Rob Maver (born March 12, 1986) is a retired professional
Canadian football
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Punter, having played his entire 10-year football career with the
Calgary Stampeders
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of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL). He was drafted fifth overall by the Stampeders in the
2010 CFL Draft
The 2010 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. After a number of tra ...
, after being highly ranked by the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau. He played
Canadian Interuniversity Sport football
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for the
Guelph Gryphons
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. He played high school football for
Turner Fenton Trojans.
College career
Maver attended
University of Guelph
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where he played university football for the
Guelph Gryphons
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as the team's
placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter.
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and
punter from 2006-2009. He earned
OUA
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All-star honours for both positions for the
2009 season. Maver also played in the 2009 CIS East-West game and finished in eighth place on the CIS all-time field goals list with 54.
Professional career
After his university career, Maver was the only
placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter.
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invited to the
CFL Evaluation Camp
The CFL Combine (formerly known as the Evaluation Camp or E-Camp) is a three-day program in which athletes from Canadian universities and Canadians in the NCAA are scouted by general managers, coaches and scouts of the Canadian Football League (C ...
(
Grant Shaw
Grant Shaw (born August 3, 1984) is a professional Canadian football placekicker and punter who is currently a free agent. He was drafted eleventh overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 22, 2010. H ...
was invited as a
defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
). Maver was the sixth ranked player in the
Canadian Football League
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’s Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible in the
2010 CFL Draft
The 2010 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. After a number of tra ...
. With their kickers departing their teams after the
2009 CFL season
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, the
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
,
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 ...
, and
Toronto Argonauts
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were said to be looking for a replacement kicker, possibly found in the draft. As such, the Calgary Stampeders had to use their early draft pick to select Maver fifth overall before the other two teams could do so.
On May 13, 2010, it was announced that Maver had signed a contract with the
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
.
[https://www.cfl.ca/article/stamps-2010-first-round-pick-maver Stamps sign 2010 first round pick Maver]
References
External links
Calgary Stampeders bio
1986 births
Living people
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football placekickers
Guelph Gryphons football players
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Sportspeople from Brampton
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