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Prospects January 16, 2015

Two of the county’s top prospects ready for Shrine Game

Adam Gagnon

CFL.ca Staff
– With files from the CIS

TORONTO — Two of the Top 10 players on the CFL’s latest version of the Central Scouting Bureau are preparing to showcase their skills at the 2015 East-West Shrine Game Saturday.

Daryl Waud, a defensive tackle from Western University, and Addison Richards, a wide receiver from the University of Regina, have been selected to represent CIS football in the 90th edition of the prestigious Game on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Also selected to the roster was  UNLV offensive lineman Brett Boyko who sits atop the Scouting Bureau ahead of March’s Combine and May’s CFL Draft. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native was recognized after a senior season in which he was named to the All-Mountain West second team for a second consecutive season. He started all 13 games, allowing only one sack and collecting 37 pancake tackles. Due to an injury that happend in the final game of the season, Boyko will not play in the annual game.

The longest running university all-star game in the United States, the Shrine Game has been played annually since 1925 to raise funds for Shriners Hospitals for Children and to raise awareness about the expert orthopedic, burn, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, as well as cleft lip and palate care, available to patients and families through the 23 Shriners Hospitals for Children in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Since 1985, CIS has been represented annually at the event which features over 100 all-stars, primarily from NCAA institutions. Two CIS players have made the trip every year, with the exception of 1985 (1), 2008 (4) and 2012 (3).

After playing in the CIS East West Bowl last May, Waud was ranked fifth by the CFL Scouting Bureau in September on its initial prospect list for the league’s 2015 Canadian draft. He moved up to No. 3 and was the top-ranked CIS player on the second list of the season, released on Dec. 10.

“It’s an unbelievable honour to have the opportunity to participate in the 90th East-West Shrine Game,” Waud said last December after initially receiving the invite. “Few Canadian players get this opportunity and I am looking forward to the week. I want to make a good impression and represent Canadian football well down south.”

“The East-West shrine Game is an excellent opportunity for Daryl to showcase his considerable talents,” said Western head coach Greg Marshall. “Daryl has had an outstanding career here at Western. He is most deserving of this invitation and will be an outstanding ambassador for CIS football.”

Also an East West Bowl participant last spring, Richards was listed at No. 11 by the CFL Scouting Bureau in September and moved up to No. 9 in the December ranking.

“Addison is a very deserving nominee for the Shrine Game,” said Rams head coach Frank McCrystal last December. “He has the size, strength and speed to compete with the top US college players.”

Following a modest start to his university career that saw him catch seven passes in 10 league matches over his first two campaigns, Richards had a breakthrough season in 2013 meriting second-team all-Canadian status after he hauled in 46 balls for 614 yards in only seven games. This fall, the 6-foot-5, 205-pound science major improved to the first all-Canadian team after he set a school record with 55 receptions in eight contests, led the nation with 916 yard and scored six touchdowns as part of the top-rated passing offence in CIS (394.5 yards per game).

The East-West Bowl begins at 4pm ET and can be seen on the NFL Network.