The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added more beef to the competition for spots along the offensive line for the 2026 C-F-L season.

The Green and White announced that American offensive lineman Dartanyan Tinsley has agreed to attend training camp in Saskatoon in May. The 6’4″, 320-pound guard wrapped up his collegiate career with the U of Cincinnati in 2024. This past season, the Owensboro, Kentucky, product signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2025, but was waived prior to the conclusion of training camp. Following is the news release from the Riders…..

DATE:                           March 9, 2026

RELEASE TIME:      IMMEDIATELY  

RELEASE:                 SR26-51

RIDERS SIGN FORMER CINCINNATI OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DARTANYAN TINSLEY

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Dartanyan Tinsley.

Tinsley (6’4-320) signed with Cleveland as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and played in one NFL pre-season game with the Browns.

Collegiately, Tinsley spent two seasons (2020-21) at Kentucky Christian before transferring to Cincinnati. In three years (2022-24) with the Bearcats, he played in 30 games, starting in all 21 contests in his final two seasons.

Considered one of the top guards in the Big 12, Tinsley helped Cincinnati finish fifth in the nation in rushing (217 yards per game) in 2023. Cincinnati rushed for 200-plus yards in nine of its 13 games that season. In 2024, the Bearcats averaged 421 yards of total offence per game and boasted a 1,000-yard rusher (Corey Kiner) for the second season in a row.

Playing in his home state at Kentucky Christian, Tinsley was an All-Mid-South Conference Appalachian Division First-Team selection in back-to-back seasons. He also earned First-Team All-National Christian College Athletic Association recognition in his debut season with the Knights.