Emmanuel Arceneaux

Emmanuel Arceneaux (born September 17, 1987) is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Alcorn State University. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2009. He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, New York Jets, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Emmanuel Arceneaux
No. 84     Free agent
Born: (1987-09-17) September 17, 1987
Alexandria, Louisiana
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
CollegeAlcorn State
High schoolPeabody Magnet
(Alexandria, Louisiana)
Career history
As player
2009–2010BC Lions
2011Minnesota Vikings
2012Washington Redskins*
2013New York Jets*
2013–2018B.C. Lions
2019Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star2015, 2016
CFL West All-Star2014–2016
Career stats

College career

Arceneaux played college football for the Alcorn State Braves. While at Alcorn State, he maintained a 3.0 GPA and was president of the student-athlete advisory committee, while recording 99 career catches for 1,618 and 12 TDs on the football field. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[1]

Professional career

BC Lions

Arceneaux was signed to the BC Lions, on May 19, 2009 and made the Lions' active roster after training camp.[2] Arceneaux had an outstanding debut season, starting at the wide receiver position for all 18 games and recording 63 catches for 858 yards and seven touchdowns. He caught a touchdown pass in each of his first three games and had two 100-yard receiving games during the season. He led all receivers in the 2009 playoffs, recording 12 catches for 189 yards. He continued his strong play in 2010 by registering his first 1000-yard season while finishing second on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns.

Minnesota Vikings

On January 22, 2011, Arceneaux agreed to the terms on a three-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[3] On August 31, 2012 as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players, he was released.[4] In his time with the Vikings Arceneaux played in three games catching one pass for 10 yards.

Washington Redskins

On September 1, 2012, the Washington Redskins claimed Arceneaux off waivers and signed him to the practice squad.[5]

New York Jets

Arceneaux was signed by the New York Jets to a reserve/future contract on January 2, 2013.[6] He was waived on May 7, 2013.[7]

BC Lions (II)

On May 16, 2013, Arceneaux's agent announced that Emmanuel Arceneaux would be returning to CFL within a week. The BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos were all believed to have interest in the free-agent.[8] On May 21, 2013, it was officially announced that Arceneaux had signed with the Lions, with whom he had played two seasons with before going south to the NFL.[9] The contract was reportedly a two-year, $280,000 deal.[10] Arceneaux was fined an undisclosed amount by the CFL following a Week 4 touchdown celebration involving props. Arceneaux used the end-zone corner post and the football to mimic putting in golf.[11] Arceneaux gained an increasingly prominent role in the Lions offense over the next three seasons, culminating in being named a CFL All-Star in 2015 after setting (then) career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns. Following the 2015 CFL season Arceneaux was resigned by the Lions through the 2017 CFL season.[12] Arceneaux continued his stellar play in 2016 and 2017, catching at least 100 receptions in both seasons. On December 12, 2017 the Lions announced they had re-signed Arceneaux to a one-year deal through the 2018 season.[13] Arceneaux suffered a torn ACL halfway through the season, at the time of the injury he was the Lions leading receiver in catches and yards.[14]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Arceneaux was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 15, 2019.[15]

Statistics
Receiving   Regular season   Playoffs
Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD
2009 BC 18 63 858 13.6 60 7 2 12 189 15.8 49 0
2010 BC 18 67 1,114 16.6 74 5 1 5 80 16.0 29 1
2013 BC 16 51 885 17.4 80 6 1 5 53 10.6 23 0
2014 BC 15 62 905 14.6 53 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 BC 17 76 1,151 15.1 82 9 1 2 28 14 23 0
2016 BC 18 105 1,566 14.9 70 13 2 10 124 12.4 26 1
2017 BC 18 100 1,137 11.4 55 6 Team did not qualify
2018 BC 9 32 553 17.3 78 1 Injured
2019 SKK 11 22 249 11.3 55 2 1 1 5 5.0 5 0
CFL totals 140 578 8,418 14.6 82 57 9 35 479 13.7 49 2

References
  1. Beamish, Mike (June 26, 2009). "Lions impressed as Arceneaux catches on with team". Vancouver Sun. Canwest. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  2. "THREE MORE RECEIVERS ADDED TO LIONS ROSTER – BC Lions". BC Lions. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  3. "B.C. loses Arceneaux to NFL's Vikings – sportsnet.ca". Archived from the original on January 24, 2011.
  4. Craig, Mark. "Chris Carr, Sage Rosenfels surprises among Vikings' final cuts". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  5. Jones, Mike (September 1, 2012). "Redskins add CB Crezdon Butler to round out 53-man roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. Jets Media Relations Department (January 2, 2013). "4 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  7. Martin, Kimberley (May 7, 2013). "WRs Arceneaux, Mayo waived". Newsday. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  8. TSN.ca. "Former Lions receiver Arceneaux set to return to CFL". Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
  9. "Back to BC: Arceneaux inks contract with Lions – CFL.ca". CFL.ca.
  10. TSN.ca. "Lions, WR Arceneaux agree to terms on two-year, $280K deal". Archived from the original on June 8, 2013.
  11. "Three players fined following Week 4 – CFL.ca". CFL.ca.
  12. "Lions re-sign Emmanuel Arceneaux through 2017 season". Toronto Sun. The Canadian Press.
  13. "Arceneaux re-signs with Lions for 2018 - Article - TSN". TSN. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  14. "B.C. Lions receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux out with torn ACL in right knee". Winnipeg Sun. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  15. Staff, TSN ca (February 15, 2019). "Riders sign Arceneaux to 1-year deal - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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