The Montreal Alouettes announced on Monday that the club selected national offensive tackle Tyler Johnstone in the CFL’s Supplemental Draft after conceding their first overall pick in the 2019 CFL Canadian Draft.
Johnstone, (6’6¨, 275 lbs) played 39 games in three seasons with the University of Oregon Ducks in the NCAA between 2012 and 2015. In 2015, the Arizona native won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States, in addition to winning the Rotary Lombardi Trophy, awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. That same season, he was selected on the first-team All-Pac 12 and on the second-team All-American.
“We are thrilled to have acquired Tyler’s rights,” declared Alouettes General Manager Kavis Reed. “Tyler was one of the best national offensive linemen available this year and he would have been next year as well. Our position has allowed us to solidify our offensive line by selecting Trey Rutherford and Tyler Johnstone, and by acquiring Ryan Bomben during a short span of time.”
In 2013, Johnstone helped the Oregon Ducks lead the Pac-12 division in rushing yards (273.5 yards per game), total offence (565 yards per game) and scoring (45.5 points per game) while ranking third in the fewest quarterback sacks allowed (1.38 average).
The 25 year-old lineman joined the Los Angeles Chargers in 2016 as an undrafted free agent.
Johnstone was declared eligible for the supplemental draft as his national status wasn’t regulated prior to the 2018 CFL Canadian Draft.
