The hulking O’Brien was an Atlantic University Sport all-star offensive guard for the Mount Allison Mounties football team last fall. O’Brien played well enough to earn an invitation to the Canadian Football League’s eastern regional combine, which had been set for Montreal last month. Straight up math, there are roughly 30 spots for non-national combine participants.”Indeed, recent draft history supports his contention, as there were 26 regional combine attendees drafted in 2019, another 26 in 2018 and 28 in 2017. The league aggregates those numbers to determine which players will be invited directly to the national combine, usually held in Toronto in March. CFL football operations staff members also speak to U Sports and Canadian Junior Football League coaches to ensure all top prospects get a look.

Source: National Post April 01, 2020 18:45 UTC