Jon Cornish

Jon Cornish

No. 9     Calgary Stampeders
Date of birth:	November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05)
Place of birth:	New Westminster, BC
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	RB
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
College:	Kansas
High school:	St. Thomas More
CFL Draft:	2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13
Drafted by:	Calgary Stampeders
Organizations
As player:
2007-present	Calgary Stampeders
CFL West All-Star:	2011
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Jon Cornish (born November 5, 1984 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a football running back who currently plays for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.

Collegiate career

Cornish attended high school at the highly sports oriented St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, where he participated actively in basketball, track & field and football. During his first two years at Kansas, Cornish saw very limited playing time as he only got 3 carries for 8 yards. However, his junior year was his breakout season as he rushed for 780 yards. Following his junior season, Cornish was drafted in the Canadian Football League draft. In his senior year he rushed for 1,457 yards, making him the all-time single season rusher at the University of Kansas. He averaged 5.8 yards per carry, scored 8 rushing touchdowns, 1 passing touchdown, and had 8 games of 100 yards of rushing or more. Cornish finished the season as the 9th leading rusher in NCAA Division I-A football and the 1st in rushing in the Big 12 Conference. Jon's career high rushing in a single game came on November 18, 2006, when he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas State.

Professional career

Cornish was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2nd round, 13th overall, in the 2006 CFL Draft, but played out his final year at Kansas. He signed with the Stampeders on April 30, 2007, spending most of his time with the special teams unit. Cornish would see increased repetitions with the offense in 2008 and 2009 and was a part of the 2008 Grey Cup Championship Team. In 2008, he also scored his first professional touchdown against his hometown BC Lions in the last game of the regular season.

Career statistics

Rushing			Regular season							Playoffs
Year	Team		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD		Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2007	CGY		18	2	30	15.0	18	0		1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2008	CGY		18	30	254	8.5	48	1		2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2009	CGY		15	20	105	5.3	28	2		2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2010	CGY		18	85	618	7.3	52	0		1	3	31	10.3	28	0
CFL totals			69	137	1,007	7.4	52	3		6	3	31	10.3	28	0

External links

• Calgary Stampeders profile page