Lucas Cormier
| No. 19 Ottawa Redblacks | |
 Cormier with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024 | |
| Born: | May 7, 2001 Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| University | Mount Allison |
| High school | Tantramar Regional High |
| CFL draft | 2023, round: 2, pick: 10 |
| Drafted by | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2023–present | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career stats | |
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Lucas Cormier (born May 7, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
[edit]Cormier played U Sports football for the Mount Allison Mounties from 2019 to 2022.[1][2] After sitting out in 2020 due to the cancelled 2020 U Sports football season, he played in 21 games with the team where he had 74.5 tackles and nine interceptions while being named an AUS All-Star in all three seasons that he played.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Cormier was selected by the Ottawa Redblacks in the second round, 19th overall, of the 2023 CFL draft and became the second-highest drafted former Mountie player of all time, with Philippe Girard being drafted fifth overall in 1998 CFL draft.[3] Cormier then signed with the team on May 9, 2023.[3] Following training camp in 2023, he began the season on the injured list, but later made his professional debut on July 15, 2024, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[4] Cormier played in five games in his rookie year, spending time on bot the injured list and practice roster, where he had one defensive tackle and four special teams tackles.[4]
Entering the 2024 season, the Redblacks asked Cormier to add 20 pounds as they looked to inset him at linebacker.[5] He made the opening day active roster and played in the first eight games before suffering a foot injury in week 10 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[6][7] He returned in week 20 where he injured his hand and sat out the last game of the season.[6] Cormier played in nine regular season games where he recorded two defensive tackles and five special teams tackles.[4][7] He returned to make his post-season debut where he had one special teams tackle in the East Semi-Final loss to the Toronto Argonauts.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lucas Cormier". Mount Allison Mounties. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 CFL Draft profiles: Mount Allison's hometown hero Lucas Cormier ready to be 'big city' DB". 3DownNation. May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Redblacks sign 2023 CFL Draft class". Ottawa Redblacks. May 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lucas Cormier". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "BEEFING UP: Redblacks Lucas Cormier adds 20 pounds and grows in his role as leader". Ottawa Citizen. May 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "WHAT NOW?: Do Redblacks risk more injuries in "meaningless" regular season finale vs Ticats?". Ottawa Citizen. October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "CFL Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts vs Ottawa Redblacks". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ottawa Redblacks bio
Media related to Lucas Cormier at Wikimedia Commons
