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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Allemang, Marv | N | DE | 9th (4th) | 29 | Acadia | 16 |
| 53 | Arp, Jeff | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Western Ontario | 16 |
| 1 | Baker, Keith | I | WR | 5th (3rd) | 26 | Texas Southern | 15 |
| 66 | Barker, Mike | I | DL | R (1st) | 23 | Grambling State | 9 |
| 14 | Bess, Gerald | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Tuskegee | 15 |
| 51 | Brady, Pat | N | OL | R (1st) | 23 | Western Ontario | 16 |
| 22 | Bragagnolo, Mark | N | RB | 7th (3rd) | 27 | Toronto (UofT) | 15 |
| 5 | Brock, Dieter | I | QB | 10th (1st) | 32 | Jacksonville State | 6 |
| 2 | Clements, Tom | I | QB | 8th (4th) | 30 | Notre Dame | 10 |
| 25 | Collie, Scott | I | SB | R (1st) | 23 | Brigham Young | 5 |
| 77 | Covington, Grover | I | DE | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Johnson C. Smith | 16 |
| 21 | Crawford, Rufus Jr. | I | RB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Virginia State | 12 |
| 23 | DiPietro, Rocky | N | TE | 6th (6th) | 25 | Ottawa | 16 |
| 33 | Evans, Neil | N | DB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Toronto (UofT) | 6 |
| 72 | Ezerins, Leo | N | LB | 6th (1st) | 26 | Whitworth | 15 |
| 57 | Faggiani, Derek | N | OL | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Simon Fraser | 3 |
| 16 | Fields, Howard | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Baylor | 16 |
| 54 | Francis, Ross | N | G | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Queen's | 16 |
| 12 | Gales, Pete | I | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Iowa | 6 |
| 41 | Gary, Greg | I | LB | R (1st) | 24 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5 |
| 39 | Gataveckas, Ed | N | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Acadia | 16 |
| 62 | Gohier, Paul | N | OL | R (1st) | 25 | McGill | 7 |
| 32 | Graffi, Dave | N | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 |
| 38 | Hamilton, Kelly | U | LB | R (1st) | 23 | College of the Sequoias CC | 1 |
| 60 | Howard, Bill | N | OL | R (1st) | 24 | Western Ontario | 9 |
| 73 | Johnson, Ron | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Long Beach State | 16 |
| 34 | Kearns, Steve | N | TE | 4th (2nd) | 26 | Liberty | 5 |
| 17 | Lee, Wayne | N | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Ottawa | 14 |
| 25 | Lehne, Terry | N | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Saskatchewan | 6 |
| 79 | Mathews, Claude | I | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Auburn | 6 |
| 26 | McIntyre, Mike | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | New Brunswick | 16 |
| 24 | McMillian, Alfonzo | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 2 |
| 71 | Moore, Ryan | N | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Hamilton Hurricanes Jr. | 4 |
| 79 | Muller, Jim | N | DE | 4th (4th) | 26 | Queen's | 1 |
| 69 | Palma, Paul | N | T | R (1st) | 23 | Concordia | 16 |
| 65 | Price, Mitchell | I | DL | R (1st) | 21 | West Alabama | 16 |
| 36 | Priestner, John | N | LB | 4th (4th) | 24 | Western Ontario | 16 |
| 10 | Ruoff, Bernie | N | K | 9th (4th) | 31 | Syracuse | 16 |
| 58 | Sauve, David | N | DE | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Harvard | 16 |
| 19 | Shepherd, Johnny | I | RB | R (1st) | 26 | West Alabama | 16 |
| 20 | Streeter, Mark | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Arizona | 15 |
| 27 | Sutton, Mickey | I | DB | R (1st) | 22 | Montana | 1 |
| 9 | Tedford, Jeff | I | QB | R (1st) | 21 | Fresno State | 11 |
| 27 | Vetro, Dom | N | WR | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Wilfrid Laurier | 8 |
| 29 | Walker, Merv | N | DB | 10th (1st) | 30 | Etobicoke-Lakeshore Jr. | 5 |
| 61 | Walker, Mike | I | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Washington State | 14 |
| 50 | Waszczuk, Henry | N | C | 9th (9th) | 32 | Kent State | 13 |
| 28 | Wright, Felix | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Drake | 12 |
| 18 | Young, Mark | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Morgan State | 4 |
| 31 | Zambiasi, Ben | I | LB | 6th (6th) | 26 | Georgia | 11 |
† – Age at start of 1983 season (July 7, 1983).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 50 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 50 |
Players from 1982 no longer with team: 22 players
Remaining players from 1982: 26 players
New players added in 1983: 24 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 15 |
| 2 – 4 years | 23 |
| 5 – 9 years | 10 |
| 10+ years | 2 |
| 3.28 years average experience | 50 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 10 | 82 | 198.0 | 5′ 11.6″ | |
| DE | 4 | 49 | 241.3 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DL | 4 | 45 | 261.0 | 6′ 2.8″ | |
| LB | 8 | 96 | 215.3 | 6′ 1.5″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 13 | 230.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| G | 1 | 16 | 255.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| OL | 4 | 35 | 264.3 | 6′ 2.8″ | |
| QB | 4 | 33 | 183.8 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| RB | 4 | 59 | 200.0 | 5′ 11.3″ | |
| SB | 1 | 5 | 190.0 | 6′ 1.0″ | |
| T | 1 | 16 | 273.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| TE | 2 | 21 | 212.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| WR | 5 | 57 | 183.6 | 5′ 11.4″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 185.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-import | 26 | 303 | (18.94 [min 304]) |
| Import | 19 | 206 | (12.88 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 4 | 33 | (2.06 [max 32]) |
| Total | 50 | 543 | (33.94 [max 544]) |