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Dylan Ainsworth
No. 99
Born:	November 19, 1992 (age 32); Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DL
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	242 lb (110 kg)
University	Western
High school	Tsawwassen (BC) South Delta
CFL draft	2014, round: 2, pick: 11
Drafted by	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
2014–2016	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2017	BC Lions*
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca;

Dylan Ainsworth (born November 19, 1992) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ainsworth was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) in the second round of the 2014 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at the University of Western Ontario, where he held the single season sack record of 9.5 sacks, and attended South Delta Secondary School in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.^[1]

College career

Ainsworth played three seasons for the Western Ontario Mustangs. He earned CIS Second Team All-Canadian honours in 2013.^[2]

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Ainsworth was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL with the eleventh overall pick in the 2014 CFL Draft.^[3] Ainsworth played 35 games in his first two seasons in the CFL, playing mostly on special teams. He contributed 29 special teams tackles and 1 defensive tackle. He was re-signed by the Riders in February 2016 on a one-year contract, but he missed the entire 2016 season after suffering an injury in training camp. On January 27, 2017, about two weeks before becoming a free agent, Ainsworth was released by the Riders along with three of his teammates.^[4]

BC Lions

On February 10, 2017, Ainsworth was signed by the BC Lions of the CFL.^[5] Ainsworth, a native of Vancouver, signed with the Lions to care for his father who was suffering from multiple myeloma.^[6] Ainsworth did not play in any games for the Lions.

References

^ "Three BC-born players named to CFL Scouting Bureau's Top 15 prospects list". playfootball.bc.ca. April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
^ "Dylan Ainsworth". riderville.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Haskins, Jack (June 11, 2014). "Roughriders' prospect learning the ropes at CFL training camp". globalnews.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
^ "Riders cut four headed to free agency including Gale, Chambers". CFL.ca. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
^ "Lions re-sign DB Lee, add DL Ainsworth – Article – TSN". TSN. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
^ "Dylan Ainsworth returns home to deal with family crisis, play for B.C. Lions". The Province. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

External links

Canadian Football League profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
CFL profile (old link) at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2015)
Saskatchewan Roughriders profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 1, 2015)
Western Mustangs profile
South Delta Sun Devils bio Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Three BC-born players named to CFL Scouting Bureau's Top 15 prospects list". playfootball.bc.ca. April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

[2] "Dylan Ainsworth". riderville.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] Haskins, Jack (June 11, 2014). "Roughriders' prospect learning the ropes at CFL training camp". globalnews.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

[4] "Riders cut four headed to free agency including Gale, Chambers". CFL.ca. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-27.

[5] "Lions re-sign DB Lee, add DL Ainsworth – Article – TSN". TSN. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

[6] "Dylan Ainsworth returns home to deal with family crisis, play for B.C. Lions". The Province. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

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