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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrysiak, Terry | I | QB | R (1st) | 22 | Notre Dame | 5 |
| 29 | Bailey, Alvin | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 29 | Alcorn State | 2 |
| 15 | Browne, Less | I | DB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Colorado State | 15 |
| 30 | Castello, Keith | N | LB | R (1st) | 24 | Oshawa Hawkeyes Jr. | 1 |
| 40 | Catchings, Toney | I | LB | R (1st) | 22 | Cincinnati | 4 |
| 87 | Champion, Tony | I | WR | 4th (4th) | 25 | Tennessee-Martin | 9 |
| 85 | Chapdelaine, Jacques | N | WR | 6th (2nd) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 18 |
| 38 | Corbin, Darrell | I | LB | R (1st) | 23 | South Carolina State | 12 |
| 77 | Covington, Grover | I | DE | 8th (8th) | 32 | Johnson C. Smith | 18 |
| 55 | Davies, Doug | N | OL | R (1st) | 23 | Simon Fraser | 17 |
| 68 | Derks, Mike | N | C | 4th (4th) | 26 | Cincinnati | 14 |
| 23 | DiPietro, Rocky | N | TE | 11th (11th) | 30 | Ottawa | 18 |
| 89 | Estell, Richard | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Kansas | 5 |
| 62 | Fairbanks, Lloyd | N | T | 14th (2nd) | 35 | Brigham Young | 18 |
| 16 | Fields, Howard | I | DB | 8th (8th) | 30 | Baylor | 18 |
| 14 | Flagel, Scott | N | DB | 7th (1st) | 26 | Arizona Western CC | 15 |
| 41 | Ford, Ken | I | LB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Texas A&M | 3 |
| 39 | Gataveckas, Ed | N | LB | 8th (8th) | 30 | Acadia | 17 |
| 90 | Giftopolous, Pete | N | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Penn State | 8 |
| 66 | Gorrell, Miles | N | OL | 11th (4th) | 32 | Ottawa | 18 |
| 7 | Grant, Donnohue | N | DB | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Simon Fraser | 5 |
| 20 | Grevious, Arnold | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | James Madison | 14 |
| 75 | Ingram, Ron | I | WR | 4th (4th) | 27 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 74 | Jackson, Steve | N | WR | 5th (5th) | 27 | Guelph | 18 |
| 24 | Jones, Johnnie | I | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Tennessee | 6 |
| 2 | Kerrigan, Mike | I | QB | 3rd (3rd) | 28 | Northwestern | 13 |
| 25 | Knight, Lee | N | SB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Burlington Tiger-Cats Jr. | 17 |
| 37 | Lehne, Terry | N | DB | 6th (6th) | 29 | Saskatchewan | 1 |
| 69 | Lewis, Johnny Jr. | I | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 28 | Oklahoma | 1 |
| 64 | Lorenz, Tim | N | DE | R (1st) | 23 | California-Santa Barbara | 18 |
| 79 | Napiorkowski, Mark | N | DE | 4th (3rd) | 25 | British Columbia (UBC) | 15 |
| 3 | Osbaldiston, Paul | N | K, P | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Western Montana | 18 |
| 78 | Patterson, Darrell | I | LB | 5th (1st) | 26 | Texas Christian | 4 |
| 8 | Porras, Tom | I | QB | 4th (4th) | 30 | Washington | 18 |
| 45 | Quinn, Vernell | I | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Weber State | 6 |
| 58 | Riley, Jason | N | OL | 6th (5th) | 29 | British Columbia (UBC) | 17 |
| 43 | Robinson, Frank | I | LB | 8th (3rd) | 29 | Tulane | 18 |
| 33 | Robinson, Mike | N | LB | 4th (3rd) | 27 | Utah State | 16 |
| 6 | Rockford, Jim | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 |
| 56 | Sanderson, Dale | N | C | 4th (4th) | 26 | Tennessee | 18 |
| 27 | Sartin, Martin | I | RB | R (1st) | 25 | Long Beach State | 9 |
| 88 | Sauve, David | N | DL | 7th (7th) | 29 | Harvard | 12 |
| 67 | Scholz, Ralph | N | G | 5th (5th) | 26 | Cornell | 18 |
| 28 | Shields, Lance | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 28 | Drake | 18 |
| 13 | Simmons, King | I | DB | R (1st) | 25 | Texas Tech | 1 |
| 59 | Skillman, Rod | I | DE | 5th (5th) | 28 | Missouri | 18 |
| 80 | Stapler, Steve | I | WR | 8th (7th) | 30 | San Diego State | 14 |
| Swoopes, Pat | I | DL | R (1st) | 24 | Mississippi State | 4 | |
| 35 | Tommy, Jed | N | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Guelph | 17 |
| 61 | Walker, Mike | I | OL | 7th (7th) | 29 | Washington State | 14 |
| 1 | Winfield, Earl | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | North Carolina | 18 |
| 22 | Zachary, Ken | I | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 |
| 21 | Zatylny, Wally | N | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Bishop's | 18 |
† – Age at start of 1988 season (July 12, 1988).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 53 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 53 |
Players from 1987 no longer with team: 27 players
Remaining players from 1987: 35 players
New players added in 1988: 18 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 14 |
| 2 – 4 years | 20 |
| 5 – 9 years | 16 |
| 10+ years | 3 |
| 4.06 years average experience | 53 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 10 | 103 | 185.5 | 5′ 11.7″ | |
| DE | 4 | 69 | 243.8 | 6′ 2.8″ | |
| DL | 3 | 17 | 260.7 | 6′ 3.3″ | |
| LB | 10 | 89 | 224.5 | 6′ 1.9″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 32 | 272.5 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| G | 1 | 18 | 270.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| OL | 4 | 66 | 266.3 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| QB | 3 | 36 | 196.7 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| RB | 4 | 36 | 211.5 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| SB | 1 | 17 | 230.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| T | 1 | 18 | 240.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| TE | 1 | 18 | 210.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| WR | 8 | 101 | 199.3 | 6′ 0.4″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 18 | 225.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 18 | 225.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 24 | 352 | (19.56 [min 360]) |
| Import | 26 | 250 | (13.89 [max 252]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 36 | (2.00 [max 36]) |
| Total | 53 | 638 | (35.44 [max 648]) |