David Côté (born November 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional football placekicker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
| No. 15 Montreal Alouettes | |
.jpg) Côté with the Montreal Alouettes in 2022 | |
| Born: | November 20, 1996 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Placekicker |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| University | Laval |
| CFL draft | 2021, round: 5, pick: 45 |
| Drafted by | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2021–present | Montreal Alouettes |
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| Career stats | |
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Amateur career
editBefore playing at the university level, Côté played at the high school level for Académie Saint-Louis as a receiver/kicker and at the "cégep" level for Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (CNDF) as a kicker. Côté then played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2017 to 2019.[1] He was named a U Sports Second-team All-Canadian in 2018 after connecting on 19 of 23 field goal attempts and being successful on all 26 of his point-after-touchdown converts.[2] He finished that season as a Vanier Cup champion after the Rouge et Or completed an undefeated season and were victorious over the Western Mustangs in the 54th Vanier Cup.[3] In that game, Côté was successful on both field goal attempts and all four convert tries.[4] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season and remained draft-eligible for the Canadian Football League in 2021.
Professional career
editUpon entering the 2021 CFL Draft, Côté was drafted in the fifth round, 45th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on June 2, 2021.[5] He beat fellow kickers Tyler Crapigna and Félix Ménard-Brière during training camp to win the job as the team's placekicker to open the season.[6] He played in his first professional game on August 14, 2021, against the Edmonton Elks where he was successful on three of his four field goal attempts, with the lone miss coming from a bad snap from centre.[7] He also handled the team's kickoffs where he had four kicks with a 64.8-yard average.[7] Overall for the 2021 season, he played in 14 regular season games where he made 32 out of 39 field goal attempts and 32 of 34 conversions.[8]
In 2022, Côté was successful on 44 of 51 field goal attempts and connected on a career-long 52 yard field goal on October 1, 2022, against the Elks.[8]
References
edit- ^ "David Côté" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Calgary QB Sinagra highlights 2018 football award winners and All-Canadians". U Sports. November 22, 2018.
- ^ Black, Peter (November 24, 2018). "Laval beats Western in Vanier Cup rematch". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "2018 Vanier Cup Boxscore". U Sports. November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Alouettes ink draft picks David Côté and Ethan Makonzo". Montreal Alouettes. May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Head coach Khari Jones, Montreal Alouettes will have to wait to open '21 season". chatnewstoday.ca. August 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Montreal Alouettes vs Edmonton Elks Play by play". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "David Côté". Montreal Alouettes. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
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