Ben Cahoon
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[edit] Biography
CFL Canadian Draft: RD 1 (6), Montreal Alouettes, 1998
Honors:
• Grey Cup Most Outstanding Canadian: 2003
• CFL Most Outstanding Canadian: 2002, 2003
• Alouettes' Most Outstanding Player: 2006, 2007
• Alouettes' Most Outstanding Canadian: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• CFL All-Star: 1999, 2004
• East Division All-Star: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• CFLPA All-Star: 2002
• CFLPA East Division All-Star: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Montréal Alouettes
2006:
He became the first Alouette receiver with five consecutive 1,000 yard seasons… He reached the Top 10 for all-time best CFL receivers… He was second in the CFL for receptions and fifth for yards.
2005:
He finished third among Alouette receivers despite missing four games with a broken wrist and elbow.
2004:
In only 16 games, he finished first among Alouettes’ receivers... He missed the first two games of his career, including his high school and college years, because of a severe shoulder contusion... He was named the Alouettes Most Outstanding Canadian and made the CFL All-Star team.
2003:
He was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian for a second straight season … He put up the best numbers of his brilliant career… The 112 catches were the most ever by a Canadian receiver in CFL history.
2002:
He led the Als in catches with 76 and receiving yards with 1,076.
2001:
He tied for the team lead in receptions with Tyree Davis with 56… Playing with a fractured right hand, he caught three passes for 43 yards at Game 6 vs HAM.
2000:
He finished as the Als’ leading receiver for a second consecutive year, finishing with 1,022 yards, surpassing the 1,000-yard plateau for the first time in his career.
1999:
He led the Als in receiving with 823 yards.
1998:
He caught 33 passes for 471 yards and three TDs as a rookie.
College:
Brigham Young Cougars
In his senior year at BYU, he caught 57 passes for 931 yards and four touchdowns… He averaged 84.6 yards per game in his senior season.
Personal:
He majored in physical therapy… He was recruited by Utah State, Yale, New Mexico and Idaho… He is married to Kimberli and they have three daughters… He owns Power Pad Insoles, a performance enhancing insoles company.
Other:
Milestones
• First game: 01-07-1998 @ WPG
• First reception: 31-07-1998 @ EDM
• First touchdown: 20-09-1998 @ HAM
In one game
• Receptions: 12 (29-08-2003 @ OTT)
• Receiving yards: 187 (03-07-2004 @ TOR)
• Touchdowns: 3 (23-10-2004 vs OTT)
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | MTL | CFL | 14 | 33 | 471 | 14.3 | 3 | 36 |
| 1999 | MTL | CFL | 16 | 51 | 823 | 16.1 | 2 | 48 |
| 2000 | MTL | CFL | 18 | 71 | 1022 | 14.4 | 5 | 73 |
| 2001 | MTL | CFL | 18 | 56 | 809 | 14.4 | 1 | 68 |
| 2002 | MTL | CFL | 17 | 76 | 1076 | 14.2 | 6 | 52 |
| 2003 | MTL | CFL | 18 | 112 | 1561 | 13.9 | 13 | 66 |
| 2004 | MTL | CFL | 16 | 93 | 1183 | 12.7 | 6 | 60 |
| 2005 | MTL | CFL | 14 | 73 | 1067 | 14.6 | 9 | 73 |
| 2006 | MTL | CFL | 18 | 99 | 1190 | 12.0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2007 | MTL | CFL | 17 | 90 | 1127 | 12.5 | 5 | 97 |
| 10 year CFL career | 166 | 754 | 10329 | 13.7 | 54 | 97 | ||



