Isaiah Guzylak-Messam

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1995)

Roster statusActive

Born (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 30)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Isaiah Guzylak-Messam
No. 44 – BC Lions
Guzylak-Messam with the BC Lions in 2024
Position	Defensive back
Roster status	Active
CFL status	National
Personal information
Born	(1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 30) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
University	Wilfrid Laurier
CFL draft	2018: 4th round, 34th overall pick
Career history
2018–present	BC Lions

Stats at CFL.ca

Isaiah Guzylak-Messam (born March 10, 1995) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Guzylak-Messam played U Sports football with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2014 to 2017.^[1] He played in 24 games where he had 82 total tackles and two interceptions.^[2]

Professional career

Guzylak-Messam was drafted in the fourth round, 34th overall, in the 2018 CFL draft by the BC Lions.^[1] He signed with the team on May 14, 2018, and initially began the season on the practice roster before making his professional debut on August 25, 2018.^[3] He played in ten regular season games in his rookie year where he had eight special teams tackles.^[2] In 2019, he became a starting linebacker midway through the year where he played in all 18 regular season games and made 11 starts where he had 37 defensive tackles, 14 special teams tackles, and one sack.^[2]

Guzylak-Messam did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He then signed a contract extension with the Lions on February 1, 2021.^[4] He returned to a reserve role in 2021 where he played in 12 out of 14 regular season games and had two special teams tackles.^[2]

In 2022, Guzylak-Messam played in 17 regular season games where he had 16 special teams tackles.^[5] In the following season, he played in 11 regular season games and had one defensive tackle and seven special teams tackles.^[5]

On August 6, 2025, Guzylak-Messam was placed on the Lions' 6-game injured list approximately midway through the 2025 CFL season, where he spent the remainder of the regular season, before rejoining the active roster on November 7, 2025, in advance of the West Final.^[6]

On January 19, 2026, Guzylak-Messam re-signed with the Lions, on a one-year contract extension.^[7]

References

1 2 "BC Lions wrap up successful CFL draft with 7 selections". bclions.com. May 3, 2018.
1 2 3 4 Cartmell, Jamie (May 3, 2018). "Isaiah Guzylak-Messam". BC Lions. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
↑ "CFL Transactions 2018". cfl.ca. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
↑ Baker, Matt (February 1, 2021). "Lions bring back Lokombo, sign Guzylak-Messam to extension". BCLions.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
1 2 "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved 2026-02-05.

External links

BC Lions bio
Media related to Isaiah Guzylak-Messam at Wikimedia Commons

v t e BC Lions roster
Active roster	0 Sione Teuhema 1 Garry Peters 4 Keon Hatcher 6 Tyler Coyle 6 T. J. Lee 7 Chase Brice 8 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 8 Jared Gipson 9 Deontai Williams 10 Sean Whyte 11 Jeremiah Masoli 12 Nathan Rourke 13 Jermaine Jackson 17 Carl Meyer 18 Justin McInnis 20 James Butler 21 Ronald Kent Jr. 24 Patrice Rene 25 Adam Auclair 27 Josh Hagerty 29 Cristophe Beaulieu 29 Duron Lowe 31 Adam Konar 32 Maxime Rouyer 33 Jackson Findlay 34 Zander Horvath 35 Woodly Appolon 36 Jacob Bond 37 Marquise Bridges 40 Tibo Debaillie 42 Jeremy Lewis 43 Terrence Ganyi 44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam 45 Riley Pickett 46 Ben Hladik 47 Kyle Nelson 48 Ross Bolger 48 Hayden Harris 50 Dejon Allen 51 Michael Couture 54 Andrew Peirson 56 Christian Covington 57 Chris Schleuger 59 Brandon Yates 61 George Una 62 Tyler Packer 64 Kory Woodruff 65 Tyran Hunt 66 Alex Berwick 68 David Foucault 70 Mark McNamee 72 Cameron Foran 77 Seven McGee 82 Kieran Poissant 83 Stanley Berryhill III 86 Jevon Cottoy 90 Mathieu Betts 91 Nathan Cherry 92 Tomasi Laulile 93 Anthony Bennett 95 Marcus Moore 98 Levi Bell 99 Jonah Tavai – Mayan Ahanotu – Adonis Alexander – Peyton Barber – Isiah Cage – Josh Castro – Jaelon Darden – Joe Foucha – Ralen Goforth – Bruce Harmon – Lorando Johnson – Tony Jones Jr. – Donovan Kaufman – Connor Klassen – Hergy Mayala – Christian Olmstead – Kaedin Robinson – Tyson Russell – Darnell Sankey – Casey Sayles – Alex Teubner – Bryan Thompson – Tanner Volk – D.J. Walden – Antonio Wimbush Jr.
Suspended list	73 Demetrius Taylor
East HAM MTL OTT TOR West BC CGY EDM SSK WPG

Related Articles