The 2023 Ottawa Redblacks season was the ninth season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 18 loss to the Montreal Alouettes. This was the fourth straight season that the Redblacks had failed to qualify for the post-season.
The 2023 CFL season was the second season for Shawn Burke as general manager. After Bob Dyce served as the interim head coach to end the 2022 season, this was his first full season as the team's head coach.
Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Redblacks had the first selection in both rounds.
Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 1 Blessman Ta’ala DL Hawaii American Samoa 2 10 Lucas Lavin OL Chattanooga Sweden
CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Redblacks had ten selections in the eight-round draft. The team had the first selection in each round of the draft after finishing last in the 2022 league standings (losing the tie-breaker to the Edmonton Elks), not including traded picks. This was the first time that Ottawa selected first overall since the 2015 CFL draft.
Notably, the team acquired additional second-round and third-round selections after trading the rights to Woodly Appolon to the Edmonton Elks and Terry Williams to the BC Lions. The Redblacks also traded their fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for Nick Arbuckle. The team also upgraded their eighth-round selection to another seventh-round selection after trading Llevi Noel to the Elks.
Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 1 Dontae Bull OL Fresno State Victoria, BC 2 10 Lucas Cormier DB Mount Allison Sackville, NB 2 12 James Peter LB Ottawa Ottawa, ON 2 Daniel Oladejo WR Ottawa Ottawa, ON 3 19 Aidan John DL St. Mary's Halifax, NS 3 25 Josh White LB Regina Regina, SK 5 37 Daniel Perry WR Saskatchewan Calgary, AB 6 46 Quintin Seguin DL Charleston Southern Windsor, ON 7 55 Alexander Fedchun DL St. Francis Xavier Calgary, AB 7 58 Amlicar Polk RB Ottawa Ottawa, ON
Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Fri, May 26 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 21–22 0–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,802 Recap C2 Thu, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 34–23 1–1 None Alumni Stadium N/A Recap
Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season
Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Sat, June 10 7:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 12–19 0–1 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,865 Recap 22 Thu, June 15 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 15–26 0–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,251 Recap 3 Bye 43 Fri, June 30 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks W 26–7 1–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,145 Recap 54 Sat, July 8 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–21 1–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,331 Recap 65 Sat, July 15 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–28 2–3 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,144 Recap 76 Sun, July 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders W 43–41 3–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 21,226 Recap 87 Fri, July 28 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–16 3–4 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 19,243 Recap 98 Sun, Aug 6 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–26 3–5 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 26,625 Recap 109 Sun, Aug 13 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 31–44 3–6 TSN/RDS BMO Field 12,796 Recap 1110 Sat, Aug 19 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–25 3–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,475 Recap 1211 Sun, Aug 27 7:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks L 20–30 3–8 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 23,825 Recap 13 Bye 1412 Fri, Sept 8 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–27 3–9 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 18,004 Recap 1513 Sat, Sept 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 37–41 3–10 TSN/RDS2 BC Place 20,403 Recap 1614 Fri, Sept 22 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 36–28 4–10 TSN/RDS/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 19,647 Recap 1715 Sat, Sept 30 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–32 4–11 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,464 Recap 1816 Mon, Oct 9 1:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 3–29 4–12 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 20,664 Recap 1917 Sat, Oct 14 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 27–40 4–13 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 13,888 Recap 20 Bye 2118 Sat, Oct 28 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 22–27 4–14 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium Recap
Games played with white uniforms. Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms.
Roster 2023 Ottawa Redblacks final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T T C G C G
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS K P/K
Practice roster QB DT WR LB T DT DB RB T Injured list QB DB DB LB SB RB DB T DB WR G WR DE DB DB WR QB T DE LB K Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player
Coaching staff Ottawa Redblacks staff Front office Owner – Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) Chief Executive Officer – Mark Goudie General Manager – Shawn Burke Assistant General Manager – Jeremy Snyder Director of Pro Personnel – Brendan Taman Director of Canadian Scouting & Football Analytics – Chad Hudson Pro/College Scout – Philippe Moreau Video Coordinator – Braun Gheller
Head Coaches Head Coach – Bob Dyce Assistant Head Coach – Khari Jones
Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Khari Jones Offensive Line – Paul Charbonneau Receivers – Travis Moore Running Backs – Nate Taylor Offensive Quality Control – Nadia Doucoure Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Barron Miles Defensive Line and Run Game Coordinator – Mike Phair Linebackers – Patrick Bourgon Defensive Backs – Jykine Bradley
Special teams coaches Special Teams Coach – Cory McDiarmid
Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Nick Mercuri
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