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Dejon
BRISSETT
#18 Wide Receiver
Dejon
BRISSETT
#18 Wide Receiver
Height 6'1
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-07-09 (29)
Born Mississauga, ON
School Virginia
Status NAT
Receptions 20
Yards 215
Touchdowns 1
Average 10.8

CFL: 5

Argos: 5

Acquired: Selected in the first round, 2nd overall, of the 2020 CFL Draft.

2024: Played 6 games with Toronto Argonauts. Played 2 games, then missed the next 12 on the injured list. Caught 14 passes for 171 yards and 3 touchdowns. Had 1 carry for 13 yards. Playoffs: Caught 1 pass for 5 yards in Eastern Semi-Final win over Ottawa. Recorded no stats in Eastern Final win in Montreal. 111th Grey Cup: Caught 3 passes for 45 yards and 1 touchdown in 41-24 win over Winnipeg in Vancouver. Named the game’s Most Outstanding Canadian.

2023: Played 18 games with Toronto. Caught 38 passes for 594 yards and 5 touchdowns. Recorded 11 special teams tackles and a forced fumble. Caught 6 passes for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Hamilton September 23. Playoffs: Caught 4 passes for 34 yards in Eastern Final loss to Montreal.

2022: Played 15 games with Toronto. Caught 10 passes for 102 yards and a touchdown. Recorded 6 special teams tackles. His first CFL touchdown catch was a 27-yarder from Chad Kelly October 29 vs. Montreal. Playoffs: Recorded no stats in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Recorded a special teams tackle in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

2021: Played 14 games with Toronto. Caught 9 passes for 131 yards. Made CFL debut August 7 in Calgary. His first CFL catch was a 31-yard pass from Nick Arbuckle August 21 against Winnipeg. Scored his first TD October 6 against Ottawa when he recovered a punt blocked by Dion Pellerin and returned it 23 yards to the end zone. Had one special teams tackle. Playoffs: Recorded no stats in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.

2020: No season.

College: Attended the University of Virginia (2019). Played 12 games, started 2. Played as a graduate transfer. Started his first game with the Cavs against Notre Dame. Caught just 2 passes. Had 1 catch in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson…Attended the University of Richmond (2015-18). Played 33 games. Received medical hardship in his senior season after he was injured in the third game. In his junior season he caught 63 passes for 896 yards and 7 touchdowns en route to being named First Team All-CAA. Before the injury in his senior year he caught 16 passes, averaging 19 yards per catch. He also returned a kickoff for a touchdown that year.

Personal: Attended Lake Forest Academy in Illinois. Was the conference MVP as a senior and was also All-Conference as a junior. In his senior year had 43 catches for 862 yards and 8 touchdowns. Attended Loyola Secondary School in Mississauga before transferring to Lake Forest. His younger brother Oshae is a former Toronto Raptor who won an NBA championship in 2024 with the Boston Celtics.

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2021
TOR 14 20 9 131 45 0 14.6 31
2022
TOR 15 16 10 102 12 1 10.2 27
2023
TOR 18 51 38 594 160 5 15.6 70
2024
TOR 6 19 14 171 69 3 12.2 29
2025
TOR 7 29 20 215 83 1 10.8 30
Total
60 135 91 1213 369 10 13.3 70

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2021
TOR 14 0 0 0 0.0 0
2022
TOR 15 0 0 0 0.0 0
2023
TOR 18 0 0 0 0.0 0
2024
TOR 6 1 13 0 13.0 13
2025
TOR 7 1 12 0 12.0 12
Total
60 2 25 0 12.5 13

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2022
TOR 15 4 28 7.0 18 0
Total
15 4 28 7.0 18 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2022
TOR 15 3 44 14.7 27 0
2023
TOR 18 5 109 21.8 26 0
Total
33 8 153 19.1 27 0

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2021
TOR 14 0 1 0 15
2022
TOR 15 0 1 1 17
2023
TOR 18 0 1 0 19
2024
TOR 6 1 1 1 9
2025
TOR 7 0 0 0 7

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-06
1 MTL 3 5 34 0 11.3 21
06-14
2 CGY 0 3 0 0 0.0 0
06-20
3 SSK 6 7 53 1 8.8 16
06-29
4 OTT 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
07-04
5 HAM 3 4 42 0 14.0 24
07-17
7 MTL 5 5 38 0 7.6 11
07-26
8 WPG 3 4 48 0 16.0 30
Total
20 29 215 1 11.6 102

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-06
1 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-14
2 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-20
3 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
06-29
4 OTT 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-04
5 HAM 1 12 0 12.0 12
07-17
7 MTL 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-26
8 WPG 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
1 12 0 12.0 12

Punt Returns

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

Kickoff Returns

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

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS