Western Mustangs football was well represented in the 2025 CFL Draft, with six players selected by the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 29.
Offensive lineman Erik Andersen was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, 13th overall. He’s also been invited to the NFL’s NY Giants mini camp later in May. Andersen has been a steady force on the Mustangs offence since joining the program in 2021. The London, Ont. native came to Western from Lucas Secondary School.
Western Mustangs offensive lineman Erik Andersen (#61) was selected 13th overall in the 2025 CFL Draft. (Western Mustangs)
Defensive back Jackson Findlay was selected by the BC Lions. The native of North Vancouver, B.C. finished a banner 2024 season with the Mustangs, where he was named a U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All Canadian and the Ontario University Athletics’ Most Outstanding Stand-Up Defensive Player of the Year.
“Getting drafted to the BC Lions is a childhood dream come true,” said Findlay, whose uncle and grandfather also played for the Lions. “To play in front of my family and friends is the best situation I could have wished for. I am super excited to put on the pads and compete for BC.”
Keanu Yazbeck, Alex Berwick, Max von Muehldorfer and Riley Macleod were also drafted. All of the Mustangs picked in the draft will now prepare for their respective teams’ rookie camps and main training camps in early May. Last year, two Western student-athletes were chosen in the 2024 CFL Draft.
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Keanu Yazbeck, drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round, 35th overall:
“Getting picked by the Als is even sweeter. Being away from home since high school has been a very enjoyable process, creating relationships and friendships that will last me a lifetime,” said Yazbeck, a Quebec native. “Coming home to play in front of my family and friends means the world to me. Putting on for my community has always been deeply routed in my drive and will to succeed.”
Alex Berwick, drafted by the B.C. Lions in the seventh round, 59th overall:
“It’s a pretty full circle moment for me. I get to go to the team that my current strength coach (Dave Mackie) just retired from, and I get a chance to play for the same organization,” said Berwick. “The current strength coach for the Lions,Tanner Care, I had the privilege to work with him coming up in high school, so I’m super happy to get to work with him again.”
Max von Muehldorfer, drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the seventh round, 61st overall:
“Getting drafted in the CFL has been a goal of mine since I stepped foot on Western’s campus back in 2021. Now that it finally happens, it feels surreal, and the cherry on top is that I’m going back home to Calgary. It’s very special to be able to go home and play for the ‘Stamps, it’s the team that I grew up watching my entire life and now to be able to wear the red and white is very special.”
Riley MacLeod, drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the eighth round, 70th overall:
“I couldn’t be happier to be in Montreal, I had a great interview with them and loved the coaches and staff. Montreal is a great city and the Alouettes are a great football club. I can’t wait to get to work and go win some games.”
