ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in October 2024

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 2

YEARS IN CFL: 5

2025: Signed new contract, Jan. 8.

2024: Six special teams tackles and one defensive tackle with Toronto (one game) and Hamilton (nine games) …. debuted with Roughriders, Oct. 12 vs B.C., eight days after signing with Saskatchewan … registered first sack as a Roughrider, Oct. 26 vs. Calgary.

PRO: Marion was selected by the Montreal Alouettes in the third round (25th overall) of the 2020 CFL Draft. He was released by Montreal on July 26, 2021 and joined the Argonauts on Oct. 22 of that year. With Toronto, he played in 26 games over four seasons (2021 to 2024) and also helped the team win a Grey Cup in 2022. The following year, he had one sack and two forced fumbles.

COLLEGE: Marion attended the University of Montreal (2016-19). Over 25 games, he registered 66.5 defensive tackles (19.5 for a loss) and 11 sacks. He was named an RSEQ All-Star in 2018. He followed up in 2019 by registering six sacks as a senior.

FAST FACT: Marion, who played AAA hockey in Lachine, Que., was in the system of the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts when Patrick Roy was their general manager.

MEDIA

• Jan. 8, 2025: National defensive lineman Benoit Marion re-ups in Riderville
• Jan. 12, 2025: Benoit Marion quickly found a home in Riderville