Marco Dubois
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
|name=Marco Dubois
|team=Ottawa Redblacks
|image=2024, 89, Marco Dubois.jpg
|image_upright=1
|caption=Dubois with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024
|status=Active
|import=No
|position1=Fullback
|position2=Wide receiver
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1995|6|5}}
|birth_place=LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
|number=89
|CIS=Laval
|high_school=
|height_ft=6
|height_in=4
|weight_lbs=217
|CFLDraftedYear=2018
|CFLDraftedRound=2
|CFLDraftedPick=13
|CFLDraftedTeam=Ottawa Redblacks
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2018}}–present
|playing_team1=Ottawa Redblacks
|career_highlights=
|CFLEastAllStar=
|CFL=marco-dubois/164093/
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Marco Dubois (born June 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional football fullback and wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Professional career
Dubois was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the second round with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 16, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2018/05/16/redblacks-sign-2018-draft-picks/|title=Redblacks sign 2018 draft picks|access-date=December 12, 2020|date=May 16, 2018|publisher=Ottawa Redblacks}} He made the active roster following training camp and played in his first professional game on June 21, 2018, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/marco-dubois/164093/|title=Marco Dubois|access-date=December 12, 2020|publisher=Ottawa Redblacks}} He later made his first career catch on August 31, 2018 against the Montreal Alouettes. In total, he played in 17 regular season games and recorded three receptions for 11 yards. He also played in both postseason games that year and scored his first touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Trevor Harris in the East Final on November 18, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/marco-dubois-proving-to-be-a-nice-catch-for-ottawa-redblacks|title=Marco Dubois proving to be a nice catch for Ottawa Redblacks|access-date=December 12, 2020|date=November 22, 2018|publisher=Ottawa Sun}} He also played in his first Grey Cup game that year, but the Redblacks lost to the Calgary Stampeders in the 2018 championship.
In 2019, Dubois played in all 18 regular season games and had four catches for 34 yards. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and instead re-signed with the Redblacks to a one-year extension on December 17, 2020.{{cite news |title=Riders, Stamps, Als and REDBLACKS head up Thursday transactions |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/12/17/riders-stamps-als-redblacks-head-thursday-transactions/ |website=CFL.ca |date=December 17, 2020 |accessdate=December 18, 2020}} In the shortened 2021 season, Dubois played in 13 regular season games where he had two receptions for 29 yards and four special teams tackles.{{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=October 22, 2024}}
Dubois played in all 18 regular season games in 2022 where he had four receptions for 70 yards and a career-high nine special teams tackles. In 2023, he had five receptions for 94 yards and scored his first career touchdown.
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|marcodubois_88|Marco Dubois}}
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/marco-dubois/164093/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Laval Rouge et Or football players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:People from LaSalle, Quebec
Category:Players of Canadian football from Quebec