Rider Free Agents 2026

Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Finally focussing on defence?

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Yes yes yes but do you think they were not doing that focus all along.

No way were they ignoring him and just suddenly decided 5 minutes ago to talk to him

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Iā€™m sure theyā€™ve been talking with everyone they feel they should be talking with - but thereā€™s been an obvious focus or priority on offence.

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Kinda sneaks up on you doesnā€™t it? Here are the D players signed so far.

DL Lake Korte-Moore (N)-Signed
CB Tevaughn Campbell (N)-Signed
LB Jayden Dalke (N)-Signed
DB Jaxon Ford (N)-Signed
DB Nelson Lokombo (N)-Signed
DB Gideon Agyei (N)-Signed
DL Liam Hoskins (N)-Signed
DL Sylvain Yondjouen (G)-Signed
LB Seth Hundeby (N)-Signed

DL Caleb Sanders (A)-Signed
DB Garnett Hollis Jr. (A)-Signed
DL Devin Adams (A)- WPG PR
DL Sundiata (Sunny) Anderson (A)-Signed
DE Chico Bennett Jr (A)-Signed
DL Kendy Charles (A)-Signed
DL Desmond Evens (A)-Signed
DL Marcus Haynes (A)-Signed
DL Jaylen Pate (A)-Signed
DL Davin Vann (A)-Signed
DL Justin (J.J.) Weaver (A)-Signed

Perhaps you mean pending FAs? Our Ns seem to be the priority there so far with a couple exceptions.

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I think all teams have a lot of guys out there who are just waiting to see if maybe there is some crazy offer out there Come Feb.1 - 8 week. Feb. 9 and 10 are going to be the busiest days of the year for each team. I would think most Riders will come back if the difference isnā€™t that much.

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Seems clear that they are expecting big changes along the D Line. Ray, Rose, Carney and Baldonado all seem like question marks and Johnson has retired.

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I mean many of the important defenders have been addressed. Many of the bigger signings if pending free agents have been on offense. The main exception being TCampbell and arguably N lokombo whoā€™s important but not an all star.

Not much has happened on the dline. This list of league wide pending fas has 5 riders.

And possibly the most important is AJ Allen and thereā€™s been zero talk of that.

Thurman was extended but I think was under contract for 2026. Uncertain about Sayles.

Iā€™m confused by the second part of the list you posted. Ar ethosā€™s riders? Iā€™ve only ever heard of Caleb Sanders and Iā€™m pretty sure heā€™s still a rider. The rest are far from significant signing if so.

Iā€™m not complaining about the focus on offense. Just saying letā€™s start tying up our defence.

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Thereā€™s a few key guys I really hope thatā€™s the case with. AJ Allen, Carney, Baldonado, CJ Avery (he might be under contract). That still leaves Ray and Rose but I believe in Oā€™day to find new talent too.

Edit: CJ Reavis!!! How many times am I going to mess that up?!

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Sanders has a future and was a pending FA. Sayles is still under contract for the year, as is Milligan. With Lokombo signed that leaves Reavis and Fields. The two we picked up mid season look like players however. Redwine and Sapp lll.

For LBs the only ? is Allen.

For DL, the second part of the list is primarily American free agents with no history in the CFL. The team is clearly covering all the bases and seems willing to let players feel out their value in the tamper window. That doesnā€™t mean that they arenā€™t intent on bringing them back. Wonā€™t be surprised if a few more are signed soon.

As i said earlier, looks like the team is focused on getting the (Nā€™s) signed along with as many key imports as possible. Seems like a sound strategy.

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KeeShaun Signed.

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Same strategy theyā€™ve used for several seasons now.

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Huge signing that Iā€™m very excited about!

Now letā€™s get Allen, Carney and Baldonado tied up!

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Our linebackers are #1 and #1 - letā€™s get these guys signed already!

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Avery and Allen play the same spot. Allen replaced Avery when CJ got hurt. No way we can afford both. Has been some speculation that both Allen and Nield might be looking to return to Ontario where they grew up. Like I said just speculation.

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Excellent re signing!. Fields was a key piece of rhe secondary last year. And at 27 heā€™s got lots of runway ahead of him. Iā€™m super impressed with JODā€™s retention so far.

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Great intel. Writing seems to be on the wall with Allen and Carney.

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The team really needs to work on the secondaries communication skills and now that they are all back (Reavis?) that should improve. There was far too many breakdowns last season.

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CJ Reavis isnā€™t signed. But we can hope!

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In terms of functioning as a cohesive unit the secondary needs the most hours. The LBs are part of that mix. Next would be Oline i would think. The Dline seems to be more task oriented and the easiest group to mix and match. Would be nice to hear from somebody that has a good handle on this.

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Okā€¦. Baldonado next?