The 2025 Edmonton Elks season was the 67th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 76th overall. The Elks were eliminated from post-season contention for the fifth consecutive season following their loss to the BC Lions in week 20.
The team's 2025 season featured a new permanent head coach, general manager, and president, after Jarious Jackson, Geroy Simon, and Rick LeLacheur finished the 2024 season in interim roles. On October 30, 2024, it was announced that Chris Morris had been named president and CEO for the Elks. On November 19, 2024, the team announced that Ed Hervey had been hired as the team's general manager. Finally, on December 2, 2024, the Elks announced that Mark Kilam had been named head coach for the team.
The Edmonton Elks drew an average home attendance of 19,050, the 7th highest of all Canadian football teams in the world.
Offseason CFL global draft The 2025 CFL global draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Elks had two selections in the draft, holding the third pick in each round.
Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 3 Richard Jibunor LB Troy 2 12 Alex Raich LB Kansas
CFL national draft The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Elks had seven selections in the eight-round draft after forfeiting their first-round and eighth-round picks, but acquiring a third-round pick in a trade. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected third in each round of the draft, after finishing seventh in the 2024 league standings.
Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 2 10 Darien Newell DL Queen's Brampton, ON 3 22 Skyler Griffith TE British Columbia Winnipeg, MB 3 24 Isaiah Knight RB British Columbia Ottawa, ON 4 31 Silas Hubert DL Queen's Hastings, ON 5 40 Domenico Piazza OL McGill Mercier, QC 6 49 Daniel Hocevar OL Guelph Stoney Creek, ON 7 58 Kolby Hurford WR Alberta Redwater, AB
Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B 1 Sat, May 24 7:30 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 4–31 0–1 CFL+ McMahon Stadium 15,531 Recap C 2 Fri, May 30 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions W 20–19 1–1 CFL+ Commonwealth Stadium 12,769 Recap
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Sat, June 7 8:00 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 14–31 0–1 TSN/CBSSN BC Place 52,837 Recap 2 Bye 3 2 Thu, June 19 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 28–38 0–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 14,389 Recap 4 3 Thu, June 26 6:30 p.m. MDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–36 0–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 5 4 Sun, July 6 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 39–33 1–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 16,588 Recap 6 5 Sun, July 13 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. BC Lions L 14–32 1–4 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 17,559 Recap 7 Bye 8 6 Fri, July 25 7:00 p.m. MDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–21 1–5 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,933 Recap 9 7 Sat, Aug 2 1:00 p.m. MDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–28 1–6 TSN/CTV Commonwealth Stadium 18,337 Recap 10 8 Fri, Aug 8 5:30 p.m. MDT at Montreal Alouettes W 23–22 2–6 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,525 Recap 11 9 Fri, Aug 15 7:00 p.m. MDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 28–20 3–6 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 16,526 Recap 12 10 Fri, Aug 22 5:30 p.m. MDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 30–20 4–6 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 17,469 Recap 13 11 Mon, Sept 1 4:00 p.m. MDT at Calgary Stampeders L 7–28 4–7 TSN/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 27,764 Recap 14 12 Sat, Sept 6 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–19 5–7 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,365 Recap 15 13 Sat, Sept 13 1:00 p.m. MDT at Toronto Argonauts L 30–31 5–8 TSN/CTV BMO Field 14,742 Recap 16 14 Sat, Sept 20 5:00 p.m. MDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 27–29 5–9 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 22,114 Recap 17 15 Sat, Sept 27 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–25 6–9 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 30,053 Recap 18 Bye 19 16 Sat, Oct 11 5:00 p.m. MDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–20 7–9 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 15,013 Recap 20 17 Fri, Oct 17 8:30 p.m. MDT at BC Lions L 24–37 7–10 TSN BC Place 26,308 Recap 21 18 Fri, Oct 24 7:30 p.m. MDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–20 7–11 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 14,621 Recap
Roster 2025 Edmonton Elks final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C/G T G/T T G/C G C/T G
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DE DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K LS P
Practice roster WR DB P WR DT LB QB
Suspended list WR QB DB Injured list LB OL DT LB DB DT DT WR DT SB P FB FB DE DE WR WR DB LB LB SB DE DB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player
Coaching staff Edmonton Elks staff Front office Owner – Larry Thompson President and CEO – Chris Morris General Manager – Ed Hervey Senior Assistant General Manager – Spencer Zimmerman Direct of U.S. Scouting – Spencer Boehm Direct of Canadian Scouting – Rich Massaro Direct of Football Operations – Nick Pelletier
Head coach Head Coach – Mark Kilam Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Jordan Maksymic
Offensive coaches Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator – Stephen Sorrells Running Backs and Offensive Assistant – Trysten Dyce Receivers – Jason Tucker Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers – J. C. Sherritt Defensive Backs – Aaron Grymes Defensive Assistant – Demetrious Maxie Defensive Quality Control – Danny Nesbitt
Special teams coach Special Teams Coordinator – Demetrious Maxie Special Teams Assistant – Des Catellier
Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach – Alex Salterio
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