2023 Ottawa Redblacks season

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Ottawa Redblacks

| year = 2023

| record = 4–14

| division_place = 4th, East

| president = Adrian Sciarra

| general manager = Shawn Burke

| coach = Bob Dyce

| stadium = TD Place Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| MOP = Devonte Williams

| MODP = Bryce Carter

| MOC = Cleyon Laing

| MOOL = Jacob Ruby

| MOST = Brandin Dandridge

| MOR = Dustin Crum

| uniform = CFL OTT Jersey 2021.png

| shortnavlink = Redblacks seasons

}}

The 2023 Ottawa Redblacks season was the ninth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks were eliminated from playoff contention following their week 18 loss to the Montreal Alouettes.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/10/09/als-dominate-at-home-to-win-second-straight-against-redblacks/ |title=Als dominate at home to beat Redblacks on Thanksgiving |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 9, 2023}} This was the fourth straight season that the Redblacks had failed to qualify for the post-season.

The 2023 CFL season was the second season for Shawn Burke as general manager.{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/12/19/redblacks-name-shawn-burke-new-general-manager/ |title=Redblacks name Shawn Burke new General Manager |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=December 19, 2021}} After Bob Dyce served as the interim head coach to end the 2022 season, this was his first full season as the team's head coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2022/10/01/redblacks-part-ways-with-head-coach-paul-lapolice/ |title=Redblacks part ways with head coach Pail LapPolice |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=December 7, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/12/02/redblacks-name-bob-dyce-head-coach/ |title=Redblacks name Bob Dyce head coach |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=December 2, 2022}}

Offseason

=CFL Global Draft=

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/10/expanded-cfl-combine-presented-by-new-era-heading-to-edmonton-in-23/ |title=Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23 |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 10, 2022}} The Redblacks had the first selection in both rounds.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/ |title=2023 Global draft tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 7, 2023}}

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align="center" \|align=center\| 2	10	Lucas Lavin	OL	Chattanooga	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Sweden

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Blessman Ta’ala

Hawaii

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Lucas Lavin

Chattanooga

{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden

=CFL National Draft=

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/08/chase-brown-headlines-scouting-bureaus-fall-edition/ |title=Chase Brown headlines Scouting Bureau's fall edition |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=September 8, 2022}} The Redblacks had ten selections in the eight-round draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/2023/ |title=CFL Draft Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=January 28, 2023}} The team had the first selection in each round of the draft after finishing last in the 2022 league standings (losing the tie-breaker to the Edmonton Elks), not including traded picks.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/2022/ |title=2021 CFL standings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 11, 2022}} This was the first time that Ottawa selected first overall since the 2015 CFL Draft.

Notably, the team acquired additional second-round and third-round selections after trading the rights to Woodly Appolon to the Edmonton Elks and Terry Williams to the BC Lions.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/02/27/elks-acquire-rights-to-lb-woodly-appolon-from-redblacks/ |title=Elks acquire right to LB Woodly Appolon from Redblacks |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 27, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2022/09/04/redblacks-acquire-draft-picks-from-lions-for-wr-kr-terry-williams/ |title=Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=September 4, 2022}} The Redblacks also traded their fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for Nick Arbuckle.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/07/11/redblacks-acquire-arbuckle-in-trade-with-elks/ |title=Redblacks acquire Arbuckle in trade with Elks |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 11, 2022}} The team also upgraded their eighth-round selection to another seventh-round selection after trading Llevi Noel to the Elks.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/07/25/elks-acquire-wr-llevi-noel-in-trade-with-redblacks/ |title=Elks acquire WR Llevi Noel in trade with Redblacks |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 25, 2022}}

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align="center" \|align=center\| 2	10	Lucas Cormier	DB	Mount Allison	Sackville, NB
align="center" \|align=center\| 2	12	James Peter	LB	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 2	{{Abbr\|17T\|Territorial selection}}	Daniel Oladejo	WR	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	19	Aidan John	DL	St. Mary's	Halifax, NS
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	25	Josh White	LB	Regina	Regina, SK
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	37	Daniel Perry	WR	Saskatchewan	Calgary, AB
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	46	Quintin Seguin	DL	Charleston Southern	Windsor, ON
align="center" \|align=center\| 7	55	Alexander Fedchun	DL	St. Francis Xavier	Calgary, AB
align="center" \|align=center\| 7	58	Amlicar Polk	RB	Ottawa	Ottawa, ON

Preseason

=Schedule=

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scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Ottawa Redblacks\|border=2}};" \| Score ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Ottawa Redblacks\|border=2}};" \| Record
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" ! align="center" \| A \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| B ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|1 \| align="center" \| Fri, May 26 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| L 21–22 \| align="center" \| 0–1 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 15,802 \| align="center" \| [https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CFL_2023_Gm_2_OTT_vs_MTL_Final_Stats.pdf Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" ! align="center" \| C ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|2 \| align="center" \| Thu, June 1 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| W 34–23 \| align="center" \| 1–1 \| align="center" \| None \| align="center" \| Alumni Stadium \| align="center" \| N/A \| align="center" \| [https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CFL_2023_Gm_6_TOR_vs_OTT_Final_Stats.pdf Recap]

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! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Ottawa Redblacks|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Ottawa Redblacks|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! align="center" | A

| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" | Bye

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! align="center" | B

! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|1

| align="center" | Fri, May 26

| align="center" | 7:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | vs. Montreal Alouettes

| align="center" | L 21–22

| align="center" | 0–1

| align="center" | TSN/RDS

| align="center" | TD Place Stadium

| align="center" | 15,802

| align="center" | [https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CFL_2023_Gm_2_OTT_vs_MTL_Final_Stats.pdf Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"

! align="center" | C

! style="text-align:center; background:white;"|2

| align="center" | Thu, June 1

| align="center" | 7:30 p.m. EDT

| align="center" | at Toronto Argonauts

| align="center" | W 34–23

| align="center" | 1–1

| align="center" | None

| align="center" | Alumni Stadium

| align="center" | N/A

| align="center" | [https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CFL_2023_Gm_6_TOR_vs_OTT_Final_Stats.pdf Recap]

{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2023/ |title=2023 CFL Schedule |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 17, 2022}}

:{{color box|white|#|#D30C15}} Games played with white uniforms.{{Cite tweet |user=REDBLACKS |number=1656014924877901826 |title=JERSEY SCHEDULE IS HERE |date=May 9, 2023}}

Regular season

=Standings=

=Schedule=

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scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Ottawa Redblacks\|border=2}};" \| Score ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Ottawa Redblacks\|border=2}};" \| Record
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 1 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|1 \| align="center" \| Sat, June 10 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| L 12–19 \| align="center" \| 0–1 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 20,865 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6308/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 2 ! style="text-align:center; background:black;"\|2 \| align="center" \| Thu, June 15 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| L 15–26 \| align="center" \| 0–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,251 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6310/ottawa-redblacks-vs-calgary-stampeders/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" ! align="center" \| 3 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 4 ! style="text-align:center; background:#D30C15;"\|3 \| align="center" \| Fri, June 30 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Edmonton Elks \| align="center" \| W 26–7 \| align="center" \| 1–2 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,145 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6318/ottawa-redblacks-vs-edmonton-elks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 5 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|4 \| align="center" \| Sat, July 8 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| L 13–21 \| align="center" \| 1–3 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Tim Hortons Field \| align="center" \| 21,331 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6323/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 6 ! style="text-align:center; background:black;"\|5 \| align="center" \| Sat, July 15 \| align="center" \| 4:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| align="center" \| W 31–28 {{small\|(OT)}} \| align="center" \| 2–3 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,144 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/15/redblacks-stun-blue-bombers-in-comeback-win/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 7 ! style="text-align:center; background:black;"\|6 \| align="center" \| Sun, July 23 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Calgary Stampeders \| align="center" \| W 43–41 {{small\|(OT)}} \| align="center" \| 3–3 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| McMahon Stadium \| align="center" \| 21,226 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6332/calgary-stampeders-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 8 ! style="text-align:center; background:black;"\|7 \| align="center" \| Fri, July 28 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| L 12–16 \| align="center" \| 3–4 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 19,243 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6333/ottawa-redblacks-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 9 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|8 \| align="center" \| Sun, Aug 6 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| L 24–26 \| align="center" \| 3–5 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS2/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Mosaic Stadium \| align="center" \| 26,625 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6340/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 10 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|9 \| align="center" \| Sun, Aug 13 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| L 31–44 \| align="center" \| 3–6 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| BMO Field \| align="center" \| 12,796 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6344/toronto-argonauts-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 11 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|10 \| align="center" \| Sat, Aug 19 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| L 24–25 \| align="center" \| 3–7 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 19,475 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6347/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 12 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|11 \| align="center" \| Sun, Aug 27 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Edmonton Elks \| align="center" \| L 20–30 \| align="center" \| 3–8 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Commonwealth Stadium \| align="center" \| 23,825 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6352/edmonton-elks-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" ! align="center" \| 13 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 14 ! style="text-align:center; background:black;"\|12 \| align="center" \| Fri, Sept 8 \| align="center" \| 7:30 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| align="center" \| L 24–27 \| align="center" \| 3–9 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS2/CBSSN \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 18,004 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6357/ottawa-redblacks-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 15 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|13 \| align="center" \| Sat, Sept 16 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at BC Lions \| align="center" \| L 37–41 \| align="center" \| 3–10 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS2 \| align="center" \| BC Place \| align="center" \| 20,403 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6364/bc-lions-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" ! align="center" \| 16 ! style="text-align:center; background:#D30C15;"\|14 \| align="center" \| Fri, Sept 22 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders \| align="center" \| W 36–28 \| align="center" \| 4–10 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 19,647 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6365/ottawa-redblacks-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 17 ! style="text-align:center; background:#D30C15;"\|15 \| align="center" \| Sat, Sept 30 \| align="center" \| 4:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| L 15–32 \| align="center" \| 4–11 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| 20,464 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6371/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 18 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|16 \| align="center" \| Mon, Oct 9 \| align="center" \| 1:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Montreal Alouettes \| align="center" \| L 3–29 \| align="center" \| 4–12 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS/CBSSN \| align="center" \| Molson Stadium \| align="center" \| 20,664 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6376/montreal-alouettes-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 19 ! style="text-align:center; background:white;"\|17 \| align="center" \| Sat, Oct 14 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| at Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| L 27–40 \| align="center" \| 4–13 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS2 \| align="center" \| BMO Field \| align="center" \| 13,888 \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6380/toronto-argonauts-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ Recap]
align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" ! align="center" \| 20 \| colspan=10 align="center" valign="middle" \| Bye
align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" ! align="center" \| 21 ! style="text-align:center; background:black;"\|18 \| align="center" \| Sat, Oct 28 \| align="center" \| 7:00 p.m. EDT \| align="center" \| vs. Toronto Argonauts \| align="center" \| L 22–27 \| align="center" \| 4–14 \| align="center" \| TSN/RDS \| align="center" \| TD Place Stadium \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| [https://www.cfl.ca/games/6386/ottawa-redblacks-vs-toronto-argonauts/ Recap]