Next up in the CFL draft prospects of 2015 is defensive receiver Chris Ackie from Wilfrid Laurier University. The 22-year-old is currently ranked as the top defensive receiver in the upcoming draft, courtesy of the CFL scouting bureau, but ranked 12th overall. So what else do we know about the Cambridge native, well he started playing football when he was 10 following his brother’s footsteps and currently weighs 205 pounds, standing at 6’2’’. He has also had a very impressive College career after winning 2011/12 rookie of the year with Laurier as well as standing out in Laurier’s game last September against Carleton, in which he received OUA player of the week. Obviously this form helped him get spotted by the CFL talent scouts and advance to the CFL combines where he excelled. Ackie ranked in the top five of half the drills and topped the charts in two of them, the vertical jump with a height of 6.00 and vertical reach of 40.0’’ and the broad jump where he achieved a distance of 10’11.5’’. In addition to this Ackie ranked 3rd in the 3-cone drill with a time of 7.09, 0.18 seconds behind 1st placed wide receiver Nic Demski of Manitoba. Most likely destination Like some of Ackie’s combine counterparts he could go to any one of the nine CFL teams. His versatility may be key in seeing him get drafted at number 1 as Ackie said in a recent interview with cfl.ca that he is happy to play in any position and could easily go as an offensive. His all-round ability may appeal to a team like the Argonauts who will be looking for an edge after missing out on the play-offs last season.
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