Hergy Mayala

Hergy Mayala (born October 21, 1995) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] Mayala played college football at Connecticut.[2]

Hergy Mayala
No. 1     Calgary Stampeders
Mayala before a Stampeders game in 2019.
Born: (1995-10-21) October 21, 1995
Montreal, Quebec
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
CollegeConnecticut
High schoolTrinity-Pawling School
CFL draft2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Drafted byCalgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
2019–presentCalgary Stampeders
Career stats

College career

Mayala started in all regular season games as a junior and senior at Connecticut, and across his college career he totaled 113 receptions for 1,352 yards and 12 touchdowns.[3] His 113 receptions place him sixth all-time at Connecticut since Connecticut moved from the FCS to the FBS.[4]

Professional career

Mayala was selected in the first round, eighth overall, by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2019 CFL Draft.[5] He played in his first professional game on June 15, 2019 against the Ottawa Redblacks. He scored his first professional touchdown on an eight-yard reception from Bo Levi Mitchell against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 11, 2019.[6]

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References

  1. "Hergy Mayala". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  2. "Hergy Mayala - Football". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. Dunk, Justin. "Three CFL teams attend UConn pro day for Canadian receiver Hergy Mayala | 3DownNation". Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. Fuller, Jim (2019-05-01). "UConn's Hergy Mayala expected to go early in CFL draft". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  5. Fuller, Jim (2019-05-03). "UConn's Hergy Mayala selected by Calgary in first round of CFL draft". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  6. CFL.ca (October 11, 2019). "Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 11, 2019.


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