2018 Edmonton Eskimos season

2018 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Brock Sunderland
Head coach	Jason Maas
Home field	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Mike Reilly
Team MOC	Kwaku Boateng
Team MOR	Monshadrik Hunter
Uniform

Regular season game versus the Toronto Argonauts

The 2018 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 70th overall. This was the third season under head coach Jason Maas and the second season under general manager Brock Sunderland.

The team began the season with a 6–3 win–loss record, but after losing six of the following eight games, the Eskimos were eliminated from the playoffs during their week 20 bye after Winnipeg defeated Calgary to claim the final playoff spot. The Eskimos failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013, becoming the first Grey Cup hosts to miss the playoffs since the 2016 Toronto Argonauts.

The Eskimos' 9–9 record was actually tied with the BC Lions for the fifth-best finish in the nine-team league, however BC won the tie-breaker by winning the teams' season series and thus claimed the cross-over berth. Although the Eskimos' record was also better than the 8–10 record of the Eastern runner-up Hamilton Tiger-Cats but CFL rules do not allow two teams from one division to cross over. Edmonton became the first (and, as of 2024, only) Canadian CFL team to miss the playoffs without a losing record since the cross-over rule was implemented.

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	10	Godfrey Onyeka	DB	Wilfrid Laurier
3	24	Jordan Beaulieu	DB	Western
4	32	Tanner Green	RB	Concordia
5	40	Curtis Krahn	OL	Calgary
6	48	Alex Taylor	RB	Western
7	53	Harry McMaster	WR	Western
7	57	Gabriel Bagnell	DL	Acadia
8	65	Blair Zerr	RB	Humboldt State

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Sun, May 27	3:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 35–12	1–0	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,374	Recap
B	Fri, June 1	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 13–33	1–1	None	Investors Group Field	23,034	Recap
C	Bye

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	5	0	26	522	363	5–5	W1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	12	6	0	24	450	444	7–3	W2	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	10	8	0	20	550	419	4–6	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	9	9	0	18	423	473	4–6	L2	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	9	9	0	18	482	471	5–5	W1	Details

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
					Score	Record
1	1	Thurs, June 14	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 33–30	1–0	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	25,458	Recap
2	2	Fri, June 22	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 21–38	1–1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	31,334	Recap
3	3	Fri, June 29	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. BC Lions	W 41–22	2–1	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,940	Recap
4	4	Sat, July 7	3:30 p.m. MDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 17–20	2–2	TSN	BMO Field	12,196	Recap
5	5	Fri, July 13	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 16–15	3–2	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	31,056	Recap
6	Bye
7	6	Thurs, July 26	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 44–23	4–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	16,654	Recap
8	7	Thurs, Aug 2	8:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 26–19	5–2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	35,623	Recap
9	8	Thurs, Aug 9	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 23–31	5–3	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	17,745	Recap
10	9	Sat, Aug 18	7:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 40–24	6–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,702	Recap
11	10	Thurs, Aug 23	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 24–25	6–4	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,281	Recap
12	11	Mon, Sept 3	1:00 p.m. MDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 20–23	6–5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	32,013	Recap
13	12	Sat, Sept 8	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 48–42	7–5	TSN/RDS	Commonwealth Stadium	38,611	Recap
14	Bye
15	13	Sat, Sept 22	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 15–28	7–6	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,800	Recap
16	14	Sat, Sept 29	5:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 3–30	7–7	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	28,788	Recap
17	15	Mon, Oct 8	2:00 p.m. MDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 12–19	7–8	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	31,335	Recap
18	16	Sat, Oct 13	3:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 34–16	8–8	TSN/RDS2	Commonwealth Stadium	27,163	Recap
19	17	Fri, Oct 19	8:00 p.m. MDT	at BC Lions	L 42–32	8–9	TSN	BC Place	20,463	Recap
20	Bye
21	18	Sat, Nov 3	2:00 p.m. MDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 33–24	9–9	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	27,749	Recap

Team

Roster

Edmonton Eskimos roster
Quarterbacks  5 Kevin Glenn 14 Zach Kline  9 Danny O’Brien 13 Mike Reilly Running backs 25 Shaquille Cooper 44 Alexandre Dupuis FB  2 C. J. Gable 27 Tanner Green FB 30 Martese Jackson KR 34 Pascal Lochard FB 32 Korliss Marshall 31 Calvin McCarty FB 37 Christophe Normand FB 22 Jordan Robinson 49 James Tuck FB Receivers  3 Natey Adjei 11 Nate Behar 84 Juron Criner 89 Kevin Elliott 18 Sam Giguère 15 Vidal Hazelton 80 Bryant Mitchell 82 Miles Shuler  4 Jamill Smith  8 Kenny Stafford 87 Derel Walker 81 Duke Williams SB		Offensive linemen 62 Kwabena Asare 57 David Beard 58 Travis Bond 64 Tommie Draheim 67 Colin Kelly 66 Matt O'Donnell 61 Andrew Peterson 68 Jean-Simon Roy 55 Jacob Ruby 60 Justin Sorensen 63 Mason Woods Defensive linemen 99 Darius Allen DE 54 Alex Bazzie DE 93 Kwaku Boateng DE 94 Jake Ceresna DT 95 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon DE 92 Evan Gill DT 91 Mark Mackie DE 96 Mike Moore DT 90 Almondo Sewell DT 75 Nick Usher DE		Linebackers 45 Korey Jones 38 Adam Konar 10 Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga 35 Taylor Reed 47 J. C. Sherritt 48 Blair Smith Defensive backs 20 Johnny Adams CB 16 Jordan Beaulieu 17 Arjen Colquhoun 26 Chris Edwards 36 Aaron Grymes 12 Forrest Hightower 28 Jordan Hoover S 41 Monshadrik Hunter 43 Neil King 29 Mercy Maston 23 Godfrey Onyeka 32 Nick Taylor 24 Brandyn Thompson 49 Jalen Spencer  7 Josh Woodman Special teams 53 Ryan King LS 70 Hugh O'Neill P  6 Sean Whyte K		1-game injured list 6-game injured list Practice roster Suspended list Italics indicate international player Roster updated 2018-11-07 Depth chart • Transactions 73 roster → More rosters

Coaching staff

Edmonton Eskimos Staff
	Front office President and ceo – Len Rhodes Vice-president Football Operations & General manager – Brock Sunderland Executive director of player personnel – Paul Jones Director of canadian scouting – Rob Ralph Football Operations Coordinator - Kris Hagerman Football Operations Coordinator - Nick Pelletier Head coach Head coach – Jason Maas Assistant head coach – Mike Benevides Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jason Maas Offensive line/run game coordinator – Mike Gibson Quarterbacks/Pass Game Coordinator – Jordan Maksymic Running backs – Tim Prinsen Receivers – D. J. McCarthy Offensive quality control – Kelly Bates			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Mike Benevides Defensive backs – Barron Miles Defensive line – Demetrious Maxie Linebackers assistant – Travis Brown Defensive quality control – Rob Payne Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Dave Jackson → Coaching staff → More CFL staffs