Nelson
Lokombo
#21 Defensive Back
Nelson
Lokombo
#21 Defensive Back
Height 5'11
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1999-03-23 (25)
Born Abbotsford, BC
School Saskatchewan
Status NAT
Defensive Tackles 5
Special Teams Tackles 4
Interceptions 0
Sacks 0

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in June 2021; signed new contract in January 2024.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 4

YEARS IN CFL: 4

 

2023: Lokombo registered five defensive tackles and four special teams tackles in nine games.

 

PRO: Lokombo was selected second overall in the 2021 CFL Draft, but missed the entire season that followed due to an Achilles tendon injury. He made his CFL debut in 2022 and played in 12 games, recording 13 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one forced fumble and one pass knockdown.

 

COLLEGE: Lokombo was drafted after a sensational 2019 season at the University of Saskatchewan. He won the Presidents’ Trophy as U Sports’ Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2019 after registering 39 defensive tackles (six for a loss), three sacks, five interceptions (two of which he returned for a touchdown), four pass breakups and one forced fumble. Also in 2019, he was named Canada West’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player, a Canada West All-Star and a U Sports First-Team All-Canadian. In 30 career games with the U of S Huskies, he produced 115 defensive tackles (six for a loss), 10 interceptions, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. In 2017, Lokombo was named the Huskies’ top rookie and also helped the team win the Hardy Cup for the first time in 10 years.

 

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2022
SSK 12 13 1 0 0 0 1
2023
SSK 11 5 4 0 0 0 0
Total
23 18 5 0 0 0 1

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-16
2 WPG 2 1 0 0 0 0
07-06
5 EDM 0 1 0 0 0 0
07-22
7 BC 2 1 0 0 0 0
08-20
11 BC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total
5 4 0 0 0 0

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS