Western University offensive lineman Keegan O’Neil was the top performer in the bench press at the 2026 CFL Combine with a total of 30 reps of 225 pounds.
The native of Belle River, Ont., has played primarily guard for the Mustangs. The six-foot-three, 313-pounder was a first-team OUA all-star in 2025 and a second-team selection in 2023.
Other players who finished in the top five of the event include Virginia Tech defensive lineman Wilfried Pene (29), Wilfrid Laurier University fullback Sebastian Parsalidis (28), and Queen’s University offensive lineman Niklas Henning (27). Six players tied for fifth with 24 reps.
The all-time CFL Combine bench press record was set by Wilfrid Laurier offensive lineman Michael Knill in 2011 (47 reps). The six-foot-six, 350-pound native of Rochester Hills, Mich., was a sixth-round pick in that year’s draft but never played a regular-season CFL game.
The next top performances came from Montreal linebacker Byron Archambault in 2015 (41), Sherbrooke offensive lineman Anthony Horth in 2025 (41), Laval offensive lineman Philippe Gagnon in 2016 (40), and Wilfrid Laurier running back Mike Montoya in 2010 (40). Horth’s performance occurred at the 2025 CFL Invitational Combine.
The top performer at the 2025 CFL Combine in Regina was Western defensive lineman Max Von Muehldorfer with 34 reps. He was drafted in the seventh round by the Calgary Stampeders but returned to school. He is slated to attend training camp for a second time this year.
The full results from the 2026 CFL Combine in Edmonton can be seen below.
Quarterback
Josh Janssen, Ottawa — 6
Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald, McGill — 10
Christian Veilleux, Georgia State — DNP
Running back
Charles Asselin, Ottawa — 14
Weagbe Mombo, Windsor — 11
Isaiah Smith, Guelph — 16
Liam Talbot, Windsor — DNP
Fullback/Tight end
Evan Basalyga, Waterloo — 24
Emeric Boutin, Laval — 22
Sebastian Parsalidis, Laurier — 28
Jerome Rancourt, Western — 19
Receiver
Devaiughn Blackwood, St. FX — 6
Nick Cenackle, Hawaii –DNP
Nate Demontagnac, North Dakota — DNP
Dylan Djete, Alabama State — DNP
Joshua Jack, Saint Mary’s — 11
Carter Kettyle, Alberta — 7
Shemar McBean, UBC — DNP
Malick Meiga, Coastal Carolina — DNP
Barron Miles Jr., Grambling State — 13
Jesulayomi Ojutalayo, Laurier — 14
Tyriq Quayson, Windsor — 12
Matt Sibley, Calgary — 17
Nathan Udoh, Manitoba — 10
Offensive line
Darius Bell, East Carolina — DNP
Jonathan Denis, Louisiana Tech — DNP
Alassane Diouf, Montreal — 21
Ethan Graham, Regina — 20
Niklas Henning, Queen’s — 27
Franklin Ibelo, Calgary — 24
Jez Janvier, Southern Mississippi — DNP
Keegan O’Neil, Western — 30
Chinazo Obobi, Munich Ravens (G) — DNP
Victor Olaniran, Manitoba — 18
Chidera Oragui, St. FX — 19
Chris Pashula, Calgary — DNP
Mitchel Schechinger, Guelph — 24
Riley Scheffer, UBC — 18
Carter Stuart, Alberta — 16
Brayden Szeman, Calgary — 20
Giordano Vaccaro, Purdue — DNP
Frank Vreugdenhil, McMaster — 24
Spencer Walsh, Laurier — 18
Jack Warrack, Saskatchewan — 12
Defensive line
Brody Burke, Carleton — 21
Nathan Carabatsakis, Robert Morris — 15
Ebenezer Dibula, Kennesaw State — 24
Natale Frangione, Georgetown — DNP
Carter Hooper, South Dakota — 16
Steven Kpehe, Queen’s — DNP
Kyler Laing, Mercyhurst — DNP
Jack Low, Fordham (G) — 19
Tristan Marois, Colorado — DNP
Frank Mulipola, Arkansas (G) — 23
Aamarii Notice, Coastal Carolina — DNP
Charlie Parks, Saskatchewan — 15
Wilfried Pene, Virginia Tech (G) — 29
Linebacker
Charles-Elliot Bouliane, Montreal — DNP
Jaxxon Brashear, Ottawa — 19
Brody Clark, York — 8
Benjamin Dobson, Calgary — 17
Loik Gagne, Concordia — 17
Yunus Larry, Guelph — 24
Darius McKenzie, South Alabama — DNP
Osasere Odemwingie, Calgary — 23
Justin Pace, Queen’s — 12
Eric Rascoe, Angelo State — 15
Marc Djonay Rondeau, Ottawa — 19
Defensive back
Devynn Cromwell, Michigan State — DNP
Patrick Cumberbatch, Ottawa — DNP
Harrison Daley, Windsor — 18
Denny Ferdinand, Ottawa — 13
Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Montreal — 12
Gianni Green, Guelph — DNP
Ethan John, Windsor — 19
Pierre Kemeni, Ohio — DNP
Shakespeare Louis, Southeastern Louisiana — DNP
Cyrus McGarrell, Northern Illinois —
Benjamin Sangmuah, UBC — DNP
Carson Sombach, Regina —
Ethan Stuart, McMaster —
Trae Tomlinson, Louisiana — DNP
