Ahead of a cooler and rainier practice at Griffiths Stadium Thursday morning, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing of National defensive back Trae Tomlinson while resigning American wide receiver Juwann Winfree and moving American wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland to the retired list. Tomlinson, a Winnipeg product spent his senior year at Louisiana Lafayette where he had 26 defensive tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, and one pass deflection in 11 games. Tomlinson previously played three seasons with the University if Richmond before transferring to Louisiana. Juwann Winfree was among the twelve players cut from Riders’ training camp yesterday. Following is the news release from the Riders…..
DATE: May 14, 2026
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR26-87
ROUGHRIDERS ADD CANADIAN DB TRAE TOMLINSON
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National defensive back Trae Tomlinson.
Tomlinson (5’8-183) played his senior season at Louisiana Lafayette, suiting up for 11 games as a Ragin’ Cajun and tallying 26 defensive tackles, including one tackle for loss, one sack and one pass deflection. At Louisiana’s pro day, the Winnipeg, Manitoba product recorded a 36-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot-2 broad jump and a 4.47-second 40-yard dash.
Tomlinson transferred to Louisiana Lafayette after spending three seasons (2022-2024) with the University of Richmond. He started 26 of 38 games as a Spider, registering 90 defensive tackles, including three tackles for loss, one interception, 14 pass deflections, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
In addition, the Club has moved American wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland to the retired list and re-signed American wide receiver Juwann Winfree.
