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Hergy Mayala
No. 1     Montreal Alouettes
Mayala with the Alouettes in 2022
Born: (1995-10-21) October 21, 1995 (age 29)
Montreal, Quebec[1][2]
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
CollegeConnecticut
High schoolTrinity-Pawling School
CFL draft2019, round: 1, pick: 8
Drafted byCalgary Stampeders
Career history
As player
2019–2021Calgary Stampeders
2022–presentMontreal Alouettes
Career stats

Hergy Mayala (born October 21, 1995) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[3]

College career

Mayala played college football at Connecticut.[4] He started in all regular season games as a junior and senior at Connecticut, and across his college career he totaled 113 receptions for 1,352 yards and 12 touchdowns.[5] His 113 receptions place him sixth all-time at Connecticut since Connecticut moved from the FCS to the FBS.[6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		206 lb
(93 kg) 		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.67 s 4.29 s 7.14 s 30.0 in
(0.76 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 15 reps
All values from Pro Day[7]

Calgary Stampeders

Mayala was selected in the first round, eighth overall, by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2019 CFL Draft.[8] He played in his first professional game on June 15, 2019 against the Ottawa Redblacks. He scored his first professional touchdown on an eight-yard reception from Bo Levi Mitchell against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 11, 2019.[9] He played in 16 regular season games in 2019 where he had 38 receptions for 562 yards and five touchdowns. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. In 2021, he played in 13 out of 14 regular season games where he recorded 29 catches for 284 yards, but no touchdowns. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.[10]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Mayala had signed with his hometown team, the Montreal Alouettes.[11]

References

  1. ^ Calgary Stampeders (16 September 2019). "Get to know: Hergy MAYALA". Calgary Stampeders. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^ ESPN. "Hergy Mayala Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Hergy Mayala". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  4. ^ "Hergy Mayala - Football". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  5. ^ Dunk, Justin. "Three CFL teams attend UConn pro day for Canadian receiver Hergy Mayala | 3DownNation". Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  6. ^ Fuller, Jim (2019-05-01). "UConn's Hergy Mayala expected to go early in CFL draft". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  7. ^ "Hergy Mayala, Connecticut, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Fuller, Jim (2019-05-03). "UConn's Hergy Mayala selected by Calgary in first round of CFL draft". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  9. ^ CFL.ca (October 11, 2019). "Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Alouettes ink WR Hergy Mayala". Canadian Football League. February 8, 2022.
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