Bombers sign receivers Jerreth Sterns, Gavin Cobb, Reggie White Jr.

CFL.ca Staff

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on Tuesday the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent receivers Jerreth Sterns, Gavin Cobb and Reggie White Jr.

All three became free agents at noon ET on February 11 when their contracts expired.

Sterns joins the Blue Bombers after spending the last two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Sterns finished 2024 with 39 catches for 492 yards and two touchdowns and in 23 games over two years with the Roughriders had 83 receptions for 941 yards and three touchdowns.

He first came to the CFL in 2023 after stints in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams.

Sterns posted one of the best seasons in the history of college football in his final year at Western Kentucky, finishing with a remarkable 150 receptions for 1,902 yards and 17 touchdowns while earning a second-team All-American selection.

Prior to his days with the Hilltoppers, Sterns played at Houston Baptists

(now known as Houston Christian University) and caught 220 passes for 1,971 yards and 18 scores over three seasons.

Cobb joins the Blue Bombers after spending the last two years with the Edmonton Elks and returns to Winnipeg where he played his college ball with the Bisons.

A fourth-round selection, 30th overall, by the Elks in the 2022 CFL Draft, Cobb appeared in 11 games with Edmonton last year, finishing with seven receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown. Over 29 games in his two seasons in Edmonton he had 18 catches for 308 yards and two touchdowns, also returning 20 punts for 211 yards and 20 kickoffs for 428 yards.

In his final season at Manitoba in 2021, Cobb pulled in 27 passes for 340 yards and five touchdowns while being named a Canada West All-Star as a kick returner after returning 27 punts for 250 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown against Alberta.

White Jr. joins the Blue Bombers after spending the last four years and three seasons (2021-22, 2024) with the Montreal Alouettes.

The veteran played in 12 games for the Als last year, pulling in 24 passes for 355 yards and four touchdowns. Through 32 games with Montreal, he has 142 receptions for 1,254 yards and eight TDs. His best season came in 2022 when he had 53 catches for 722 yards and a pair of scores in 15 games before suffering a knee injury that saw him miss the rest of that year and the 2023 campaign.

White Jr. signed with the Alouettes in 2021 after first turning pro with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2019, spending the season on the practice roster.

During his days at Monmouth (2015-18) White Jr. set the school record for receptions (249) and in his final college season finished with 71 receptions for 1,133 yards (another school record) and 11 touchdowns while being named a First Team All-Big South and All-ECAC First Team all-star.

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