2017 Edmonton Eskimos season

2017 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Brock Sunderland
Head coach	Jason Maas
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	3rd, West
Playoffs	Lost West Final
Team MOP	Mike Reilly
Team MOC	Matt O'Donnell
Team MOR	Kwaku Boateng
Uniform

The 2017 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. The Eskimos qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but lost the West Final to the Calgary Stampeders. This is the second season under head coach Jason Maas and the first season under new general manager, Brock Sunderland. The team's former general manager, Ed Hervey, was fired on April 7, 2017.^[1]

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team	Hometown
1	5	Nathaniel Behar	WR	Carleton	London, ON
2	14	Jean-Simon Roy	OL	Laval	Quebec City, QC
3	22	Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga	LB	Maine	Montreal, QC
4	31	Jordan Hoover	DB	Waterloo	Sault Ste. Marie, ON
5	40	Justin Senior	OL	Mississippi State	Montreal, QC
5	41	Kwaku Boateng	DL	Wilfrid Laurier	Milton, ON
6	49	Kwabena Asare	OL	Carleton	Brampton, ON
8	67	Mark Mackie	DL	McMaster	London, ON

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Sun, June 11	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 35–36	0–1–0	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	25,723	Recap
B	Thurs, June 15	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	T 38–38	0–1–1	None	Investors Group Field	24,934	Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division view talk edit
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	4	1	27	523	349	7–3	L3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	12	6	0	24	554	492	6–4	W1	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	24	510	495	5–5	W5	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	20	510	430	4–6	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	0	14	469	501	3–7	L1	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Sat, June 24	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	W 30–27	1–0	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	19,175	Recap
2	Fri, June 30	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 23–19	2–0	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	31,828	Recap
3	Bye
4	Fri, July 14	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 23–21	3–0	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	36,260	Recap
5	Thurs, July 20	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 31–28	4–0	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	23,531	Recap
6	Fri, July 28	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 37–26	5–0	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	32,837	Recap
7	Fri, Aug 4	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 33–28	6–0	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	27,078	Recap
8	Thurs, Aug 10	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 27–20	7–0	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	23,851	Recap
9	Thurs, Aug 17	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 26–33	7–1	TSN	Investors Group Field	30,554	Recap
10	Fri, Aug 25	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 31–54	7–2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	41,738*	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 4	1:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 18–39	7–3	TSN	McMahon Stadium	33,731	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 9	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 22–25	7–4	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	34,312	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 16	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 26–34	7–5	TSN	BMO Field	13,182	Recap
14	Bye
15	Sat, Sept 30	7:30 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–28	7–6	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	30,524	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 9	12:00 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 42–24	8–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,849	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 14	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 30–27	9–6	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	26,738	Recap
18	Sat, Oct 21	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	W 35–29 (OT)	10–6	TSN	BC Place	19,816	Recap
19	Sat, Oct 28	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 29–20	11–6	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	30,601	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 4	5:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 28–13	12–6	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	31,627	Recap

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*Top attendance in CFL

Total attendance: 291,916
Average attendance: 32,435 (57.6%)

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
West Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 12	2:30 p.m. MST	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 39–32	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	27,244	Recap
West Final	Sun, Nov 19	2:30 p.m. MST	at Calgary Stampeders	L 28–32	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	McMahon Stadium	30,116	Recap

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Team

Roster

Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks  2 James Franklin  9 Danny O'Brien 13 Mike Reilly Running backs 44 Alexandre Dupuis FB 39 C. J. Gable 31 Calvin McCarty FB 49 James Tuck FB Receivers  3 Natey Adjei 11 Nate Behar  4 Adarius Bowman SB 15 Vidal Hazelton 82 Jamill Smith 87 Derel Walker 18 Cory Watson SB 81 Duke Williams SB 83 Brandon Zylstra Offensive linemen 57 David Beard 61 Joel Figueroa 67 Colin Kelly 66 Matt O'Donnell 55 Jacob Ruby 60 Justin Sorensen		Defensive linemen 93 Kwaku Boateng DE 92 Da'Quan Bowers DT 97 John Chick DE 94 Euclid Cummings DT 54 Phillip Hunt DE 90 Almondo Sewell DT 41 Odell Willis DE Linebackers 12 Alex Hoffman-Ellis 45 Korey Jones 38 Adam Konar 37 Kenny Ladler 48 Blair Smith Defensive backs 20 Johnny Adams CB 17 Arjen Colquhoun DB 26 Chris Edwards DB 36 Aaron Grymes DB 35 Forrest Hightower DB 28 Jordan Hoover S 43 Neil King DB 42 Cauchy Muamba S  7 Josh Woodman DB Special teams 70 Hugh O'Neill K 56 Levi Steinhauer LS  6 Sean Whyte K		1-game injured list 25 Pascal Lochard FB 80 Bryant Mitchell WR 96 Mike Moore DE 10 Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga LB 22 LaDarius Perkins RB 24 Brandyn Thompson DB 46 Swayze Waters K 6-game injured list 33 Terrance Bullitt LB 86 John Delahunt FB 27 Cory Greenwood LB 50 Danny Groulx OL 91 Marcus Howard DE 53 Ryan King LS 32 Kendial Lawrence RB 19 Andrew Lue DB 29 Mercy Mastan DB 16 Doug Parrish LB 34 Garry Peters CB 65 Simeon Rottier OL 68 Jean-Simon Roy OL 47 J. C. Sherritt LB  5 Travon Van RB 30 John White RB 23 Marcell Young CB		Practice roster 62 Kwabena Asare OL 64 D'Anthony Batiste OL 89 Marion Grice RB 40 Kevin Jackson LB 72 A.J. Jefferson DB 76 Nehemie Kankolongo LB 95 Kalonji Kashama DE 14 Zach Kline QB 71 Brendan Morgan DB  8 Kenny Stafford WR Suspended list Italics indicate international player Roster updated 2017-11-11 Depth chart • Transactions 46 Active, 7 injured, 17 six-game, 10 practice, 0 suspended → More rosters

Coaching staff

Edmonton Eskimos Staff
	Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Vice-President Football Operations & General manager – Brock Sunderland Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones Director of canadian scouting – Rob Ralph Football Operations Coordinator - Kris Hagerman Football Operations Coordinator - Nick Pelletier Head coach Head coach – Jason Maas Assistant head coach – Mike Benevides Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers coach – Carson Walch Offensive line/run game coordinator – Mike Gibson Quarterbacks – Jordan Maksymic Running backs – Tim Prinsen			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Benevides Linebackers – Demetrious Maxie Defensive backs/player development – Barron Miles Defensive line – Casey Creehan Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Cory McDiarmid Special teams assistant – Dave Jackson → Coaching staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. Eskimos part ways with GM Ed Hervey
2. Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
3. 2017 Schedule
4. 2017 RDS CFL Schedule
5. CFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule