TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts added eight Canadians to their roster this evening during the 2023 CFL Draft.
| ARGOS 2023 CFL DRAFT CLASS | ||||
| Round | Pick | Name | Position | College |
| 2 | 16 | Jared Wayne | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 27 | Adam Guillemette | LS | Holy Cross |
| 4 | 36 | Spencer Nichols | RB | Western |
| 5 | 45 | Edouard Paradis | OL | Houston Christian |
| 6 | 47 | Richard Burton | WR | Queen’s |
| 6 | 54 | Ife Onyemenam | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 7 | 63 | Brendan Murphy | DB | Western |
| 8 | 72 | Anthony Vandal | OL | Sherbrooke |
Wayne, 6’3 and 210lbs, played four seasons at the University of Pittsburgh (2019-2022) where he caught 146 passes for 2,308 yards and 13 touchdowns in 41 games. The Peterborough native was named All-ACC Second Team as a senior after hauling in 60 receptions for 1,063 yards and five touchdowns. Wayne played high school football at Trinity College in Port Hope before a move to Florida’s Clearwater Academy International.
Guillemette, 6’1 and 220lbs, spent four seasons at Holy Cross (2019-2022) playing in 11 games in 2022 and three in 2021 as a junior. The Cambridge, Ontario native made the Patriot League Academic Honour Roll in 2019 and 2020.
Nichols, 6’3 and 225lbs, played four seasons at Western University (2018-2022) where he caught 13 passes for 123 yards with one rush for four yards in 37 games for the Mustangs. The London native helped the OUA team win the Vanier Cup in 2021 when the Mustangs beat the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 27-21.
Paradis, 6’4 and 320lbs, played six games at Houston Christian in 2022 and two games in 2021 and was an honour roll student both years. The Levis, Quebec native played at New Mexico Military Institute before his time at HCU.
Burton, 6’0 and 185lbs, spent four years at Queen’s University (2018-2022) and over the course of 31 games caught 131 passes for 2,016 yards and nine touchdowns. The Ottawa native had his best season in 2022 after posting a 51-851-1 line in 11 games for the Golden Gaels and was named a U SPORTS All-Canadian.
Onyemenam, 6’1 and 215lbs, was a three-year player at Wilfrid Laurier where he totaled 81 tackles, one sack, six passes defended, three forced fumbles and one block.
Murphy, 6’1 and 225lbs, was a Western Mustang the last two years where he notched 103 tackles, 15.5 for loss, seven sacks, six passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 21 career games. The Quebec native was part of the 2021 Vanier Cup winning Western Mustangs.
Vandal, 6’3 and 290lbs, spent four seasons at Sherbrooke (2018-2022) where he was named RSEQ’s offensive rookie of the year in 2018. Vandal was a Second-Team All Canadian in 2022 and a conference all-star three other times.