Gregor MacKellar
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Gregor MacKellar
|image=2024, 67, Gregor MacKellar.jpg
|image_upright=1
|caption=MacKellar with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
|team=Edmonton Elks
|number=--
|position1=Offensive lineman
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|7|22}}
|birth_place=Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=5
|Weight_lbs=310
|CIS=St. Francis Xavier
|college=Rice
|high_school=St. Andrew's College
Bay View High
|CFLDraftedYear=2022
|CFLDraftedRound=1
|CFLDraftedPick=6
|CFLDraftedTeam=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2022|2024}}
|playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2025}}–present
|playing_team2=Edmonton Elks
|status=Active
|import=no
|career_highlights=
|Honours=Second Team All-Canadian
(2021)
|CFL=gregor-mackellar/166978/
}}
Gregor Bruce MacKellar (born July 22, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.
University career
MacKellar first attended Rice University in 2017 and had a redshirt season while a member of the Rice Owls.{{cite web|url=https://riceowls.com/sports/football/roster/gregor-mackellar/763 |title=Gregor MacKellar |publisher=Rice Owls |access-date=July 16, 2022}} Following a coaching change, MacKellar sought a transfer and moved back to Nova Scotia to become a member of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in time for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/fball/2018-19/releases/20180824l4skkl |title=Homegrown MacKellar eager for fresh start with X-Men after year at Rice |publisher=Atlantic University Sport |date=August 24, 2018}} In his first season, the X-Men were Loney Bowl champions after defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/gregor-mackellar/166978/ |title=Gregor MacKellar |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=July 16, 2022}} He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season. In his fourth and final year, in 2021, he was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian and again won the Loney Bowl in a victory over the Bishop's Gaiters.
Professional career
=Toronto Argonauts=
MacKellar was ranked as the 19th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/04/19/metchie-leaps-to-top-spot-in-final-scouting-bureau-of-2022/ |title=Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022 |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 19, 2022}} He was then drafted in the first round, sixth overall, in the draft by the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2022/05/10/argos-sign-eleven-from-2022-cfl-draft-class/ |title=Argos sign eleven from 2022 CFL draft class |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 10, 2022}} He then signed with the team on May 10, 2022. Following training camp, he was placed on the injured list, but soon after played in his first career professional game on July 4, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. His first game played outside of Toronto's BMO Field was in Wolfville, Nova Scotia as part of Touchdown Atlantic where he dressed as a backup offensive lineman in his home province.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/07/13/oleary-argos-riders-play-with-an-eye-to-the-future/ |title=O'Leary: Argos, Riders play with an eye to the future |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 13, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Week-6-Saskatchewan-July-16-2022-PDF.pdf |title=Toronto Argonauts Depth Chart |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 16, 2022}} He played in 16 regular season games in 2022 and started in 12 of them.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2050/11/2024-CFL-Guide-Digital.pdf |title=2024 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 9, 2024}}
In the 2023 season, MacKellar played in all 18 regular season games, starting in one. He also dressed in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes. In the 2024 season, MacKellar began the season as an opening day starter, but was moved to the injured list after eight games.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-95-Wpg-vs-Tor-GC111-1.pdf |title=111th Grey Cup notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 23, 2024}} He returned as a starter in the team's meaningless final game of the regular season, but was relegated to backup duty for the team's postseason. He dressed in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6486/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay |title=Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 17, 2024}} As an impending free agent, MacKellar was granted an early release on February 10, 2025.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 10, 2025}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa25/#ARGOS |title=Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 10, 2025}}
=Edmonton Elks=
MacKellar joined the Edmonton Elks through free agency on February 11, 2025.{{cite web | url=https://www.goelks.com/2025/02/11/transactions-elks-ink-six-players-on-opening-day-of-cfl-free-agency/| title=TRANSACTIONS: Elks ink six players on opening day of CFL free agency | publisher=goelks.com| date=February 11, 2025 | accessdate=February 11, 2025}}
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/gregor-mackellar/166978/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
- {{commonscatinline}}
{{Edmonton Elks roster navbox}}
{{109th Grey Cup}}
{{111th Grey Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:MacKellar, Gregor}}
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:St. Francis Xavier X-Men football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Nova Scotia
Category:People from the Halifax Regional Municipality