Belmont grad taken by Ottawa Redblacks
This Bull went from Bulldog to Bulldog to Redblack. Dontae Bull of Victoria, out of the Belmont Secondary Bulldogs and Fresno State Bulldogs of the NCAA, expects to make an immediate impression after being selected first overall by Ottawa in the 2023 Canadian Football League draft Tuesday evening.
Bull was an all-rounder at Belmont as quarterback and tight end, and was also 2016 B.C. high school defensive player of the year, while playing on the Bulldogs basketball team. He also played junior football for the Westshore Rebels. He played seven games this season with eight hurries and three sacks before breaking his leg in October against San Diego State and missing the rest of his senior season. That may have cost him dearly. Bull was the 63rd-ranked offensive lineman for the 2023 NFL draft last week but not selected.Bull was ranked seventh overall for the draft by the CFL Scouting Bureau.
Meanwhile, Phil Grohovac, another Island offensive lineman, went 20th overall in the third round to the Edmonton Elks. The Mount Douglas Secondary Rams graduate, who won a B.C. high school championship and also a Vanier Cup U Sports championship with the Western Mustangs, was ranked 17th overall heading into the draft. The six-foot-four, 310-pounder played youth football with the Saanich Wolverines.
“I will have to grow up quickly against pros, some from the NFL and others out of NCAA Division 1, who are all technicians and who know their craft,” he said.
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