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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Antoine, Andy | N | WR | 2nd (1717th) | 26 | Northern Illinois | 10 |
| 81 | Armstrong, Chris | I | SB | 6th (1717th) | 29 | Fayetteville State | 18 |
| 10 | Baker, Terry | N | K | 11th (1717th) | 35 | Mount Allison | 18 |
| 62 | Beaton, Bruce | N | OL | 5th (1717th) | 29 | Acadia | 18 |
| 95 | Bernard, Ray | N | LB | 6th (1717th) | 30 | Bishop's | 13 |
| 61 | Bjorn, Kai | N | OL | 3rd (1717th) | 28 | Bishop's | 3 |
| 90 | Burch, Swift | I | DT | 4th (1717th) | 28 | Temple | 18 |
| 55 | Charbonneau, Steve | N | DL | R (1717th) | 24 | New Hampshire | 18 |
| 6 | Charles, Hency | N | DB | 4th (1717th) | 26 | Laval Scorpions Jr. | 18 |
| 68 | Chiu, Bryan | N | C | R (1717th) | 22 | Washington State | 12 |
| 5 | Clark, Brian | I | LB | R (1717th) | 23 | Hofstra | 1 |
| 82 | Climie, Jock | N | SB | 8th (1717th) | 28 | Queen's | 18 |
| 3 | Coleman, Mill | I | WR | R (1717th) | 25 | Michigan State | 11 |
| 69 | Coughlin, Ryan | N | OL | R (1717th) | 24 | McGill | 17 |
| 17 | Craft, Doug | I | DB | 5th (1717th) | 28 | Southern | 18 |
| 64 | Dixon, Mark | I | OL | 3rd (1717th) | 26 | Virginia | 7 |
| 5 | Drawhorn, Anthony | I | DB | 10th (1717th) | 31 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 7 |
| 1 | Europe, Tom | N | DB | 5th (1717th) | 26 | Bishop's | 9 |
| 66 | Fort, Neal | I | T | 4th (1717th) | 29 | Brigham Young | 18 |
| 50 | Giddings, Rahsaan | N | LB | 2nd (1717th) | 24 | Rutgers | 18 |
| 25 | Gordon, Charles | I | DB | 7th (1717th) | 28 | Eastern Michigan | 11 |
| 7 | Gravely, Tracy | I | LB | 7th (1717th) | 29 | Concord | 17 |
| 13 | Graves, Marvin | I | QB | 4th (1717th) | 26 | Syracuse | 13 |
| 8 | Ham, Tracy | I | QB | 11th (1717th) | 33 | Georgia Southern | 18 |
| 4 | Haskins, Thomas Jr. | I | RB | R (1717th) | 23 | Virginia Military Institute | 2 |
| 30 | Heppell, Bruno | N | RB | R (1717th) | 25 | Western Michigan | 13 |
| 77 | Hipsz, Tom | N | DE | R (1717th) | 25 | Toronto | 18 |
| 45 | Hunter, Torey | I | DB | R (1717th) | 25 | Washington State | 17 |
| 12 | Jusdanis, Larry | N | SB | 2nd (1717th) | 26 | Acadia | 6 |
| 19 | Kalin, John | N | DB | 4th (1717th) | 26 | Calgary | 4 |
| 16 | McLennan, Spencer | N | SB | 7th (1717th) | 30 | Imperial Valley JC | 7 |
| 31 | McSeed, Larry | I | LB | R (1717th) | 23 | Delaware | 10 |
| 80 | Montana, Denis | N | WR | 2nd (1717th) | 25 | Concordia | 10 |
| 00 | Nash, Harold Jr. | I | DB | 4th (1717th) | 27 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 15 |
| 15 | Newby, Henry | I | LB | 4th (1717th) | 29 | Fairmont State | 4 |
| 53 | Okeke, Uzooma | I | T | 4th (1717th) | 26 | Southern Methodist | 18 |
| 65 | Patterson, Roosevelt | I | OL | 3rd (1717th) | 26 | Alabama | 2 |
| 57 | Payton, Elfrid | I | DE | 7th (1717th) | 29 | Grambling State | 18 |
| 94 | Petersen, Doug | N | DE | 4th (1717th) | 27 | Simon Fraser | 18 |
| 26 | Phillips, Micah | I | DB | R (1717th) | 24 | Southern California (USC) | 1 |
| 27 | Pringle, Mike | I | RB | 6th (1717th) | 29 | Fullerton College CC | 17 |
| 36 | Randolph, Paul | I | LB | 9th (1717th) | 31 | Tennessee-Martin | 7 |
| 47 | Reid, Stefen | N | LB | 3rd (1717th) | 25 | Boise State | 14 |
| 21 | Smith, Irvin | I | DB | 4th (1717th) | 30 | Maryland | 18 |
| 43 | Smith, Kirk | N | LB | R (1717th) | 27 | Bishop's | 1 |
| 22 | Soles, Michael | N | RB | 9th (1717th) | 30 | McGill | 18 |
| 60 | Sutherland, Mike | N | OL | 2nd (1717th) | 26 | Northern Illinois | 18 |
| 97 | Thomas, Edward | I | DE | R (1717th) | 21 | Georgia Southern | 7 |
| 85 | Wall, Marcus | I | WR | R (1717th) | 23 | North Carolina | 1 |
| 26 | Washington, Mark | I | DB | R (1717th) | 24 | Rutgers | 2 |
| 33 | Watson, Ken | I | DB | 9th (1717th) | 30 | Livingston | 3 |
| 39 | Wetmore, Alan | N | FB | 5th (1717th) | 27 | Acadia | 18 |
| 68 | Williams, Nigel | N | WR | 3rd (1717th) | 25 | Hamilton Hurricanes Jr. | 14 |
| 2 | Wright, Chris | I | WR | 2nd (1717th) | 24 | Georgia Southern | 18 |
* – Age at start of 1997 season (June 25, 1997).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 54 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 54 |
Players from 1996 no longer with team: 38 players
Remaining players from 1996: 29 players
New players added in 1997: 25 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 15 |
| 2 – 4 years | 21 |
| 5 – 9 years | 15 |
| 10+ years | 3 |
| 3.98 years average experience | 54 |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 25 | 331 | (18.39 [min 306]) |
| Import | 27 | 286 | (15.89 [max 306]) |
| QB (Import) | 2 | 31 | (1.72 [max 36]) |
| Total | 54 | 648 | (36.00 [max 648]) |
| Defense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | |
| DB | 12 | 123 | 185.0 | |
| DE | 4 | 61 | 230.0 | |
| DL | 1 | 18 | 300.0 | |
| DT | 1 | 18 | ||
| LB | 9 | 85 | 220.0 | |
| Offense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | |
| C | 1 | 12 | 300.0 | |
| FB | 1 | 18 | ||
| OL | 6 | 65 | 286.0 | |
| QB | 2 | 31 | ||
| RB | 4 | 50 | 204.0 | |
| SB | 4 | 49 | ||
| T | 2 | 36 | 330.0 | |
| WR | 6 | 64 | 201.0 | |
| Special Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | |
| K | 1 | 18 | ||