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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Bailey, Tony | N | DE | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | Saint Mary's | 4 |
| 68 | Black, Greg | I | G, T | R (1st) | 22 | North Carolina | 1 |
| 11 | Britton, Eddie | I | WR | 4th (1st) | 27 | Central State (OH) | 1 |
| 52 | Brown, Tim | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | West Virginia | 3 |
| 58 | Cafazzo, Lou | N | DT | 8th (3rd) | 30 | Western Ontario | 18 |
| 13 | Calvillo, Anthony | I | QB | 3rd (2nd) | 23 | Utah State | 13 |
| 98 | Campbell, Mike | N | DT | 8th (2nd) | 30 | Slippery Rock | 15 |
| 10 | Cody, Mac | I | WR | 3rd (1st) | 23 | Memphis | 17 |
| 79 | Crifo, Rob | N | WR | 8th (1st) | 30 | Toronto (UofT) | 8 |
| 19 | Crombeen, Marc | N | K | R (1st) | Unknown | McMaster | 1 |
| 55 | Davies, Doug | N | C | 8th (3rd) | 31 | Simon Fraser | 18 |
| 16 | Dunigan, Matt | I | QB | 14th (1st) | 35 | Louisiana Tech | 6 |
| 28 | Eaglin, Greg | I | DB | 4th (3rd) | 28 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5 |
| 96 | Embray, Keith | I | DT | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | Utah | 12 |
| 90 | Floyd, Gonzalo | I | DE | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Texas-El Paso | 7 |
| 24 | Gaines, Kevin | I | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Louisville | 4 |
| -- | Gans, Donovan | I | DL | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 0 |
| 45 | Gerhart, Tommy | I | DB | 3rd (1st) | 31 | Ohio | 18 |
| 66 | Gorrell, Miles | N | T | 19th (8th) | 40 | Ottawa | 18 |
| 83 | Grant, Marcus | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Houston | 9 |
| 12 | Graves, Marvin | I | QB | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Syracuse | 3 |
| 20 | Grier, Derek | I | DB | 4th (2nd) | 26 | Marshall | 18 |
| 89 | Grigg, Andrew | N | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Sault Ste. Marie Storm Jr. | 9 |
| 63 | Hack, Dave | I | T | R (1st) | 24 | Maryland | 3 |
| 92 | Hairston, Sam | I | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | North Carolina A&T | 7 |
| 80 | Hazard, Manny | I | SB | 4th (2nd) | 26 | Houston | 1 |
| 42 | Hitchcock, Rob | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Weber State | 14 |
| 21 | Horton, Jeff | I | DB | R (1st) | 24 | East Tennessee State | 2 |
| 25 | Jones, Chris | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Mississippi State | 1 |
| 8 | Jusdanis, Larry | N | QB | R (1st) | 25 | Acadia | 8 |
| 6 | Kaiser, Jason | I | DB | R (1st) | 22 | Culver-Stockton | 8 |
| 14 | Kerrigan, Mike | I | QB | 11th (8th) | 36 | Northwestern | 9 |
| 25 | Knight, Lee | N | SB | 10th (10th) | 31 | Burlington Tiger-Cats Jr. | 4 |
| 17 | Lewis, Garry Jr. | I | DB | 3rd (2nd) | 28 | Alcorn State | 9 |
| 5 | Long, Ted | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 27 | Oklahoma | 16 |
| 82 | Marof, Frank | N | SB | 5th (3rd) | 27 | Guelph | 8 |
| 27 | Martin, Andrew | N | SB | 5th (2nd) | 26 | Cornell | 4 |
| 35 | McAlonan, Dan | N | RB | R (1st) | Unknown | Hamilton Hurricanes Jr. | 4 |
| 53 | Montford, Joe | I | DE | 2nd (1st) | 25 | South Carolina State | 15 |
| 60 | Morgan, Dwayne | I | T | R (1st) | 26 | Clemson | 14 |
| 29 | Noel, Dean | N | FB | 4th (2nd) | 29 | Delaware State | 14 |
| 3 | Osbaldiston, Paul | N | K | 11th (11th) | 32 | Western Montana | 18 |
| 67 | Patterson, Roosevelt | I | OL | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Alabama | 8 |
| 99 | Philbrick, Mike | N | DT | 4th (3rd) | 28 | Carleton | 18 |
| 2 | Phillips, Jason | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 29 | Houston | 18 |
| 32 | Phillips, Jey | I | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Arizona | 3 |
| 88 | Ptaszek, Stefan | N | WR | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Wilfrid Laurier | 5 |
| 51 | Richardson, Dave | N | T | 9th (7th) | 28 | Edmonton Wildcats Jr. | 3 |
| 36 | Ring, Justin | N | LB | R (1st) | 22 | Simon Fraser | 18 |
| 9 | Robinson, Don | I | DB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Kentucky | 18 |
| 30 | Rogers, Sam Jr. | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Texas-El Paso | 14 |
| 26 | Rush, Tyrone | I | RB | R (1st) | 25 | North Alabama | 3 |
| 19 | Rysavy, Dallas | N | DB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | North Dakota | 3 |
| 33 | Sampson, Darryl | N | DB | 11th (1st) | 32 | York | 9 |
| 56 | Sanderson, Dale | N | C | 12th (12th) | 34 | Tennessee | 12 |
| 32 | Saunders, Mike | I | RB | 5th (1st) | 26 | Iowa | 6 |
| 54 | Schmidt, Blaine | N | OL | 10th (2nd) | 32 | Guelph | 18 |
| 97 | Small, Jessie | I | LB | 3rd (2nd) | 29 | Eastern Kentucky | 9 |
| 21 | Stewart, Tony | I | RB | 4th (1st) | 28 | Iowa | 8 |
| 57 | St. Germain, Val | N | T | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | McGill | 5 |
| 61 | St. John, Jude | N | OL | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Western Ontario | 18 |
| 64 | Taylor, Simon | N | T | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Concordia | 1 |
| 4 | Thornton, Burt | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Purdue | 13 |
| 73 | Tiggle, Calvin | I | LB | 3rd (1st) | 27 | Georgia Tech | 7 |
| 34 | Walling, Brian | N | RB | 10th (1st) | 32 | Acadia | 16 |
| 1 | Winfield, Earl | I | WR | 10th (10th) | 34 | North Carolina | 14 |
| 27 | Wright, Donovan | N | LB | 7th (1st) | 29 | Slippery Rock | 18 |
| 7 | Young, Brett | I | DB | 7th (1st) | 29 | Oregon | 12 |
| 50 | Younger, Jermaine | I | LB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Utah State | 3 |
† – Age at start of 1996 season (June 23, 1996).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 68 |
| Inactive players | 1 |
| Total | 69 |
Players from 1995 no longer with team: 31 players
Remaining players from 1995: 30 players
New players added in 1996: 39 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 14 |
| 2 – 4 years | 35 |
| 5 – 9 years | 10 |
| 10+ years | 10 |
| 4.32 years average experience | 69 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 13 | 123 | 188.6 | 6′ 0.1″ | |
| DE | 3 | 26 | 245.0 | 6′ 2.7″ | |
| DL | 2 | 7 | 247.5 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DT | 4 | 63 | 248.8 | 6′ 3.3″ | |
| LB | 7 | 72 | 224.8 | 6′ 1.4″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 30 | 265.0 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| FB | 1 | 14 | 200.0 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| G | 1 | 1 | 310.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| OL | 3 | 44 | 291.7 | 6′ 3.7″ | |
| QB | 5 | 39 | 204.0 | 6′ 1.6″ | |
| RB | 5 | 37 | 196.8 | 5′ 10.5″ | |
| SB | 4 | 17 | 199.3 | 5′ 11.8″ | |
| T | 7 | 45 | 292.5 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| WR | 11 | 111 | 187.4 | 5′ 11.8″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 2 | 19 | 225.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 28 | 301 | (16.72 [min 306]) |
| Import | 36 | 307 | (17.06 [max 306]) |
| QB (Non-import) | 1 | 8 | (2.17 [max 36]) |
| QB (Import) | 4 | 31 | |
| Total | 69 | 647 | (35.94 [max 648]) |