Jonathan Edouard

Jonathan Edouard (born February 24, 1996) is an American professional football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.

University career Edouard first played college football for the Henderson State Reddies from 2014 to 2016. He played in 32 games where he had 47 solo tackles, 22 assisted tackles, 0.5 sacks, and two interceptions. In 2019, shortly after the season began, he visited the Canada–United States border to complete paperwork for a visa, but was denied re-entry to Canada and spent over a year locked out of the country.

Professional career Toronto Argonauts Despite testing well in the CFL Eastern Regional Combine in 2022, Edouard was not selected in the 2022 CFL draft. He remained on the practice roster for the remainder of the 2022 season, including for the Argonauts' victory in the 109th Grey Cup game.

In 2023, Edouard made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first professional game on June 18, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he recorded one special teams tackle.

Edouard opened the 2024 season as a backup defensive back, but soon after made his first career start on July 4, 2024, where he recorded one defensive tackle at field side cornerback. Edouard played in the first six regular season games, starting in three, where he had six defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one interception, and one pass knockdown.

On May 6, 2026, Edouard was released by the Argonauts.

Saskatchewan Roughriders On June 17, 2026, it was announced that Edouard had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Personal life Edouard was born to Belo and Enide Edouard, who were originally from Haiti. He has eight siblings.