Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Class | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Anderson, Kelvin | I | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Southeast Missouri State | 18 |
| 92 | Anderson, Steve | I | DL | 4th (2nd) | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 10 |
| 85 | Bailey, Fred | I | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Southern | 6 |
| 95 | Bernard, Ray | N | LB | 6th (1st) | 30 | Bishop's | 5 |
| 44 | Biggs, Ray | N | LB | 5th (5th) | 28 | New Mexico State | 18 |
| 98 | Brown, Ernie | I | DT | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Syracuse | 14 |
| 57 | Burns, Chris | N | T | 4th (1st) | 24 | Portland State | 18 |
| 16 | Burris, Henry | I | QB | R (1st) | 22 | Temple | 1 |
| 68 | Childress, Freddie | I | G | 4th (2nd) | 30 | Arkansas | 18 |
| 35 | Clemett, Jason | N | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Simon Fraser | 18 |
| 17 | Coleman, Marvin | I | DB | 4th (4th) | 25 | Central State (OH) | 18 |
| 67 | Crysdale, Jamie | N | C | 5th (5th) | 28 | Cincinnati | 18 |
| 88 | Danielsen, Vince | N | SB | 4th (4th) | 25 | British Columbia (UBC) | 17 |
| 29 | Davis, Eddie | I | DB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Northern Illinois | 17 |
| 15 | Dickenson, Dave | I | QB | R (1st) | 24 | Montana | 18 |
| 28 | Duclair, Farell | N | FB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Concordia | 17 |
| 99 | Evans, Stacy | I | DE | 2nd (1st) | 24 | South Carolina | 2 |
| 34 | Forde, Duane | N | FB | 7th (4th) | 28 | Western Ontario | 18 |
| 7 | Garcia, Jeff | I | QB | 4th (4th) | 27 | San Jose State | 17 |
| 4 | Hall, Darryl | I | LB | 5th (5th) | 30 | Washington | 18 |
| 21 | Hampton, Willie Jr. | I | DB | R (1st) | 22 | Murray State | 12 |
| 9 | Henry, Aldi | N | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Michigan State | 14 |
| 23 | Izquierdo, J.P. | N | SB | 7th (1st) | 28 | Calgary | 15 |
| 36 | Jean-Pierre, Leonard | N | RB | 2nd (1st) | 26 | York | 1 |
| 51 | Johnson, Alondra | I | LB | 9th (7th) | 31 | West Texas A&M | 15 |
| 27 | Jordan, Al | I | DB | 4th (3rd) | 27 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 13 |
| 19 | Kalin, John | N | DB | 4th (1st) | 26 | Calgary | 13 |
| 6 | Kellogg, Jackie | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Eastern Washington | 2 |
| 8 | Knox, Greg | N | DB | 6th (6th) | 27 | Wilfrid Laurier | 4 |
| 30 | Leonard, Kenton | I | DB | 7th (7th) | 29 | Nicholls State | 15 |
| 3 | Lewis, Chris | N | RB | R (1st) | 22 | Calgary | 18 |
| 99 | Mackey, Earl, Jr. | I | LB | R (1st) | 24 | Southern | 2 |
| 11 | Martino, Tony | N | P | 8th (6th) | 31 | Kent State | 18 |
| 41 | McClanahan, Anthony | I | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Washington State | 15 |
| 13 | McLoughlin, Mark | N | K | 10th (10th) | 31 | South Dakota | 18 |
| 50 | McNeil, Jay | N | G | 4th (4th) | 26 | Kent State | 18 |
| 63 | Meyer, Rohn | N | OL | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Calgary | 18 |
| 95 | Miles, Jermaine | I | DE | R (1st) | 22 | Georgia Tech | 6 |
| 96 | Miller, Bronzell | I | DE | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Utah | 9 |
| 83 | Moore, Travis | I | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Ball State | 18 |
| 93 | Patterson, DeWayne | I | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Washington State | 9 |
| 18 | Pitts, Allen | I | SB | 8th (8th) | 32 | Cal State-Fullerton | 11 |
| 91 | Pope, Marvin | I | LB | 6th (6th) | 28 | Central State (OH) | 18 |
| 31 | Reinson, Roger | N | LB | 4th (4th) | 29 | Calgary | 18 |
| 90 | Robinson, Robert | N | G | R (1st) | 24 | Cincinnati | 2 |
| 80 | Rogers, Joseph | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Texas Southern | 6 |
| 59 | Romano, Rocco | N | G | 11th (7th) | 34 | Concordia | 18 |
| 94 | Traversy, Jeff | N | DT | R (1st) | 24 | Edinboro | 18 |
| 2 | Vaughn, Terry | I | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Arizona | 18 |
| 87 | Wilcox, Gerald | N | SB | 9th (1st) | 30 | Weber State | 2 |
† – Age at start of 1997 season (June 25, 1997).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 50 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 50 |
Players from 1996 no longer with team: 15 players
Remaining players from 1996: 31 players
New players added in 1997: 19 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 11 |
| 2 – 4 years | 24 |
| 5 – 9 years | 13 |
| 10+ years | 2 |
| 3.88 years average experience | 50 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 9 | 108 | 180.6 | 5′ 10.7″ | |
| DE | 3 | 17 | 260.0 | 6′ 3.7″ | |
| DL | 1 | 10 | 6′ 3.0″ | ||
| DT | 3 | 41 | 278.3 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| LB | 9 | 127 | 224.1 | 6′ 0.8″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 18 | 285.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| FB | 2 | 35 | 225.0 | 6′ 0.5″ | |
| G | 4 | 56 | 292.5 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| OL | 1 | 18 | 267.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| QB | 3 | 36 | 194.7 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| RB | 3 | 37 | 198.3 | 5′ 10.3″ | |
| SB | 4 | 45 | 207.5 | 6′ 2.3″ | |
| T | 1 | 18 | 300.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| WR | 4 | 48 | 177.8 | 5′ 8.8″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 18 | 193.0 | 6′ 1.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 18 | 6′ 0.0″ | ||
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 23 | 324 | (18.00 [min 306]) |
| Import | 24 | 290 | (16.11 [max 306]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 36 | (2.00 [max 36]) |
| Total | 50 | 650 | (36.11 [max 648]) |