After seeing his York University Lions football teammate Matt Dean selected in the 2023 CFL Draft last week, Gabriel Appiah-Kubi will now join a growing list of Lions alumni in the CFL. He was one of five free agents signed by the Edmonton Elks over the weekend.
 
Appiah-Kubi turned heads at the 2023 CFL invitational combine, presented by New Era, earlier this offseason. He topped the leaderboard in the 40-yard dash, the vertical jump, and the broad jump while placing in a tie for second in the short shuffle.
 
That earned him an invite to the main combine, and got him on the draft watchlists of many in the Canadian pro football circle.
 
The receiver from Brampton, Ont., has played 22 games of U SPORTS football over the last three seasons at York, totalling 26 catches, including a team-leading 13 in 2021.
 
Joining Appiah-Kubi in the latest group of free agents to join Edmonton is their 65^th overall pick Derek Best, and Americans Tony Gray, Quan Harrison and Ja'Darius Woods.
 
The Elks begin 2023 play on Sunday, June 11, when they take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina, Sask. The Roughriders are the other CFL team to take on a Lion this offseason, after selecting Lions captain Dean in the second round.