Kyler Jukes (born April 9, 1979) is a former professional football player in the

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(CFL).

Football career

Junior football

Jukes played three season (1998-2000) as a defensive lineman with the

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Football Club of the

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(CJFL) winning a National Championship in 2000. During his rookie year, Jukes played defensive end, starting the last half of the season including 1998 CJFL National Championship, which the Okanagan Sun lost to the Regina Rams, 36–13. During the 1999 season, Jukes moved to defensive tackle starting all 10 regular season games, playoffs, and the 1999 CJFL National Championship, which the Okanagan Sun lost to the Windsor AKO Fratmen, 32–29. During the Okanagan Sun's 2000 national championship season, Jukes played on the defensive line culminating in being named the most outstanding defensive lineman and a conference all-star.

College football

Played four seasons (2001-2004) with the university of

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. Spent the first three seasons of his college playing career as a dominant defensive player. Twice named most outstanding defensive lineman. In 2004, made the switch from the defensive to offensive line to improve his chances of being selected in the 2005 CFL Canadian College Draft.

Professional football

Kyler Jukes is a former

(CFL) offensive lineman who is now retired. Selected in the fourth round, 27th overall in 2005 CFL draft by the

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Football Club, Jukes officially signed with the club on May 26 and subsequently reported to training camp. He spent the entire 2005 season as a backup

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with the football club. Following the 2006 Stampeders training camp, Jukes was a final cut. He then signed as a free agent with the

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

, making his debut in the Argonauts 40-6 Labour Day Classic victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ivor Wynne Stadium during which quarterback,

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, broke the CFL all-time passing record for most yardage thrown in a career. Jukes was then traded to the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

football club on September 12, 2006. He made his Tiger-Cats debut in Hamilton's 20–18 victory over the

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at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on September 22, 2006. On January 3, 2007, Jukes signed a 2-year contract extension with the Hamilton club were he played until retiring prior to the start of the 2009 training camp.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jukes, Kyler Living people 1979 births Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Canadian football offensive linemen Regina Rams players Toronto Argonauts players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players