Cyrille Hogan-Saindon

Cyrille Hogan-Saindon
Hogan-Saindon with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023
No. 59 – Montreal Alouettes
PositionOffensive lineman
Roster statusActive
CFL statusNational
Personal information
Born (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
UniversityLaval
CFL draft2022: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Career history
Stats at CFL.ca

Cyrille Hogan-Saindon (born August 6, 1997) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Hogan-Saindon played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2017 to 2021, but did not play in a game until 2021.[1][2][3] As a member of the powerhouse program that had won a Vanier Cup in 2018, he was buried on the depth chart behind other teammates.[2] As he was about to earn playing time in 2020, but the 2020 U Sports football season was instead cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Hogan-Saindon then not only played in his first game in August 2021, but also started the game at centre.[2] He was named an RSEQ All-Star at the end of the 2021 season.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)
301 lb
(137 kg)
5.49 s4.81 s7.68 s27.5 in
(0.70 m)
8 ft 1 in
(2.46 m)
26 reps
All values from CFL Combine[4]

Ottawa Redblacks

Hogan-Saindon was ranked as the 18th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL draft.[5] He was then drafted with the 11th overall pick, in the second round, by the Ottawa Redblacks, and signed with the team on May 10, 2022.[6] Following training camp in 2022 season, Hogan-Saindon made the team's active roster and made his professional debut on June 10, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as a backup offensive lineman.[7] Four weeks later, he made his first career start on July 8, 2022, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[7][8] He played in all 18 regular season games that season, starting in three.[8]

In 2023, Hogan-Saindon earned a starting position following training camp and played and started in 18 regular season games.[9] He also had his first career reception when he caught a deflected pass for three yards on July 28, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[10] In 2024, he played in nine regular season games. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.[11][12]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 11, 2025, it was announced that Hogan-Saindon had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon". Laval Rouge et Or. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon dans la liste finale des meilleurs espoirs du repechage 2022 de la LCF" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. April 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon, une passion du football qui ne voulait pas mourir" (in French). CBC Radio. May 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon CFL Combine Results". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022". Canadian Football League. April 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Redblacks sign 2022 draft class". Ottawa Redblacks. May 10, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Game Notes" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "2023 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ Baines, Tim (July 28, 2023). "No magic this time, Ottawa Redblacks stopped short in loss to Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  11. ↑ "Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Als bring Cyrille Hogan-Saindon back to Quebec". Montreal Alouettes. February 11, 2025.
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