Adam Auclair

in 2019. Auclair played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2016 to 2019. With Laval, he had 113.5 total tackles and seven interceptions. He was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian in 2016 and finished the year as a Vanier Cup champion following the team's victory in the 52nd Vanier Cup game where he also had an interception to contribute to the win. In 2017, he was named a U Sports First Team All-Canadian and also won the Presidents' Trophy as the stand-up Defensive Player of the Year. He again played in the Vanier Cup, but the Rouge et Or lost to the Western Mustangs in the 53rd Vanier Cup. While Auclair did not win any individual awards for the 2018 regular season, he won one of the most important ones during the post-season that year. In the 54th Vanier Cup game, he recorded 10.5 tackles, including an impactful tackle for a loss in the second half, and one interception as he won the Bruce Coulter Award as the defensive player of the game. He won his second national championship as the Rouge et Or defeated the Mustangs by a score of 34–20. In his final season, in 2019, Auclair played in eight regular season games where he had 41 tackles. ==Professional career==

in 2022. Ottawa Redblacks Auclair was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2020 CFL draft, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. Instead, he signed with the team on February 12, 2021. He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first professional game on August 7, 2021, against the Edmonton Elks, where he had two special teams tackles. He continued to start at linebacker until he suffered a hand injury following the week 9 game against the Calgary Stampeders. After being placed on the injured list for six games, he returned to play as a backup linebacker in the Thanksgiving Day Classic against the Montreal Alouettes where he had four defensive tackles and two special teams tackles. Saskatchewan Roughriders On February 9, 2024, it was announced that Auclair had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a one-year contract. He played in 15 regular season games where he had 37 defensive tackles, 16 special teams tackles, and three interceptions. BC Lions On February 11, 2025, it was announced that Auclair had signed with the BC Lions. On June 1, 2025, Auclair was placed on the Lions' 1-game injured list to start the 2025 CFL season. He rejoined the active roster on June 19, 2025. On July 13, 2025, Auclair was placed on the Lions' 6-game injured list after suffering an injury during the previous week's game against the Montreal Alouettes. He rejoined the active roster on September 4, 2025. On February 10, 2026, Auclair became a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Lions. ==Personal life==

Auclair's brother, Antony Auclair, played as a tight end and the two played together for one year, in 2016, with the Laval Rouge et Or. ==References==