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Kurleigh
GITTENS JR.
#19 Wide Receiver
Kurleigh
GITTENS JR.
#19 Wide Receiver
Height 5'11
Weight 191 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1997-09-20 (28)
Born Ottawa, ON
School Wilfrid Laurier
Status NAT
Receptions 62
Yards 777
Touchdowns 4
Average 12.5
Profile Stats Transactions

NEED TO KNOW:

  • Acquired: Traded to EDM 01/15/24
  • CFL experience (Elks): 5 (1)
  • College: Wilfrid Laurier (2015-18)
  • Highlights:
    • Set a new career high with 85 receptions. Tied a career high with five receiving touchdowns. (2024)
    • Recorded a career best 10 receptions in Week 18 vs. Saskatchewan (2024)
    • Grey Cup champion in 2022 with the Toronto Argonauts.
    • CFL All-Star in 2022 and CFL East All-Star in 2021 and 2022.
    • He was runner-up for the Most Outstanding Canadian award in 2022, with former BC Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke.
    • Drafted by the Argos in the third round (23rd overall) of the 2019 CFL Draft.

YEAR-BY-YEAR:

  • 2024: (Edmonton) Started 17 games for Edmonton after recovering from a hip injury that cost him the last eight games in 2023 season. Recorded a career high 85 receptions on 117 targets, for 847 yards and five touchdowns.
  • 2019-23: (Toronto) The Canadian receiver has recorded 167 receptions for 2,132 yards and 10 touchdowns in 54 career CFL games.

 

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2019
TOR 13 3 1 10 0 0 10.0 10
2021
TOR 13 64 50 605 226 4 12.1 45
2022
TOR 18 116 81 1101 483 5 13.6 70
2023
TOR 10 52 35 416 243 1 11.9 42
2024
EDM 17 117 85 847 204 5 10.0 34
2025
EDM 17 90 62 777 190 4 12.5 38
Total
88 442 314 3756 1346 19 12.0 70

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2019
TOR 13 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
TOR 13 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
TOR 18 5 21 0 4.2 10
2023
TOR 10 3 -7 0 -2.3 2
2024
EDM 17 4 31 0 7.8 18
2025
EDM 17 1 5 0 5.0 5
Total
88 13 50 0 3.8 18

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
TOR 13 2 8 4.0 5 0
2025
EDM 17 1 6 6.0 6 0
Total
30 3 14 4.7 6 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2019
TOR 13 14 230 16.4 31 0
2022
TOR 18 17 307 18.1 33 0
2023
TOR 10 1 8 8.0 8 0
Total
41 32 545 17.0 33 0

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2019
TOR 13 0 0 0 13
2021
TOR 13 0 1 0 14
2022
TOR 18 0 1 1 20
2023
TOR 10 0 0 0 10
2024
EDM 17 0 0 0 17
2025
EDM 17 0 0 0 17

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-08
1 BC 1 2 1 0 1.0 1
06-20
3 MTL 5 8 95 1 19.0 33
06-27
4 WPG 1 2 6 0 6.0 6
07-06
5 OTT 3 4 24 1 8.0 10
07-13
6 BC 3 3 55 1 18.3 31
07-26
8 SSK 4 6 43 0 10.8 13
08-02
9 HAM 5 6 61 0 12.2 25
08-08
10 MTL 5 7 50 0 10.0 16
08-16
11 TOR 5 6 48 0 9.6 18
08-22
12 OTT 6 6 71 0 11.8 38
09-01
13 CGY 3 5 46 0 15.3 17
09-06
14 CGY 3 6 20 0 6.7 11
09-13
15 TOR 4 5 35 0 8.8 15
09-20
16 HAM 4 6 60 1 15.0 23
09-27
17 SSK 4 4 66 0 16.5 31
10-11
19 WPG 0 2 0 0 0.0 0
10-18
20 BC 6 12 96 0 16.0 33
Total
62 90 777 4 11.6 321

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-08
1 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-20
3 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-27
4 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-06
5 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-13
6 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-26
8 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-02
9 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-08
10 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-16
11 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-22
12 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-01
13 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-06
14 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-13
15 TOR 1 5 0 5.0 5
09-20
16 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-27
17 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-11
19 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-18
20 BC 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
1 5 0 5.0 5

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
10-18
20 BC 1 6 6.0 6 0
Total
1 6 6.0 6 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
Total
0 0 0.0 0 0

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS