Three Saskatchewan Huskies picked in CFL draft

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CFL teams tapped the shoulders of three University of Saskatchewan Huskies football players Tuesday night, plus one other player from Saskatoon.

Huskies’ linebacker Seth Hundeby was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the fourth round, 34th overall, of Tuesday’s CFL Canadian college draft. Teammate and linebacker Lane Novak went in the fifth round, 45th overall to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and receiver Daniel Wiebe was picked by Saskatchewan in the eighth round, 69th overall.

Linebacker Chase Tataryn, who hails from Saskatoon but plays for the Alberta Golden Bears, was selected by the B.C. Lions in the sixth round, 50th overall.

It’s the sixth straight year the Huskies have had at least three players picked in the draft.

Hundeby recorded 40 tackles and two sacks in 10 regular-season and playoff games last year, and Novak collected 32.5 tackles and an interception in eight contests. Wiebe, meanwhile, caught 62 balls for 846 yards and nine touchdowns, and led conference receivers in all three categories.

Tataryn led Canada West with 54.5 regular-season tackles and 4.5 sacks.

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