The Edmonton Elks missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season, finishing last in the Western Division standings with a 7–11 record.
The team went 6-5 in its last 11 games, but was ultimately hampered by a 1-6 start. Cody Fajardo helped protect the offensive side of the ball after taking over the starting role from Tre Fordand the team's defense improved significantly in the second half of the season.
Fajardo will likely be Edmonton's top priority in free agency.although there are many other major participants planning to go public in February.
Here's the full list of 22 players whose contracts expire in February. Note that “N” denotes citizens (i.e. Canadians), “A” denotes Americans, and “G” denotes global citizens.
Defender
Cody Fajardo (A)
running back
Nobody
defender
Tanner Green (N)
Recipient
Stephen Dunbar Jr. (A)
Curly Gittens Jr. (n.)
Kayon Julien-Grant (n.)
Tyson Middlemost (N)
Arkell Smith (A)
Offensive line
Brett Boyko (n)
Gregor McKellar (N)
Defensive line
Brandon Barlow (A)
Francis Bemy (N)
Jake Ceresna (A)
Noah Curtis (N)
Jonathan Kongbo (n)
Jacob Plamondon (N)
Noah Taylor (A)
Jordan Williams (A)
Midfielder
Michael Brodricke (N)
Josiah Shackel (A)
Protective back
Devodrick Bynum (A)
Kobe Williams (B)
Specialist
Cody Grace (G)
It is worth noting that players who finish the season on the practice squad automatically become free agents. This means that quarterback Zach Zebrowski (A), receivers Justin McGriff (A) and Ayir Asante (A), defensive lineman Gavin Meyer (A), linebacker Xander Mueller (A), cornerback Bryce Cosby (A) and punter Ethan Duane (D) are free to join any other team.
