2024 Ottawa Redblacks season

The 2024 Ottawa Redblacks season was the tenth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2018 while on a bye during week 18 after a Hamilton Tiger-Cats loss. The team also improved upon their league-worst 4–14 record from 2023.^[1] However, the team was defeated by the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final.

2024 Ottawa Redblacks season
General manager	Shawn Burke
President	Adrian Sciarra
Head coach	Bob Dyce
Home field	TD Place Stadium
Results
Record	9–8–1
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Justin Hardy
Team MODP	Michael Wakefield
Team MOC	Drew Desjarlais
Team MOOL	Drew Desjarlais
Team MOST	Adarius Pickett
Team MOR	Kalil Pimpleton
Uniform
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The 2024 CFL season was the second season for Bob Dyce as head coach and the third season for Shawn Burke as general manager.^[2][3]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2024 CFL Global Draft took place on April 30, 2024.^[4] The Redblacks had two picks in the draft, selecting second in each round.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Club/School	Nationality
1	2	Matt Hayball	P	Vanderbilt	Australia
2	11	Heston Lameta	LB	Northern Arizona	American Samoa

CFL National Draft

The 2024 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2024.^[4] The Redblacks are scheduled to have seven selections in the eight-round draft.^[6] The Redblacks had seven selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks, the team selected second in each round of the draft after finishing second-last in the 2023 league standings (The Redblacks won the season series with Edmonton).^[6][7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	2	Nick Mardner	WR	Auburn	Oakville, ON
2	11	Daniel Okpoko	DL	San Diego State	Saskatoon, SK
3	22	Dawson Pierre	DB	Concordia	Longueuil, QC
4	35	Jahquan Bloomfield	WR	Prairie View A&M	Nepean, ON
6	49	Yani Gouadfel	DB	Bishop's	Mitry-Mory, IDF
7	58	Zachary Philion	LB	Concordia	Lorraine, QC
8	67	Russell Dixon	TE	Connecticut	Edmonton, AB

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
A	Bye
B	1	Sat, May 25	2:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 31–22	1–0	CFL+	Tim Hortons Field	N/A	Recap
C	2	Fri, May 31	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 19–13	2–0	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	N/A	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	25	455	404	6–2	L2	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	0	20	513	479	3–5	L1	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	9	8	1	19	443	488	3–5	W1	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	14	495	557	4–4	L1	Details

Schedule

The Redblacks will play in a neutral site game against the BC Lions in Victoria on August 31, 2024.^[10]

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	Bye
2	1	Thu, June 13	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 23–19	1–0	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	16,310	Recap
3	2	Thu, June 20	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 21–47	1–1	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	23,035	Recap
4	3	Sun, June 30	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 24–22	2–1	TSN/CBSSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	20,315	Recap
5	4	Fri, July 5	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 16–25	2–2	TSN/RDS	Princess Auto Stadium	28,719	Recap
6	5	Sun, July 14	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Elks	W 37–34	3–2	TSN/CBSSN	Commonwealth Stadium	18,362	Recap
7	6	Fri, July 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Elks	W 20–14	4–2	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	18,437	Recap
8	7	Fri, July 26	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 33–6	5–2	TSN	TD Place Stadium	17,267	Recap
9	Bye
10	8	Thu, Aug 8	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	T 22–22 (2OT)	5–2–1	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	17,180	Recap
11	9	Thu, Aug 15	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 31–29	6–2–1	TSN/RDS2	McMahon Stadium	17,692	Recap
12	10	Sat, Aug 24	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	W 34–27	7–2–1	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	19,761	Recap
13	11	Sat, Aug 31	7:00 p.m. EDT	BC Lions	L 12–38	7–3–1	TSN/RDS2	Royal Athletic Park	14,727	Recap
14	12	Sat, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 41–27	8–3–1	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	17,834	Recap
15	13	Sat, Sept 14	3:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 21–37	8–4–1	CTV/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	22,119	Recap
16	14	Sat, Sept 21	3:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 12–24	8–5–1	CTV/RDS	TD Place Stadium	23,530	Recap
17	15	Sat, Sep 28	3:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 16–29	8–6–1	CTV	Mosaic Stadium	27,676	Recap
18	Bye
19	16	Mon, Oct 14	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 12–19	8–7–1	TSN/RDS/CBSSN	Molson Stadium	23,035	Recap
20	17	Sat, Oct 19	3:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 31–38	8–8–1	CTV	BMO Field	20,487	Recap
21	18	Fri, Oct 25	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 37–31	9–8–1	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	19,689	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sat, Nov 2	3:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 38–58	0–1	CTV/TSN/RDS	BMO Field	18,060	Recap

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Roster

Ottawa Redblacks roster

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Quarterbacks  3 Dru Brown 18 Dustin Crum  8 Jeremiah Masoli Receivers 23 Jaelon Acklin 87 Keaton Bruggeling  2 Justin Hardy 84 Nick Mardner 83 Kalil Pimpleton 15 Dominique Rhymes Running backs  0 Bralon Addison 17 DeVonte Dedmon RB/KR Fullbacks 45 Anthony Gosselin		Offensive linemen 65 Dariusz Bladek 50 Dontae Bull 61 Drew Desjarlais 52 Zack Pelehos 68 Eric Starczala 54 Jacob Ruby Defensive linemen 58 Bryce Carter 93 Aidan John 90 Cleyon Laing 94 Lorenzo Mauldin 92 Daniel Okpoko 99 Kene Onyeka 47 Nigel Romick 51 Blessman Ta'ala 96 Michael Wakefield		Linebackers 19 Lucas Cormier 28 Frankie Griffin 48 Gary Johnson Jr. 42 James Peter  5 Jovan Santos-Knox 43 Davion Taylor 46 Tyron Vrede Defensive backs 37 Brandin Dandridge 24 Yani Gouadfel  4 Monshadrik Hunter 21 Justin Howell 38 Deandre Lamont 29 Alijah McGhee  9 Damon Webb 14 Bennett Williams Special teams 53 Peter Adjey LS 13 Richie Leone K 10 Lewis Ward K				1-game injured 89 Marco Dubois FB 22 Adrian Frye DB 88 Andre Miller WR 27 Jamal Morrow RB 30 Dawson Pierre LB 32 Silas Stewart LB 6-game injured  7 Tyrie Adams QB 20 Alonzo Addae DB 64 Dino Boyd OL 33 Ty Cranston DB 59 Cyrille Hogan-Saindon OL  6 Adarius Pickett DB 80 Eli Stove WR  1 Devonte Williams RB		Practice roster 81 Rasheed Bailey WR 95 Ronheen Bingham DL 55 Drake Centers OL 36 C. J. Coldon DB 41 Tobias Harris DB 34 Khalan Laborn RB 35 Heston Lameta LB 63 Darta Lee OL 85 Daniel Oladejo WR 67 Isaac Moore OL 82 Lincoln Victor WR 57 Héctor Zepeda OL
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 14 Injured, 12 Practice Roster updated 2024-11-01 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Ottawa Redblacks staff

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	Front Office Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) Chief Executive Officer – Mark Goudie General Manager – Shawn Burke Assistant General Manager – Jeremy Snyder Director of Pro Personnel – Brendan Taman Director of Canadian Scouting & Football Analytics – Chad Hudson Pro/College Scout – Philippe Moreau Video Coordinator – Braun Gheller Head Coaches Head Coach – Bob Dyce Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tommy Condell Offensive Line – Pat Perles Receivers – Travis Moore Running Backs – Nate Taylor Coaches' Assistant – Nadia Doucoure			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Barron Miles Defensive Line – Greg Marshall Linebackers – Deion Melvin Defensive Backs – Alex Suber Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coach – Cory McDiarmid Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Nick Mercuri → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

1. "Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
2. "Redblacks name Shawn Burke new General Manager". Canadian Football League. December 19, 2021.
3. "Redblacks name Bob Dyce head coach". Canadian Football League. December 2, 2022.
4. "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
5. "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
6. "Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
7. "CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
8. "2024 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
9. "2024 CFL Broadcast Schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
10. "West Coast Vibes: Touchdown Series heads to Victoria in 2024". Canadian Football League. November 29, 2023.
11. "The Biggest Game On The Biggest Stage: 111th Grey Cup set to shine on CTV". Canadian Football League. June 6, 2024.
12. "10th anniversary jersey schedule". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

External links

• Official website