Saskatchewan Roughriders bring back Huskies standout, Canada West MVP Daniel Wiebe

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Saskatchewan Roughriders return Canadian wide receiver and 2025 CFL draft pick Daniel Wiebe.

Wiebe was drafted 69th overall in the eighth round and attended training camp in 2025 before returning to the University of Saskatchewan for his final year of eligibility.

The five-foot-nine, 190-pound target took advantage of the opportunity, putting together what could be considered the best year of his career. Western Canada Footballer of the Year and Hec Crighton Trophy finalist. Wiebe was also named a first-team Canadian player for the second straight year as he helped the Huskies to a 7–1 record, a Hardy Cup victory and a berth in the Vanier Cup. In 12 games of the regular season and playoffs, he caught 78 passes for 1,257 yards and 13 touchdowns despite battling for turf the entire way.

In five seasons with the Huskies, Wiebe had 217 receptions for 3,065 yards and 27 touchdowns while maintaining a career average of 14.1 yards per catch.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished atop the West Division standings in 2025 with a 12-6 record, finishing first in the West Division for the first time since 2019. The team then defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the 112th Gray Cup in Winnipeg, the team's first championship in 12 years. Trevor Harris went 11-5 as a starter, throwing for 4,549 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

The Roughriders ranked second in net offense, second in net defense and third in turnover differential of plus eight. The club's leading rusher was AJ Ouellette with 1,222 yards, the leading receiver was KeSean Johnson with 1,159 yards, and the leading tackler was AJ Allen with 91 tackles. Saskatchewan ranked second in attendance with an average attendance of 28,427, up 2.7 per cent from the previous year.

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