71 prospects invited to the 2024 CFL Combine in Winnipeg

The Canadian Football League has released the initial list of 71 prospects invited to the 2024 CFL combine.

60 top Canadian players and 11 global prospects have accepted the invitation to be in Winnipeg from March 19-24. Bemidji State receiver Dhel Duncan-Busby will be the visitors' top-rated prospect after being ranked No. 13 in the CFL's winter scouting rankings. According to the bureau's list, 14 of the top 20 prospects will miss the event due to college pro opportunities or injury.

San Diego State defensive lineman Daniel Okpoko (No. 15), Washington State offensive lineman Christy Nkanu (No. 16), former Clemson wide receiver Aju Ajou (No. 17), Laval offensive lineman Nathan Dumoulin-Duguay are expected to attend. (No. 18) and his counterpart, receiver Kevin Mittal (No. 20).

The full list of Canadian prospects can be seen below.

NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL
ADJO, Aju	WR	South Florida
ANTOINE, Frédéric	WR	Laval
Baker, Ryan	POUNDS	UBC
BEAULIEU, Christophe	DB	Laval
BELL, Daniel	DB	Mount Ellison
Bertha, Ryan	OL	Queen's
Blackburn, Tyshawn	DB	Alberta
BLOOMFIELD, Jaquan	WR	Prairie View A&M
BOSS, John	OL	Calgary
Bowers-Kane, Lawrence	POUNDS	Western University
BRUBACHER, Luke	DL	Wilfrid Laurier
Chisari, Jared	R.B	Queen's
Chris-Ike, Michael	R.B	State of Delaware
Clercius, Kevens	WR	Connecticut
Cummings, Jerrell	DB	UBC
DUMOULIN DUGUAY, Nathaniel	OL	Laval
Duncan-Busby, Dhel	WR	Bemidji State
GANEY, Terrence	POUNDS	Maine
GASSAMA, Abdul-Karim	WR	Manitoba
Giustini, Jonathan	DB	Alberta
HALL, Alexander	OL	Concordia
HAMILTON, Cooper	OL	Wilfrid Laurier
HAMLIN, Arthur	DB	Colgate
HERGOTT, Tyson	DL	Waterloo
DUKE, Michael	R.B	Hillsdale College
HLADYK, Bradley	TE / FB	UBC
HUBERT, Owen	DL	McMaster
IDOKO, GEORGE	DL	Saskatchewan
JAMAL, Mohsen	WR	Western University
Curtis, John	OL	Saskatchewan
LABROSSE, Benjamin	DB	McGill
LAVAUD, Louis	DB	Carlton
LAVOY, Patrick	OL	Carlton
Maracle, Ben	QB	Ottawa
MIMBS, D'Sean	WR	Regina
Mittal, Kevin	WR	Laval
Morkin, Jackson	OL	Windsor
MUEMBY, Olivier	POUNDS	Queen's
Murray, Scott	DL	Guelph
NIXON, Max	POUNDS	Western University
NKANU, Christie	OL	Washington State
Obiang, Samuel	DL	Towson
OKPOKO, Daniel	DL	San Diego State
OMONUWA, Brandon	DL	Wilfrid Laurier
ONYEKA, Ifenna	DL	Carlton
ULETTE, Paul-Antoine	TE / FB	Montreal
Peterson, Matthew	R.B	Alberta
Fillion, Zachary	POUNDS	Concordia
Pierre, Dawson	DB	Concordia
Royer, Gabriel	POUNDS	Episcopal
SHEEN, Daniel	OL	Alberta
SIMMONS, Darius	WR	McGill
FOOT, Anthony	R.B	Queen's
ST-CYR, Kailyn	DB	Montreal
Tiaid, Ezekiel	WR	Concordia
Townsend, Mitchell	DL	UBC
UNA, George	OL	Windsor
WIN, Kevin	DB	Ottawa
WISHART, Van	DL	Queen's
ZERGIOTIS, JACK	QB	Merrimack

Global prospects for participation will follow.

NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL
DAXON, Denzel	DL	Illinois
FRIIS, JASPER	OL	McNeese State
GONZALEZ, Adrian	DL	Eastern Michigan
KAY, Ben	DL	Nevada-Las Vegas
Lameta, Heston	POUNDS	Northern Arizona
Naylor, Toby	POUNDS	Brevard
OGBEVOEN, Happy	POUNDS	Raiders Tirol (ELF)
OYOVWI, Happy	DL	Charleston
TIAWASUE, Ron	TE / FB	State of New Mexico
WEITZ, Fabian	POUNDS	Cologne Centurions (ELF)
WILSON, Tommy	WR	Monarchs of Dresden

This year's events will be held in Edmonton in a five-day format introduced in 2023. On the first day, the players will undergo medical testing and measurements, followed by the traditional testing activities on the second day. Days three through five will feature practice sessions that include individual drills and one-on-one drills with CFL coaches leading position groups.

The Toronto Argonauts' Dominique Picard will be the offensive coordinator, while Winnipeg's Marty Costello will handle the offensive linemen, Hamilton's Naaman Roosevelt will coach the receivers and Ottawa's Nathan Taylor will be in charge of the running backs. Corey Waldbauer of the University of Manitoba will coach the quarterbacks.

On the other side of the ball, Calgary Stampeders DB coach Dwayne Cameron serves as defensive coordinator. BC's Tanya Henderson will work the defensive line, Saskatchewan's JC Sherritt will handle the linebackers, Montreal's Noel Thorpe will coach the defensive backs and Edmonton's Mike Schaeper will handle special teams.

Unlike last year's event, the 2024 CFL Combine will be broadcast live CFL+.

Players who did not receive a direct invitation to the CFL Combine have the opportunity to be selected through the Invitational Combine on March 8 at Feridoon Hamdullapur Field House at the University of Waterloo. You can see the full version. here is the list of prospects invited to this event.

The 2024 CFL draft begins on Tuesday, April 30, with the global draft beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The Canadian Main Event starts at 8:00 PM EDT and features 74 qualifiers over eight rounds. The Edmonton Elks currently hold the first overall selection, followed by the Ottawa Redblacks and Saskatchewan Roughriders.