2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League. It would have been the club's 111th year overall, and its 105th season of play. This would have been the second season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Craig Dickenson
General manager	Jeremy O'Day
Home field	Mosaic Stadium
Results
Record	N/A
Division place	N/A, West
Playoff finish	Season cancelled
Uniform

Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[1] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[2] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]

Offseason

CFL National Draft

The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[4] The Roughriders had seven selections in the eight-round draft.[5] The team forfeited their third-round pick after selecting Jake Bennett in the 2019 Supplemental Draft.[6] The Roughriders also traded their second-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes in a trade for Philip Blake and Patrick Lavoie.[7] They regained a selection in the trade for Zach Collaros to Toronto.[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	University Team	Hometown
1	7	Mattland Riley	OL	Saskatchewan	Melfort, SK
4	30	Kian Schaffer-Baker	WR	Guelph	Mississauga, ON
4	35	Junior Allen	LB	Guelph	Burlington, ON
5	44	Vincent Dethier	DB	McGill	Boisbriand, QC
6	53	Jonathan Femi-Cole	RB	Western	Vaughan, ON
7	62	Jesse Lawson	OL	Carleton	Surrey, BC
8	71	Neville Gallimore	DL	Oklahoma	Ottawa, ON

CFL Global Draft

The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[9] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[1][10] The Roughriders were scheduled to select seventh in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[9]

Planned schedule

Preseason

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
A	Bye
B	1	Sat, May 30	2:00 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders	NA	McMahon Stadium
C	2	Fri, June 5	7:30 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	NA	Mosaic Stadium

[11]

Regular season

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	TV	Venue
1	Bye
2	1	Fri, June 19	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Montreal Alouettes	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium
3	2	Thu, June 25	5:30 p.m. CST	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	TSN	Tim Hortons Field
4	3	Sat, July 4	7:30 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
5	4	Sat, July 11	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
6	Bye
7	5	Sat, July 25	2:00 p.m. CST	Toronto Argonauts	TSN	Huskies Stadium
8	6	Thu, July 30	7:00 p.m. CST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
9	7	Sat, Aug. 8	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. BC Lions	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
10	8	Thu, Aug. 13	5:00 p.m. CST	at Montreal Alouettes	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium
11	9	Sat, Aug 22	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Edmonton Football Team	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
12	10	Sat, Aug. 29	5:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Football Team	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
13	11	Sun, Sep 6	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
14	12	Sat, Sept 12	2:00 p.m. CST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	TSN	IG Field
15	13	Fri, Sept 18	8:00 p.m. CST	vs. Calgary Stampeders	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
16	14	Sat, Sept 26	8:00 p.m. CST	at BC Lions	TSN	BC Place
17	15	Sat, Oct 3	5:00 p.m. CST	at Edmonton Football Team	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium
18	16	Sat, Oct 10	2:00 p.m. CST	at Ottawa Redblacks	TSN	TD Place Stadium
19	Bye
20	17	Sat, Oct 24	5:00 p.m. CST	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	TSN	Mosaic Stadium
21	18	Fri, Oct 30	7:30 p.m. CST	at Calgary Stampeders	TSN	McMahon Stadium

[11]

Team

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Cody Fajardo  2 James Franklin 14 Justice Hansen 16 Isaac Harker Receivers 84 Demarcus Ayers  1 Shaquelle Evans 82 Rashad Greene 83 Jake Harty 80 Carlos Henderson 19 Brayden Lenius 18 Justin McInnis 88 Paul McRoberts 85 Kyran Moore 81 Mitchell Picton 77 Randy Satterfield  8 Kenny Stafford 76 Xavier Ubosi 17 Jordan Williams-Lambert 86 Max Zimmermann		Running backs 27 Kienan LaFrance 22 Jeremy Langford 25 Jamal Morrow 29 William Powell 38 David Savard 20 Atlee Simon 32 Terry Swanson 42 Xavier Turner Fullbacks 41 Albert Awachie 87 Patrick Lavoie Offensive linemen 62 Lanard Bonner 63 René Brassea 67 Dan Clark 58 Takoby Cofield 75 Logan Ferland 61 Cameron Jefferson 68 Devon Johnson 66 Cyrus Kouandijo 57 Brendon LaBatte 51 Vincent Roy 69 Braden Schram 64 Dakoda Shepley 59 Josiah St. John 65 Terran Vaughn		Defensive linemen 99 Mathieu Breton 98 Charbel Dabire 92 Zack Evans 97 Jeremy Faulk 91 Chad Geter 70 Demetrius Harris 74 Makana Henry 39 Charleston Hughes  6 A. C. Leonard -- Chris Livings 78 Kelcey Quarles 90 Jordan Reaves 93 Pete Robertson 94 Sterling Shippy 95 Cory Thomas -- Trenton Thompson Linebackers 45 Alexandre Chevrier 47 Deshaun Davis 10 Solomon Elimimian 49 Oluwaseun Idowu 48 Gary Johnson Jr.  4 Cameron Judge 40 Deon Lacy -- Nakas Onyeka 43 Micah Teitz 50 Matthew Thomas		Defensive backs  0 Elie Bouka 30 Blace Brown 22 Shamar Busby 38 Christian Campbell 25 Hamp Cheevers 33 Jacob Dearborn 15 Mike Edem S 31 Otha Foster 11 Ed Gainey 35 A. J. Hendy 37 Jacob Janke 24 Tony Lippett  3 Nick Marshall 21 L. J. McCray 26 Tevin Mitchell 28 Loucheiz Purifoy 32 Zach Sanchez 20 Damon Webb Special teams 46 Jorgen Hus LS 12 Brett Lauther K  9 Jon Ryan P
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 90 Roster Roster updated 2020-08-17 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Saskatchewan Roughriders staff

	Front Office President and CEO – Craig Reynolds General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations – Jeremy O'Day Assistant General Manager – Paul Jones Director of Player Personnel – Kyle Carson Director of Football Operations – Ryan Pollock Football Operations Coordinator – Jordan Greenly U.S. Scout – Ron Selesky Director of Athletic Therapy – Ivan Gutfriend Manager of Equipment – Gordon Gilroy Head Coaches Head Coach – Craig Dickenson Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jason Maas Offensive Line – Stephen Sorrells Receivers – Travis Moore Running Backs – Tim Prinsen Offensive Assistant – Josh Lambert			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jason Shivers Defensive Line – Vacant Linebackers – Deion Melvin Defensive Backs – Richard Kent Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Craig Dickenson Special Teams Assistant – Kent Maugeri Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Clinton Spencer → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
3. "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
4. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
5. "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
6. "Roughriders select OL Jake Bennett in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. June 26, 2019.
7. "Riders acquire Blake, Lavoie in trade with Als". CFL.ca. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
8. "Zach's Back: Argos acquire Collaros from Riders". July 31, 2019.
9. "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
10. "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
11. "2020 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

External links

• Official website