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Kienan
LaFrance
#27 Running Back
Kienan
LaFrance
#27 Running Back
Height 5'10
Weight 214 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1991-05-16 (31)
Born Winnipeg, MB
School Manitoba
Status NAT
Rushes 7
Yards 43
Touchdowns 0
Average 6.14
Profile Stats

ACQUIRED: Signed with the Riders as a free-agent in February 2019.

YEARS IN THE CFL: 7

YEARS WITH THE RIDERS: 4

 

2021: played all 14 regular-season games and two playoff games in 2021. A reliable contributor on offence, adding pass protection when called upon, but also rushing for 43 yards and making 8 receptions for 69 yards. Returned two kickoffs for 31 yards in 2021 and made four special teams tackles. Signed a two-year extension in December.

 

PRO: Resigned with the Riders in December 2019. Signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in February 2018 after signing with the Riders as a free-agent in February 2017.  LaFrance was selected by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 6th round (45th overall) of the 2015 CFL Draft. In 2019, he played in 18 games and the Western Final as a backup running back.

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Grey Cup championships: 2016
  • Made CFL debut June 25/15

 

COLLEGE: Attended the University of Manitoba and played for the Bisons for three years. LaFrance ranked fourth in the CIS with 765 yards rushing in 2014, averaged 98.1 yards per game in seven games, averaged 5.9 yards a carry and had seven rushing touchdowns.  He also served as a receiver, hauling in 26 passes for 259 yards, had 10 catches for 100 yards on Oct. 4, 2014 at Alberta.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2015
OTT 16 0 1 0 0 0 0
2016
OTT 16 2 10 0 0 0 0
2017
SSK 13 3 5 0 0 0 0
2018
WPG 16 1 1 0 0 0 0
2019
SSK 18 0 15 0 0 0 0
2021
SSK 14 0 4 0 0 0 0
Total
93 6 36 0 0 0 0

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP REC ATT YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2015
OTT 16 2 3 1 - 0 0.5 1
2016
OTT 16 12 15 76 71 1 6.3 22
2017
SSK 13 14 20 123 119 1 8.8 18
2018
WPG 16 8 11 64 36 0 8.0 23
2019
SSK 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
SSK 14 8 9 69 62 0 8.6 23
Total
93 44 58 333 288 2 7.6 23

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2015
OTT 16 6 17 0 2.8 8
2016
OTT 16 37 163 0 4.4 24
2017
SSK 13 68 273 2 4.0 18
2018
WPG 16 36 137 2 3.8 27
2019
SSK 18 2 9 0 4.5 7
2021
SSK 14 7 43 0 6.1 12
Total
93 156 642 4 4.1 27

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2015
OTT 16 3 68 22.70 26 0
2016
OTT 16 2 28 14.00 15 0
2017
SSK 13 4 107 26.80 34 0
2018
WPG 16 3 63 21.00 30 0
2019
SSK 18 0 0 0.00 0 0
2021
SSK 14 2 31 15.50 19 0
Total
93 14 297 21.2 34 0

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
08-06
1 BC 0 1 0 0 0 0
08-14
2 HAM 0 1 0 0 0 0
08-21
3 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-05
5 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-11
6 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-17
7 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-24
8 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-02
9 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-09
10 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-23
12 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
10-30
13 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0
11-05
14 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0
11-13
15 EDM 0 1 0 0 0 0
11-20
16 HAM 0 1 0 0 0 0
11-28
17 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0
12-05
18 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
0 4 0 0 0 0

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
08-06
1 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-14
2 HAM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-21
3 OTT 1 1 23 0 23.0 23
09-05
5 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-11
6 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-17
7 TOR 1 1 18 0 18.0 18
09-24
8 BC 1 1 7 0 7.0 7
10-02
9 CGY 1 2 9 0 9.0 9
10-09
10 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-23
12 CGY 1 1 5 0 5.0 5
10-30
13 MTL 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-05
14 EDM 3 3 7 0 2.3 8
11-13
15 EDM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-20
16 HAM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-28
17 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
12-05
18 WPG 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
8 9 69 0 10.7 70

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
08-06
1 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-14
2 HAM 1 12 0 12.0 12
08-21
3 OTT 1 3 0 3.0 3
09-05
5 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-11
6 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-17
7 TOR 1 6 0 6.0 6
09-24
8 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-02
9 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-09
10 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-23
12 CGY 1 5 0 5.0 5
10-30
13 MTL 1 9 0 9.0 9
11-05
14 EDM 2 8 0 4.0 5
11-13
15 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-20
16 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
11-28
17 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
12-05
18 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
7 43 0 6.5 40