2026 Training Camp

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Both of those may be true. Chris-Ike is a good ST player.

All that said, there are so many variables including whether we lose 1 Canadian choice by adding a 2nd global player to the AR.

We have 11 draft choices to consider counting the 2 global players. How many push to make the AR and who gets pushed off as a result? Or who gets bumped to the new reserve list?

Which way does the ratio go on the OL and receiver choices?

I was expecting 2 or 3 newbies to make the roster.

It wouldn't be surprising to see some deletions as a result. Players lose opportunities in the numbers game and how the roster gets constructed.

Of course. We will see roster changes without question. I'd be more concerned if we're talking about DIs or Americans but it's always been really easy to roster the Canadians you want since most don't need to start. If you look at the roster from last year's playoff game, for a random example, we could simply remove Ball as a third safety option and have rostered another Canadian on offense. Not advocating for Chris-Ike specifically, just saying there's no world in which we couldn't have both playing if we deem that's the best fit. There's a ton of ways to do that .

[Blue In BC]

Of course. We will see roster changes without question. I'd be more concerned if we're talking about DIs or Americans but it's always been really easy to roster the Canadians you want since most don't need to start. If you look at the roster from last year's playoff game, for a random example, we could simply remove Ball as a third safety option and have rostered another Canadian on offense. Not advocating for Chris-Ike specifically, just saying there's no world in which we couldn't have both playing if we deem that's the best fit. There's a ton of ways to do that .

Agreed. I think Ball, Kornelson, Kelly, Novak, Cobb, Corcoran and Chris-Ike are players I'm not sure about going into the season. The 2 man reserve might create that additional space week to week as players get rotated in or off the roster.

I lost track but we've drafted and signed some Canadian receivers that weren't drafted. I have no idea whether any one of them might push a player from 2025.

IMO we have a glut of players that are mostly ST players. Maybe there is a small trade to be made for a low draft pick next year or neg list player.  Those that I mentioned are not bad players but we can't keep everybody.

By my rough count we had 90 players before adding new draft choices and a few late import additions.. In theory we'll have to delete 15 - 20 of those by May 12, some of which right after rookie camp. That's just on the horizon. Actually we have to reduce that to 85 before rookie camp. So early next week there will be a few changes.

We're at the point for every new signing of ( counters ) will require another to be released.

[theaardvark]

I really, really hope more than a few newbies make the AR.

We need some upgrades, and the only way a newbie gets on the AR is if he is a substantial upgrade (MOS loves his vets), so the more newbies, the better the team.

The sheer number of Oline and DB bodes well for upgrading the team...

The position I am most interested in, thought, remains QB.  This is the most potential we have seen in the QB room in a long, long time.

[Tecno]

I think he eliminates the need for a 7th OL on the AR.

For a lot of 2025 we didn't dress a 7th.  I was always fretting about in-game injuries but we mostly lucked out in that regard.

So perhaps you could modify your supposition to be: we may not need a 6th!!  Ya, probably not happening... but if Daniels beefs up and ends up looking more like an OL than a REC then hey, you never know!  Remember... he's only 20 lbs from being Tui.

[BomberFan73]

Agreed. I think Ball, Kornelson, Kelly, Novak, Cobb, Corcoran and Chris-Ike are players I'm not sure about going into the season. The 2 man reserve might create that additional space week to week as players get rotated in or off the roster.

I lost track but we've drafted and signed some Canadian receivers that weren't drafted. I have no idea whether any one of them might push a player from 2025.

IMO we have a glut of players that are mostly ST players. Maybe there is a small trade to be made for a low draft pick next year or neg list player.  Those that I mentioned are not bad players but we can't keep everybody.

By my rough count we had 90 players before adding new draft choices and a few late import additions.. In theory we'll have to delete 15 - 20 of those by May 12, some of which right after rookie camp. That's just on the horizon. Actually we have to reduce that to 85 before rookie camp. So early next week there will be a few changes.

We're at the point for every new signing of ( counters ) will require another to be released.

I wouldn't be so quick to have Novak as the 3rd wheel from the 25 drafted trio.  Pretty sure he was the most noticeable of the 3 before he got hurt.
Obviously with those 3 from 2025 and 2 more LBers from this recent draft, some have to be cut, but I don't think anyone is safe.

[Jesse]

I wouldn't be so quick to have Novak as the 3rd wheel from the 25 drafted trio.  Pretty sure he was the most noticeable of the 3 before he got hurt.
Obviously with those 3 from 2025 and 2 more LBers from this recent draft, some have to be cut, but I don't think anyone is safe.

Agreed. Assuming health. I'd pencil him in.

[BomberFan73]

For a lot of 2025 we didn't dress a 7th.  I was always fretting about in-game injuries but we mostly lucked out in that regard.

So perhaps you could modify your supposition to be: we may not need a 6th!!  Ya, probably not happening... but if Daniels beefs up and ends up looking more like an OL than a REC then hey, you never know!  Remember... he's only 20 lbs from being Tui.

Ya, I'm wondering what they want from him - beef up & be more of an extra OL, or slim a little and be that TE style?
I think they jumped to draft him because of the possibilities he could bring as a TE/SB. Couldn't we still declare a 6th OL guy AND have Daniels pushing the line?  Would sure help our short game which wasn't great last year.
For the record, Eli had been listed at 325 before last year, and I've seen Daniels all over, but most seem to say 275.
I wonder if they ask Eli to pack on the pounds again as they likely will not use him as a pass decoy.

[Blue In BC]

I wouldn't be so quick to have Novak as the 3rd wheel from the 25 drafted trio.  Pretty sure he was the most noticeable of the 3 before he got hurt.
Obviously with those 3 from 2025 and 2 more LBers from this recent draft, some have to be cut, but I don't think anyone is safe.

I'm not sure what his injury recovery status is at the moment. Because we drafted more LB's, he'd be the one most probable to have a fight on his hands. He only had 3 ST's in 5 games. His role may have been different that just an ST tackle machine but that's debatable.

He was the 3rd choice of the 3 drafted in 2025 at # 45.

We already have Cadwallader, Shay and Smith, so having a 4th Canadian LB is questionable to begin with on the AR.

I guess we'll see.

EDIT: We should see some last minute tweaking of the roster before the start of rookie camp early next week. It's now when we find out if there a few more no shows, retirements etc.