2016 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 2016 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Eskimos finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 10–8 record, and qualified for the playoffs via the "crossover" rule. The Eskimos attempted to repeat as Grey Cup champions. This was the first season under head coach Jason Maas and fourth under general manager Ed Hervey.

2016 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Ed Hervey
Head coach	Jason Maas
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	4th, West
Playoffs	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Mike Reilly
Team MOC	Sean Whyte
Team MOR	Brandon Zylstra
Uniform
← 2015 Eskimos seasons 2017 →

The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season following losses by the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes during their week 17 bye.^[1]

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2016 CFL Draft took place on May 10, 2016.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Tevaun Smith	WR	Iowa
2	17	Arjen Colquhoun	DB	Michigan State
5	44	Josh Woodman	DB	Western Ontario
6	53	Doug Corby	WR	Queen's
7	61	Doug Parrish	LB	Western Oregon
8	70	DJ Lalama	LB	Manitoba

Notable transactions

Date	Type	Incoming	Outgoing	Team
May 2, 2016	Trade	Two negotiation list players	Thaddeus Coleman (OL)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
July 4, 2016	Trade	Alex Hoffman-Ellis (LB)	Conditional 8th round pick in 2018 CFL Draft	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
July 10, 2016	Trade	Robert Lester (LB) 8th round pick in 2018 CFL Draft	Cedric McKinley (DT) Vad Lee (QB)	Saskatchewan Roughriders
August 8, 2016	Trade	Alex Ogbongbemiga (LB)	Gregory Alexandre (DT)	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Sat, June 11	7:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 23–13	1–0	None	McMahon Stadium	28,367	Recap
B	Sat, June 18	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 25–11	2–0	None	Commonwealth Stadium	29,416	Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	2	1	31	586	369	9–1	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	545	454	5–5	W3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	0	22	497	454	5–5	W1	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	0	20	549	496	5–5	W2	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	13	0	10	350	530	1–9	L3	Details

East Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Ottawa Redblacks	18	8	9	1	17	486	498	5–3	L1	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	14	507	502	5–3	L2	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	7	11	0	14	383	416	3–5	W3	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	5	13	0	10	383	568	3–5	L7	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Sat, June 25	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 37–45 (OT)	0–1	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	27,846	Recap
2	Bye
3	Fri, July 8	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 39–36 (OT)	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	34,196	Recap
4	Thurs, July 14	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–16	2–1	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	24,007	Recap
5	Sat, July 23	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 31–37	2–2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	32,083	Recap
6	Thurs, July 28	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–30	2–3	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	25,902	Recap
7	Sat, Aug 6	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 20–23	2–4	TSN	TD Place Stadium	24,560	Recap
8	Thurs, Aug 11	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 23–12	3–4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,061	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 20	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 46–23	4–4	TSN	BMO Field	15,157	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 26	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 33–25	5–4	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	37,168*	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 5	1:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 24–45	5–5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	31,440	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 10	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 28–34 (2OT)	5–6	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	35,278	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 18	2:30 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 23–26 (OT)	5–7	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	30,328	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 23	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 27–23	6–7	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,934	Recap
15	Fri, Sept 30	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 40–26	7–7	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	24,706	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 10	11:00 a.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 40–20	8–7	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,512	Recap
17	Bye
18	Sat, Oct 22	5:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 25–32	8–8	TSN	BC Place	22,831	Recap
19	Fri, Oct 28	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 29–26	9–8	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,031	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 5	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 41–17	10–8	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	33,514	Recap

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*Top attendance in CFL

Total attendance: 278,982
Average attendance: 30,998 (55.1%)

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 13	11:00 a.m. MST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 24–21	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,182	Recap
East Final	Sun, Nov 20	11:00 a.m. MST	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 23–35	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	TD Place Stadium	24,248	Recap

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Team

Roster

2016 Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks 14 Thomas DeMarco  2 James Franklin  5 Jordan Lynch 13 Mike Reilly Running backs 33 Shakir Bell 25 Mike Miller FB 28 Aaron Milton FB 30 John White Receivers  3 Natey Adjei WR 81 Devon Bailey WR  4 Adarius Bowman SB 89 Chris Getzlaf SB 87 Derel Walker WR 18 Cory Watson SB 83 Brandon Zylstra WR		Offensive linemen 67 D'Anthony Batiste 57 David Beard 61 Joel Figueroa 62 Chris Greaves 66 Matt O'Donnell 65 Simeon Rottier 60 Justin Sorensen Defensive linemen 91 Marcus Howard DE 54 Phillip Hunt DE 93 Don Oramasionwu DT 90 Almondo Sewell DT 97 Eddie Steele DT 41 Odell Willis DE		Linebackers 10 Alex Hoffman-Ellis 38 Adam Konar 40 Deon Lacey 12 Alex Ogbongbemiga 47 J. C. Sherritt 48 Blair Smith Defensive backs 27 Mike Dubuisson S 43 Neil King DB 37 Kenny Ladler DB  8 Cauchy Muamba S 29 Cord Parks DB 34 Garry Peters CB 24 Brandyn Thompson DB 42 Tyler Thornton DB  9 Patrick Watkins CB 23 Marcell Young DB Special teams 53 Ryan King LS 11 Grant Shaw P  6 Sean Whyte K		Injured list 73 Anthony Barrett WR/KR 85 Nate Coehoorn WR 50 Danny Groulx OL 31 Calvin McCarty FB 55 Elie Ngoyi DE 17 Troy Stoudermire WR 92 Jason Vega DE 58 Tony Washington OL Six-game injured list 39 Casey Chin LB 26 John Ojo DB 16 Doug Parrish LB Practice roster 35 Donnie Baggs LB 99 Michael Buchanan DE 86 Kenzel Doe WR 15 Vidal Hazelton WR 76 Jabari Hunt DE 84 Andrew Johnson WR 80 Bryant Mitchell WR 64 Darius Morris OL  7 Josh Woodman DB 20 Demetrius Wright DB Suspended Italics indicate international player Roster updated 2016-11-16 Depth chart • Transactions 46 active, 8 injured, 3 six-game injured, 10 practice roster → More rosters

Coaching staff

Head coach

• Head coach – Jason Maas
• Assistant head coach – Mike Benevides

Offensive coaches

• Offensive line/run game coordinator – Mike Gibson
• Receivers coach – Carson Walch
• Quarterbacks / pass game coordinator – Jordan Maksymic
• Running backs – Tim Prinsen

Defensive coaches

• Defensive coordinator – Mike Benevides
• Linebackers – Demetrious Maxie
• Defensive backs/player development – Barron Miles
• Defensive line – Casey Creehan

Special teams coaches

• Special teams coordinator – Cory McDiarmid