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Christopher Fortin
Canadian football player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Fortin (born January 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at UConn.
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Early life
Christopher Fortin was born on January 16, 2000, in Saint-René, Quebec.[1][2] He played CEGEP football at Cégep Beauce-Appalaches.[1] He was named the league's best offensive lineman in 2019, and was also a two-time RSEQ all-star.[1] Fortin helped the Canada national junior football team win the gold medal at the 2018 IFAF U-19 World Championship.[1]
College career
Fortin played college football for the UConn Huskies of the University of Connecticut.[3] As a freshman in 2021, he played in six games as an offensive lineman.[1] He appeared in ten games in 2022 on the offensive line and special teams.[1] As a junior in 2023, Fortin played in 11 games on special teams and as a backup offensive lineman.[1] He played in all 13 games his senior year in 2024, only allowing 12 pressures, three quarterback hits, and zero sacks on 421 pass-blocking snaps.[4][5] He earned Phil Steele first-team All-Independent postseason honors in 2024.[6] Fortin was a pre-sport management major at UConn.[1]
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Professional career
Fortin was selected by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round, with the eighth overall pick, of the 2025 CFL draft.[7] He officially signed with the team on May 1, 2025.[8] He was named the CFL Offensive Lineman of the Week for Week 10 of the 2025 season.[9]
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