REDBLACKS select WR Nick Mardner with 2nd overall pick in 2024 CFL Draft

The Ottawa REDBLACKS have selected Auburn receiver Nick Mardner with their first pick, second overall, in the 2024 CFL Draft. The 6-foot-6, 208-pound playmaker from Oakville was ranked seventh overall, and the top-ranked receiver, by the CFL Scouting Bureau this spring after suiting up for four games with the Auburn Tigers in 2023. Before transferring to Auburn, Mardner had 19 receptions for 218 yards and three touchdowns in 2022 with Cincinnati. He previously suited up for Hawaii from 2018-2021 where he made 62 catches for 1,270 yards and nine touchdowns. In total, Mardner caught 81 passes for 1,488 yards and...