2022 Ottawa Redblacks season

The 2022 Ottawa Redblacks season was the eighth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 20 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 21, 2022.^[1]

2022 Ottawa Redblacks season
General manager	Shawn Burke
Head coach	Paul LaPolice (3–11), Bob Dyce (1–3)
Home stadium	TD Place Stadium
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	4th, East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Team MOP	Lorenzo Mauldin IV
Team MODP	Lorenzo Mauldin IV
Team MOC	Nate Behar
Team MOOL	Jacob Ruby
Team MOST	Louis-Philippe Bourassa
Team MOR	Devonte Williams
Uniform
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The 2022 CFL season was the second season for Paul LaPolice as the team's head coach, but he was fired after leading the team to another 3–11 record.^[2] The team had also won just one home game out of 14 tries with LaPolice as head coach, including an 0–7 record in 2022. Bob Dyce, the team's special teams coordinator, was named the interim head coach on October 1, 2022.^[2]

This was Shawn Burke's first season as general manager, following the dismissal of Marcel Desjardins who had been in the role since 2013, the year prior to the Redblacks' inaugural season.^[3][4]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3, 2022.^[5] With the format being a snake draft, the Redblacks selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University/Club Team	Nationality
1	8	Héctor Zepeda	OL	Borregos Salvajes Monterrey	Mexico
2	11	Edris Jean Alphonse	DB	Laval	France
3	26	Gabriel Ballinas	K	Albany State	Mexico

CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2022.^[7] The Redblacks had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including a territorial selection in second round.^[8] The team had the second selection in each round of the draft after finishing second-last in the 2021 league standings.^[9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	2	Zach Pelehos	OL	Ottawa	Gananoque, ON
2	11	Cyrille Hogan-Saindon	OL	Laval	Quebec City, QC
2	20T	Jesse Luketa	LB	Penn State	Ottawa, ON
3	22	Keaton Bruggeling	WR	Carleton	St. Catharines, ON
4	31	Daniel Valente	DB	Western	London, ON
5	40	Woodly Appolon	LB	Tuskegee	Montreal, QC
6	49	Subomi Oyesoro	LB	Calgary	Calgary, AB
7	58	Connor Ross	TE	St. Francis Xavier	Coldbrook, NS
8	67	Luca Perrier	RB	Laval	Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	1	Fri, May 27	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 23–17	1–0	TSN	TD Place Stadium	N/A	Recap
B	2	Fri, June 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 26–27	1–1	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	11,273	Recap

^[10][11][12]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Toronto Argonauts	18	11	7	0	22	443	415	7–3	L1	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	9	9	0	18	471	466	5–5	W1	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	16	421	473	5–5	W4	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	4	14	0	8	370	475	3–7	L3	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Fri, June 10	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 17–19	0–1	TSN	IG Field	26,002	Recap
2	2	Fri, June 17	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 12–19	0–2	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	TD Place Stadium	22,185	Recap
3	Bye
4	3	Thu, June 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	L 31–34	0–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	TD Place Stadium	20,132	Recap
5	4	Fri, July 8	9:30 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 13–28	0–4	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Mosaic Stadium	26,685	Recap
6	5	Sat, July 16	5:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 23–25	0–5	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	20,411	Recap
7	6	Thu, July 21	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 33–40	0–6	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	21,537	Recap
8	7	Sun, July 31	5:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 23–13	1–6	TSN/RDS2	BMO Field	10,277	Recap
9	8	Fri, Aug 5	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 3–17	1–7	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	20,452	Recap
10	Bye
11	9	Fri, Aug 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	L 12–30	1–8	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	19,382	Recap
12	10	Sat, Aug 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 25–18	2–8	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	21,787	Recap
13	11	Fri, Sept 2	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 38–24	3–8	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	15,303	Recap
14	12	Sat, Sept 10	2:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 19–24	3–9	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	21,673	Recap
15	Bye
16	13	Sat, Sept 24	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 15–45	3–10	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	18,355	Recap
17	14	Fri, Sep 30	10:30 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	L 19–34	3–11	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	17,069	Recap
18	15	Mon, Oct 10	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 24–18	4–11	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	21,824	Recap
19	16	Fri, Oct 14	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 30–34	4–12	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	18,147	Recap
20	17	Fri, Oct 21	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 27–30	4–13	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	24,062	Recap
21	18	Sat, Oct 29	5:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–23	4–14	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	19,708	Recap

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.^[13]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.^[13]

 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.^[13]

Team

Roster

Ottawa Redblacks roster

Quarterbacks  7 Tyrie Adams 19 Nick Arbuckle  5 Caleb Evans Receivers  1 Darvin Adams 87 Keaton Bruggeling 15 Ryan Davis 18 Justin Hardy 84 R.J. Harris 88 Shaq Johnson 82 Siaosi Mariner Running backs 25 Brendan Gillanders Fullbacks 89 Marco Dubois 45 Anthony Gosselin		Offensive linemen 64 Dino Boyd 63 Darius Ciraco 59 Cyrille Hogan-Saindon 57 Uzoma Osuji 52 Zack Pelehos 54 Jacob Ruby 67 Hunter Steward Defensive linemen 58 Bryce Carter 56 Alain Cimankinda 97 Tre Hornbuckle 98 Will Kiely 90 Cleyon Laing 94 Lorenzo Mauldin 99 Kene Onyeka 98 Deshawn Stevens		Linebackers 32 Adam Auclair 44 Dan Basambombo 36 Patrick Nelson 49 Shaydon Philip 43 Shaheed Salmon 46 Tyron Vrede 42 Avery Williams Defensive backs 20 Alonzo Addae 27 Sherrod Baltimore 35 Douglas Coleman III 37 Brandin Dandridge  4 Monshadrik Hunter  6 Antoine Pruneau 34 Damon Webb Special teams 50 Louis-Philippe Bourassa LS 13 Richie Leone P 10 Lewis Ward K				1-Game Injured 23 Jaelon Acklin WR 22 Jackson Bennett RB 33 Ty Cranston DB 17 DeVonte Dedmon WR 14 Abdul Kanneh DB  3 Patrick Levels DB 95 Praise Martin-Oguike DL 29 William Powell RB 55 Randy Richards OL 47 Nigel Romick DL 83 Tevaun Smith WR 6-Game Injured 24 Hakeem Bailey DB 80 Nate Behar WR 93 Kwaku Boateng DE  9 Davon Coleman DL 28 Frankie Griffin LB 21 Justin Howell DB  8 Jeremiah Masoli QB 31 Devonte Williams RB 61 Ucambre Williams OL		Practice squad 86 Quan Bray WR  2 Dustin Crum QB 96 Jake Hlava DL 41 Edris Jean-Alphonse DB 85 Anthony Mahoungou WR 91 José Maltos K  0 Breylin Smith QB 68 Eric Starczala OL 30 Darius Williams DB Suspended 59 Connor Berglof OL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 20 Injured, 9 Practice, 1 Suspended Roster updated 2022-10-29 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Ottawa Redblacks staff

	Front office Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) Chief executive officer – Mark Goudie General manager – Shawn Burke Assistant general manager – Jeremy Snyder Director of pro personnel – Brendan Taman Director of canadian scouting & football analytics – Chad Hudson Pro/College Scout – Philippe Moreau Video coordinator – Braun Gheller Head coaches Head coach – Bob Dyce Offensive coaches Offensive line – Paul Charbonneau Receivers – Alex Suber Quarterbacks – Will Arndt Running backs – Fred Reid Offensive consultant – Doug Malone			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers – Mike Benevides Defensive line – Mike Phair Defensive backs – Patrick Bourgon Defensive assistant – Paul Eddy Saint-Vilien Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Bob Dyce Special teams assistant – Cory McDiarmid Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Nick Mercuri → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs