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Kurleigh
Gittens Jr.
#19 Wide Receiver
Kurleigh
Gittens Jr.
#19 Wide Receiver
Height 5'11
Weight 191 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1997-09-20 (25)
Born Ottawa, ON
School Wilfrid Laurier
Status NAT
Receptions 81
Yards 1101
Touchdowns 5
Average 13.6
Profile Stats

CFL: 4

Argos: 4

Acquired: Drafted in the third round, 23rd overall, in the 2019 CFL Draft.

2022: Played 17 games. Caught 81 passes for 1,101 yards and 5 touchdowns. Had three 100-yard games, including a career-high 161 at Ottawa September 10. Voted the Argos Most Outstanding Canadian for a second consecutive year. Voted East Division’s Most Outstanding Canadian. Named an East Division All-Star for the second time. Named CFL All-Star for the first time. Playoffs: Had 9 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Had no catches in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

2021: Played 13 games. Caught 50 passes for 605 yards and 4 touchdowns. His 605 yards placed him second in the league among Canadian receivers. Scored first CFL TD on a 27-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson August 7 in Calgary. Had his first 100-yard game October 11 at Hamilton, catching 7 passes for 105 yards. Had back-to-back 100-yard games, catching 8 passes for 116 yards October 22 at Montreal. Voted the Argos Most Outstanding Canadian. Named an East Division All-Star for the first time. Playoffs: Caught 4 passes for 74 yards in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.

2020: No season.

2019: Played in 13 games, started 1. Made his CFL debut July 6 vs. B.C.. Made his first start in the season finale November 2 in Hamilton. Made 1 catch, a 10-yarder October 5 in B.C. Also returned kickoffs and punts.

College: Played four years at Laurier (2015-18). The leading receiver in school history caught an even 200 passes in 31 regular-season games, scoring 15 TDs. In 2017 caught a USPORTS-record 75 passes for 953 yards in just 8 games and was named the OUA’s MVP. Returned 94 punts as a Golden Hawk, averaging 11.5 yards per return and scoring 3 touchdowns. A two-time All-Canadian and four-time OUA All-Star.

Personal: Attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa. Born in Guyana, moved to Canada at age seven. Played for the Cumberland Panthers in the National Capital Amateur Football Association.

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP REC ATT YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2019
TOR 13 1 3 10 0 0 10.0 10
2021
TOR 13 50 64 605 226 4 12.1 45
2022
TOR 18 81 116 1101 483 5 13.6 70
Total
44 132 183 1716 709 9 13.0 70

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2019
TOR 13 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
TOR 13 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
TOR 18 5 21 0 4.2 10
Total
44 5 21 0 4.2 10

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
TOR 13 2 8 4.00 5 0
2021
TOR 13 0 0 0.00 0 0
2022
TOR 18 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
44 2 8 4.0 5 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
TOR 13 14 230 16.40 31 0
2021
TOR 13 0 0 0.00 0 0
2022
TOR 18 17 307 18.10 33 0
Total
44 31 537 17.3 33 0

Missed FG Returns

YEAR TEAM GP NO YDS AVG LG TD
2019
TOR 13 1 12 12.00 12 0
2021
TOR 13 0 0 0.00 0 0
2022
TOR 18 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
44 1 12 12.0 12 0

Game Log

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-16
2 MTL 6 8 66 0 11.0 21
06-25
3 BC 2 3 32 0 16.0 19
07-04
4 WPG 5 5 67 0 13.4 24
07-16
6 SSK 4 7 39 0 9.8 15
07-24
7 SSK 8 8 152 1 19.0 70
07-31
8 OTT 6 8 84 0 14.0 22
08-06
9 HAM 1 3 8 0 8.0 8
08-12
10 HAM 4 5 38 0 9.5 16
08-20
11 CGY 6 7 41 0 6.8 9
08-26
12 HAM 4 9 26 1 6.5 14
09-05
13 HAM 3 5 45 0 15.0 23
09-10
14 OTT 8 12 161 1 20.1 45
09-24
16 OTT 3 4 41 1 13.7 21
10-01
17 CGY 4 8 36 0 9.0 12
10-08
18 BC 6 9 84 0 14.0 21
10-15
19 EDM 4 7 64 0 16.0 24
10-22
20 MTL 7 8 117 1 16.7 39
10-29
21 MTL 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-13
23 MTL 9 9 97 1 10.8 31
11-20
24 WPG 0 3 0 0 0.0 0
Total
90 128 1198 6 12.7 434

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-16
2 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-25
3 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-04
4 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-16
6 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-24
7 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-31
8 OTT 1 10 0 10.0 10
08-06
9 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-12
10 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-20
11 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-26
12 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-05
13 HAM 1 2 0 2.0 2
09-10
14 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-24
16 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-01
17 CGY 2 9 0 4.5 7
10-08
18 BC 1 0 0 0.0 0
10-15
19 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-22
20 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-29
21 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-13
23 MTL 2 3 0 1.5 7
11-20
24 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
7 24 0 3.6 26

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-16
2 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
06-25
3 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-04
4 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-16
6 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-24
7 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-31
8 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-06
9 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-12
10 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-20
11 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-26
12 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-05
13 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-10
14 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-24
16 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-01
17 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-08
18 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-15
19 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-22
20 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-29
21 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
11-13
23 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
11-20
24 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
0 0 0.0 0 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-16
2 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
06-25
3 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-04
4 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-16
6 SSK 1 5 5.00 5 0
07-24
7 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-31
8 OTT 3 45 15.00 25 0
08-06
9 HAM 2 45 22.50 23 0
08-12
10 HAM 5 106 21.20 26 0
08-20
11 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-26
12 HAM 2 24 12.00 17 0
09-05
13 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-10
14 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-24
16 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-01
17 CGY 4 82 20.50 33 0
10-08
18 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-15
19 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-22
20 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-29
21 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
11-13
23 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
11-20
24 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
17 307 0.0 33 96.2

Missed FG Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
06-16
2 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
06-25
3 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-04
4 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-16
6 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-24
7 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
07-31
8 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-06
9 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-12
10 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-20
11 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-26
12 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-05
13 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-10
14 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-24
16 OTT 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-01
17 CGY 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-08
18 BC 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-15
19 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-22
20 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
10-29
21 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
11-13
23 MTL 0 0 0.00 0 0
11-20
24 WPG 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
0 0 0.0 0 0