Zack Pelehos
Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)
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Zack Pelehos (born July 12, 1999) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Pelehos with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024 | |
| No. 52 – Ottawa Redblacks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Roster status |  6-game injured list |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 12, 1999 Gananoque, Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 304 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gananoque Secondary |
| University | Ottawa |
| CFL draft | 2022: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
University career
Pelehos played U Sports football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees from 2018 to 2021.[1] He did not play in 2019 after using a redshirt season and did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season.[1] He returned to play in 2021 and played and started in 16 regular season games over two seasons.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 296 lb (134 kg) | 5.28 s | 4.84 s | 7.93 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 9+5⁄8 in (2.68 m) | 15 reps | |||||
| All values from CFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Pelehos was ranked as the 15th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL draft.[3] He was then drafted with the second overall pick, and first by players in U Sports, by the Ottawa Redblacks.[4] He began the 2022 season on the injured list, but made his professional debut in week 2 on June 17, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as a backup offensive lineman.[5] He spent eight games on the injured list and played in ten games for the Redblacks during his rookie season.[5][6]
Following training camp in 2023, Pelehos won a starting job and earned his first career start at right tackle on June 10, 2023, against the Montreal Alouettes.[7] He had eventually lost his starting role to Dontae Bull in August, but reclaimed the starting position on October 14, 2023.[8][9] He played in 14 regular season games in 2023.[10]
