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The Saskatchewan Roughriders and wide receiver Mitchell Picton agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Thursday.
Mitchell Picton is six foot two and weighs 200 pounds. The 29-year-old from Regina, Saskatchewan, made 16 catches for 185 yards, and two touchdowns in 12 games in 2024. He missed most of the season with an ankle injury.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders drafted Picton in the fifth round (37th pick) in the 2017 CFL Draft. In five seasons, Picton has made 76 catches for 852 yards and six touchdowns in 45 games.
Collegiately, Picton played five seasons at the University of Regina (2013-17) making 172 catches for 2,492 yards, 24 touchdowns, six carries for 16 yards, and four kick returns for 13 yards in 39 games for the Rams.
He was named U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian and a Canada West All-Star in 2016 after making 60 catches for 879 yards, and 11 touchdowns in nine games.