That gives his pro day results:
40: 4.59 - would have been 16th at the combine, of 23 that ran
Bench: 18 reps - would have been 17th of 26 that lifted
Vertical: 33.5 - would have been 15th of 24 that jumped mil
Broad jump: 9'11" - would have been 14th of 23 that jumped
3 Cone: 7.20 - would have been 10th of 16 that ran
20 yd shuttle: 4.21 - would have been 4th of 16 that ran

It's a solid Pro-Day that shows he is competitive with the backs who are projected to be drafted. He seems likely to get a shot at the CFL. As for the NFL, he might get a UFA, and seems likely to get at least a mini-camp invite. As far as prior Ohio running backs, Garrett played some in the CFL, and a number of others got mini-camp invites. Blankenship did earn a UFA, but didn't make the cut come Fall camp.

Maleek May be moving up. https://canadafootballchat.com/path-to-the-draft-cfc100-m... /

thx for the info on Maleek.

as for the canadian football league, i'll give a little background. not sure everything i say will be 100% correct, but it'll approx. right.

you must have 7 canadian starters out of 24. i believe you must specify those 7 starters as O or D. so if a canadian starter gets injured, you must replace him with canadian, or swap a position within that unit (swapping canadian starter is obviously quite tough)

of the 7 canadian starters, historically, it's gone 3 in the interior of offensive line, 2 as WR (5 WR total) and the deep safety (5 defensive backs).... so that leaves one other position as canadian... and that has completely varied. alot of teams have a 3rd WR as canadian or an internal D-lineman. there is a trend towards TB as canadian, where Maleek would fit.

canadians who can play an american position are gold but have one major drawback. you need a decent backup to that canadian and that is much harder. so committing to canadian at a non-traditional position is a big big decision. but the best teams do it well.

i would think one maleek drawback for CFL or NFL is pass catching from backfield. of course, one maleek advantage is that i don't think the pro day numbers really capture maleek's unique combo of size, speed and strength.

anyway, by far offensive linemen are the most coveted position in CFL draft. then WR... then a bunch of positions.

lastly, big change in cfl draft. you used to have to have canadian football pedigree to be judged canadian. they changed it to being born in canada is enough (lots of kids of american CFL players from the past)

He's got a pretty certain career ahead of him in the CFL. He might not have been that interested in giving such a long shot attempt at the NFL a try.

The most recent CFL mock draft has Irons going with the 7th pick of the 2nd round (#15 overall) to Saskatchewan.

i believe there is a new CFL team in this year's draft. Halifax,Nova Scotia. at least there is a logo i don't recognize.

i have a feeling that a new team going with a canadian TB would be smart as they may have issues filling tradtional canadian positions properly in such short a time. so they might have to go with american guard or center.

one more pick in round 1 who won't take maleek... so round 2

Maleek goes to Hamilton in 3rd round :)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats. That the same team that a former Toledo QB played for a number of years ago. He was real star. I'm drawing a blank on the name. Can anyone help me out?

Chuck Ealey. Played his high school ball at Portsmouth Notre Dame.

Chuck Ealey........ almost never lost in high school AND college. probably a heisman finalist.

Chuck Ealey = 35 straight wins at Toledo.... 1st/2nd/3rd team all-american in one season (different orgs). 8th in heisman race.

of course, i didn't think of that... my condo resident was an american.

buffalo and eastern michigan have had more canadians than other MAC teams.