Jeremie Dominique

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1997)

Jeremie Dominique
Career information
No. 23 Edmonton Elks
Dominique with the Elks in 2023
Born:	(1997-07-09) July 9, 1997 (age 26) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Defensive back
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg)
College	Charleston
CEGEP	Cégep du Vieux Montréal
CFL draft	2022, Round: 6, Pick: 48
Drafted by	Edmonton Elks
Career history
As player
2022–present	Edmonton Elks

Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Jeremie Dominique (born July 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional gridiron football defensive back for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career

Dominique first played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in 2017, where he played in seven games as a backup defensive back and had four tackles.^[1] In 2018, he had a severe ankle injury, but played in six games, sparingly, despite the injury.^[2] After undergoing foot surgery, he transferred to the University of North Dakota in order to be closer to his family home in Montreal.^[2] However, he did not play for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks as his ankle healed in 2019.^[2] Instead, Dominique entered the transfer portal in early 2020 with the intention of playing for an FBS program.^[2] Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic caused many programs to cancel their seasons and he received no substantial offers.^[2]

With the lack of NCAA Division I opportunities, Dominique transferred to the University of Charleston to play for Golden Eagles for their 2020–21 spring season, where he played in three games.^[2]^[3] In the 2021 season, he played in ten games where he had 40 total tackles, two sacks, and three pass deflections.^[3]

Professional career

Dominique was drafted in the second round, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2022 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 11, 2022.^[4] Following training camp in 2022, he made the team's active roster and made his professional debut on June 11, 2022, against the BC Lions.^[5] He played in 15 regular season games in his rookie year where he recorded three defensive tackles, six special teams tackles, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.^[6]

In 2023, Dominique played in 14 regular season games where he had seven special teams tackles.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Jeremie Dominique". Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Despite 'unlikely road,' Jeremie Dominique believes he's the best defensive player in the 2022 CFL Draft". 3DownNation. April 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Jeremie Dominique". Charleston Golden Eagles. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Transactions | Elks sign 2022 draft class". Edmonton Elks. May 11, 2022.
^ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "2023 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Jeremie Dominique". Edmonton Elks. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Stats". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 27, 2023.