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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beatty, Derrick | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Weber State | 16 |
| 20 | Blair, Don | N | SB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Calgary | 17 |
| 35 | Blount, Eric | I | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | North Carolina | 17 |
| 89 | Blugh, Leroy | N | DE | 9th (9th) | 31 | Bishop's | 18 |
| 12 | Bolduc, Andre | N | SB | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Concordia | 9 |
| 4 | Brown, Eddie | I | SB | 8th (5th) | 30 | Iowa State | 13 |
| 28 | Brown, Trent | N | DB | 7th (7th) | 30 | Alberta | 17 |
| 34 | Burse, Tony | I | FB | 4th (2nd) | 32 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 |
| 67 | Connop, Rod | N | C | 16th (16th) | 38 | Wilfrid Laurier | 18 |
| 9 | Crandell, Marcus | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | East Carolina | 4 |
| 37 | Denis, Patrice | N | LB | R (1st) | 24 | Western Ontario | 18 |
| 36 | Dickson, Bruce | N | LB | 7th (5th) | 29 | Simon Fraser | 18 |
| 11 | Fleming, Sean | N | K | 6th (6th) | 27 | Wyoming | 18 |
| 82 | Flutie, Darren | I | SB | 7th (2nd) | 30 | Boston College | 17 |
| 10 | Frank, Malcolm | I | DB | 4th (2nd) | 28 | Baylor | 16 |
| 7 | Franklin, Ian | N | DB | R (1st) | 27 | Weber State | 10 |
| 40 | Goods, Bennie | I | DT | 8th (8th) | 29 | Alcorn State | 14 |
| 84 | Gordon, Robert | I | WR | 7th (1st) | 28 | Nebraska-Omaha | 18 |
| 59 | Groenewegen, Leo | N | G | 11th (4th) | 31 | British Columbia (UBC) | 18 |
| 29 | Hamilton, Jay | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Alberta | 11 |
| 8 | Hardy, Chris | N | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Manitoba | 8 |
| 13 | Henry, Tommy | I | DB | 5th (1st) | 27 | Florida State | 18 |
| 46 | Hunter, Malvin | I | DE | 5th (5th) | 27 | Wisconsin | 18 |
| 15 | Kemp, Jimmy | I | QB | 4th (1st) | 25 | Wake Forest | 18 |
| 79 | MacCready, Derek | N | DL | 8th (2nd) | 30 | Ohio State | 18 |
| 38 | Martin, Errol | N | LB | 5th (5th) | 29 | Utah | 18 |
| 14 | McManus, Danny | I | QB | 8th (2nd) | 32 | Florida State | 15 |
| 45 | Miller, Maurice | I | LB | 5th (2nd) | 27 | Wake Forest | 11 |
| 60 | Morris, Chris | N | T | 6th (6th) | 28 | Toronto (UofT) | 18 |
| 88 | Myers, Shannon | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 5 |
| 6 | Pleasant, Reggie | I | DB | 10th (2nd) | 35 | Clemson | 7 |
| 39 | Pless, Willie | I | LB | 12th (7th) | 33 | Kansas | 18 |
| 55 | Rayam, Tom | I | OL | 3rd (2nd) | 29 | Alabama | 17 |
| 24 | Reed, Kavis | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Furman | 18 |
| 43 | Roberts, Jed | N | DT | 8th (8th) | 29 | Northern Colorado | 18 |
| 26 | Rogers, Glenn Jr. | I | DB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Memphis | 18 |
| 94 | Sellers, Mike | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 21 | Walla Walla CC | 18 |
| 62 | Sholdice, Derek | N | OL | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Northern Illinois | 18 |
| 63 | Stevenson, Vic | N | T | 15th (1st) | 36 | Calgary | 18 |
| 31 | Tobert, Marc | N | WR | 4th (4th) | 26 | Alberta | 18 |
| 51 | Verbeek, Mark (née Mark Farraway) | N | OL | R (1st) | 25 | St. Francis Xavier | 18 |
| 2 | Williams, Henry “Gizmo” | I | WR | 11th (11th) | 35 | East Carolina | 18 |
† – Age at start of 1997 season (June 25, 1997).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 42 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 42 |
Players from 1996 no longer with team: 20 players
Remaining players from 1996: 31 players
New players added in 1997: 11 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 6 |
| 2 – 4 years | 13 |
| 5 – 9 years | 17 |
| 10+ years | 6 |
| 5.52 years average experience | 42 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 9 | 128 | 182.7 | 5′ 11.2″ | |
| DE | 2 | 36 | 230.0 | 6′ 2.5″ | |
| DL | 1 | 18 | 265.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| DT | 2 | 32 | 255.0 | 6′ 2.5″ | |
| LB | 6 | 101 | 222.0 | 6′ 1.7″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 18 | 245.0 | 6′ 6.0″ | |
| FB | 1 | 13 | 220.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| G | 1 | 18 | 270.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| OL | 3 | 53 | 284.0 | 6′ 5.3″ | |
| QB | 3 | 37 | 204.7 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| RB | 2 | 28 | 200.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| SB | 4 | 56 | 200.0 | 5′ 11.3″ | |
| T | 2 | 36 | 272.5 | 6′ 4.5″ | |
| WR | 4 | 59 | 183.0 | 5′ 9.8″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 18 | 190.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 20 | 324 | (18.00 [min 306]) |
| Import | 19 | 290 | (16.11 [max 306]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 37 | (2.06 [max 36]) |
| Total | 42 | 651 | (36.17 [max 648]) |