2023 Ottawa Redblacks season

2023 Ottawa Redblacks season
General managerShawn Burke
PresidentAdrian Sciarra
Head coachBob Dyce
Home fieldTD Place Stadium
Results
Record4–14
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team MOPDevonte Williams
Team MODPBryce Carter
Team MOCCleyon Laing
Team MOOLJacob Ruby
Team MOSTBrandin Dandridge
Team MORDustin Crum
Uniform

The 2023 Ottawa Redblacks season was the ninth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 18 loss to the Montreal Alouettes.[1] This was the fourth straight season that the Redblacks had failed to qualify for the post-season.

The 2023 CFL season was the second season for Shawn Burke as general manager.[2] After Bob Dyce served as the interim head coach to end the 2022 season, this was his first full season as the team's head coach.[3][4]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[5] The Redblacks had the first selection in both rounds.[6]

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality
1 1 Blessman Ta’ala DL Hawaii American Samoa American Samoa
2 10 Lucas Lavin OL Chattanooga Sweden Sweden

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[7] The Redblacks had ten selections in the eight-round draft.[8] The team had the first selection in each round of the draft after finishing last in the 2022 league standings (losing the tie-breaker to the Edmonton Elks), not including traded picks.[9] This was the first time that Ottawa selected first overall since the 2015 CFL Draft.

Notably, the team acquired additional second-round and third-round selections after trading the rights to Woodly Appolon to the Edmonton Elks and Terry Williams to the BC Lions.[10][11] The Redblacks also traded their fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for Nick Arbuckle.[12] The team also upgraded their eighth-round selection to another seventh-round selection after trading Llevi Noel to the Elks.[13]

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown
1 1 Dontae Bull OL Fresno State Victoria, BC
2 10 Lucas Cormier DB Mount Allison Sackville, NB
2 12 James Peter LB Ottawa Ottawa, ON
2 17T Daniel Oladejo WR Ottawa Ottawa, ON
3 19 Aidan John DL St. Mary's Halifax, NS
3 25 Josh White LB Regina Regina, SK
5 37 Daniel Perry WR Saskatchewan Calgary, AB
6 46 Quintin Seguin DL Charleston Southern Windsor, ON
7 55 Alexander Fedchun DL St. Francis Xavier Calgary, AB
7 58 Amlicar Polk RB Ottawa Ottawa, ON

Preseason

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Fri, May 26 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 21–22 0–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,802 Recap
C 2 Thu, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 34–23 1–1 None Alumni Stadium N/A Recap

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.[15]

Regular season

Standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 18 16 2 0 32 591 396 10–0 W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 11 7 0 22 442 392 7–3 W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 16 408 461 3–7 L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 4 14 0 8 415 507 0–10 L4 Details

Schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, June 10 7:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 12–19 0–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,865 Recap
2 2 Thu, June 15 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 15–26 0–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,251 Recap
3 Bye
4 3 Fri, June 30 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 26–7 1–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,145 Recap
5 4 Sat, July 8 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–21 1–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,331 Recap
6 5 Sat, July 15 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–28 (OT) 2–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,144 Recap
7 6 Sun, July 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders W 43–41 (OT) 3–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 21,226 Recap
8 7 Fri, July 28 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–16 3–4 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 19,243 Recap
9 8 Sun, Aug 6 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–26 3–5 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 26,625 Recap
10 9 Sun, Aug 13 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 31–44 3–6 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,796 Recap
11 10 Sat, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–25 3–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,475 Recap
12 11 Sun, Aug 27 7:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks L 20–30 3–8 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 23,825 Recap
13 Bye
14 12 Fri, Sept 8 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–27 3–9 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 18,004 Recap
15 13 Sat, Sept 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 37–41 3–10 TSN/RDS2 BC Place 20,403 Recap
16 14 Fri, Sept 22 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–28 4–10 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,647 Recap
17 15 Sat, Sept 30 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–32 4–11 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,464 Recap
18 16 Mon, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 3–29 4–12 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,664 Recap
19 17 Sat, Oct 14 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 27–40 4–13 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 13,888 Recap
20 Bye
21 18 Sat, Oct 28 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 22–27 4–14 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium Recap

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.[15]
 #  Games played with colour uniforms.[15]
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.[15]

Team

Roster

Ottawa Redblacks roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 19 Injured, 12 Practice roster
Roster updated 2023-10-28 • 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

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Khari Jones
  • Offensive Line – Paul Charbonneau
  • Receivers – Travis Moore
  • Running Backs – Nate Taylor
  • Offensive Quality Control – Nadia Doucoure
  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Nick Mercuri


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References

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  2. ^ "Redblacks name Shawn Burke new General Manager". Canadian Football League. December 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Redblacks part ways with head coach Pail LapPolice". Ottawa Redblacks. December 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Redblacks name Bob Dyce head coach". Canadian Football League. December 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "CFL Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "2021 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Elks acquire right to LB Woodly Appolon from Redblacks". Canadian Football League. February 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams". Ottawa Redblacks. September 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "Redblacks acquire Arbuckle in trade with Elks". Canadian Football League. July 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Elks acquire WR Llevi Noel in trade with Redblacks". Canadian Football League. July 25, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "2023 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d @REDBLACKS (May 9, 2023). "JERSEY SCHEDULE IS HERE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.