The B.C. Lions acquired running back Jeshrun Antwi from the Montreal Alouettes for a 2025 third-round draft pick on Wednesday.
Jeshrun Antwi is six foot and weighs 220 pounds. The 26-year-old from Calgary, Alberta, had 10 carries for 20 yards, and five catches for 21 yards in 15 games this season.
The Montreal Alouettes drafted Antwi in the sixth pick (48th pick) of the 2019 CFL Draft but returned to Calgary for his final season. In 2023, Antwi had 39 carries for 229 yards, one touchdown, 11 catches for 75 yards, and one kick return for eight yards in 18 games for the Alouettes in 2023 helping them win the Grey Cup.
Antwi spent four seasons in Montreal with 191 carries for 1,025 yards, one touchdown, 52 catches for 342 yards, and one kick return for eight yards in 61 games.
Collegiately, Antwi played five seasons at the University of Calgary (2015-19) with 366 carries for 2,233 yards, 18 touchdowns, 55 catches for 479 yards, five touchdowns, three kick returns for 44 yards, and three tackles (3 assists) in 38 games for the Dinos. In 2019, Antwi had 53 carries for 279 yards and made seven catches for 57 yards helping the Dinos win the Vanier Cup.
