Offensive linemen dominate the CFL’s Scouting Bureau Winter Rankings.
Six of the top nine players ranked were offensive linemen.
Illinois Offensive Lineman Isaiah Adams is ranked 1st overall, after placing in the 5th spot during the fall rankings. Adams has two All Big Ten Selections and was named a team captain in 2023.
North Vancouver’s Theo Benedat is the second spot in the rankings. The UBC offensive lineman was listed third in the fall rankings.
Penn State tight end Theo Johnson placed third in the winter rankings after being unlisted in the fall rankings. He will participate in the Senior Bowl alongside Adams.
Here is the full list of the Winter Rankings.
CFL SCOUTING BUREAU: WINTER EDITION
(Rank (Previous) | Name | Position | School | Hometown)
• 1 (5) | Isaiah Adams | OL | Illinois | Ajax, Ont.
• 2 (3) | Theo Benedet | OL | UBC | North Vancouver, B.C.
• 3 (–) | Theo Johnson | TE | Penn State | Windsor, Ont.
• 4 (12) | Tanner McLachlan | TE | Arizona | Lethbridge, Alta.
• 5 (4) | Kyle Hergel | OL | Boston College | Toronto
• 6 (2) | Gabe Wallace | OL | Buffalo | Salmon Arm, B.C.
• 7 (10) | Geoffrey Cantin-Arku | LB | Memphis | Lévis, Que.
• 8 (11) | Anim Dankwah | OL | Howard | Toronto
• 9 (8) | Giovanni Manu | OL | UBC | Pitt Meadows, B.C.
• 10 (14) | Melique Straker | LB | Arkansas State | Brampton, Ont.
• 11 (6) | Nick Mardner | WR | Auburn | Oakville, Ont.
• 12 (7) | Daniel Johnson | OL | Purdue | London, Ont.
• 13 (19) | Dhel Duncan-Busby | WR | Bemidji State | Madison, Ohio
• 14 (9) | Justin Sambu | DL | Baylor | Calgary
• 15 (–) | Daniel Okpoko | DL | San Diego State | Saskatoon
• 16 (13) | Christy Nkanu | OL | Washington State | Montreal
• 17 (16) | Ajou Ajou | WR | Garden City CC | Brooks, Alta.*
• 18 (–) | Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay | OL | Laval | Rimouski, Que.
• 19 (18) | Kail Dava | DL | Tennessee Tech | Mississauga, Ont.
• 20 (–) | Kevin Mital | WR | Laval | Saint-Hubert, Que.
- Eligible for the 2024 CFL Draft via games played at Clemson and South Florida
QB Kurtis Rourke and OL Eric Schon have reclassified for the 2025 Draft.
The final rankings will be released in the spring.
Saskatchewan owns the third overall pick for the draft.
