Training Camp 2025: Receivers

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There are 19 receivers and returners invited to the 2025 training camp. An astonishingly large group considering the quality of the returning personnel. This likely has to do with a new Starting quarterback
to find receivers that provide the best fit. There is also a trend in that most receivers brought in to compete are over six feet and 200 pounds, it appears size was a criteria

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Departure: Kayon Julien-Grant (Edmonton) , Reggie White Jr (Winnipeg) t Nate Behar, Henry Harris (Retirements)
Arrivals Isaac Gaillardetz Draft, 7 Free agent Rookies

79 Rookie DR2025 Isaac GAILLARDETZ N 6’2 217 23 Laval

6 Starter DR2023 Tyson PHILPOT N 5’11 190 24 Calgary

11 Rookie DR2025 Hakeem Harris N 6’2 210 24 Davenport

14 PR2024 FA2024 Charlston RAMBO A 6’1 185 25 Miami

80 PR2024 FA2024 Jose BARBON A 6’0 185 25 Temple

89 Starter FA2024 James LETCHER JR A 5’7 180 25 Washburn University

84 Rookie FA2025 Kyric MCGOWAN A 5’11 198 25 Georgia Tech

85 Starter FA2023 Tyler SNEAD A 5’7 172 25 East Carolina

83 PR2024 FA2024 Daniel OLADEJO N 6’0 185 25 Ottawa

82 Rookie FA2025 Jalen WAYNE A 6’2 207 25 South Alabama

73 Rookie FA2025 Daniel ARIAS: A 6’3 216 26 Colorado

71 Rookie FA2025 Cam JOHNSON A 6’0 202 26 Northwestern

88 Rookie FA2025 Tyion LINDSEY A 5’8 171 26 Oregon State

87 Backup DR2024 Shedler FERVIUS N 5’11 200 26 Saint Mary’s

76 Rookie FA2025 Sean RYAN A 6’3 200 26 Rutgers

81 Starter FA2024 Austin MACK A 6’1 208 27 Ohio State

17 Starter FA2024 Cole SPIEKER A 6’1 215 28 Wisconsin La Crosse

18 Rookie FA2025 Jorden VEASY A 6’3 221 29 California

3 Starter DR1908 Regis CIBASU N 6’1 230 31 Montreal

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Merci de nouveau pour ton travail et ta recherche, une précision dans les départs: R. White Jr., A agent libre et N. Behar N retraite et H. Harris a été repêché le 29/04/25, choix numéro 26 de 3 ronde.

Tu as raison avec la solide base de receveurs américains beaucoup de nouveaux venus, en théorie, un seul poste disponible avec le départ de R, White Jr., pour Winnipeg.

Quelles seront les surprises parmi les nouveaux receveurs? Est-ce que des receveurs de l’année dernière pourraient être remplacés?

Il y a plus de questions au niveau des receveurs N, départ de K. Julien-Grant, retraite de N, Behar, et le retour au jeu de T. Philpot après une importante blessure en 2024.

De plus, quels seront également les receveurs A et N de remplacement sur l’alignement et sur l’équipe de développement.

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Fixed… Merci.

Enormement de compétition. Je crois que Gaillardetz sera eventuellement le remplacent de Cibsu, Problement sera retourné a Laval. Plusieurs joueurs devront avoir un bon camp pour retenir leur position. Rambo, Barbon, Fervius devrait montrer une progression a leur deuxième saison. A moins de blessures, il sera pratiquement impossible de deloger Mack, Spieker et Snead.

Two rookies to keep an eye out for are Jordan Veasy who goes way back to 2018 with Marcel Desjardins who put him on his neg list. He’s older than most invites but is bounced around the NFL for five years and a big body. Another is Jalen Wayne, very productive receiver in College, bounced around NFL practice rosters for the last couple years and also a big body.

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Nobody is displacing Rambo after the 2024 he had. If anything, Snead is the one who needs to regain his form.

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One part of me realizes there is a salary cap to abide by. Another part hates losing players.

The team didn’t re-sign Julien-Grant, even though they likely knew Philpot would not be ready to start the season.

So now I will be watching Alejedo and Fervius, hoping one or both can be pleasant surprises.

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Sur la liste des transactions du 10/05 sur CFL, les Alouettes ont libéré Anthony Bennett N ailier défensif.

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Probably better to post this in the general training camp thread. :smiley:

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Merci de me réveiller…..un texte lancé vers le mauvais sujet du forum Alouettes.

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I think Wayne has a legit shot at sticking. Not so sure the 29-year-old Veasy will even survive the initial round of cuts. He’s spent a long time chasing the NFL and receiver isn’t a position with a high career ceiling age (unlike say, DL or OL).

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I remember Fervius’s one catch last year, I believe it was. I was watching it at the stadium and he caught it in traffic and then just pulled away from people and gained like 20 yards after the catch. I was surprised at his speed. Maybe he’ll surprise us given a chance. I’m also of the view that I wish we had kept KJG, but the Als seemed to know right after the season that he wasn’t coming back, so not sure what that was about. Isn’t like he got bags of money in Edm and he didn’t go play at home either. I feel like there is a story there.

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I think KJG probably wanted a bit more money than Maciocia was willing to give, given his injury history. And he figured that he’d have a better chance of moving up Edmonton’s receiver room than with us, where there are guys like Mack and Philpot already making more coin.

I wish him the best. Maybe he’ll break out in Edmonton and finally put together a full season of work. But he’ll be 29 in July and he has a lot of injury miles on his body.

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It could be he wasn’t a good fit in the receiver room. But I don’t think we’ll ever really know.

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He was a Kavis pick too… He had what five seasons to establish himself? Edmonton is in a situation where they have to take chances and if Hervey doesn’t like how he’s looking in camp, he’ll cut him in a minute. Contracts to FA that Maciocia has not honored are few. I’m not even sure I can think of one.

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Hope KJG got some up front and/or guaranteed money

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Only one that springs to mind recently is Tevin Jones, and even then, it was because he was fairly beat out by Rambo for a roster spot.

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https://3downnation.com/2024/05/09/the-cfls-15-highest-paid-receivers-for-the-2024-season

https://3downnation.com/2025/04/15/cfls-highest-paid-receivers-for-2025/

Liste des quinze (15) receveurs les mieux payés 2024
T15 Kaion Julien-Grant, Alouettes
Hard money: 165,000$
Maximum value: 171,000$
50% d’un montant de 101,000$ est garanti.

Liste des vingt (20) receveurs les mieux payés 2025, K. Julien-Grant n’y pas inclus.

Le salaire de K. Julien-Grant avec les Elks en 2025
Hard money: 153,000$
Maximum value: 176,000$
Aucune partie du salaire est garantie.

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He’s got a better shot in Edmonton. They’ve got a bunch of nobodies at receiver and AFAIK no clear Canadian starter. In Montreal, he was never going to displace Mack or Philpot or even Rambo and there is only so much cap we allocate to receiver.

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Les Elks ont Kurleig Gittens Jr receveur 5´11 180 livres 27 ans, choix numéro 23 de 3 ronde 2019 par Toronto.
Stats 2019-2024 65 parties, 252 réceptions sur 353 (71,5%) 2,979 verges , moyenne 11,8, 15 touchés
Échange à Edmonton le 15/01/24 avec un choix au repêchage 2024, de 7 ronde contre Jake Ceresna

Il a été repêché la même année que Kain Julien-Grant, 6´ 210 livres
Choix numéro 13 en 2 rounds de Montréal 2019
2019-2024 55 parties, 128 passes sur 186 verges (68,8%) 1,656 verges, moyenne 12.9, 4 touchés
Deux (2) des meilleurs receveurs des universités canadiennes en 2019 vont jouer ensemble à Edmonton en 2025.

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They have Gittens Jr., a bit up and down, but a projected starter.

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Yeah, I remembered Gittens after I posted, lol. But even then, he’s in a similar situation to KJG in that he’s been in the league a few years but hasn’t really cemented himself as a bonafide top-tier Canadian starter. And since he’s not a Hervey pick, I don’t think he has any particular inside advantage on a brand-new team with new coaches and presumably a fresh playbook (Maksymic).

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