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Kian
SCHAFFER-BAKER
#89 Wide Receiver
Kian
SCHAFFER-BAKER
#89 Wide Receiver
Height 6'4
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1998-04-28 (27)
Born Mississauga, ON
School Guelph
Status NAT
Receptions 15
Yards 177
Touchdowns 0
Average 11.8

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in January 2021; signed three-year extension in April 2023; signed two-year extension in January 2026.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 6

YEARS IN CFL: 6

 

2025: Signed new contract, Jan. 19.

 

2025: Schaffer-Baker suffered a foot injury early in the June 5 season opener vs. Ottawa … returned to lineup (four catches for 40 yards), Oct. 3 at Ottawa … five catches for 68 yards, Oct. 10 vs. Toronto … six catches for 69 yards, Oct. 25 vs. B.C. … three catches for 56 yards and a touchdown (a two-yarder on a third-down gamble), Nov. 8 vs. B.C. (Western Final) … three receptions for 27 yards in Grey Cup win over Montreal … member of 2025 Grey Cup champions.

 

2024: Schaffer-Baker had a career-high two touchdown catches against the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 16 … six catches for 120 yards — including an 81-yarder, Sept. 7 at Winnipeg … five catches for 80 yards and one touchdown, Sept. 20 at Calgary … 200th CFL reception, Oct. 5 at Edmonton … eight-yard touchdown catch, Oct. 12 vs. B.C. … 52 catches for 735 yards and four touchdowns in 14 regular-season games … 12 catches for 162 yards in Western Final, Nov. 9 at Winnipeg.

 

2023: After missing the first nine regular-season games while recovering from a torn labrum, Schaffer-Baker made 38 receptions for 430 yards and three touchdowns in nine contests. Just 1:54 into his first game back in the lineup, he caught a 15-yard touchdown pass to help Saskatchewan defeat the visiting B.C. Lions 34-29. On Sept. 29 at B.C., Schaffer-Baker posted season highs in catches (nine) and receiving yards (104). He added seven-catch, one-touchdown games on Sept. 22 (at Ottawa REDBLACKS) and Oct. 21 (versus Toronto Argonauts).

 

PRO: Schaffer-Baker was selected by Saskatchewan in the fourth round, 30th overall, of the 2020 CFL Draft. In 12 games in 2021, he caught 47 passes for 563 yards and two touchdowns en route to being named the Roughriders’ top rookie. Schaffer-Baker followed up in 2022 by leading the team in catches (68), receiving yards (960) and TD grabs (five) and being named the Roughriders’ Most Outstanding Canadian. He added 74 rushing yards on 13 carries to finish the 2022 season with 1,037 yards from scrimmage. On Aug. 26 at B.C., he caught five passes for 170 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown.

 

COLLEGE: Over four seasons and 28 games at the University of Guelph, Schaffer-Baker made 95 catches for 1,544 yards and eight touchdowns.

 

FAST FACT: Schaffer-Baker was the leading receiver in the 2019 East-West Bowl, with five catches for 126 yards and a touchdown.

 

MEDIA

 

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2021
SSK 11 63 47 563 231 2 12.0 71
2022
SSK 18 98 68 960 412 5 14.1 85
2023
SSK 9 55 38 430 74 3 11.3 39
2024
SSK 14 82 52 735 280 4 14.1 81
2025
SSK 5 18 15 177 28 0 11.8 27
Total
57 316 220 2865 1025 14 13.0 85

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2021
SSK 11 1 -8 0 -8.0 0
2022
SSK 18 13 74 0 5.7 16
2023
SSK 9 2 6 0 3.0 10
2024
SSK 14 1 -4 0 -4.0 0
2025
SSK 5 1 1 0 1.0 1
Total
57 18 69 0 3.8 16

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2021
SSK 11 1 1 0 13
2022
SSK 18 0 0 0 18
2023
SSK 9 0 0 0 9
2024
SSK 14 1 1 0 16
2025
SSK 5 0 1 1 7

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-06
1 OTT 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
10-03
18 OTT 4 5 40 0 10.0 16
10-11
19 TOR 5 5 68 0 13.6 27
10-18
20 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-25
21 BC 6 7 69 0 11.5 17
Total
15 18 177 0 11.7 60

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-06
1 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-03
18 OTT 1 1 0 1.0 1
10-11
19 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-18
20 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-25
21 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
1 1 0 1.0 1

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS