The 2022 BC Lions season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 68th overall. The Lions improved upon their record from 2021, with their sixth win in their seventh game. The team then qualified for the playoffs following losses by both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Redblacks, in week 16, on September 24, 2022. The Lions clinched a home playoff game on October 22, 2022, for the first time since the 2016 season, following their Week 20 win over the Edmonton Elks. However, after defeating the Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final, the team lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Final.

The 2022 season was the second season with Rick Campbell as the team's head coach and the second season with Campbell and Neil McEvoy as co-general managers.

Offseason CFL global draft The 2022 CFL global draft took place on May 3, 2022. With the format being a snake draft, the Lions selected third in the odd-numbered rounds and seventh in the even-numbered rounds.

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality 1 3 Karlis Brauns DL Panthers Wrocław Latvia 2 16 Marcel Dabo DB Stuttgart Surge Germany 3 21 John-Levi Kruse FB Hamburg Sea Devils Germany

CFL national draft The 2022 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2022. The Lions had the third selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after recording the third-worst record in 2021. The Lions obtained another third-round pick after trading the rights for Sergio Castillo to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 3 Nathan Cherry DL Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK 2 12 Noah Zerr OL Saskatchewan Langenburg, SK 3 23 Joshua Archibald DL McGill Montreal, QC 3 29 Ryder Varga LB Regina Regina, SK 4 32 Adrian Greene DB Saint Mary's Toronto, ON 5 41 Riley Pickett DL Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK 6 50 Fredenick Eveillard WR Ottawa Gatineau, QC 7 59 John Metchie III WR Alabama Brampton, ON 8 68 Adam Wallace DL Ottawa North Bay, ON

Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A1 Sat, May 28 1:00 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders L 6–41 0–1 None McMahon Stadium 18,440 Recap B2 Fri, June 3 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–18 1–1 TSN BC Place Recap

Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 11 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 59–15 1–0 TSN BC Place 34,082 Recap 2 Bye 32 Sat, June 25 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 44–3 2–0 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 14,006 Recap 43 Thu, June 30 4:30 p.m. PDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 34–31 3–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 TD Place Stadium 20,132 Recap 54 Sat, July 9 4:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–43 3–1 TSN/ESPNews BC Place 17,603 Recap 6 Bye 75 Thu, July 21 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–12 4–1 TSN BC Place 16,155 Recap 86 Fri, Jul 29 6:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–17 5–1 TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 27,283 Recap 97 Sat, Aug 6 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 46–14 6–1 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 16,342 Recap 108 Sat, Aug 13 4:00 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders W 41–40 7–1 TSN McMahon Stadium 22,229 Recap 119 Fri, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. PDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 28–10 8–1 TSN Mosaic Stadium 28,442 Recap 1210 Fri, Aug 26 7:30 p.m. PDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–23 8–2 TSN/ESPNews BC Place 23,129 Recap 13 Bye 1411 Fri, Sept 9 4:30 p.m. PDT at Montreal Alouettes L 10–31 8–3 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 15,511 Recap 1512 Sat, Sept 17 4:00 p.m. PDT at Calgary Stampeders W 31–29 9–3 TSN McMahon Stadium 22,319 Recap 1613 Sat, Sept 24 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 11–25 9–4 TSN BC Place 19,323 Recap 1714 Fri, Sep 30 7:30 p.m. PDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 34–19 10–4 TSN/ESPN2 BC Place 17,069 Recap 1815 Sat, Oct 8 1:00 p.m. PDT at Toronto Argonauts L 20–23 10–5 TSN BMO Field 11,089 Recap 1916 Sat, Oct 15 7:00 p.m. PDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 40–32 11–5 TSN BC Place 24,280 Recap 2017 Fri, Oct 21 6:30 p.m. PDT at Edmonton Elks W 31–14 12–5 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,723 Recap 2118 Fri, Oct 28 5:30 p.m. PDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–24 12–6 TSN IG Field 23,685 Recap

Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms.

Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordWest Semi-Final Sun, Nov 6 1:30 p.m. PST vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–16 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BC Place 30,114 RecapWest Final Sun, Nov 13 1:30 p.m. PST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–28 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews IG Field 30,319 Recap

Games played with white uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster 2022 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen T G T C G/C T

Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DT DT DE DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS P K

Practice roster RB DB LB DB G DE T WR Injured list DB DT DE DB T/G G QB WR DT WR WR G

Suspended DB DT DE RB WR RB DE Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff BC Lions staff Front Office and Support Staff Owner – Amar Doman President and CEO – Rick LeLacheur Vice President, Business – George Chayka Chief Operating Officer – Duane Vienneau General Managers – Rick Campbell and Neil McEvoy Director of Football Operations – Neil McEvoy Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel – Ryan Rigmaiden Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Rob Ralph Video Coordinator – Derek Oswalt Head Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu Equipment Manager – Aaron Yeung Head Coaches Head Coach – Rick Campbell

Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks – Jordan Maksymic Receivers – Jason Tucker Offensive Line – Kelly Bates Offensive Assistant – Trysten Dyce

Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs – Ryan Phillips Defensive Line – John Bowman Linebackers – Travis Brown Defensive Assistant – Tanya Walter

Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Don Yanowsky

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