Hergy Mayala
No. 1 Calgary Stampeders | |
![]() Mayala before a Stampeders game in 2019. | |
Born: | Montreal, Quebec[1][2] | October 21, 1995
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | WR |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
College | Connecticut |
High school | Trinity-Pawling School |
CFL draft | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 |
Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
Career history | |
As player | |
2019–present | Calgary Stampeders |
Career stats | |
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Hergy Mayala (born October 21, 1995) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[3] Mayala played college football at Connecticut.[4]
College career[]
Mayala started in all regular season games as a junior and senior at Connecticut, and across his college career he totaled 113 receptions for 1,352 yards and 12 touchdowns.[5] His 113 receptions place him sixth all-time at Connecticut since Connecticut moved from the FCS to the FBS.[6]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.67 s | 4.29 s | 7.14 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
15 reps | |||
All values from Pro Day[7] |
Mayala was selected in the first round, eighth overall, by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2019 CFL Draft.[8] He played in his first professional game on June 15, 2019 against the Ottawa Redblacks. He scored his first professional touchdown on an eight-yard reception from Bo Levi Mitchell against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 11, 2019.[9]
References[]
- ^ Calgary Stampeders (16 September 2019). "Get to know: Hergy MAYALA". Calgary Stampeders. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ ESPN. "Hergy Mayala Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Hergy Mayala". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Hergy Mayala - Football". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ Dunk, Justin. "Three CFL teams attend UConn pro day for Canadian receiver Hergy Mayala | 3DownNation". Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ Fuller, Jim (2019-05-01). "UConn's Hergy Mayala expected to go early in CFL draft". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "Hergy Mayala, Connecticut, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Fuller, Jim (2019-05-03). "UConn's Hergy Mayala selected by Calgary in first round of CFL draft". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ CFL.ca (October 11, 2019). "Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Calgary Stampeders players
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- Players of Canadian football from Quebec
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- UConn Huskies football players
- Canadian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Black Canadian players of Canadian football
- Canadian football wide receiver stubs