The 2024 Edmonton Elks season was the 66th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 75th overall. The Elks improved upon their 4–14 record from 2023, but were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.
The team's 2024 season was scheduled to be the third consecutive under head coach and general manager, Chris Jones. However, after beginning the season 0–5, Jones was fired and Jarious Jackson was named interim head coach while Geroy Simon was named interim general manager.
The franchise came under private ownership in August when longtime season ticket holder Larry Thompson purchased the team.
The Edmonton Elks drew an average home attendance of 20,499 in 2024.
Offseason CFL global draft The 2024 CFL global draft took place on April 30. The Elks had two picks in the draft, selecting first in each round.
Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 1 Eteva Mauga-Clements LB Nebraska 2 10 David Olajiga DL Central Missouri
CFL national draft The 2024 CFL draft took place on April 30. The Elks had nine selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks, the team selected first in each round of the draft, including the first overall selection, after finishing last in the 2023 league standings.
Round Pick Player Position University team Hometown 1 1 Joel Dublanko LB Cincinnati Aberdeen, WA 2 10 D. K. Bonhomme LB South Alabama Ottawa, ON 2 18 Bradley Hladik TE British Columbia Vernon, BC 3 21 Olivier Muembi LB Queen's Hamilton, ON 4 30 Jaxon Morkin OL Windsor Windsor, ON 4 31 Vincent Blanchard K Laval Quebec City, QC 7 57 Evan Anseeuw OL York Walsingham, ON 7 63 Patrick Lavoie OL Carleton Gatineau, QC 8 66 Jacob Spencer DL Saginaw Valley State Brantford, ON
Broadcasting In April 2024, CHAH announced that it would broadcast a regular schedule of Elks games with commentary in Punjabi beginning in the 2024 season, under a multi-year agreement with the team. The team had previously collaborated with CHAH to broadcast a game in Punjabi in July 2023, marking the first-ever professional football broadcast in the language in North America.
Preseason Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B 1 Sat, May 25 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 27–28 0–1 CFL+ Commonwealth Stadium N/A Recap C 2 Fri, May 31 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 9–26 0–2 TSN BC Place N/A Recap
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Sat, June 8 2:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–29 0–1 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 20,681 Recap 2 2 Fri, June 14 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 20–23 0–2 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 15,790 Recap 3 3 Sat, June 22 5:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts L 36–39 0–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BMO Field 10,857 Recap 4 4 Thu, June 27 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 21–24 0–4 TSN BC Place 19,016 Recap 5 Bye 6 5 Sun, July 14 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 34–37 0–5 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 18,362 Recap 7 6 Fri, July 19 5:00 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks L 14–20 0–6 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,437 Recap 8 7 Sun, July 28 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 28–44 0–7 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 17,079 Recap 9 8 Sat, Aug 3 5:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 42–31 1–7 TSN/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 29,655 Recap 10 9 Sun, Aug 11 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 33–16 2–7 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 18,447 Recap 11 10 Sat, Aug 17 5:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 47–22 3–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 20,092 Recap 12 11 Sun, Aug 25 5:00 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes L 17–21 3–8 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 19,048 Recap 13 12 Mon, Sept 2 4:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders W 35–20 4–8 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 28,467 Recap 14 13 Sat, Sept 7 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 37–16 5–8 TSN/RDS Commonwealth Stadium 32,144 Recap 15 Bye 16 14 Sat, Sept 21 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–27 5–9 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 22,605 Recap 17 15 Fri, Sept 27 6:00 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–55 5–10 TSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 18 16 Sat, Oct 5 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 24–28 5–11 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 24,317 Recap 19 17 Sat, Oct 12 1:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders W 23–18 6–11 CTV McMahon Stadium 21,185 Recap 20 Bye 21 18 Fri, Oct 25 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 31–30 (OT) 7–11 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 15,069 Recap
Notes Week 1 vs Edmonton was originally scheduled for 5:00 pm MDT but was pushed up to 2:00 pm MDT to avoid conflict with game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final involving the Edmonton Oilers at 6:00 pm MDT.
Roster 2024 Edmonton Elks final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G C/G T C G G/T
Defensive linemen DE DT DT/DE DE DE DT DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K LS P
Practice roster G RB K DB DB SB DE
Suspended list T T RB T Injured list DT DT K QB LB SB WR SB FB DB T LB WR DE SB LB G DE Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player
Coaching staff Edmonton Elks staff Front office Owner – Larry Thompson Interim President and CEO – Rick LeLacheur Interim General Manager – Geroy Simon Manager of Football Operations – Shahbaz Dhillon Canadian Scouting – Frantz Clarkson Video Coordinator – Shaylee Foord
Head coach Interim Head Coach – Jarious Jackson Assistant Head Coach – Jason Shivers
Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks– Jarious Jackson Pass Game Coordinator and Receivers – Markus Howell Run Game Coordinator and Offensive Line – Stephen Sorrells Running backs – Albert Poree Assistant Offensive Line – Takoby Cofield Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jason Shivers Defensive Line – Almondo Sewell Linebacker – Ameer Ismail Defensive Backs – Markus Klund Defensive Assistant – Aaron Grymes
Special teams coach Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Scheper
Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach – Erin Craig
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