Sage Doxtater
Canadian football player (born 1998)
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Sage Doxtater (born October 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at New Mexico State.
Doxtater with the Toronto Argonauts in 2025 | |
| No. 65 – Montreal Alouettes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 20, 1998 Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 343 lb (156 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Canada Prep (St. Catharines, Ontario) |
| College | New Mexico State |
| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted |
| CFL draft | 2021: 2nd round, 12th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
Sage Doxtater was born on October 20, 1998.[1] He is a native of the Oneida Nation of the Thames.[2][3] His father was fatally stabbed before Doxtater was born.[2] Doxtater was raised by his single mother, and grew up in Glencoe, Ontario.[2] He played minor football with a team in London, Ontario, as his high school did not have a football team.[2] He then enrolled at Canada Prep Academy in St. Catharines, and played a full American football schedule.[4][2]
College career
Doxtater played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies of New Mexico State University from 2016 to 2021.[5] As a true freshman in 2016, he started the first nine games of the season at left tackle before missing the final three games due to injury.[5] He was named to the 2016 Sun Belt All-Newcomer Team.[6] He appeared in 12 games, starting 11, in 2017.[5] Doxtater started all 12 games during the 2018 season.[5] He missed the first half of his 2019 senior season due to injury before returning to play in four games (three starts). Doxtater was granted a redshirt for the 2019 season.[5] The 2020 season was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He played in one of the Aggies' two games during the spring 2021 season.[5] Doxtater was granted another year of eligibility due to the pandemic.[5] He was selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the second round, with the 12th overall pick, of the 2021 CFL draft.[4] He finished his college career by playing in 12 games during the fall 2021 season as a team captain.[5] He majored in sociology in college.[5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m) | 317 lb (144 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 11+1⁄4 in (2.11 m) | 5.40 s | 1.86 s | 3.03 s | 4.99 s | 8.17 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) | 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) | 27 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
At New Mexico State's pro day, he posted 27 bench press reps, a 28-inch vertical jump, an 8.5 foot broad jump, and a 5.38 split in the 40-yard dash.[8] Doxtater signed with the New Orleans Saints on May 13, 2022, after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.[9] He was waived/injured on August 18 with an elbow injury, and placed on injured reserve the next day.[9] He was released with an injury settlement on August 23, 2022.[9]
Doxtater was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals on October 16, 2022.[9] He was released on November 1, re-signed to the practice squad on November 9, and released again on November 15, 2022.[9]
Doxtater was signed to the Saints' practice squad on January 4, 2023.[9] He became a free agent after the 2022–23 season.[9]
Doxtater then started five games for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in 2023 while also missing five games due to injury.[10][4]
Doxtater signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL) on January 22, 2024.[9] However, he suffered a season-ending hand injury in training camp, and was placed on injured reserve on March 10, 2024.[9][2] After his injury, he quit his vegetarian diet and started eating meat.[2]
Doxtater was signed to the Toronto Argonauts' practice roster on October 5, 2024.[9] He remained on the practice roster as Toronto won the 111th Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on November 17, 2024, by a score of 41–24.[11] Doxtater re-signed with Toronto on December 2, 2024.[9] Doxtater was released on March 9, 2026.[12]
On March 25, 2026, Doxtater signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[13]