OTTAWA (Jan. 30, 2025) - Three Carleton Ravens football team members have been invited to CFL Combines. Xavier Malone and Tristan Ready will attend the Invitational Combine while All-Canadian Kaseem Ferdinand jumps straight to the National Combine.
Tristan Ready led all Carleton wide receivers in 2025 with 47 receptions and 704 receiving yards - both second-best in the OUA. Ready was fifth in the OUA in all-purpose yards finishing just under the 1,000-yard plateau with 940 yards, including 246 on punt returns. Ready more than tripled his career high in all-purpose yards taking a major leap from his 305-yard performance in 2023-24. His 704 receiving yards were nearly 198 more than his first two OUA seasons combined.
U SPORTS All-Canadian Kaseem Ferdinand was third in both receptions and yards with 42 catches for 645 receiving yards while leading the way for the Ravens with 6 touchdown receptions. Ferdinand added 164 punt return yards to finish in the OUA's top 10 in all-purpose yards list with 809. This marked Kaseem's third consecutive 800+ yard season.
A leader on the Carleton defence, Xavier Malone was second among the Ravens with 26.0 solo tackles and 39.0 assists. He added 1.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss while breaking up two passes. 2024-25 marked the fourth consecutive season of improvement for Malone who increased his tackle total by 12.5 from the 2023-24 season. Malone's 5.7 tackles per game are also a career-high. As the season went on, Malone's game got stronger as he averaged 7.8 tackles per game in October.
The Invitational Combine occurs on February 28 at the University of Waterloo's Feridun Hamdullahpur Field House. Regina, Saskatchewan, will host the CFL Combine from March 21 to 23.
