Five members of the Concordia Stingers football team have been invited to participate in CFL combines during the second week of March.
The camps help the CFL scouts and general managers evaluate the top prospects eligible for the 2016 draft in May.
Fourth-year defensive back/linebacker Mikaël Charland of Gatineau, Que. has been heavily scrutinized by the professional scouts for several years. His size (6’4”, 215 pounds) and his speed are extremely attractive. Eight out of nine CFL teams requested his presence at the national evaluation camp in Toronto March 11-13.
Fourth-year offensive guard Roman Grozman has also attracted a lot of attention from the CFL evaluators over his career. His size (6’4”, 315 pounds) and one-on-ones are what makes him impressive. Seven CFL teams requested the Tel Aviv, Israel native’s participation in Toronto.
Thirty-five football players have been invited directly to the national combine in Toronto. All had a minimum of six votes from the CFL teams.
Approximately 10 more players will get late invites to Toronto. They will earn these spots with strong performances at one of three invitation-only regional evaluation camps – March 7 in Edmonton, March 9 in Montreal at Concordia or March 10 in Toronto.
Last year, 11 players from regional combines were extended invitations to the national camp, and seven of those players were selected in the 2015 draft.
Three Stingers have been invited to participate at the Montreal camp on March 9 – linebacker Arto Khatchikian (Dollard des Ormeaux, Que.), receiver Daniel Skube (Mississauga, Ont.) and defensive back Rashawn Perry (LaSalle, Que.).
Concordia athletes have been successful coming out of regional camps in the past. In 2013, defensive back Kris Robertson was selected to move on to the national combine and was then drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 2014, linebacker Travis Bent also moved from the Montreal evaluations to Toronto to being drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
