It’s a clean sweep of the draft class of 2022 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The green and white announced they have signed their first overall pick from this year, Canadian Samuel Emilus.
Emilus is coming to the Riders after spending some time at the Arizona Cardinals rookie mini camp.
The 6 foot 1, 200 pound receiver played his last year of US College ball at Louisiana Tech, getting into eight games for the Bulldogs. He had 17 catches for 257 yards, and three touchdowns. Before playing at Louisiana, the Montreal native played three years at the University of Massachusetts, getting into 22 games as both a receiver and a kick returner.
With this signing, the Saskatchewan Roughriders now have every player drafted this year, under contract.
· National offensive lineman Zack Fry (2nd round 16th overall)
· National offensive lineman Diego Alatorre Montoya(3rd round, 27th overall)
· National linebacker Tommy Bringi (4th round, 36th overall)
· National defensive back Tristan Fleury(5th round, 45th overall)
· National defensive back Jayden Dalke (6th round, 54th overall)
· National defensive back Zach Herzog(7th round, 63rd overall)
· National wide receiver Riley Boersma (8th round, 72nd overall)
