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Features April 24, 2025

2025 Training Camp Preview: Receivers

Training camp is on the horizon.

That sentence is music to the ears of every Stampeders coach, player, and fan itching to get a look at this revamped Calgary team.

From bigger shakeups to smaller tweaks, every positional group looks different entering the 2025 season.

Before camp officially opens in a couple weeks, let’s get a better sense of who will be running onto the brand-new turf at McMahon Stadium from each position group, starting with the receivers.

Coach: Markus Howell

Vets: Clark Barnes*, Reggie Begelton, Erik Brooks, Cam Echols, Malik Henry, Ishmael Hyman, Jalen Philpot*

Off-Season Additions: Tevin Jones, Dominque Rhymes

Rookies: Josh Ali, Daylen Baldwin, Mike Harley, Kaylon Horton, Maxim Malenfant*, Tykee Ogle-Kellog, Terrell Vaughn, Marcus Washington

Departed: Rysen John*, Marken Michel, Tyson Middlemost*, Tre Odoms-Dukes, Cole Tucker*, Chandler Worthy

* Denotes Canadian

Howell’s Group

As one of eight coaching changes heading into this season, former Stampeder Markus Howell will take over the duties from Nik Lewis (2023-24). Although it’s Howell’s first season as a coach in Calgary, he enters his 15th season coaching in the CFL.

Coaching History:

  • 2025 – Calgary Stampeders – Receivers Coach
  • 2022-24 – Edmonton Elks – Receivers Coach and Run Game Coordinator
  • 2020-21 – Toronto Argonauts – Receivers Coach and Pass Game Coordinator
  • 2018-19 – BC Lions – Receivers Coach and Pass Game Coordinator
  • 2016-17 – Saskatchewan Roughriders – Receivers Coach
  • 2012-15 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Receivers Coach
  • 2011 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Linebackers Coach

Reliable Reggie

Anyone will tell you that no spot on the roster is ever guaranteed. But in what was a disappointing 2024 campaign, Reggie Begelton was arguably the Stampeders brightest light.

The seven-year vet consistently produced on the field no matter who was throwing him the ball. His team-leading 1,150 receiving yards and 92 catches earned him league all-star honours for the third time in his career.

He had more than 100 yards receiving on three occasions. In a Week 18 matchup against the Lions, Begelton cracked the club’s all-time Top 10 in receiving yards and by the end of the year surpassed Marquay McDaniel for the ninth spot.

  • Allen Pitts – 14,891 (1990-2000)
  • Nik Lewis – 11,250 (2004-14)
  • Tom Forzani – 8,285 (1973-83)
  • Travis Moore – 7,536 (1994, 1996-2002)
  • Herm Harrison – 6,693 (1964-72)
  • Dave Sapunjis – 6,586 (1990-96)
  • Vince Danielsen – 6,086 (1994-2001)
  • Ken-Yon Rambo – 5,995 (2005-11)
  • Reggie Begelton – 5,595 (2017-present)
  • Marquay McDaniel – 5,555 (2012-17)

Begelton was voted by his teammates as the recipient of the President’s Ring award for demonstrating excellence on and off the field.

He was already under contract for the 2025 season but signed an extension in December to stay in Red and White through 2026.

Reggie Begelton

Big & Tall

General manager and head coach Dave Dickenson brought in two large targets with veteran CFL experience for QB Vernon Adams Jr. this off-season with the additions of 6-foot-4 Dominique Rhymes and 6-foot-3 Tevin Jones.

This is a different direction for Calgary, who in the past have had a smaller-sized receiving corps consisting of players such as Shawn Bane Jr., Marken Michel, and Tommylee Lewis.

Short At Canadian

Of the six departed receivers, half of them were national pass catchers – leaving the Red and White with Jalen Philpot and Clark Barnes as the only Canadian players with CFL experience.

With the first-overall pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, and four selections in the Top 20, it will be interesting to see if the Stampeders brass bulk up their Canadian content at the receiver position.

Clark Barnes

3 Rookies To Watch

Additionally, the Stamps have brought in eight rookies to compete at camp this year.

  • Daylen Baldwin – The 25-year-old Michigan native spent some time with a few NFL clubs over the course of two years. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns in 2022. He saw action in one regular-season game and had two catches for 25 yards. Baldwin then had stops with the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals.
  • Mike Harley – Harley has some familiarity with Calgary already – the rookie joined the team in early October of 2024 and finished the season on the practice roster. Previously, the Miami product had attended training camps with the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and Ottawa Redblacks (2023-24).
  • Tykee Ogle-Kellog – Listed at 6-foot-5, Ogle-Kellog would be the tallest receiver entering camp. The 25-year-old played 53 games over six years (2018-23) at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He had 89 catches for 1,358 yards and 15 touchdowns during that span. In 2024, he attended rookie mini-camp with the Washington Commanders.