Jimmy Ralph

Jimmy Ralph (born October 16, 1992) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was undrafted in the 2017 CFL Draft, but was signed by the Argonauts as a free agent on May 17, 2017.[1]

Jimmy Ralph

Edmonton Eskimos
Ralph before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018.
Born:	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 Raymond, Alberta
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	WR
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
College	Weber State Wildcats
University	Alberta Golden Bears
CJFL	Calgary Colts
CFL draft	2017 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
2017–2019	Toronto Argonauts
2020 - Present	Edmonton Eskimos
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Amateur career

He played for the Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League in 2012 before enrolling at Weber State University to play for the Wildcats.[2] He redshirted for the 2013 season and, following a coaching overhaul the following year, elected to transfer to the University of Alberta to play for the Golden Bears.[3] He was a member of the Golden Bears from 2014 to 2016, but sat out the 2016 season due to injury.

Professional career

Ralph was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on May 17, 2017. After an impressive showing in the pre-season, Jimmy (Jr.) made the Argo’s roster. He dressed in his first game with the Argonauts on June 25, 2017 and had his first career reception in his first career start on July 13, 2017 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He recorded 26 receptions for 278 yards in 16 regular season games in 2017. He played in the 105th Grey Cup game and earned his first Grey Cup championship as a member of the Argonauts' winning team. In his second season with the Argo’s, Ralph began the season as the starting slot receiver due to an injury to teammate Anthony Coombs. After failing to provide much of an impact through the first few games, and the team struggling with the loss of starting quarterback Ricky Ray, the Argonauts coaching staff moved Ralph from the starting lineup into a reserve role, and eventually onto the Practice Roster. Ralph ended the 2018 season with 8 receptions for 70 yards.

In 2019, he earned a spot in the starting lineup following training camp for the first game of the season.[4] He scored his first career CFL touchdown on August 25, 2019 on a six-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson in Moncton for the Touchdown Atlantic game.[5] He finished the 2019 with a career-high 38 receptions for 355 yards and one touchdown in 18 regular season games. As a pending free agent in 2020, he was released during the free agency negotiation window on February 7, 2020.[6]

References

1. "Argos add three, including veteran DB Cassius Vaughn". Toronto Argonauts. May 17, 2017.
2. Weber State Wildcats bio
3. NCAA Div 1 receiver joins Bears
4. "Ticats shine bright in dominant road win over Argos". cfl.ca. June 22, 2019.
5. "Als best Argos in thrilling Touchdown Atlantic clash". cfl.ca. August 25, 2019.
6. "Argos release 12 players". Toronto Argonauts. February 7, 2020.

External links

• Toronto Argonauts bio