2023 Edmonton Elks season

The 2023 Edmonton Elks season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 74th overall. After an 0–9 start to the season, the Elks were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention following their week 18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts.^[1]

2023 Edmonton Elks season
President	Victor Cui Rick LeLacheur (interim)
General manager	Chris Jones
Head coach	Chris Jones
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	4–14
Division place	5th, West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Team MOP	Tre Ford
Team MODP	Jake Ceresna
Team MOC	Tre Ford
Team MOOL	Martez Ivey
Team MOST	Scott Hutter
Team MOR	Kai Gray
Uniform
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The team's 2023 season was the second under the second tenure of head coach and general manager, Chris Jones.^[2]

The Elks struggled on the field and started the season 0–7 for the first time in franchise history. The only other Edmonton-based senior football team to start a season 0–7 was the 1938 Edmonton Eskimos who went winless in the then-eight-game Western Interprovincial Football Union season. The Elks also set the record for the longest home losing streak in North American professional sports, previously held by the 1953 St. Louis Browns, having lost 21 consecutive games at Commonwealth Stadium in a slump dating to the 2019 season.^[3] They also matched a team record for consecutive losses both home and away, at 13, which ended with a week 11 win in Hamilton. After 1,415 days, the team won a home game on August 27 against the Ottawa Redblacks, ending the home-losing streak at 22 games.^[4]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2.^[5][6] The Elks had the second selection in each round.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	2	Dean Faithfull	K	Colorado State-Pueblo	Great Britain
2	11	Kilian Zierer	OL	Auburn	Germany

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2.^[6] The Elks had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including a territorial selection.^[8] The team acquired additional selections in the second and third rounds, but also forfeited a second-round pick after drafting J-Min Pelley in the 2022 Supplemental Draft.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	2	Michael Brodrique	LB	Montreal	Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, QC
2	18T	Jacob Taylor	LB	Alberta	Beaumont, AB
3	20	Phillip Grohovac	OL	Western Ontario	Victoria, BC
3	23	Luke Burton-Krahn	DB	British Columbia	Victoria, BC
4	28	Noah Curtis	DL	Keiser	West Palm Beach, FL
5	38	Bertrand Beaulieu	RB	Montreal	Châteauguay, QC
6	50	Spencer Masterson	OL	Guelph	Richmond Hill, ON
7	56	Bruno Legace	DE	Montreal	Montreal, QC
8	65	Derek Best	RB	Western Ontario	Surrey, BC

Preseason

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	1	Mon, May 22	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 24–29	0–1	None	McMahon Stadium	17,942	Recap
B	2	Sat, May 27	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–25	0–2	None	Commonwealth Stadium	N/A	Recap
C	Bye

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	28	594	377	10–2	W4	Details
BC Lions	18	12	6	0	24	495	439	8–4	L1	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	6	12	0	12	412	471	4–7	L1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	12	387	551	5–7	L7	Details
Edmonton Elks	18	4	14	0	8	367	517	2–9	L4	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Sun, June 11	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 13–17	0–1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	32,233	Recap
2	2	Sat, June 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 0–22	0–2	TSN/CBSSN	BC Place	33,103	Recap
3	3	Sun, June 25	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 31–43	0–3	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	20,817	Recap
4	4	Fri, June 30	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 7–26	0–4	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	18,145	Recap
5	5	Thu, July 6	7:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 11–12	0–5	TSN/CBSSN	Mosaic Stadium	27,197	Recap
6	6	Thu, July 13	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 29–37	0–6	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	21,173	Recap
7	7	Thu, July 20	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–28	0–7	TSN	IG Field	28,512	Recap
8	8	Sat, July 29	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	L 0–27	0–8	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	24,613	Recap
9	Bye
10	9	Thu, Aug 10	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 29–38	0–9	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	19,921	Recap
11	10	Thu, Aug 17	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 24–10	1–9	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	Tim Hortons Field	20,912	Recap
12	11	Sun, Aug 27	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 30–20	2–9	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	23,825	Recap
13	12	Mon, Sept 4	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 31–35	2–10	TSN/CBSSN	McMahon Stadium	26,741	Recap
14	13	Sat, Sept 9	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 25–23	3–10	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	32,422	Recap
15	14	Fri, Sept 15	7:30 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 36–27	4–10	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	25,304	Recap
16	15	Fri, Sept 22	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	L 29–37	4–11	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	25,144	Recap
17	Bye
18	16	Fri, Oct 6	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 12–35	4–12	TSN/RDS2/CBSSN	BMO Field	14,246	Recap
19	17	Sat, Oct 14	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 21–35	4–13	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	22,822	Recap
20	18	Sat, Oct 21	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 25–45	4–14	TSN	IG Field	32,343	Recap
21	Bye

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Team

Roster

Edmonton Elks roster

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Quarterbacks 15 Taylor Cornelius 12 Jarret Doege  2 Tre Ford Receivers 81 Deontez Alexander 84 Emmanuel Arceneaux 85 Gavin Cobb 82 Vincent Forbes-Mombleau 87 Eugene Lewis 17 Dillon Mitchell  3 Kyran Moore WR/KR Running backs 22 Shannon Brooks  4 Kevin Brown Fullbacks 27 Tanner Green

Offensive linemen 69 Brett Boyko 68 David Foucault 62 Martez Ivey 64 Tomas Jack-Kurdyla 65 Mark Korte 58 Josiah St. John Defensive linemen 95 Sam Acheampong 41 Elliot Brown 52 Luke Burton-Krahn 94 Jake Ceresna 99 Olivier Charles-Pierre 92 Noah Curtis  6 A.C. Leonard 91 Jacob Plamondon 93 Daniel Ross

Linebackers 44 Michael Brodrique 39 Tony Jones 38 Adam Konar 45 Nyles Morgan 10 Jordan Reaves 40 Josiah Schakel 13 Jake Taylor Defensive backs 24 Darrius Bratton 32 Marloshawn Franklin Jr. 11 Ed Gainey 29 Kai Gray 20 Scott Hutter  5 Donovan Olumba  0 Loucheiz Purifoy Special teams 47 Peter Adjey LS 18 Dean Faithfull K  9 Jake Julien P

1-Game Injured 33 Woodly Appolon LB 23 Jeremie Dominique DB 26 Marcus Lewis DB 43 Enock Makonzo LB 55 Cole Nelson OL 96 J-Min Pelley DL 6-Game Injured 48 Wesly Appolon LB  7 Steven Dunbar Jr. WR 36 Aaron Grymes DB 63 Samuel Thomassin OL

Practice roster 59 Phillip Grohovac OL Suspended 61 Toryque Bateman OL -- Marc-David Bien-Aime OL 90 Kony Ealy DL 56 Tony Gray OL 67 Ye'Majesty Sanders OL -- Nick Summach OL

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 10 Injured, 1 Practice roster, 6 Suspended Roster updated 2023-10-21 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Edmonton Elks staff

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	Front Office President and CEO – Rick LeLacheur (Interim) General Manager – Chris Jones Assistant General Manager – Geroy Simon Assistant General Manager – Bobby Merritt Director of Football Operations – Kris Hagerman Director of US Scouting – Sammy Gahagan Assistant Director of Football Operations – Nick Pelletier Head Video Coordinator – Mike Woytowich Head Coach Head Coach – Chris Jones Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson Run Game Coordinator and Receivers – Markus Howell Offensive Line – Stephen Sorrells Running backs – Jordan Linnen			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chris Jones Defensive Line – Demetrious Maxie Linebackers – Cam Robinson Defensive Backs – Brandon Isaac Advisor – Stephen McAdoo Special teams coach Special Teams Coordinator - Mike Scheper Special Teams Assistant - Michael Daniels Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach – Erin Craig → Coaching staff → More CFL staffs