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Every now and again – not quite once a decade but close – a player comes along that you just automatically know has “it”.
Smarts, out-of-this-world talent, looks and charisma. You knew from the moment he set foot on campus that your franchise was going to win championships with this guy and sell a tonne of his jerseys along the way.
It was this way in 2006 with Andy Fantuz in Saskatchewan and then just a few years later with Weston Dressler in 2008.
We’ve had to wait a few more years for a generational-type player to come along but in 2015 we found another one.
His name is Nic Demski.
99 per cent of Roughrider fans didn’t even know his name before the May 12 CFL Canadian College Draft but the hardcores knew him from CFL.ca’s draft previews and may have seen him star as a returner/receiver/running back with the University of Manitoba Bisons.
620 CKRM Regina’s draft analyst Luc Mullinder labelled Demski the “Desean Jackson of the CFL” on our shows, referring to the flashy returner of the Washington Redskins.
And then the Riders selected the Winnipeg product with the sixth overall selection in the first round of this year’s draft. Saskatchewan’s football operations department couldn’t believe its good fortune when Demski was still available at six.
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