The Saskatchewan Roughriders won the fifth Gray Cup in franchise history with a 25-17 victory over the Montreal Alouettes at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, but there are many key players awaiting free agency.
General manager Jeremy O'Day and his front office staff have a lot of work to do if the Riders are going to go back how the team would like to see starting quarterback Trevor Harris do. in 2026.
There are 45 pending agents in Saskatchewan who played various roles during the 2025 CFL Championship season.
Note that “N” denotes citizens, also known as Canadians, “A” denotes Americans, and “G” denotes global citizens.
Defenders
Trevor Harris (A)
Jake Mayer (A)
Jack Coan (A)
Tommy Stevens (A)
Running backs
AJ Ouellette (A)
Drey has arrived (A)
Thomas Bertrand-Hudon (N)
Albert Avachi (N)
Receivers
KeeSean Johnson (A)
Donte Meyers (A)
Joe Robustelli (A)
Sean Bayne Jr. (A)
Samuel Emilus (N)
Kian Shaffer-Baker (N)
Tommy Neild (N)
Mitch Picton (N)
Offensive lineman
Jermarcus Hardrick (A)
Jacob Brammer (A)
Trevon Tate (A)
Sean McEwen (n)
Philippe Gagnon (N)
Braydon Noll (N)
Noah Zerr (N)
Defensive Linemen
Malik Karni (A)
Mike Rose (A)
Shane Ray (A)
Habakkuk Baldonado (G)
Micah Johnson (A)
Benoit Marion (N)
Charbel Dabire (N)
Lake Corte Moor (north)
Caleb Sanders (A)
Midfielders
AJ Allen (N)
C.J. Avery (A)
Aubrey Miller Jr. (A)
Defensive backs
Tevon Campbell (N)
DaMarcus Fields (A)
C.J. Reavis (A)
Jayden Dalk (N)
Kerfalla Exume (n.)
Jackson Ford (N)
Nelson Lokombo (N)
Specialists
Jorgen's House (N)
Mario Alford (A)
It is worth noting that players who finish the season on the practice squad automatically become free agents. That means running back Marcus Major Jr. (A), wide receivers Siaosi Mariner (A) and D'Shawn Mimbs (N), offensive linemen Caleb Barajas (A), James Lucio (A) and Darius Washington, defensive linemen Sylvain Jonjuen (G), Chico Bennett Jr. (A), Candy Charles (A) and Deshaun Stevens (N), linebackers Touazivi Nomura (A), Alfonso Tuputala (A), as well as Kenten Effa (N), kicker Michael Hughes (A) and punter Joe Coach (G) are free to join any other team.
Saskatchewan finished first in the West Division for the first time since 2019 with a 12-6 record in 2025. The Riders defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the 112th Gray Cup at Princess Auto Stadium.which was the team's first title in 12 years. Trevor Harris went 11-5 as a starter, throwing for 4,549 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 16 regular-season starts.
The Roughriders ranked second in net offense, second in net defense and third in turnover differential of plus eight. The team's leading rusher was AJ Ouellette with 1,222 yards, the leading receiver was KeeSean 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.
