The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Caleb Sanders to a one-year contract, keeping him with the team until 2026. He was a pending free agent.
The six-foot-one, 287-pound defensive tackle played in 30 regular-season games over three seasons with the Roughriders and made 26 defensive tackles, five sacks and one forced fumble. In 2025, the 25-year-old rotated inside the back line alongside starters Micah Johnson and Mike Rose to help the club win their 112th Gray Cup.
Native of Glenwood, Iowa. played collegiately at South Dakota State University, where he made 137 tackles, 42.5 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, two pass knockdowns, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 66 games. He was named an FCS first-team All-American in 2022 when the Jackrabbits won the national championship.
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.
