The 2025 Ottawa Redblacks season was the 11th season for the team since re-entering the Canadian Football League in 2014. The Redblacks were unable to qualify for the playoffs after being eliminated from post-season contention in Week 18 following their loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The team finished with a 4–14 record and finished last in the overall league standings.

The 2025 CFL season was the third full season for Bob Dyce as head coach and the fourth season for Shawn Burke as general manager.

The Redblacks drew an average home attendance of 18,136, the eighth 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 Redblacks had two selections in the draft, holding the fifth pick in each round.

Round Pick Player Position School Nationality 1 5 Callum Eddings K/P Stephen F. Austin 2 14 James Burnip P Alabama

CFL national draft The 2025 CFL draft took place on April 29, 2025. The Redblacks had seven selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team selected fifth in each round of the draft after finishing fifth in the 2024 league standings.

Round Pick Player Position School Hometown 1 3 Keelan White WR Montana North Vancouver, BC 2 12 Samuel Carson OL Louisiana–Monroe Calgary, AB 4 33 Muftah Ageli DL Northwestern Oklahoma State Windsor, ON 5 42 Eric Cumberbatch DB Ottawa Alexandria, ON 6 51 Ethan Jordan WR Wilfrid Laurier Chatham, ON 7 60 Jayden Griffiths LB Wilfrid Laurier Mississauga, ON 8 68 King Ambers DB East Texas A&M Pickering, ON

Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 24 4:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 23–7 1–0 RDS Molson Stadium 13,098 Recap C2 Fri, May 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 16–24 1–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 17,820 Recap

Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Thu, June 5 9:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–31 0–1 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Mosaic Stadium 25,973 Recap 22 Fri, June 13 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 18–39 0–2 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 21,441 Recap 33 Sat, June 21 4:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders W 20–12 1–2 TSN/RDS/CBSSN McMahon Stadium 16,584 Recap 44 Sun, June 29 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–29 1–3 TSN/RDS Info/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 17,700 Recap 55 Sun, July 6 7:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks L 33–39 1–4 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 16,588 Recap 66 Sat, July 12 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 20–23 1–5 TSN/CTV/RDS Tim Hortons Field 22,913 Recap 77 Sun, July 20 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–30 1–6 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 15,054 Recap 8 Bye 98 Thu, July 31 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 31–11 2–6 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 16,115 Recap 109 Sat, Aug 9 3:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 46–42 3–6 TSN/CTV/RDS/CBSSN BMO Field 13,297 Recap 1110 Thu, Aug 14 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 27–30 3–7 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Princess Auto Stadium 32,343 Recap 1211 Fri, Aug 22 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks L 20–30 3–8 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 17,469 Recap 13 Bye 1412 Fri, Sept 5 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 34–33 4–8 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 16,267 Recap 1513 Fri, Sept 12 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 27–38 4–9 TSN/RDS/CBSSN BC Place 19,803 Recap 1614 Sat, Sept 20 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–26 4–10 TSN/CTV/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,033 Recap 17 Bye 1815 Fri, Oct 3 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–20 4–11 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 18,250 Recap 1916 Mon, Oct 13 1:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 10–30 4–12 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Molson Stadium 23,035 Recap 2017 Sat, Oct 18 3:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 28–39 4–13 TSN/CTV/RDS TD Place Stadium 20,897 Recap 2118 Fri, Oct 24 7:00 p.m. EDT at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–35 4–14 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 22,030 Recap

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

Roster 2025 Ottawa Redblacks final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

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

Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DT DT/DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS P/K K

Practice roster DB RB DE WR DT WR WR T LB DE T DB Injured list DB G QB DB LB DB DB WR LB DE T/G DT/DE DE T LB DB DB DE C DB Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Roster, 20 Injured, 12 PracticeRoster updated 2025-10-23 • Depth chart • Transactions

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 Assistant Director of US Scouting & Football Operations – Philippe Moreau Senior Personnel Executive – Drew Allemang Director of Football Operations – Joe Panessidi Video Coordinator – Braun Gheller Equipment Manager – Drew McCormick

Head Coaches Head Coach – Bob Dyce Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers – Deion Melvin

Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tommy Condell Offensive Line – Mike Gibson Receivers – Nate Taylor Running Backs – Josh Sacobie Coaching Assistant – Isaiah Johns Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – William Fields Defensive Line – Kai Ellis Defensive Backs – Myron Lewis

Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Rick Campbell

Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Erin Craig

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