The Saskatchewan Roughriders have brought back another award-winning prospect from their 2025 CFL Draft class by signing forward Erik Andersen.
Andersen was drafted by the Riders with 13thgeneral choice in the second round out of the 2025 CFL Draft but decided to return to school for his final eligible season after initially reporting to training camp.
The six-foot-six, 314-pound left tackle was rewarded for that decision. victory in JP Metras Trophy – the best lineman in Canadian university football. He anchored a Western offensive line that led the team in points per game (45.1) and ranked second in scoring offense per game (503.5), while averaging 269.9 yards per game on the ground and scoring 28 rushing touchdowns, 14 more than the next closest team.
Andersen played a total of 46 games for the Mustangs and was named to the All-Canadian first team in each of the last three seasons. The London, Ontario native attended rookie minicamp with the New York Giants this spring.
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.
