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Active players

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Player Position Team(s) Birthplace
Eli Ankou Nose tackle Jacksonville Jaguars (2017–2019)
Dallas Cowboys (2020)
Tennessee Titans (2021)
Buffalo Bills (2021–2023)
Atlanta Falcons (2023)
Buffalo Bills (2023–present) 		Ottawa, ON
Matthew Bergeron Offensive lineman Atlanta Falcons (2023–present) Victoriaville, PQ
Chase Brown Running back Cincinnati Bengals (2023–present) London, ON
Sydney Brown Safety Philadelphia Eagles (2023–present) London, ON
Tevaughn Campbell Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers (2019–2021)
Jacksonville Jaguars (2022–present) 		Scarborough, ON
Chase Claypool Wide receiver Pittsburgh Steelers (2020–2022)
Chicago Bears (2022–2023)
Miami Dolphins (2023)
Buffalo Bills (2024–present) 		Abbotsford, BC
Christian Covington Defensive tackle Houston Texans (2015–2018)
Dallas Cowboys (2019–2020)
Cincinnati Bengals (2020)
Los Angeles Chargers (2021–present)
 Vancouver, BC
Neville Gallimore Defensive tackle Dallas Cowboys (2020–present) Ottawa, ON
N'Keal Harry Wide receiver/Tight end New England Patriots (2019–2022)
Chicago Bears (2022)
Minnesota Vikings (2023–present) 		Toronto, ON
Michael Hoecht Defensive lineman Los Angeles Rams (2020–present) Oakville, ON
Jevon Holland Safety Miami Dolphins (2021–present) Coquitlam, BC
Chuba Hubbard Running back Carolina Panthers (2021–present) Edmonton, AB
Alaric Jackson Offensive lineman Los Angeles Rams (2021–present) Windsor, ON
Nikola Kalinic Fullback Indianapolis Colts (2022)
Los Angeles Rams (2023–present) 		Toronto, ON
Deane Leonard Cornerback Los Angeles Chargers (2022–present) Calgary, AB
Jesse Luketa Linebacker Arizona Cardinals (2022–present) Edmonton, AB
John Metchie Wide receiver Houston Texans (2022–present) Taiwan
Carter O'Donnell Offensive lineman Arizona Cardinals (2023–present) Calgary, AB
Josh Palmer Wide receiver Los Angeles Chargers (2021–present) Brampton, ON
Tavius Robinson Linebacker Baltimore Ravens (2023–present) Guelph, ON
Nathan Shepherd Defensive tackle New York Jets (2018–2022)
New Orleans Saints (2023–present) 		Ajax, ON
Dakoda Shepley Offensive lineman San Francisco 49ers (2020–2021)
Seattle Seahawks (2021)
Dallas Cowboys (2022–present) 		Windsor, ON
Sidy Sow Offensive lineman New England Patriots (2023–present) Granby, PQ
Benjamin St-Juste Cornerback Washington Commanders (2021–present) Montreal, PQ
Jonathan Sutherland Safety Seattle Seahawks (2023–present) Ottawa, ON
Brent Urban Defensive end Baltimore Ravens (2014–2018)
Tennessee Titans (2019)
Chicago Bears (2019–2020)
Dallas Cowboys (2021)
Baltimore Ravens (2022–present) 		Mississauga, ON
Luiji Vilain Linebacker Minnesota Vikings (2022–2023)
Carolina Panthers (2023–present) 		Ottawa, ON
Jared Wayne Wide receiver Houston Texans (2023–present) Peterborough, ON

All time

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This is a list of Canadians, who have played at least one regular season game in the National Football League.

Player Debut season Final season Birthplace
Vince Abbott 1987 1988 London, England
Mehdi Abdesmad 2016 2016 Montreal, Quebec
Zenon Andrusyshyn 1978 1978 Günzburg, Germany
Eli Ankou 2017 Present Ottawa, Ontario
Oshiomogho Atogwe 2005 2011 Windsor, Ontario
Antony Auclair 2017 2020 Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec
Ian Beckles 1990 1998 Montreal, Quebec
Brian Belway 1987 1987 Ottawa, Ontario
Mitch Berger 1994 2009 Kamloops, British Columbia
Matthew Bergeron 2023 Present Victoriaville, Quebec
Tim Biakabutuka 1996 2001 Kinshasa, Congo
Christo Bilukidi 2012 2014 Angola
Brett Boyko 2017 2017 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Chase Brown 2023 Present London, Ontario
Doug Brown 1998 1999 New Westminster, British Columbia
Sydney Brown 2023 Present London, Ontario
Jim Bryant 1920 1920 Toronto, Ontario
Nate Burleson 2003 2013 Calgary, Alberta
Tevaughn Campbell 2019 Present Scarborough, Ontario
Kerry Carter 2003 2004 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Gene Ceppetelli 1968 1969 Sudbury, Ontario
Gordy Ceresino 1979 1979 Thunder Bay, Ontario
Stefan Charles 2013 2016 Oshawa, Ontario
Randy Chevrier 2001 2001 St. Leonard, Quebec
Steve Christie 1990 2004 Oakville, Ontario
Ken Clark 1979 1979 Southampton, England
Chase Claypool 2020 Present Abbotsford, British Columbia
Colin Cole 2004 2015 Toronto, Ontario
Austin Collie 2009 2013 Hamilton, Ontario
Christian Covington 2015 2020 Vancouver, British Columbia
Bill Crawford 1960 1960 New Westminster, British Columbia
Tyrone Crawford 2012 2020 Windsor, Ontario
Justin Cross 1982 1986 Montreal, Quebec
Hec Cyre 1926 1928 Riviere Qui Barre, Alberta
J. P. Darche 2000 2008 Montreal, Quebec
Jason David 2004 2008 Edmonton, Alberta
Clifton Dawson 2007 2008 Scarborough, Ontario
Dahrran Diedrick 2004 2004 St. Anne's, Jamaica
Dean Dorsey 1988 1988 Toronto, Ontario
Paul Duhart 1944 1945 Montreal, Quebec
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif 2014 2021 Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Hicham El-Mashtoub 1995 1996 Lebanon
Mohammed Elewonibi 1992 1995 Lagos, Nigeria
Daniel Federkeil 2006 2009 Medicine Hat, Alberta
Bill Fiedler 1938 1938 Newcastle, Ontario
Brian Forde 1988 1991 Montreal, Quebec
David Foucault 2014 2014 La Salle, Quebec
Orlando Franklin 2011 2017 Kingston, Jamaica
Brian Fryer 1976 1976 Edmonton, Alberta
Neville Gallimore 2020 Present Ottawa, Ontario
Roy Gerela 1969 1979 Sarrail, Alberta
Sam Giguere 2009 2009 Sherbrooke, Quebec
Rick Goltz 1987 1987 Vancouver, British Columbia
Andrew Greene 1995 1998 Kingston, Jamaica
Cory Greenwood 2010 2012 Kingston, Ontario
Hal Griggs 1926 1926 Toronto, Ontario
Cecil Hare 1941 1946 Glenbush, Saskatchewan
Ray Hare 1940 1946 North Battleford, Saskatchewan
N'Keal Harry 2019 Present Toronto, Ontario
Harald Hasselbach 1994 2000 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bill Hitchcock 1991 1994 Kirkland, Quebec
Michael Hoecht 2020 Present Oakville, Ontario
Jevon Holland 2021 Present Coquitlam, British Columbia
Bill Howell 1929 1929 Bath, Ontario
Chuba Hubbard 2021 Present Edmonton, Alberta
Tommy Hughitt 1920 1924 Genoa, British Columbia
Ryan Hunter 2019 2019 North Bay, Ontario
Israel Idonije 2004 2013 Lagos, Nigeria
Hank Ilesic 1989 1989 Edmonton, Alberta
Alaric Jackson 2021 Present Windsor, Ontario
Riall Johnson 2001 2003 White Rock, British Columbia
Teyo Johnson 2003 2005 White Rock, British Columbia
Brett Jones 2016 2020 Weyburn, Saskatchewan
T. J. Jones 2015 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nick Kaczur 2005 2009 Brantford, Ontario
Nikola Kalinic 2022 2022 Toronto, Ontario
Tommy Kane 1988 1992 Montreal, Quebec
Alain Kashama 2004 2005 Democratic Republic of Congo
Jerry Kauric 1990 1990 Windsor, Ontario
Allan Kennedy 1981 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia
Markus Koch 1986 1991 Niedermarsberg, Germany
Mike Kostiuk 1941 1945 Krydor, Saskatchewan
Joe Krol 1945 1945 Hamilton, Ontario
Art Kuehn 1976 1983 Victoria, British Columbia
Mike Labinjo 2004 2005 Toronto, Ontario
L. P. Ladouceur 2005 2020 Montreal, Quebec
Grenny Lansdell 1940 1940 Victoria, British Columbia
Les Lear 1944 1947 Grafton, North Dakota, United States
Deane Leonard 2022 Present Calgary, Alberta
Jesse Luketa 2022 Present Edmonton, Alberta
Buck MacDonald 1920 1921 Pictou, Nova Scotia
Corey Mace 2008 2009 Port Moody, British Columbia
Tony Mandarich 1989 1998 Oakville, Ontario
Vaughn Martin 2009 2013 Jamaica
Rueben Mayes 1986 1993 North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Russ McLeod 1934 1934 Cypress River, Manitoba
Rob Meier 2000 2008 Vancouver, British Columbia
John Metchie 2022 Present Taiwan
Jim Mills 1983 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia
Mark Montreuil 1995 1997 Montreal, Quebec
Steve Morley 2005 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Henoc Muamba 2014 2014 Kinshasa, Congo
Andy Mulumba 2013 2015 Luputa, Congo
Eddie Murray 1980 2000 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bronko Nagurski 1930 1943 Rainy River, Ontario
Earl Nolan 1937 1938 Vancouver, British Columbia
Carter O'Donnell 2023 Present Calgary, Alberta
Charlie O'Rourke 1942 1949 Montreal, Quebec
Jesse Palmer 2002 2003 Toronto, Ontario
Josh Palmer 2021 Present Toronto, Ontario
Austin Pasztor 2012 2018 Langton, Ontario
Jerome Pathon 1998 2005 Cape Town, South Africa
Russ Peterson 1932 1932 Midale, Saskatchewan
Gary Pettigrew 1966 1974 Vancouver, British Columbia
Ed Philion 1994 1995 Windsor, Ontario
Tavius Robinson 2023 Present Guelph, Ontario
Harry Robertson 1922 1922 Chambly, Quebec
Brett Romberg 2006 2011 Windsor, Ontario
Bill Rooney 1923 1929 Hull, Quebec
Joe Rooney 1923 1928 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Nathan Rourke 2023 2024 Victoria, British Columbia
Ed Ryan 1948 1948 Banff, Alberta
Jon Ryan 2006 2017 Regina, Saskatchewan
Mark Rypien 1988 2001 Calgary, Alberta
Davis Sanchez 2001 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia
O.J. Santiago 1997 2003 Whitby, Ontario
Mike Schad 1987 1993 Trenton, Ontario
Chris Schultz 1983 1985 Hamilton, Ontario
Nathan Shepherd 2018 Present Ajax, Ontario
Dakoda Shepley 2020 Present Windsor, Ontario
Frank Skinner 1922 1922 Montreal, Quebec
Tevaun Smith 2016 2016 Toronto, Ontario
Dave Sparenberg 1987 1987 Talbotville, Ontario
Jeff Spek 1986 1986 Calgary, Alberta
Wayne Stewart 1969 1974 Cochrane, Alberta
Frank Stojack 1935 1936 Wycliffe, British Columbia
Cecil Sturgeon 1941 1941 Carnduff, Saskatchewan
Lyle Sturgeon 1937 1937 Carnduff, Saskatchewan
Sidy Sow 2023 Present Granby, Quebec
Benjamin St-Juste 2021 Present Montreal, Quebec
Shaun Suisham 2005 2014 Wallaceburg, Ontario
Ian Sunter 1976 1980 Dundee, Scotland
Jonathan Sutherland 2023 Present Ottawa, Ontario
Ryan Thelwell 1998 1998 Montego Bay, Jamaica
Tim Tindale 1995 1997 London, Ontario
Brent Urban 2014 Present Mississauga, Ontario
John Urschel 2014 2016 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mike Vanderjagt 1998 2006 Oakville, Ontario
Fred Vant Hull 1942 1942 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tyler Varga 2015 2015 Stockholm, Sweden
Luiji Vilain 2022 Present Ottawa, Ontario
Danny Watkins 2011 2013 Kelowna, British Columbia
Joe Watt 1947 1949 Montreal, Quebec
Arnie Weinmeister 1948 1953 Rhein, Saskatchewan
Jamaal Westerman 2009 2013 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Lloyd Wickett 1943 1946 Ontario
Ted Williams 1942 1944 Bay Bulls, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tyrone Williams 1993 1993 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Luke Willson 2013 2020 Windsor, Ontario
Klaus Wilmsmeyer 1992 1998 Mississauga, Ontario
Perce Wilson 1920 1920 Lifford, Ontario
Phil Yeboah-Kodie 1996 1996 Ghana
Glen Young 1995 1996 Scarborough, Ontario
Jim Young 1965 1966 Hamilton, Ontario

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