Jeshrun Antwi-Boasiako (born October 4, 1997) is a professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL).

Early years

Antwi was born in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, and moved to

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when he was five years old, where he primarily played

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

growing up. He moved to

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with his mother, Ama Kesewaa, when he was 12 years old and began playing

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when he was 14 year old. 55th Vanier Cup ULaval 19

University career

Antwi played

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for the

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from 2015 to 2019. In

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, he notably had 122 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in the

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victory over the

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. He then played in his first

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game in the

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, where he had 25 carries for 177 yards, but the Dinos lost to the

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by a score of 31 to 26. In his fifth year with the team, the Dinos returned to the

, but Antwi did not play due to injury. The Dinos defeated the

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27 to 13 in the

55th Vanier Cup The 2019 Vanier Cup, the 55th edition of the Canadian university football championship, was played on November 23, 2019 at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec.

as Antwi finished his university career as a national champion.

Professional career

After becoming eligible for the

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, Antwi was drafted in the sixth round, 48th overall, by the

and signed with the team on May 6, 2019. He played in both preseason games with the team in

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, but elected to return to school following training camp. After completing his university playing eligibility, Antwi re-signed with the Alouettes on November 28, 2019. However, the

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was cancelled and he did not play in 2020. After making the team following training camp in

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, he played in his first professional game on August 14, 2021, against the

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, where he had four carries for 13 yards. He played in all 14 regular season games where he had 36 rush attempts for 176 yards and six receptions for 46 yards. He had a career-high 13 carries for 69 yards in the regular season finale, but also had two costly fumbles as the Alouettes lost to the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

. He signed a two-year contract extension with the Alouettes on January 31, 2022. In

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, Antwi began the season as the backup running back, but was thrust into the starting role following an injury to

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in the first game of the season. He started six of the next seven games where he had 48 carries for 255 yards and 11 catches for 78 yards before relinquishing the starting role to

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and then Walter Fletcher. Antwi finished the year as the team's leading rusher with 106 carries for 600 yards and also had 30 receptions for 200 yards.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antwi, Jeshrun 1997 births Living people Canadian football running backs Calgary Dinos football players Ghanaian players of Canadian football Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Alberta Canadian football people from Calgary Israeli players of Canadian football