Antoine Pruneau

Antoine Pruneau
No. 6     Ottawa Redblacks
Born: (1989-10-20) October 20, 1989
Montreal, Quebec
Career information
Status Active
CFL status National
Position(s) DB
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
University Université de Montréal
CFL draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Drafted by Ottawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
2014–present Ottawa Redblacks
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 2017
Career stats

Antoine Pruneau is a Canadian football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to being drafted into the CFL, he played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football for the Université de Montréal.

College career

In university, Pruneau was known as a versatile player.[1][2] He played defensive back before switching to linebacker for his final year, and also served on special teams. During the 2013 season, Pruneau scored two special teams touchdowns; one on a kickoff return and the other on the return of a missed field goal.[3] Pruneau was named to the 2012 and 2013 second All-Canadian Teams by the CIS.

Professional career

The Ottawa RedBlacks were impressed by his speed[4] and athleticism[5] at the 2014 CFL Combine, and they selected Pruneau in the 1st round of the subsequent draft, 4th overall. In his rookie year, Pruneau saw lots of playing time on both defence and special teams.[6] He was named the CFL's Canadian player of the month in October. He finished the 2014 season second on the RedBlacks with 69 tackles while also contributing 11 special teams tackles and 2 quarterback sacks. Antoine Pruneau was nominated by the RedBlacks as their best rookie. Over the next two seasons Pruneau continued to be an important starter for the Redblacks defence (despite being briefly benched in 2016 due to poor performance). Following the 2016 season Pruneau and the Redblacks agreed on a contract extension, keeping him in Ottawa through the 2019 CFL season.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sandrine Mainville et Antoine Pruneau nommés athlètes de l'année à l'UdeM". Université de Montréal Nouvelles (in French). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 25 Aug 2014.
  2. ↑ Warren, Ken (12 May 2014). "Redblacks trade first pick for lineman; deal away Glenn". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Honneurs individuels football universitaire". Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. 5 Nov 2013. Retrieved 25 Aug 2014.
  4. ↑ "Redblacks sign 4th overall draft pick Pruneau". The Canadian Press. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Warren, Ken (12 May 2014). "Redblacks trade first pick for lineman; deal away Glenn". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Hofley, Chris (30 July 2014), "RedBlacks coach Rick Campbell impressed with Pruneau", Ottawa Sun, retrieved 25 Aug 2014
  7. ↑ "REDBLACKS re-sign Antoine Pruneau". Ottawa REDBLACKS. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-16.


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