2019 Ottawa Redblacks season


The 2019 Ottawa Redblacks season was the sixth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. This was the sixth season with Marcel Desjardins as general manager and Rick Campbell as head coach.
The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since their inaugural season in 2014 following a week 18 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on October 11, 2019.

Offseason

Free-Agency

The 2018 CFL free agency period officially opened at 12:00pm EST on February 12, 2019. Significant transactions are listed below:

Retained

Additions

Departed

Foreign drafts

For the first time in its history, the CFL held drafts for foreign players from Mexico and Europe. Like all other CFL teams, the Redblacks held three non-tradeable selections in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, which took place on January 14, 2019. The 2019 European CFL Draft took place on April 11, 2019 where all teams held one non-tradeable pick.
DraftRoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club teamHometown
LFA12José MaltosKUANL
Fundidores Monterrey		Monterrey, Mexico
LFA211Guillermo VillalobosWRITESM–Monterrey
Mexicas CDMX		Mexico City, Mexico
LFA320Maximiliano EsquerDEITESM–MonterreyMonterrey, Mexico
Euro18Jordan BouahWRSaddleback CCRome, Italy

CFL Draft

The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019. By virtue of being the 106th Grey Cup runner-up, the Redblacks had the second-last selection in each round, not including traded picks. The team traded their second-round pick to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for Chris Ackie.
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchoolHometown
17Alex FontanaOLKansasToronto, ON
327Gabriel PolanRBSherbrookeMontreal, QC
436Thomas GrantDLAcadiaHalifax, NS
545Wesley LewisWRHouston BaptistHouston, TX
654Chris LarsenDLManitobaToronto, ON
763Samson AbbottDLManitobaWinnipeg, MB
872Clement LebreuxDLLavalLongueuil, QC

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

Team

Roster

Coaching staff