Mark Korte

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1996)

Mark Korte
Career information
No. 65 Edmonton Elks
Korte with the Elks in 2023
Born:	(1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 27) Spruce Grove, Alberta
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	293 lb (133 kg)
University	Alberta
CFL draft	2018, Round: 1, Pick: 4
Drafted by	Ottawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
2018–2021	Ottawa Redblacks
2022–present	Edmonton Elks

Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Mark Korte (born August 2, 1996) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Korte played U Sports football for the Alberta Golden Bears from 2014 to 2017.^[1]

Professional career

Ottawa Redblacks

Korte was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the first round with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 16, 2018.^[2] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in the team's season opener on June 21, 2018, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He re-signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on January 26, 2021.^[3]

Edmonton Elks

Korte signed with the Edmonton Elks to open free agency on February 8, 2022.^[4]

References

^ "Alberta OL Mark Korte grew up an Eskimos fan but wouldn't mind playing for Stamps". 3downnation.com. April 10, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "Redblacks sign 2018 draft picks". ottawaredblacks.com. May 16, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "Redblacks re-sign Leone, Evans, Korte and Coombs". OttawaRedblacks.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Elks sign local product Mark Korte". Edmonton Elks. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.