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Height
6'3
Weight
280 lbs
Birth Date (Age)
2002-09-22 (23)
Born
Windsor, ON
School
Bowling Green State
Status
NAT
Defensive Tackles
19
Special Teams Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Sacks
1
ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in May 2025.
YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 2
YEARS IN CFL: 2
2025: Selected by Saskatchewan in first round (fourth overall) of CFL Draft … signed by Roughriders, May 12 … first CFL sack, Aug. 31 vs. Winnipeg … first CFL start, Oct. 3 at Ottawa … member of 2025 Grey Cup champions.
COLLEGE: Saad played four seasons (2021-24) at Bowling Green, suiting up in 44 games for the Falcons. He had a strong 2024 season, starting in all 13 games as a senior and setting collegiate career highs in defensive tackles (40), tackles for a loss (9) and sacks (5), while also posting 16 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and one blocked kick. Saad totalled 78 defensive tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, six sacks, four forced fumbles and one blocked kick over his time at Bowling Green. He also earned 2024 Academic All-MAC honours. Prior to attending Bowling Green, Saad spent his redshirt freshman season at the University of Minnesota.
FAST FACT: Saad signed with the Roughriders after attending rookie mini-camp with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
MEDIA
Seasons
Defence
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
|
SSK | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log
Game Participation Count
| Year | Team | Regular | Semi-Final | Final | Greycup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
|
SSK | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Defence
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | DT | ST | SACKS | INT | TD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-06
|
1 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-14
|
2 | HAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-20
|
3 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
06-28
|
4 | BC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-12
|
6 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-19
|
7 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
07-26
|
8 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-02
|
9 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-16
|
11 | HAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-23
|
12 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
08-31
|
13 | WPG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-06
|
14 | WPG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-13
|
15 | MTL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
09-27
|
17 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-03
|
18 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-11
|
19 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-18
|
20 | WPG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
10-25
|
21 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Transactions
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