The Canadian Football League has once again lifted the veil of secrecy a smidge to reveal some potential future stars of the three-down game.

CFL headquarters asked its nine member clubs, including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, to make public 10 players from their negotiation list on Wednesday – the second such reveal of the calendar year.

Each team can have up to 45 players – primarily NCAA prospects or players on National Football League rosters – on their negotiation lists. The lists were for years confidential, but this past year the league opted for more transparency in an effort to create some offseason discussion among its fan bases.

Just FYI, included among the 10 names the Bombers made public in the initial reveal in February were defensive back Marcus Sayles, who became the club’s Most Outstanding Rookie Player, quarterback Chris Streveler, who started the first three games of the season when Matt Nichols was injured and solidified himself as the club’s No. 2 pivot, and wide receiver Corey Washington, who caught a spectacular TD in the club’s regular season finale in Edmonton.

Jayson DiManche

The latest 10 players whose names were made public by the Bombers (their choice) are:

• Jayson DiManche, LB, Southern Illinois
• Eric Barriere, QB, Eastern Washington
• Charlie Brewer, QB, Baylor
• Fred Brown, WR, Mississippi State
• Richie Brown, LB, Mississippi State
• Amari Coleman, DB, Central Michigan
• Donald Hawkins, OL, Texas
• Mekale McKay, WR, Cincinnati
• Bryan Schor, QB, James Madison
• Lucky Whitehead, WR, Florida Atlantic

CFL teams use negotiation lists to, in a sense, stockpile the rights to American talent. Once a player – whether he is playing college football or has been through an NFL training camp – is put on a team’s neg list, they own his CFL rights as long as his name remains on the 45 among the list. Teams do occasionally trade neg-list players, they can also be added or removed at any time and the lists are constantly evolving.

Eric Barriere

Here’s a brief look at the players who could one day be wearing blue and gold:

Jayson DiManche, Southern Illinois

Position: Linebacker
Height.: 6-1
Weight: 245
4-1-1: Was part of the Bombers neg list reveal in February. Went undrafted after college and has since bounced around the NFL with stops in Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati again, Detroit and San Francisco. He was waived by the 49ers in 2017.

Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington

Position: Quarterback
Height.: 6-0
Weight: 195
4-1-1: Assumed the starting job in the fall after an injury to starter Gage Gubrud (who is on B.C.’s neg list) and has taken the Eagles to the FCS Semi-Finals. A dual threat QB who threw for 17 TDs and ran for seven more.

Charlie Brewer, Baylor

Position: Quarterback
Height.: 6-1
Weight: 202
4-1-1: Helped turn around the Bears after a 1-11 season in 2017 by throwing for 2,635 passes and 17 TDs. Rushed for another six scores.

Fred Brown, Mississippi State

Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
4-1-1: Has bounced around the NFL since his college days with the Bulldogs with stints on practice rosters with the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams. Was dismissed from the Bulldogs in 2016 for violating a student honour code, related to an academic transgression.

Fred Brown

Richie Brown, Mississippi State

Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
4-1-1: Currently a free agent. Led the Bulldogs in tackles in 2015 and 2016 as their starting middle linebacker before stops with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons. Was waived by the Falcons this October.

Amari Coleman, Central Michigan

Position: Defensive back
Height: 5-10
Weight: 183
4-1-1: Now a free agent after being waived from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers injured reserve list in October. Also had a look-see from the Detroit Lions. During his days with the Chippewas he was an All-MAC First-Team All-Star in both 2016 and 2017.

Donald Hawkins, Texas

Position: Offensive tackle
Height: 6-4
Weight: 305
4-1-1: Now a free agent after being released by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017. He has bounced all over the NFL, with other looks coming from the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers and New York Jets. Started 24 of his 25 career games with the Longhorns during his college days.

Mekale McKay

Mekale McKay, Cincinnati

Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
4-1-1: The Bombers acquired McKay’s neg list rights from Hamilton in 2017 in a trade that sent CB Johnny Adams to the Ticats. He has since had looks from the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans.

Bryan Schor, QB, James Madison

Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
4-1-1: Named to the Associated Press FCS All-American Team in 2017 and was also one of three finalists for the Walter Payton Award. Named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Was undrafted and had a look from the Chicago Bears last spring.

Lucky Whitehead, Florida Atlantic

Position: Wide receiver
Height: 5-9
Weight: 180
4-1-1: Currently unsigned. Had a solid senior season at FAU, leading the conference with 76 catches, while rushing 21 times while also returning kicks. Was signed by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2015 draft and suited up for 30 regular season games, two of them starts, in 2015 and 2016. Was signed by the New York Jets in 2017, but was released this past August.