Félix Garand-Gauthier

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Félix Garand-Gauthier
Career information
No. 38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Garand-Gauthier with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023
Born:	(1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 29) Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Fullback
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
University	Laval
CFL draft	2021, round: 5, pick: 37
Drafted by	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2021–present	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Career highlights and awards
Vanier Cup champion (2018)
Honours	U Sports Second Team All-Canadian (2019)
Career stats
Games played	46
Receptions	15
Receiving yards	244
Touchdowns	0
Spec. Teams Tackles	21
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Félix Garand-Gauthier (born November 2, 1995) is a Canadian professional football fullback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Following high school, Garand-Gauthier played as a quarterback for the Lionel-Groulx Nordiques in CEGEP. He then played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2018 to 2019.^[1]^[2] In 2018, he won a Vanier Cup championship when the Rouge et Or defeated the Western Mustangs in the 54th Vanier Cup game.^[2] Over the course of his university career, Garand-Gauthier played in 14 games and recorded 12 receptions for 152 yards and three touchdowns and had 11 carries for 23 rushing yards and three touchdowns.^[2] He was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian in 2019.^[3] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season and was draft-eligible for the Canadian Football League in 2021.

Professional career

Garand-Gauthier was drafted in the fifth round, 37th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2021 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 21, 2021.^[4] He made the team's active roster following training camp in 2021 and played in his first career professional game on August 5, 2021, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.^[2] He played as a backup fullback where he had his first career rushing attempt on October 10, 2021, against the Toronto Argonauts, that went for one yard on a failed third down conversion.^[5] He played in 11 regular season games in 2021 where he had eight special teams tackles.^[2] He also played in all three post-season games, including his first Grey Cup game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He recorded one special teams tackle and one fumble recovery in the 108th Grey Cup game, but the Tiger-Cats lost in overtime to the Blue Bombers.^[2]

In 2022, Garand-Gauthier played in 17 regular season games where he had a more prominent role in the team's offence where he recorded nine receptions for 190 yards.^[2] He also had two defensive tackles and eight defensive tackles.^[2] In the 2023 season, he played in all 18 regular season games and had six catches for 54 yards and five special teams tackles.^[2]

References

^ "Felix Garand-Gauthier" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Felix Garand-Gauthier". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^ "Western QB Merchant highlights 2019 award winners and all-Canadians". U Sports. November 21, 2019.
^ "Ticats sign four more members of 2021 draft class". Canadian Football League. May 21, 2021.
^ "Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Canadian Football League. October 11, 2021.

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1-game injured list	2 Jamal Peters 9 James Butler 17 Shemar Bridges
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