Evan Gill

Evan Gill
Career information
No. 90 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date of birth	(1992-08-19) August 19, 1992
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Status	Six-Game Injured
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DL
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	305 lb (138 kg)
University	Manitoba
High school	Churchill High School
CFL draft	2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Drafted by	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2015–present	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Evan Gill (born August 19, 1992) is a Canadian football player, who plays the position of defensive lineman.^[1] He played college football at the University of Manitoba. Invited to Mini-Camp by NFL's New York Giants following the 2015 NFL Draft^[1]

High School

Graduate of Churchill High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Multi-sport athlete, provincial champion in 4 different sports.

College career

In 2010, redshirted as a true freshaman.

In 2011, started at defensive end playing all 8 regular season games recording 32.5 Tackles, 3.5 sacks, and 6.5 tackles for loss. Following the 2011 season selected to represent Canada at the IFAF 2012 International Bowl. The game featured the top 50 under 19 Americans on Team USA, played with IFAF World Team which was made up of 50 players from 22 countries outside of the United States. Recorded 5 tackles, 2 sacks and a fumble recovery as the teams top defensive performer while the World Team upset Team USA 35-29. Team USA featured standouts such as Quarterback Jameis Winston, Running Back Todd Gurley, and Linebacker Noor Davis.

In 2012, moved from defensive end to defensive tackle, recorded 23 tackles, and 3 tackles for a loss in 8 regular season games.

In 2013, at defensive tackle recorded 29.5 tackles, 4 sacks, 8 tackles for a loss. Playing in all 8 regular season games, the Bisons also hosted the Canada West semifinal which feature the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The Bisons won 37-36 on a failed field goal attempt them advancing the Hardy Cup final where they were defeated by the University of Calgary Dinos.

In 2014, played 2 games. Season was ended after suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear.

East-West Shrine Game

Following the 2013 season, selected as one of two Canadians to participate in the 2014 East-West Shrine Game. The game was televised globally on the NFL Network. The game is played by many top NCAA college football players who are entering the NFL Draft. All 32 teams attend the week of practice, interviewing numerous players and interacting with them. Became the third from the University of Manitoba. Previous players include: Jason Rahaus, and former NFL player Israel Idonije.

CFL Draft

Gill was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with the ninth overall pick of the 2014 CFL Draft. He opted to play one more season for the Bisons to get healthy, recover from a quadriceps injury and possibly increase his chances at being an NFL draft pick.^[2]

References

1 2 "Bisons Evan Gill opening some eyes at East-West Shrine Game". Winnipeg Sun. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ Penton, Kirk. "Evan Gill opts to play another year with Bisons instead of joining CFL's Ticats". winnipegsun.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats current roster

Active roster	4 Zach Collaros 5 Adrian Tracy 6 Brett Maher 7 John Chick 8 Jeremiah Masoli 9 Jeff Mathews 11 Keon Raymond 15 John Chiles 16 Brandon Banks 18 Anthony Woodson 20 Emanuel Davis 21 Simoni Lawrence 22 Courtney Stephen 27 Mercer Timmis 29 Jermaine Robinson 30 Jonathan Langa 31 Dominique Ellis 32 C. J. Gable 33 Frédéric Plesius 35 Mike Daly 40 Terrell Davis 42 Ron Omara 43 Chris Davis 46 Carl-Olivier Primé 47 Aaron Crawford 48 Matt Wells 49 Larry Dean 51 Mike Filer 57 Brandon Revenberg 58 Xavier Fulton 64 Ryan Bomben 67 Peter Dyakowski 69 Landon Rice 77 Louie Richardson 80 Terrence Toliver 82 Brian Tyms 84 Kevin Elliott 87 Junior Collins 88 Johnny Aprile 89 Spencer Watt 90 Evan Gill 91 Drake Nevis 92 Cleshawn Page 97 Ted Laurent 98 Justin Capicciotti 99 Michael Atkinson

1-game injured list	12 Kendial Lawrence 13 Everett Golson 26 Johnny Adams 36 Ross Scheuerman 52 Matthieu Girard 81 Matt Coates 83 Andy Fantuz 85 Mike Jones

6-game injured list	0 Rico Murray 1 Shane Herbert 2 Chad Owens 3 Johnny Sears 12 Jacory Harris 13 Demond Washington 17 Luke Tasker 23 Beau Landry 28 Craig Butler 39 Da'Rel Scott 41 Byron Archambault 50 Jake Olson 56 Jeremy Lewis 59 Brian Simmons

Practice roster	14 Travis Lee 24 Cassius Vaughn 37 Will Smith 38 Elroy Douglas 44 Mitch Barnett 45 Geoff Hughes 53 Everton Williams 60 Terrence Campbell 86 Matt Uren 95 Delano Johnson

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