Jevon Cottoy

Jevon Cottoy (born November 21, 1996) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played junior football for the Calgary Colts and Langley Rams.

Jevon Cottoy
Free agent
Born: (1996-11-21) November 21, 1996
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
CJFLCalgary Colts
Langley Rams
High schoolForest Lawn
Career history
As player
2019BC Lions
Career stats

Early life

Cottoy was born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to parents Valerie and Elroy and has a younger sister, Brianna.[1][2] He moved to Calgary when he was nine years old to live with his father who was working and living there.[3] After playing soccer and cricket in his youth, Cottoy began playing football when he was 13 years old.[2]

Junior career

Cottoy played for the Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League in 2014 and 2015 where he was named the 2014 Prairie Football Conference's Rookie of the Year.[4] He was offered a scholarship to play for the Calgary Dinos football team for the 2016 season, but he tore his ACL and MCL just before the season and was unable to play.

Cottoy didn't play football for two years and was training in Calgary to become a firefighter.[1] After discussions with friends and family, he reunited with his former coach, Matt Blokker, to play for the Langley Rams in 2018.[1][3] He played in eight games in the 2018 regular season and finished with 39 catches for 657 yards and eight touchdowns.[5] In the playoffs that year, the Rams played in four games, including the championship game, where Cottoy had 25 receptions for 645 yards and eight touchdowns.[5]

Professional career

After a dominant junior career, Cottoy signed with the BC Lions on December 12, 2018 as a territorial protected junior player.[6][5] Following a strong training camp, he made the team's active roster and played in his first game on June 15, 2019 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where he recorded one reception for six yards.[7] He scored his first touchdown on a three-yard reception from Mike Reilly on July 20, 2019, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[8]

After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cottoy chose to opt-out of his contract with the Lions on August 31, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "Ed Willes: Jevon Cottoy takes scenic route to Lions, where he expects to be great". theprovine.com. June 14, 2019.
  2. "Vincentian Jevon Cottoy – "The Rise Of A Football Star"". news784.com. June 5, 2019.
  3. "Jevon Cottoy Takes Path From St. Vincent To the BC Lions". bclions.com. February 21, 2019.
  4. "New Langley Rams coach recruited what he believes is a winning team". aldergrovestar.com. July 31, 2018.
  5. "BC Lions sign Jevon Cottoy". langleyrams.com. December 12, 2018.
  6. "CFL Transactions". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs BC Lions". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  8. "BC Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  9. "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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