Overview
- Rookie Campbell Fair will make his CFL regular-season debut at kicker with Brett Lauther on the injured list because of a back issue.
- C. J. Reavis moves to starting safety after Kosi Onyeka’s code-of-conduct release, triggering ratio-driven shifts with Antoine Brooks Jr. at Sam linebacker and Ali Saad starting at defensive tackle over Mike Rose.
- Philippe Gagnon draws his first start of the season at left guard for injured Daniel Johnson, with Braydon Noll added as depth.
- Receiver Kian Schaffer-Baker returns from a Week 1 foot injury to play slotback as KeeSean Johnson shifts outside, with Ajou Ajou bumped from the starting group and Mitch Picton off the roster.
- Short-yardage quarterback Tommy Stevens is on the injured list, Jack Coan joins as the third-stringer, returner Mario Alford remains out with a hip injury as Shawn Bane Jr. handles returns, and global punter Jesse Mirco gets a second straight start.