Joe Eppele

Joe Eppele
No. 59
Date of birth (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthSquamish, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)OL
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight309 lb (140 kg)
US collegeWashington State
High schoolVancouver College
CFL draft2010 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Expansion draft2013 / round: 2
Drafted byOttawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
2010–2013Toronto Argonauts
2014Ottawa Redblacks
Career stats

Joseph Eppele[1] (born August 12, 1987) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman. He was drafted second overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft, being the first offensive lineman taken while being ranked fifth overall by the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars.

College career

Eppele attended Washington State University where he played college football for the Washington State Cougars from 2006-2009.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

After a strong outing at the CFL Evaluation Camp, Eppele moved up six spots to become the fifth ranked player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible in the 2010 CFL Draft.[2] On the day prior to the draft, the Toronto Argonauts traded the number one overall draft pick to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, along with the eighth overall pick, for punter Jamie Boreham and the second and fourth overall picks in the 2010 draft.[3] Rather than drafting one outstanding and high ranked player, the Argonauts elected to trade in order to be able to draft two very highly ranked players; Eppele with the second overall pick and Cory Greenwood with the third overall pick (acquired from BC).[4]

On May 18, 2010, it was announced that Eppele had signed a contract through the 2012 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts.[5] On December 31, 2012, Eppele signed a contract extension with the Argonauts through the 2014 CFL season.[6]

Ottawa Redblacks

On December 16, 2013, Eppele was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft. He missed the 2014 season due to injury.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Washington State Cougars Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Queen's linebacker Shomari Williams tops CFL draft rankings[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "ARGOS AGREE TO TRADE TOP PICK IN 2010 DRAFT TO ROUGHRIDERS". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  4. ^ http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-select-ot-joe-eppele Archived 2010-10-25 at the Wayback Machine Argos select OT Joe Eppele
  5. ^ http://www.argonauts.ca/article/eppele-signs-through-2012 Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Eppele signs through 2012
  6. ^ "Argonauts extend Eppele through 2014 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  7. ^ Holder, Gord (July 23, 2014). "ottawacitizen.com". ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.