Jacob Scarfone
Scarfone with the Lions in 2022
Born: (1994-04-10) April 10, 1994
London, Ontario
Career information
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
UniversityGuelph
High schoolSt. Thomas Aquinas
CFL Draft2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 47
Drafted byHamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2017Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2018Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2018–2019Ottawa Redblacks
2021–2022BC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career stats

Jacob Scarfone (born April 10, 1994) is a former Canadian football wide receiver.

University career

Scarfone played U Sports football for the Guelph Gryphons from 2013 to 2017, although he missed the 2016 season due to injury.[1] In four seasons with the Gryphons, he recorded 109 receptions for 1,789 yards and 17 touchdowns.[2] He was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian in 2017.[3]

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Scarfone had missed his entire fourth year of U Sports eligibility in 2016, but was still drafted in the sixth round, 47th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2017 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 24, 2017.[4] He began the season on the team's practice roster and was released on July 31, 2017 in order to complete his university playing career.[5] On December 7, 2017, it was announced that he had re-signed with the Tiger-Cats to a two-year contract.[6] However, he was released with the final 2018 training camp cuts on June 10, 2018.[7]

Ottawa Redblacks

On July 3, 2018, Scarfone signed a practice roster agreement with the Ottawa Redblacks, but he was released shortly after on July 8, 2018.[8][9] He was then re-signed on September 18, 2018, and played in his first career regular season game on October 5, 2018, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[2][9] He played in four regular season games that year and also played in his first Grey Cup game, but the Redblacks lost the 106th Grey Cup championship to the Calgary Stampeders.[2]

Scarfone began the 2019 season on the injured list and played in a week 4 game against the Blue Bombers before moving to the practice roster.[2][10] He returned to the active roster later in the season and recorded his first career reception on August 24, 2021, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[2] He finished the year with seven games played and had three catches for 17 yards.[2] He became a free agent on February 11, 2020, following the expiration of his contract, but did not sign with any team as the 2020 CFL season was ultimately cancelled.[11]

BC Lions

On January 27, 2021, it was announced that Scarfone had signed with the BC Lions, re-uniting him with former Redblacks coach, Rick Campbell.[12] He scored his first career touchdown on a 32-yard reception from Michael Reilly on October 30, 2021, against the Toronto Argonauts in overtime.[13] On May 3, 2023, Scarfone retired from professional football.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Scarfone". Guelph Gryphons. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jacob Scarfone". BC Lions. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Football All-Canadian teams announced". U Sports. November 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign entire 2017 draft class". Canadian Football League. May 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign five national players to two-year contracts". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. December 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tiger-Cats transactions". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Transactions: July 3, 2018". Ottawa Redblacks. July 3, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lions Bring Back Plu, Lock Up Scarfone And Hastings". BC Lions. January 27, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Argos punch playoff ticket in OT win over Lions". Canadian Football League. October 30, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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