Guillermo Villalobos

Guillermo Alberto Villalobos Zanabria is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at ITESM CEM. Villalobos was also part of the Mexicas CDMX of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), a professional spring football league in Mexico, before being drafted in the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villalobos and the second or maternal family name is Zanabria.
Guillermo Villalobos
No. 85 – Ottawa Redblacks
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991
Mexico
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College:ITESM CEM
CFL draft:2019 / Round: 2nd / Pick: 11th
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:Global
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early years

Villalobos plays American football since he was five years old. His father also played college football with the Águilas Blancas of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. He started in lower categories playing for several teams of the Atizapán area in Greater Mexico City. After finishing high school, Villalobos was offered a scholarship to play football at the ITESM CEM.[1]

College career

Villalobos joined the Borregos Salvajes CEM college football team, one of the most successful programs in Mexico, where he earned a major in Business Administration.[2] Despite never winning a championship, Villalobos had a successful career: in 2015 he achieved the single-season receiving yards league record with 1230 yards in 35 catches.[1]

After graduating, Villalobos spent one year without playing football until 2016, when he was selected by the Eagles of the newly established Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA).[2]

Professional career

Villalobos played in the inaugural LFA season for the Eagles, later rebranded as Mexicas, and stayed there for four seasons. His highlights include winning one championship with the team at Tazón México III, winning the MVP of Tazón México III and the 2019 award for Best Receiver.[1]

In 2019, Villalobos was selected as the 11th pick of the 2019 CFL-LFA Draft by the Ottawa Redblacks.[3] After going through medical checks, Villalobos joined the team in May 2019.[4]

On July 24, 2019, Villalobos was promoted to the Redblacks' active roster, and made his CFL debut the following day against the Calgary Stampeders. In August, he landed in the team's practice roster. And on September 12, 2019, he made it again to the active roster.[5]

References
  1. "Guillermo Villalobos; algunos datos personales que no conocías del MVP". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. "Tras los pasos de su padre". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. "Redblacks receiver Villalobos catches on in new country, new league". Ottawa Sun. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. "Villalobos: Learn and make it in this league - Ottawa REDBLACKS". ottawaredblacks.com. Ottawa Redblacks. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "Guillermo Villalobos CFL Stats & News". Rotowire. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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