Montreal, May 4, 2021 – With their first pick in the CFL Canadian Draft, the Montreal Alouettes selected offensive lineman Pier-Olivier Lestage from the Université de Montréal Carabins Tuesday night. The 23-year-old was selected in the second round (10th overall).
Lestage (6’3″, 310 lbs.) played three seasons with the Carabins. In 2019 he was named a RSEQ first team All-Star and second team All-Canadian. The Saint-Eustache, QC native participated in the Tropical Bowl in Florida this winter and the Gridiron College Showcase in Texas. Following the NFL Draft last week, Lestage signed a contract as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks.
“We are extremely pleased to have been able to claim Pier-Olivier and that he was still available in the second round,” said Alouettes General Manager Danny Maciocia. “He is a versatile player, always ready to help his teammates and he will fit perfectly with the Alouettes.”
The Alouettes then selected offensive linemen Chris Fournier (third round, 27th overall) and Patrick Davis (fourth round, 28th overall), followed by kicker David Côté (fifth round, 45th overall) and linebacker Ethan Makonzo (sixth round, 46th overall).
Fournier (6’4”, 285 lbs.) played 29 games in three seasons with the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks, including the last 22 as a starter and the last 11 at the left tackle position. With the Alouettes, the Orléans, ON native will renew with running back Dominick Bragalone for who he punched holes for two seasons, including 2017 when Bragalone amassed 1,388 rushing yards and scored 18 touchdowns, including he career-best 218-yard game, en route to the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year award.
Davis (6’5′, 312 lbs.) played four seasons with the Syracuse University Orange. In 2019 the offensive lineman helped his receiver Devon Bibbens gain 859 receiving yards and six majors in eleven games thanks to good quarterback protection. He was a part of an offensive line, which allowed running backs Zaythan Hill and RaShawn Allen respectively amass 413 and 378 rushing yards. In 2020 the Gatineau, QC native was limited to only one game due to an injury.
Côté (6’4”, 215 lbs.) played for the Université Laval Rouge et Or and led the RSEQ conference with 108 points in 2019, including 72 which came from his conference high 24 field goals. He was named a RSEQ First Team All-Star and was invited to the Hula Bowl this past January, even if the 2020 season was cancelled. He made three field goals in his team’s 15-13 win. He helped the Rouge et Or win two national championships in 2016 and 2018.
Makonzo (6’1′, 220 lbs.) played eight games with the Université de Montreal Carabins in 2019, while intercepting two passes and amassing six solo tackles and five assisted tackles. The Montreal, QC native was chosen on the RSEQ Defensive All-Star Team. He joins Danny Maciocia the General Manager of the Alouettes who was his head coach with the Carabins.
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