks are usually terribly inaccurate... but I'll take this and even Hodge's mocks.... because, at the very least, it does provide some insight into the prospects at this years' draft... also, agree that any content is good content at this time of year...

Yep, this drought has been worse than the post season one.

One of the few things you can count on in the cfl is draft is teams rushing to pick OL. Once the first one goes, we will see a run. And we will see teams reach to get them. Top end of this ol draft is pretty strong.

Hopefully we draft guys who project as starters or at worse rotational players and stop picking guys solely for their st prowess.

From everything I've read, the talent in this draft is very deep, but almost TOO deep in so much as the GMs have their work cut out for them trying to figure out who will actually ever play in Canada... Sounds like a lot of guys will end up down south for at least some time.

Edited Monday at 08:15 PM1 day by Noeller

On 2026-04-05 at 1:26 PM, Pete said:

Thats if Wallace wants to stay here , he may have desires to go back closer to home. If were gonna lose him as has been the case with Dobson, Desjarlais, even as far back as Couture . then maybe we need to explore trade options. Other wise were just developing him for some one else.

Most players play close to home if their previous team doesn't pay them. The past 3 off seasons (not including this year) Walters slept thru most of them & let good players we should have kept walk away while not filling their vacancies which caused our deterioration as a team. It appears he smartened up. Now, find us a decent backup qb.

Wallace is an easy keep and foolish to let walk for what could amount for 40...50k

Neuf shouldnt be back for 2027 and I doubt Big Stan will as well...Neuf money can go to bump Wallace...Big Stan elsewhere....and change left over

22 hours ago, Booch said:

Wallace is an easy keep and foolish to let walk for what could amount for 40...50k

Neuf shouldnt be back for 2027 and I doubt Big Stan will as well...Neuf money can go to bump Wallace...Big Stan elsewhere....and change left over

I believe that Wallace is in a really good position career wise if he chooses to stay. He's not going to find any other OL around the league with a probable starting OG position up for grabs where he would be considered the heir apparent. I'm not sure it takes a huge increase to keep him either, he only has limited play time at this point.

48 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I believe that Wallace is in a really good position career wise if he chooses to stay. He's not going to find any other OL around the league with a probable starting OG position up for grabs where he would be considered the heir apparent. I'm not sure it takes a huge increase to keep him either, he only has limited play time at this point.

yup....his next deal will be a mid level one...he keeps advancing his play...well in 3 yrs his next deal will be higher end oline pay.

I like his current trajectory development wise and by all accounts is a sponge and works hard at getting better, and fully expect him to look down the guard spot this yr...And if Eli is just a competent center at, Broxton anchoring the right side and allowong Neuf just to worry about his job and not having the human pylon to his left that will all add to Wallace really coming on

Wallace should be an easy extension for KW.

56 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I believe that Wallace is in a really good position career wise if he chooses to stay. He's not going to find any other OL around the league with a probable starting OG position up for grabs where he would be considered the heir apparent. I'm not sure it takes a huge increase to keep him either, he only has limited play time at this point.

With his injury, he is a year and a half into his career 2 years total. At this point, he is comparable to where Dobson was midway through his 3rd year. Dobson got a huge payday after that 3rd year here as well.

If Wallace starts this year, someone is going to offer him easily 250k+ if not more, with what Canadians got this offseason. If he doesn't start, I think his FA floor will likely be 140-150k next year. For me, Id lock him up on that kind of money for 2 more years in a heartbeat.

Dobson and Wallace are similar in terms of athleticism level, but are different types of athletes. Wallace's athleticism is much more useful at OL. Dobson is more twitchy, but gasses much more easily. Dobson also struggles to keep his power up when his weight is down closer to inline with what the CFL guards play at. This is why he dipped early from a record-setting mauler early in college to an inconsistent guy up here. He can't play that heavy, and he can't coast on a quarter of his snaps to recover. Especially when he played beside kola. Meanwhile, Wallace is the same road grader in the 4th quarter that he is in the first. It's nice to be able to blow through a DL with an explosive punch move, but its still great to be able to lock up and drive a guy out of the way. Wallace is better in space and pulling as well.

I honestly don't know what to expect from us at OL. We are set up to roll extra Imps at OL, but this is a MOS team, and that does not fit his MO at all. I hate it, but I could very easily see us losing 1 or more of Vanterpool, Randolph, and some other really good young guys while we go with 3 Canadian starters and 1-2 Canadian back-ups.

For me, as much as I like Wallace, he would be fighting for the C starting spot or the 6/7 ol spot. I do think Eli will be very hard to beat out of the C spot, Vibert is a good bit a head of Gabe as a C as well, and mos likes to carry 2 Cs on the AR. He also loves to carry 7 ol, but with MCI, schmekel and Clercius thats not nearly as needed. He's gotta have a great TC this year to get reps.