November 30, 2018

By the Numbers: 2019 Free Agency at a glance

Adam Gagnon/CFL.ca

TORONTO — The Canadian Football League released its annual list of pending free agents on Thursday, with 322 players currently eligible to become free agents on Feb. 12, 2019 at noon ET.

This year there is an unprecedented number of free agents hitting the market including a number of star quarterbacks.  Mike Reilly, Trevor Harris and Bo Levi Mitchell all headline a list of 322 players that could hit the market in three months from now.

The next couple of months should see plenty of action as teams look to secure key talent ahead of the 2019 season.


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BY THE NUMBERS

322 – Total free agents

15 – Free agent quarterbacks, including starters Mike Reilly, Bo Levi Mitchell and Trevor Harris

26– League-low free agents for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

43 – League-leading free agents for the Toronto Argonauts

24 – Free agents that remain on the list but have retired.

137 – National free agents

185 – International free agents

 

TEAM-BY-TEAM BREAKDOWN

Toronto Argonauts – 43
Calgary Stampeders – 41
Edmonton Eskimos – 40
BC Lions – 37
Hamilton Tiger-Cats – 37
Ottawa REDBLACKS – 34
Winnipeg Blue Bombers – 33
Montreal Alouettes – 30
Saskatchewan Roughriders – 26


QUARTERBACKS

Brandon Bridge (SSK)
Zach Collaros (SSK)
Darian Durant (WPG)*
Cody Fajardo (BC)
Kevin Glenn (EDM)
Trevor Harris (OTT)
Jonathon Jennings (BC)
Travis Lulay (BC)
Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)
Bryant Moniz (HAM)
Dakota Prukop (TOR)
Ricky Ray (TOR)
Mike Reilly (EDM)
Drew Tate (SSK)
Drew Willy (MTL)