The Calgary Stampeders chose a total of eight players in Tuesday’s 2022 Canadian Football League draft.
The team’s picks were as follows:
Jalen Philpot
1st round – fifth overall
Receiver
College: Calgary
Height: 6.01
Weight: 190
Born: July 26, 2000
Birthplace: Delta, BC
Philpot played 22 games over three seasons (2018-19, 2021) at the University of Calgary. He recorded 113 receptions for 1,889 yards and 10 touchdowns during his Dinos career. Philpot was a Canada West all-star in 2019 and 2021 in addition to twice being named a first-team all-Canadian. He was part of a Vanier Cup-winning team in 2019 and suited up in the College Gridiron Showcase following his senior season. Philpot attended Seaquam Secondary School in Delta and was high-school and college teammates with his twin brother, Tyson. Both siblings set Dinos records with 107-yard receptions during their time at U of C.
Josiah Schakel
2nd round – 14th overall
Linebacker
College: Alberta
Height: 6.01
Weight: 220
Born: Jan. 19, 1999
Birthplace: Sherwood Park, AB
Through four seasons (2017-19, 2021) with the Golden Bears, Schakel tallied 145 tackles, 6.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception. In 2021, he made 51.5 tackles in six games for a U Sports-best 8.6 tackles per game and added eight tackles for loss, four sacks and three forced fumbles. Schakel is a two-time academic all-Canadian and is coming off a season in which he received the President’s Trophy as the Canada West Outstanding Defensive Player and the conference’s Russ Jackson Student-Athlete Community Service Award. He attended Edmonton’s Bev Facey Community High School where he was teammates with Calgary’s 2021 draft pick Chuba Hubbard.
Demetri Royer
3rd round – 25th overall
Defensive back
College: Western Illinois
Height: 5.11
Weight: 200
Born: Aug. 15, 1996
Birthplace: Clearwater, FL
Royer played strong safety at Western Illinois in 2019 and in 12 games for the Fighting Leathernecks, he recorded 74 tackles, five passes defended and one fumble recovery. He reached double digits in tackles in a single game on three occasions. Royer transferred to Western Illinois after attending Charleston Southern. He redshirted in 2015 and was a medical redshirt in 2016 after suffering an injury in the season-opener. In 2017, Royer played nine games for the Buccaneers and recorded 77 tackles and one forced fumble. He has Canadian citizenship through his father Christian, a former hockey player from Quebec who settled in Florida.
Jacob Butler
4th round – 34th overall
Offensive lineman
College: Queen’s
Height: 6.04
Weight: 299
Born: Sept. 14, 1999
Birthplace: Chilliwack, BC
Butler played five seasons for the Gaels and helped guide the team to an undefeated season in 2021. As a team captain in his final year, he paved the way for running back and fellow Stamps draftee Rasheed Tucker to finish second in the country with 672 rushing yards. Butler was named to the East-West Bowl last year. He majored in engineering at Queen’s after attending Sardis Secondary in Chilliwack.
Joel Braden
5th round – 43rd overall
Offensive lineman
College: Regina
Height: 6.05
Weight: 325
Born: Nov. 22, 1996
Birthplace: Regina, SK
Braden started all six games at left tackle for the University of Regina in 2021. In 2019, he suited up for all eight games and made starts at both right guard and left tackle. Braden is a two-time academic all- Canadian. Prior to joining the Rams, he played four seasons for the Regina Thunder junior team.
Rasheed Tucker
6th round – 52nd overall
Running back
College: Queen’s
Height: 5.11
Weight: 194
Born: Jan. 11, 2002
Birthplace: Ajax, ON
Tucker was a first-team Ontario University Athletics all-star and U Sports all-Canadian in 2021 with 114 carries for 687 yards and eight touchdowns for the Gaels. He added another 61 rushes for 419 yards and four scores in the post-season. Tucker majored in business at Queen’s where he was a three-time U Sports academic all-Canadian. He spent his high school years at Toronto’s Upper Canada College.
Shaquille St-Lot
7th round – 61st overall
Defensive back
College: Maine
Height: 6.00
Weight: 195
Born: Sept. 14, 1996
Birthplace: Montreal, QC
St-Lot played 20 games for Maine over the course of the 2018 and 2019 seasons, recording 31 tackles and adding one interception and two fumble recoveries. He sat out the 2021 season due to injury. Prior to joining the Black Bears, the Montreal product played at Vanier College.
Daniel Amoako
8th round – 70th overall
Defensive back
College: York
Height: 6.01
Weight: 184
Born: Dec. 22, 1998
Birthplace: Ajax, ON
Amoako started all six games at York in 2021 and made 12.5 tackles, three pass breakups and one interception. In four seasons with the Lions, he has registered 44 tackles in 27 games. Amoako majored in financial and business economics at York. He played running back and receiver in addition to defensive back at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Ajax.