Max Charbonneau

Max Charbonneau
Profile
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born (1999-08-19) August 19, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
UniversityOttawa
CFL draft2023: 8th round, 71st overall pick
Career history
2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2024Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • Second-team All-Canadian (2023)
  • President Award winner 2023 (defensive player of the year OUA)
Stats at CFL.ca

Max Charbonneau (born August 19, 1999) is a Canadian professional football linebacker. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Charbonneau played U Sports football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees from 2018 to 2023.[1][2] He played in 36 games over five seasons with the team where he had 115.5 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[1] He was named a Second-team All-Canadian in his final season, in 2023.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m)
224 lb
(102 kg)
4.85 s4.43 s7.46 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)
9 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(2.86 m)
13 reps
All values from CFL Combine[3]

Charbonneau was drafted in the eighth round, 71st overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2023 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 5, 2023.[4] He attended training camp with the team, but returned to the Gee-Gees to finish his U Sports eligibility.[2] He then re-signed with the Blue Bombers on November 28, 2023.[5]

Following training camp in 2024, Charbonneau made the team's active roster and had his professional debut on June 7, 2024, against the Montreal Alouettes.[2][6] He played in 12 regular season games where he had seven special teams tackles.[2][6] He did not play in the West Final, but he made his post-season debut in the 111th Grey Cup where the Blue Bombers lost to the Toronto Argonauts.[2][7] He was released in the following offseason on April 22, 2025 due to a career ending injury. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Max Charbonneau". Ottawa Gee-Gees. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Max Charbonneau". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Max Charbonneau CFL Combine Results". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bombers sign five 2023 CFL Draft picks". Canadian Football League. May 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Transactions". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "111th Grey Cup notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers release Canadian LB Max Charbonneau". 3DownNation. Retrieved April 22, 2025.