Logan Ferland

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Logan Ferland
No. 63 – Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position: Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-14) April 14, 1997 (age 27)
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Melfort, Unit Comprehensive Collegiate
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:National
Career highlights and awards
  • CJFL All-Canadian (2018)
  • PFC All-Star (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • PFC Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award winner (2019)
Player stats at CFL.ca

Logan Ferland (born April 14, 1997) is a Canadian football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He previously spent five seasons with the Regina Thunder in the Prairie Football Conference (PFC) of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL).

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Early life and education

Ferland was born on April 14, 1997, in Melfort, Saskatchewan. He went to high school at Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate. [1]

He spent five years with the Regina Thunder from 2015-2019. He was selected to the PFC All-Star team for four consecutive seasons (2016 to 2019), and in 2018, was a unanimous selection. Also in 2018, he was named a CJFL All-Canadian. [2] In 2019, Ferland won the PFC's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman award. [3]

Professional career

In 2019, Ferland joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a territorial junior, spending that season on the Roughriders' practice roster while still playing for the Regina Thunder. [2]

On November 28, 2019, Ferland was signed to the active roster of the Roughriders. [4] [5] He did not play any games in 2020 due to the cancellation of the CFL season because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The 2021 season was the first in which Ferland played games for the Roughriders. He played all 14 regular season games that year, starting 13 at left guard, before moving to centre for the final game of the regular-season. He also started at left guard for the West Semi-Final and West Final. On December 27, 2021, he signed a contract extension with the team. [6]

In 2022, Ferland started 15 games at left guard. He was voted the Roughriders’ Most Outstanding Lineman. [2]

In 2023, he started all 18 games at right guard, while serving twice as an in-game fill-in at right tackle due to injury. He was voted the Roughriders’ Most Outstanding Lineman for the second straight season. [2]

On January 22, 2024, Ferland signed a two year contract extension with the Roughriders. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Saskatchewan Roughriders prospect Logan Ferland hopes practice makes perfect". leaderpost.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ferland, Riders agree to two-year extension". CFL.ca. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  3. ↑ Schulze, Aaron. "Melfort's Logan Ferland wins Prairie Football Conference's Outstanding Offensive Lineman award".
  4. ↑ "Melfort's Ferland salutes Comets as he signs with Roughriders". melfortjournal.
  5. ↑ Schulze, Aaron. "Riders sign Melfort's Logan Ferland to its main roster".
  6. ↑ "Riders extend OLs Evan Johnson & Logan Ferland". CFL.ca. 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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