Drew Wolitarsky

College career Wolitarksy played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2013 to 2016. Over the course of his collegiate career, he played in 47 games where he recorded 130 receptions for 1,749 yards and nine touchdowns.

Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Following his time with the Golden Gophers, Wolitarsky was not selected in the 2017 NFL draft and had an unsuccessful tryout with the Minnesota Vikings. His brother, Austin, encouraged him pursue a career in the Canadian Football League where he could qualify as a National player with a Canadian citizenship since his mother was from Montreal. He applied for his citizenship, got it approved in one day, and notified the Canadian Football League Players' Association who relayed the information to the league's teams. He signed a practice roster agreement on July 11, 2017. Wolitarsky played in his first professional game on October 6, 2017 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he had one catch for 15 yards. He played in five regular season games in his rookie season and also dressed in the team's West Semi-Final loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. He had a career-high 10 receptions for 90 yards in an August 25, 2018, game against the Calgary Stampeders. He also started in both post-season games where he totalled six receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown. However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. In 2021, Wolitarsky produced 386 yards and one touchdown on 32 receptions.

In 2022, Wolitarsky played in 14 regular season games where he had 36 catches for 471 yards and one touchdown. After seven seasons with the Blue Bombers, he was released on January 27, 2025.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats On February 2, 2025, it was announced that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats had signed Wolitarsky. He played in just two games, recording no statistics, and was released in the following off-season on January 26, 2026.

Retirement Wolitarsky announced his retirement from professional football on February 19, 2026, signing a one-day contract with Winnipeg to retire as a Blue Bomber.

Statistics Receiving Regular season Postseason Year Team 2017 WPG 5 0 1 15 15.0 15 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2018 WPG 18 18 45 650 14.4 60 5 2 2 6 81 13.5 20 1 2019 WPG 17 17 33 361 10.9 24 4 3 3 8 118 14.8 34 0 2020 WPG Season cancelled Season cancelled 2021 WPG 14 14 32 386 12.1 37 1 2 2 6 70 11.7 19 0 2022 WPG 14 14 36 471 13.1 41 1 2 2 3 35 11.7 18 0 2023 WPG 18 18 47 668 14.2 36 6 2 2 2 19 9.5 10 0 2024 WPG 10 10 33 403 12.2 25 1 Injured 2025 HAM 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 CFL totals 98 91 227 2,954 13.0 60 18 12 12 25 323 12.9 34 1 Due to his mother's Canadian citizenship, Wolitarsky pursued his own citizenship for Canada and received it in time to be able to play in the 2017 CFL season.

On March 8, 2024, it was announced via instagram that he had married his fiance, Savannah Benton. The subsequently announced they were expecting on April 25, 2024, also via their instagram.