2021 Edmonton Elks season

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2021 Edmonton Elks season
Head coach Jaime Elizondo
General manager Brock Sunderland
Home field Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record 0–2
Division place 4th, West
Playoff finish TBD
Uniform
CFL EDM Jersey.png

The 2021 Edmonton Elks season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 72nd overall. The team will attempt to improve upon their 8–10 record from 2019, qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, and win their 15th Grey Cup championship. This is the first season that the team competes under a new name, as the "Eskimos" moniker was retired in 2020, and the new name "Elks" was announced on June 1, 2021.[1]

This is the fourth season under general manager Brock Sunderland.[2] This would have been the first season under head coach Scott Milanovich, but he resigned from his position on January 25, 2021.[3] Instead, Jaime Elizondo was named as the 23rd head coach in the team's history on February 1, 2021.[4]

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[5][6] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[7]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[8][9] With the format being a snake draft, Edmonton selected second in the odd-numbered rounds and eighth in the even-numbered rounds.[8]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 2 Steven Nielsen OL Eastern Michigan Denmark Denmark
2 17 Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei DL Washington State New Zealand New Zealand
3 20 Tibo Debaillie DL Towson Belgium Belgium
4 35 Matt Leo DE Iowa State Australia Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[10] The team had six selections in the six-round snake draft and had the fifth pick in each of the rounds.[11][12]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 5 Cole Nelson DL Alberta Edmonton, AB
2 14 Grant McDonald LB Calgary Tsawwassen, BC
3 23 Deonte Glover RB Shepherd Inwood, WV
4 32 Dominic Johnson WR Buffalo Windsor, ON
5 41 Peter Kourtis OL Saint Mary's Toronto, ON
6 50 Kenan Clarke DB Cornell Pickering, ON

Preseason

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[7]

Planned schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 29 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders NA Commonwealth Stadium
C 2 Fri, Jun 4 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions NA BC Place

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Regular season

Season standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
y–Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11 10 1 0 20 294 126 8–0 W8 Details
x–Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 7 4 0 14 239 219 3–4 W2 Details
Calgary Stampeders 12 6 6 0 12 269 228 4–4 W1 Details
BC Lions 11 4 7 0 8 228 282 1–6 L5 Details
Edmonton Elks 10 2 8 0 4 182 280 2–4 L6 Details

Season schedule

The Elks initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 12 and ending on October 30.[5] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Elks began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021.[7]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 7 8:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 12–16 0–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Commonwealth Stadium 30,302 Recap
2 2 Sat, Aug 14 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–30 0–2 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 25,116 Recap
3 3 Thurs, Aug 19 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions TSN/ESPN2 BC Place
4 4 Thurs, Aug 26 5:30 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts TSN BMO Field
5 5 Mon, Sept 6 2:30 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders TSN/ESPNews McMahon Stadium
6 6 Sat, Sept 11 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium
7 7 Sat, Sept 18 7:45 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Commonwealth Stadium
8 Bye
9 8 Tues, Sept 28 5:30 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium
10 9 Fri, Oct 8 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN/RDS2 IG Field
11 10 Fri, Oct 15 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers TSN Commonwealth Stadium
12 Bye
13 11 Fri, Oct 29 7:45 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats TSN Commonwealth Stadium
14 12 Fri, Nov 5 7:45 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN Mosaic Stadium
15 13 Sat, Nov 13 5:00 p.m. MST vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium
16 14 Fri, Nov 19 8:30 p.m. MST at BC Lions TSN BC Place

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Team

Roster

Edmonton Elks roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

 Practice roster
  • None

Suspended
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 10 Injured, 1 Practice roster, 5 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-10-25 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Edmonton Elks staff
Front Office
  • President and CEO – Rick LeLacheur (Interim)
  • General Manager – Chris Jones
  • Assistant General Manager – Geroy Simon
  • Assistant General Manager – Bobby Merritt
  • Director of Football Operations – Kris Hagerman
  • Director of US Scouting – Sammy Gahagan
  • Assistant Director of Football Operations – Nick Pelletier
  • Head Video Coordinator – Mike Woytowich

Head Coach

Offensive coaches

  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coach

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coach – Erin Craig

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References

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