CFL.ca Staff

It is that time of year where fans begin to debate who should be named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie but before that is handed out in November, lets take a look at who is eligible for the award.

Below is a list of players who are eligible for the 2012 Most Outstanding Rookie award.

In order to be eligible as a candidate for the League award for the "Most Outstanding First Year Player" (Rookie Award), a player must meet the following criteria:
 
1. He had, in the current season, been named to the active roster of a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season game; and
2. He had not:
 a) In any prior season dressed for a member Club of the Canadian Football League at the time it played in a regular season or playoff or championship game;  
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 b) In the current season or in any prior season, dressed for a member Club in the National Football League, at the time it played in a regular season or post-season or championship game.

The Rookie of the Year is selected by voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and CFL head coaches. The winner will be announced at the Gibson's Finest CFL Player Awards on Thursday, November 22 in Toronto, ON.

The following players meet the above requirements this for this year's voting:




Pascal Baillargeon
Josh Bartel 
Brandon Boudreaux
Ronnell Brown 
Matt Bucknor
Brock Campbell
Simon Charboneau-Campeau
Marc Dile
Marc-Antoine Fortin
Cody Husband
Patrick Jean-Mary
Brandon Peguese
Brandon Rutley
Chevon Walker
 



Bo Adebayo
Victor Anderson
Richard Berry  
Alan-Michael Cash
Noel Devine        
Ed Gainey           
Trent Guy           
Kenny Ingram
Patrick Lavoie          
Lance Milton            
Michael Ola              
Ameet Pall               
Bryn Roy                 
 

Anthony Alix
Armond Armstead  
Marcus Ball             
Jalil Carter               
Zach Collaros          
Julian Feoli-Gudino           
Trevor Harris            
Pacino Horne          
Dontrelle Inman      
David Lee                 
Bryan Payton           
Gerald Riggs                                    
Swayze Waters       
                        



Kurt Adams             
Isaac Anderson   
Andre Caroll           
Brandon Collier     
Will Ford                
Rory Kohlert       
Chris Kowalczuk     
Chris Matthews      
Jeremy McGee       
Terrell Parker         
Nathan Riva            
Rene Stephan       
Paul Swiston                      
Jordon Taormina   
Jake Thomas          
Demond Washington      
Dan West                
Anthony Woodson 
Youri Yenga         
 

Thomas DeMarco   
Maurice Evans       
Ernest Jackson      
Brandon Jordan     
Jabar Westerman   
Anthony Stewart     
Glenn Love            
 



Derrius Brooks       
Keenan MacDougall         
Deron Mayo             
Bo Levi Mitchell      
Chris Randle            
Cordarro Law          
Mike Stover            
Matt Walter              
Joe West                   
Luis Vasquez           
 



Justin Capiccoitti   
Shamawd Chambers     
Alex Daniels           
Ryan King             
Simoni Lawrence  
Brody McKnight    
Peter Thiel                
Mike Benson           
 



Dan Clark                
Zach Evans             
Brooks Foster          
Xavier Fulton           
Ben Heenan           
Sam Hurl                
Abraham Kromah  
Terrell Maze            
Graig Newman       
Mick Williams