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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Alford, Ted | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Langston | 5 |
| 62 | Annunziata, Sandy | N | G | 2nd (1st) | 27 | Western Ontario | 1 |
| 2 | Baker, Shalon | I | WR | 3rd (1st) | 23 | Montana | 5 |
| 34 | Battle, Greg | I | LB | 11th (8th) | 33 | Arizona State | 18 |
| 61 | Bjorn, Kai | N | OL | 3rd (1st) | 28 | Bishop's | 7 |
| 27 | Borgella, Jocelyn | N | LB | R (1st) | 25 | Cincinnati | 5 |
| 17 | Boyko, Allan | N | SB | 6th (5th) | 30 | Western Michigan | 16 |
| 17 | Boyko, Bruce | N | SB | 8th (1st) | 30 | Western Michigan | 18 |
| 20 | Brennan, Sammie | N | DB | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Bishop's | 7 |
| 4 | Brown, Errol | N | DB | 5th (3rd) | 26 | Saskatchewan | 4 |
| 6 | Cameron, Bob | N | P | 18th (18th) | 42 | Acadia | 18 |
| 51 | Carter, Grant | I | DE | 4th (1st) | 26 | Pacific | 9 |
| 26 | Carthon, Reggie | I | DB | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Montana State | 17 |
| 36 | Davis, Robert II | I | DB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Vanderbilt | 7 |
| 5 | Dawson, Dexter | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 22 | Georgia Southern | 16 |
| 58 | Ekiyor, Emil | I | DL | R (1st) | 23 | Central Florida | 3 |
| 1 | Elberg, Brad | N | RB | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Queen's | 11 |
| 95 | Fagan, Tommy | I | DE | R (1st) | 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 |
| 33 | Ferguson, Nick | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 22 | Georgia Tech | 15 |
| 23 | Garrett, Shannon | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Mississippi College | 16 |
| 88 | Graham, Sean | N | SB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 18 |
| 24 | Griffin, Courtney | I | DB | 3rd (1st) | 30 | Fresno State | 4 |
| 29 | Hamilton, Brandon | I | DB | 4th (1st) | 25 | Tulane | 18 |
| 59 | Hendrickson, Craig | N | T | 7th (1st) | 29 | Minnesota | 18 |
| 24 | Henry, Andrew | N | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Long Island-Post | 6 |
| 38 | Hocking, Doug | N | LB | 7th (3rd) | 27 | Langley Rams Jr. | 13 |
| 46 | Holmstrom, Mark | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Manitoba | 7 |
| 27 | Horton, Jeff | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | East Tennessee State | 3 |
| 35 | Jean-Pierre, Leonard | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | York | 5 |
| 8 | Knight, DeWayne | I | LB | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Virginia Tech | 14 |
| 8 | Long, Ted | I | SB | 3rd (1st) | 28 | Oklahoma | 2 |
| 57 | MacNeil, Brett | N | G | 6th (6th) | 29 | Boston | 18 |
| 15 | McDougal, Kevin | I | QB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Notre Dame | 13 |
| 66 | Mihelic, Mike | N | G | R (1st) | 24 | Indiana | 14 |
| 54 | Miller, Wade | N | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Manitoba | 18 |
| 21 | Montgomery, Tyrone | I | WR | R (1st) | 26 | Mississippi | 8 |
| 50 | Noga, George | I | DE | R (1st) | 24 | Hawai'i | 8 |
| 2,82 | O'Bannon, Turhon | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 27 | New Mexico | 8 |
| 48 | Osborne, Dee | I | LB | R (1st) | 21 | Miami (OH) | 7 |
| 56 | Peoples, Shont'e | I | LB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Michigan | 13 |
| 65 | Perez, Chris | I | OT | 3rd (1st) | 28 | Kansas | 18 |
| 13 | Perrin, Kesley | N | DB | R (1st) | 21 | Kent State | 11 |
| 12 | Philyaw, Raymond | I | QB | R (1st) | 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 |
| 37 | Pitcher, David | N | FB | 8th (1st) | 30 | Okanagan Sun Jr. | 16 |
| 55 | Powe, Keith | I | DL | 4th (1st) | 28 | Texas-El Paso | 2 |
| 90 | Robinson, Robert | N | DL | R (1st) | 24 | Cincinnati | 10 |
| 69 | Rocca, Frank | N | C | R (1st) | 24 | Eastern Michigan | 15 |
| 90 | Rodgers, Tyrone | I | DE | 2nd (1st) | 28 | Washington | 16 |
| 83 | Rogers, Joseph | I | WR | 2nd (1st) | 26 | Texas Southern | 7 |
| 92 | Scrivener, Colin | N | DT | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Oregon | 18 |
| 72 | Scrivener, Glen | N | DT | 7th (1st) | 29 | William Jewell | 11 |
| 45 | Small, Darnell | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Nicholls State | 4 |
| 85 | Stegall, Milt | I | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Miami (OH) | 18 |
| 98 | Tagoai, Junior | I | DE | 2nd (1st) | 27 | Hawai'i | 3 |
| 70 | Van Hofwegen, Harry | N | DT | 2nd (2nd) | 31 | Carleton | 7 |
| 60 | Vankoughnett, Dave | N | C | 8th (8th) | 31 | Boise State | 18 |
| 16 | Vargas, Chris | I | QB | 4th (1st) | 26 | Nevada-Reno | 18 |
| 7 | Westwood, Troy | N | K | 7th (7th) | 30 | Augustana | 18 |
| 21 | Williams, Ronald | I | RB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Clemson | 14 |
† – Age at start of 1997 season (June 25, 1997).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 59 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 59 |
Players from 1996 no longer with team: 40 players
Remaining players from 1996: 18 players
New players added in 1997: 41 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 11 |
| 2 – 4 years | 36 |
| 5 – 9 years | 10 |
| 10+ years | 2 |
| 3.47 years average experience | 59 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 11 | 108 | 191.6 | 5′ 10.8″ | |
| DE | 5 | 39 | 263.8 | 6′ 2.4″ | |
| DL | 3 | 15 | 267.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DT | 3 | 36 | 246.0 | 6′ 3.7″ | |
| LB | 9 | 99 | 216.4 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 33 | 275.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| FB | 1 | 16 | 240.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| G | 3 | 33 | 314.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| OL | 1 | 7 | 290.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| OT | 1 | 18 | 285.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| QB | 3 | 36 | 188.3 | 5′ 11.7″ | |
| RB | 3 | 30 | 211.5 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| SB | 4 | 54 | 197.5 | 6′ 1.5″ | |
| T | 1 | 18 | 290.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| WR | 7 | 67 | 179.3 | 5′ 9.6″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 18 | 190.0 | 5′ 10.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 18 | 185.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 27 | 328 | (18.22 [min 306]) |
| Import | 29 | 281 | (15.61 [max 306]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 36 | (2.00 [max 36]) |
| Total | 59 | 645 | (35.83 [max 648]) |