Dejon
Brissett
#18 Wide Receiver
Dejon
Brissett
#18 Wide Receiver
Height 6'1
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-07-09 (27)
Born Mississauga, ON
School Virginia
Status NAT
Receptions 38
Yards 594
Touchdowns 5
Average 15.6

CFL: 4

Argos: 4

Acquired: Selected in the first round, 2nd overall, of the 2020 CFL Draft.

2023: Played 18 games with Toronto Argonauts. Caught 38 passes for 594 yards and 5 touchdowns. Recorded 11 special teams tackles and a forced fumble. Caught 6 passes for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Hamilton September 23. Playoffs: Caught 4 passes for 34 yards in Eastern Final loss to Montreal.

2022: Played 15 games with Toronto. Caught 10 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. Recorded 6 special teams tackles. His first CFL touchdown catch was a 27-yarder from Chad Kelly October 29 vs. Montreal. Playoffs: Recorded no stats in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Recorded a special teams tackle in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

2021: Played 14 games with Toronto. Caught 9 passes for 131 yards. Made CFL debut August 7 in Calgary. His first CFL catch was a 31-yard pass from Nick Arbuckle August 21 against Winnipeg. Scored his first TD October 6 against Ottawa when he recovered a punt blocked by Dion Pellerin and returned it 23 yards to the end zone. Had one special teams tackle. Playoffs: Recorded no stats in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.

2020: No season.

College: Attended the University of Virginia (2019). Played 12 games, started 2. Played as a graduate transfer. Started his first game with the Cavs against Notre Dame. Caught just 2 passes. Had 1 catch in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson…Attended University of Richmond (2015-18). Played 33 games. Received medical hardship in his senior season after he was injured in the third game. In his junior season he caught 63 passes for 896 yards and 7 touchdowns en route to being named First Team All-CAA. Before the injury in his senior year he caught 16 passes, averaging 19 yards per catch. He also returned a kickoff for a touchdown that year.

Personal: Attended Lake Forest Academy in Illinois. Was the conference MVP as a senior and was also All-Conference as a junior. In his senior year had 43 catches for 862 yards and 8 touchdowns. Attended Loyola Secondary School in Mississauga before transferring to Lake Forest. His younger brother Oshae is a former Toronto Raptor.

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP REC ATT YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2021
TOR 14 9 20 131 0 0 14.6 31
2022
TOR 15 10 16 102 0 1 10.2 27
2023
TOR 18 38 51 594 0 5 15.6 70
Total
47 57 87 827 0 6 14.5 70

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
Total
0 0 0 0 0.0 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2022
TOR 15 3 44 14.7 27 0
2023
TOR 18 5 109 21.8 26 0
Total
33 8 153 19.1 27 0

Game Log

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-18
2 HAM 1 1 7 0 7.0 7
06-25
3 EDM 4 8 63 0 15.8 27
07-03
4 BC 3 4 54 0 18.0 26
07-14
6 MTL 1 1 22 0 22.0 22
07-21
7 HAM 1 1 50 0 50.0 50
07-29
8 SSK 2 3 5 1 2.5 3
08-13
10 OTT 2 2 28 0 14.0 19
08-25
12 CGY 1 2 15 0 15.0 15
09-04
13 HAM 2 2 38 1 19.0 26
09-09
14 MTL 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
09-15
15 MTL 2 3 35 0 17.5 25
09-23
16 HAM 6 7 98 2 16.3 70
09-29
17 WPG 4 5 33 0 8.3 15
10-14
19 OTT 2 3 29 0 14.5 26
10-21
20 SSK 6 7 56 0 9.3 15
10-28
21 OTT 1 1 61 1 61.0 61
Total
38 51 594 5 19.3 407

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
Total
0 0 0 0.0 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
07-14
6 MTL 1 21 21.0 21 0
08-13
10 OTT 2 42 21.0 26 0
08-25
12 CGY 1 25 25.0 25 0
09-04
13 HAM 1 21 21.0 21 0
Total
5 109 21.8 26 0