The 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). It was the club's 113th year overall, and its 106th season of play. The Roughriders were eliminated from post-season contention on October 22, 2022, following a loss to the Calgary Stampeders. The Roughriders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2016. The 2022 CFL season was the third season under head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day.

Offseason

CFL global draft The 2022 CFL global draft took place on May 3, 2022. The Roughriders selected fifth in each round of the snake draft.

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality 1 5 Jordan Genmark Heath LB California, Los Angeles Sweden 2 14 Lukas Ruoss LB Bemidji State Switzerland 3 23 Maceo Beard-Aigret DB Potsdam Royals France

CFL national draft The 2022 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2022. The Roughriders had the seventh selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the West Final and finishing second in the 2021 league standings.

Round Pick Player Position University team Hometown 1 7 Samuel Emilus WR Louisiana Tech Montreal, QC 2 16 Zack Fry OL Western Ontario London, ON 3 27 Diego Alatorre Montoya OL British Columbia Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Mexico 4 36 Tommy Bringi LB Wilfrid Laurier London, ON 5 45 Tristan Fleury DB McGill Deux-Montagnes, QC 6 54 Jayden Dalke DE Alberta Leduc, AB 7 63 Zach Herzog DB Hillsdale Windsor, ON 8 72 Riley Boersma WR Regina Cambridge, ON

Preseason

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Tues, May 31 6:30 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–25 0–1 TSN Mosaic Stadium N/A Recap2 Fri, June 3 8:00 p.m. CST at BC Lions L 18–20 0–2 TSN BC Place N/A Recap

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule The Roughriders played in a neutral site game against the Toronto Argonauts who was the home team for their Week 6 match-up. It was confirmed on March 24, 2022, that the game would be played in Wolfville, Nova Scotia at Raymond Field as part of the Touchdown Atlantic series. Due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the home game against the Argonauts was rescheduled from July 23 to July 24.

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 11 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–13 1–0 TSN Mosaic Stadium 28,216 Recap 22 Sat, June 18 7:30 p.m. CST at Edmonton Elks W 26–16 2–0 TSN/ESPNews Commonwealth Stadium 23,121 Recap 33 Thu, June 23 5:30 p.m. CST at Montreal Alouettes L 13–37 2–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,027 Recap 44 Sat, July 2 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Montreal Alouettes W 41–20 3–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 27,717 Recap 55 Fri, July 8 7:30 p.m. CST vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 28–13 4–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 26,685 Recap 66 Sat, July 16 12:00 p.m. CST at Toronto Argonauts L 24–30 4–2 TSN/RDS Raymond Field 10,886 Recap 77 Sun, July 24 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Toronto Argonauts L 21–31 4–3 TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 27,134 Recap 88 Fri, July 29 7:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions L 17–32 4–4 TSN/ESPN2 Mosaic Stadium 27,283 Recap 9 Bye 109 Sat, Aug 13 8:00 p.m. CST at Edmonton Elks W 34–23 5–4 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 25,351 Recap 1110 Fri, Aug 19 8:00 p.m. CST vs. BC Lions L 10–28 5–5 TSN Mosaic Stadium 28,442 Recap 1211 Fri, Aug 26 8:30 p.m. CST at BC Lions W 23–16 6–5 TSN/ESPNews BC Place 23,129 Recap 13‖ 12 ‖ Sun, Sep 4 4:00 p.m. CST vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–20 6–6 TSN Mosaic Stadium 33,350 Recap 1413 Sat, Sept 10 3:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–54 6–7 TSN/RDS2 IG Field 33,234 Recap 1514 Fri, Sept 16 7:30 p.m. CST vs. Edmonton Elks L 24–26 6–8 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,000 Recap 16 Bye 1715 Fri, Sep 30 6:00 p.m. CST at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–31 6–9 TSN/RDS2 IG Field 33,234 Recap 1816 Fri, Oct 7 5:30 p.m. CST at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–18 6–10 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 21,456 Recap 19 Bye 2017 Sat, Oct 22 5:00 p.m. CST vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–32 6–11 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,192 Recap 2118 Sat, Oct 29 6:00 p.m. CST at Calgary Stampeders L 10–36 6–12 TSN McMahon Stadium 25,179 Recap

Games played with primary home uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with retro alternate uniforms.

Roster 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C/G C G/C G T G/T T

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DT DT DE DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K P/K

Practice roster G LB LB T QB DT K G T Injured List T DT DE QB S LB WR DB RB LB WR DE RB DE WR DB DB SB LB SB LB LB SB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player

Coaching staff Saskatchewan Roughriders staff Front office President and ceo – Craig Reynolds General manager and vice president of football operations – Jeremy O'Day Assistant general manager – Paul Jones Assistant general manager – Kyle Carson Football operations manager – Jordan Greenly Football operations coordinator – Chase Pelletier Director of athletic therapy – Ivan Gutfriend Manager of equipment – Gordon Gilroy

Head coaches Head coach – Craig Dickenson

Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jason Maas Offensive line and run game coordinator – Stephen Sorrells Receivers – Travis Moore Running backs – Kelly Jeffrey Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jason Shivers Defensive line – Ben Olson Linebackers – Deion Melvin Defensive backs – Marcus Klund

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kent Maugeri

Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Clinton Spencer

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