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 |
Grey Cup GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Anthony, Charles | I | DB | 6th (1st) | 28 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Benson, Ken | I | LB | 6th (4th) | 28 | Arkansas | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | Bonner, Antonious | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Mississippi | 8 | 1 |
| 31 | Cantor, Noah | N | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Saint Mary's | 18 | 1 |
| 80 | Casola, Norm | N | WR | 4th (4th) | 27 | Windsor | 18 | 1 |
| 31 | Clemons, Michael “Pinball” | I | RB | 9th (9th) | 32 | William and Mary | 18 | 1 |
| 38 | Dmytryshyn, Duane | N | WR | 5th (3rd) | 26 | Saskatchewan | 18 | 1 |
| 29 | Drummond, Robert | I | RB | 4th (2nd) | 30 | Syracuse | 15 | 1 |
| 24 | DuBuc, Matt | N | RB | R (1st) | 24 | Texas Tech | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Flutie, Doug | I | QB | 8th (2nd) | 34 | Boston College | 18 | 1 |
| 56 | Folk, Chad | N | OL | R (1st) | 24 | Utah | 18 | 1 |
| 94 | Giles, Oscar Jr. | I | DL | 3rd (2nd) | 28 | Texas | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Gioskos, Chris | N | G | 8th (3rd) | 29 | Ottawa | 17 | 1 |
| 38 | Givens, Reggie | I | LB | 4th (2nd) | 25 | Penn State | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Harris, Johnnie | I | LB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Mississippi State | 18 | 1 |
| 97 | Hoffman, Jim | I | DL | R (1st) | 24 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Jackson, Jack Jr. | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Florida | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Johnson, Eric | I | LB | R (1st) | 24 | Idaho State | 6 | 1 |
| 81 | Kirwan, Andre | N | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Stanford | 18 | 1 |
| 63 | Kiselak, Mike | I | C | 5th (2nd) | 30 | Maryland | 18 | 1 |
| 5 | Lee, Jimmy | I | RB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Rice | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Malveaux, Felman Jr. | I | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Masotti, Paul | N | WR | 10th (10th) | 32 | Acadia | 18 | 1 |
| 91 | Maxie, Demetrious | I | DL | 3rd (2nd) | 23 | Texas-El Paso | 18 | 1 |
| 87 | Mitchell, Derrell “Mookie” | I | WR | R (1st) | 25 | Texas Tech | 18 | 1 |
| 86 | Montana, Denis | N | SB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Concordia | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Nimako, George | N | DB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Liberty | 18 | 1 |
| 34 | O'Day, Jeremy | N | OL | R (1st) | 22 | Edinboro | 18 | 1 |
| 50 | O'Shea, Mike | N | LB | 5th (2nd) | 26 | Guelph | 18 | 1 |
| 66 | Patterson, Roosevelt | I | OL | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Payne, Dan | N | OL | 8th (2nd) | 31 | Simon Fraser | 18 | 1 |
| 61 | Raposo, John | N | DE | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Toronto (UofT) | 18 | 1 |
| 35 | Rogers, Brendan | N | LB | 7th (2nd) | 29 | Eastern Washington | 18 | 1 |
| 68 | Salter, Steve | N | OL | R (1st) | 25 | Ottawa | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Saunders, Mike | I | RB | 6th (1st) | 27 | Iowa | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Simmons, Marcello | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Southern Methodist | 18 | 1 |
| 12 | Smith, Adrion | I | DB | 4th (2nd) | 25 | Southwest Missouri State | 18 | 1 |
| 19 | Smith, Donald | I | DB | 6th (2nd) | 29 | Liberty | 14 | 1 |
| 36 | Smith, Les | I | DB | 4th (2nd) | 26 | The Citadel | 18 | 1 |
| 73 | Stewart, Andrew | N | DE | 5th (2nd) | 31 | Cincinnati | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | Vanderjagt, Mike | N | K | 3rd (2nd) | 27 | West Virginia | 18 | 1 |
| 59 | Vercheval, Pierre | N | G | 10th (5th) | 32 | Western Ontario | 18 | 1 |
| 92 | Waldrop, Rob | I | DT | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | Arizona | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Ware, Andre | I | QB | 3rd (1st) | 28 | Houston | 18 | 1 |
| 63 | Williams, Willie Jr. | I | T | R (1st) | 29 | Louisiana State (LSU) | 17 | 1 |
| 26 | Wiltshire, Kelly | N | DB | R (1st) | 24 | James Madison | 18 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1997 season (June 25, 1997).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 46 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 46 |
Players from 1996 no longer with team: 24 players
Remaining players from 1996: 27 players
New players added in 1997: 19 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 12 |
| 2 – 4 years | 18 |
| 5 – 9 years | 14 |
| 10+ years | 2 |
| 3.83 years average experience | 46 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 8 | 121 | 193.6 | 5′ 11.8″ | |
| DE | 2 | 36 | 255.0 | 6′ 4.5″ | |
| DL | 3 | 24 | 266.7 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DT | 2 | 35 | 273.0 | 6′ 2.5″ | |
| LB | 6 | 96 | 226.3 | 6′ 2.2″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 18 | 300.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| G | 2 | 35 | 274.5 | 6′ 1.5″ | |
| OL | 5 | 56 | 294.7 | 6′ 3.3″ | |
| QB | 2 | 36 | 205.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| RB | 5 | 58 | 179.0 | 5′ 8.8″ | |
| SB | 1 | 3 | 201.0 | 6′ 1.0″ | |
| T | 1 | 17 | 300.0 | 6′ 6.0″ | |
| WR | 7 | 96 | 193.3 | 5′ 11.7″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 18 | 210.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 20 | 325 | (18.06 [min 306]) |
| Import | 24 | 288 | (16.00 [max 306]) |
| QB (Import) | 2 | 36 | (2.00 [max 36]) |
| Total | 46 | 649 | (36.06 [max 648]) |