Gregor MacKellar
Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)
No. 67 Toronto Argonauts | |
MacKellar with the Argonauts in 2022
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Born: |
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1998-07-22
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July 22, 1998
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25)
Timberlea , Nova Scotia |
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Weight | 310 lb (140 kg) |
College | Rice |
University | St. Francis Xavier |
High school |
St. Andrew's College
Bay View High |
CFL Draft | 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts |
Career history | |
As player | |
2022 –present | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Honours |
Second Team All-Canadian
( 2021 ) |
Career stats | |
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Gregor Bruce MacKellar (born July 22, 1998) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
MacKellar first attended Rice University in 2017 and had a redshirt season while a member of the Rice Owls . [1] Following a coaching change, MacKellar sought a transfer and moved back to Nova Scotia to become a member of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in time for the 2018 season . [2] In his first season, the X-Men were Loney Bowl champions after defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies . [3] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season . In his fourth and final year, in 2021 , he was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian and again won the Loney Bowl in a victory over the Bishop's Gaiters . [3]
Professional career
MacKellar was ranked as the 19th best player in the Canadian Football League 's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL Draft . [4] He was then drafted in the first round , sixth overall, in the draft by the Toronto Argonauts . [5] He then signed with the team on May 10, 2022. [5] Following training camp, he was placed on the injured list, but soon after played in his first career professional game on July 4, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . [3] His first game played outside of Toronto's BMO Field was in Wolfville, Nova Scotia as part of Touchdown Atlantic where he dressed as a backup offensive lineman in his home province . [6] [7]
Personal life
MacKellar was born to parents Bruce and Kelly MacKellar. [1] He has one sister, Ainsley, who also attended St. Francis Xavier University . [2] MacKellar plays bagpipes and competed in 2013 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow , Scotland . [3]
References
- 1 2 "Gregor MacKellar" . Rice Owls . Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
- 1 2 "Homegrown MacKellar eager for fresh start with X-Men after year at Rice" . Atlantic University Sport . August 24, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gregor MacKellar" . Toronto Argonauts . Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
- ↑ "Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022" . Canadian Football League . April 19, 2022.
- 1 2 "Argos sign eleven from 2022 CFL draft class" . Toronto Argonauts . May 10, 2022.
- ↑ "O'Leary: Argos, Riders play with an eye to the future" . Canadian Football League . July 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Toronto Argonauts Depth Chart" (PDF) . Canadian Football League . Retrieved July 16, 2022 .