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CFL Awards October 12, 2023

106 players form the outstanding 2023 rookie class

Minas Panagiotakis/CFL.ca

TORONTO — A total of 106 first-year players are eligible to be named the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Most Outstanding Rookie.

The recipient will be recognized at this year’s CFL Awards – one of the marquee events during the 2023 Grey Cup Festival – at Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls on Thursday, November 16.

Note: Taquan Mizzell was removed from BC’s rookie list due to his prior NFL regular season experience.

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The Most Outstanding Rookie is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. To be eligible, players:

  • Must have been named to the active 45-man roster of a member club of the CFL for a regular season game during the 2023 season; AND
  • Must not have dressed for a member club of the CFL for a regular season, post-season or championship game in any prior season; AND
  • Must not have dressed for a member club of the National Football League for a regular season, postseason or championship game in the current season or any season prior.

Previous winners include:

2023 ROOKIE CLASS
​(Name | POS | School)

BC LIONS

EDMONTON ELKS

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

OTTAWA REDBLACKS

MONTREAL ALOUETTES