Elic Ayomanor vaults to top spot in spring edition of CFL Scouting Bureau
TORONTO — Stanford University wide receiver Elic Ayomanor holds the top spot in the Spring edition of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Scouting Bureau.
The native of Medicine Hat, Alta., leads the Class of 2025 prospects hoping to have their names called at the CFL Draft on April 29. The Calgary Stampeders currently hold the first overall selection.
The first two rounds, including commentary and in-depth analysis, will be broadcast on TSN, tsn.ca, rds.ca and the TSN and RDS apps, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Exclusive coverage of rounds 3-8 can be seen on TSN+.
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The CFL Scouting Bureau, comprising CFL scouts, as well as player personnel directors and general managers from the league’s nine members clubs, releases its ranking three times each year: in the fall, winter and spring.
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CFL SCOUTING BUREAU: 2025 SPRING EDITION
| RANK (PREVIOUS) | NAME | POSITION | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| 1(3) | Elic Ayomanor | WR | Stanford | Medicine Hat, Alta. * |
| 2 (1) | Kurtis Rourke | QB | Indiana | Oakville, Ont. * |
| 3 (2) | Paris Shand | DL | Louisiana State | Toronto ** |
| 4 (–) | Connor Shay | LB | Wyoming | Danville, Calif. ^ |
| 5 (5) | Keelan White | WR | Montana | North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 6 (–) | Tiger Shanks | OL | UNLV | Lake Oswego, Ore. |
| 7 (–) | Damien Alford | WR | Utah | Montreal ^ |
| 8 (13) | Darien Newell | DL | Queen’s | Brampton, Ont. |
| 9 (9) | Hayden Harris | DL | Montana | Mill Creek, Wash. ** |
| 10 (11) | Christopher Fortin | OL | Connecticut | Saint-René, Que. |
| 11 (12) | Ali Saad | DL | Bowling Green | Windsor, Ont. |
| 12 (4) | Isaiah Bagnah | DL | BYU | Lethbridge, Alta. |
| 13 (8) | Jackson Findlay | DB | Western | North Vancouver, B.C. |
| 14 (20) | Taylor Elgersma | QB | Wilfrid Laurier | London. Ont. ^ |
| 15 (6) | Jaylen Smith | LB | North Texas | Hamilton, Ont. |
| 16 (7) | Jeremiah Ojo | DL | Montreal | Montreal ^ |
| 17 (17) | Samuel Carson | OL | Louisiana at Monroe | Calgary |
| 18 (10) | Erik Andersen | OL | Western | London, Ont. ^ |
| 19 (15) | Devin Veresuk | LB | Windsor | Windsor, Ont. ^ |
| 20 (19) | Nate Beauchemin | DB | Calgary | Kelowna, B.C. |
* Denotes an NFL Draft selection
** Denotes an NFL undrafted free agent signee
^ Denotes an NFL Rookie Mini Camp invitee
BY THE NUMBERS
- The Spring rankings include:
- Six defensive linemen
- Four offensive linemen
- Three wide receivers
- Three linebackers
- Two defensive backs
- Two quarterbacks
- 18 schools are represented with Montana (No. 5 Keelan White and No. 9 Hayden Harris) and Western (No. 13 Jackson Findlay and No. 18 Erik Andersen) featuring multiple players.
- 13 prospects are from the NCAA; seven are from U SPORTS.
- Seven of the nine first-round selections in the 2024 CFL Draft were ranked in the 2023-24 season CFL Scouting Bureau: Spring Edition
TOP 5 NEED TO KNOW
NO. 1 | ELIC AYOMANOR | WR | STANFORD | MEDICINE HAT, ALTA.
Elic Ayomanor was ranked No. 3 in the winter edition of the Scouting Bureau before earning the top spot in the spring edition (Stanford Athletics)
- In 2024, 12 starts, 63 receptions for 831 yards and six touchdowns
- 2024 All-ACC Second Team and 2023 All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention
- Collegiate career (two seasons with Stanford): 24 games, 125 receptions for 1,844 yards and 12 touchdowns
- 2023 Jon Cornish Trophy
- Selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the NFL Draft
NO. 2 | KURTIS ROURKE | QB | INDIANA | OAKVILLE, ONT.
Kurtis Rourke was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Draft on Saturday (Indiana Athletics)
- In 2024, set Indiana’s single-season passing touchdown record (29) and led team to College Football Playoffs; 3,042 passing yards – fifth most in school history
- Ninth in Heisman Trophy voting
- 2024 Jon Cornish Trophy; Second-team All-Big Ten; semifinalist for Maxwell Award, Walter Award and Davey O’Brien Award
- In 2022, MAC Most Valuable Player, MAC Offensive Player of the Year, First-team All-MAC
- Collegiate career (four seasons with Ohio; one with Indiana): 36 games, 33 starts, passed for 10,693 yards and 79 touchdowns, and 13 rushing majors
- Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the NFL Draft
NO. 3 | PARIS SHAND | DL | LOUISIANA STATE | TORONTO
Paris Shand dropped one spot in the spring edition of the CFL Scouting Bureau from the winter edition (LSU Athletics)
- In 2024, 13 games, nine starts, 24 tackles (eight solo and 16 assisted), four tackles for a loss and two sacks
- Collegiate career (three seasons with Arizona; two with LSU): 50 games, 19 starts, 83 tackles (37 solo and 46 assisted), 14.5 tackles for a loss and nine sacks
- Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills
NO. 4 | CONNOR SHAY | LB | WYOMING | DANVILLE, CALIF.
Connor Shay was unranked in the winter edition of the CFL Scouting Bureau (University of Wyoming)
- In 2024, 12 games, 76 tackles (45 solo and 31 assisted), 1.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for a loss and one interception.
- Started each game at weak-side linebacker.
- Collegiate career: 49 games, 97 tackles (54 solo and 43 assisted)
- Invited to NFL Rookie Mini Camp by the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers
NO. 5 | KEELAN WHITE | WR | MONTANA | NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C.
Keelan White didn’t move up or down in his ranking from the winter to spring edition of the Scouting Bureau (Montana Athletics)
- In 2024, 13 games, led team in receptions (57), reception yards (628) and touchdown receptions (four)
- 2024 Jon Cornish Trophy Honourable mention
- Collegiate career: 57 games, 161 receptions, 1,862 receiving yards and 14 touchdown receptions
