Blue Bombers sign 2021 3rd overall pick Liam Dobson
WINNIPEG, MB., May 20, 2022 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed Canadian offensive lineman and 2021 3rd overall CFL Draft pick Liam Dobson to a two-year contract.
Dobson (6-3, 330, Texas State, February 6, 1998 in Ottawa, ON) officially arrives in Winnipeg after a standout college career at the University of Maine through 2017-2020 and transferring to Texas State for the 2021 season. Dobson was a 2020 preseason All-America Third-Team selection by Hero Sports and 2020 preseason First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association by Phil Steele. He was selected Stats FCS Third-Team All-America and First-Team All-CAA in 2019 and was voted Maine’s Outstanding Offensive Lineman after starting all 12 games and averaging 12 knockdowns per game in 2019. Dobson was Maine’s highest-graded offensive lineman in every game as a junior before transferring to Texas State.
Dobson was selected 23rd overall by the New Orleans Breakers in the 2022 USFL Draft. He most recently attended two NFL mini-camps with the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.
Dobson will be at Saturday’s practice, wearing jersey number 64.
