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June 19, 2019

Alouettes sign 2019 draft pick Kaion Julien-Grant

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MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes announced on Wednesday that they have signed national receiver/returner Kaion Julien-Grant.

Grant was selected 13th overall by the Als in the 2019 CFL Draft.

The six-foot-two, 197-pounder hauled in 49 catches for 638 yards while scoring five majors last season with the St. Francis Xavier University’s X-Men. In 31 career games with the X-Men, the 22-year-old Toronto, ON native caught 118 passes for 2,032 yards while crossing the goal line 22 times. He also added 672 yards on 31 kickoff returns, as well as 1,786 yards and two touchdowns on 119 punt returns.

In this winter’s CFL Combine presented by New Era, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds.