Cameron Judge

Cameron Judge (born November 29, 1994) is a Canadian football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After being selected second overall in the 2017 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he played three seasons for the team from 2017 to 2019.

Cameron Judge
Judge with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021.
Calgary Stampeders
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994
Montreal, Quebec
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Oaks Christian School
(Westlake Village, California)
College:UCLA
CFL Draft:2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:National
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early life

Judge was born on November 29, 1994, in Montreal, Quebec, to actor Christopher Judge and Margaret Judge (née Schinke), a former model. The family moved from Montreal (where Christopher Judge had been working on a television show) to Los Angeles when Judge was three months old. When Judge was three years old, the family moved to British Columbia and split their time living between Vancouver and Victoria. It was during his time in Vancouver, that Judge developed an interest in football and started playing minor football. When Judge was twelve years old, the family moved back to California, primarily to give Judge and his older brother, Christopher, a better environment to develop their football skills.[1]

High School

After one year as a running back and linebacker for the junior varsity team, Judge became a three-year varsity starter at linebacker for Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California, under the coaching of Bill Redell and legendary NFL linebacker Clay Matthews Jr. Judge was rated a 4 star recruit and a top 5 linebacker on the West Coast according to scout.com. Selected to the Tom Lemming list of top 25 outside linebackers. Maxpreps.com 2012 Preseason All-Southern California team https://www.bruinsnation.com/2012/6/11/3079457/ucla-football-recruiting-cameron-judge-oaks-christian-linebacker >

College football career

Judge accepted a scholarship offer from UCLA where he played college football for the team from 2013 to 2016 and was a team co-captain in 2015.[2][3] He and other members of the defensive unit for UCLA were considered the best group of players in the linebacker position in the Pac-12 Conference.[4] During his time there Judge played both inside and outside linebacker positions, and was a special teams captain for the Pac-12 Conference team.[3][5][6]

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Judge was drafted with the 2nd overall pick in the 2017 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. As a result of having lived in Southern California since he was eleven years old and being off the radar for most CFL scouts, Judge was a late addition to the 2017 CFL Draft as CFL Central Scouting did not realize he was a Canadian citizen and that he had also met the 2017 CFL pre-requisites for being a National player by having lived in Canada for at least five years prior to his eighteenth birthday.

In 2019, he was the unanimous selection for Saskatchewan Roughriders Most Outstanding Canadian,[7] and was named a finalist for CFL Most Outstanding Canadian.[8] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge chose to opt-out of his contract with the Roughriders on August 28, 2020.[9]

Toronto Argonauts

On February 17, 2021, it was announced that Judge had signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Argonauts.[10] He played in nine regular season games where he recorded 13 defensive tackles and one special teams tackle.

Calgary Stampeders

On February 4, 2022, Judge was traded to the Calgary Stampeders in exchange for Royce Metchie as both players had contracts expiring the following week.[11]

Personal life

He is the second-oldest child of actor and former Oregon Ducks' safety Christopher Judge and former Wilhelmina and Folio model Margaret Judge. He is the brother of Christopher Jordan Judge, who played as an outside linebacker for the UCLA Bruins, Catrina Judge, a fitness trainer and half sister Chloe Judge.

References
  1. Dunk, Justin. "Game-changing linebacker late add to CFL draft | 3DownNation". Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. "Cameron Judge". UCLA. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. "UCLA's Cameron Judge shows versatility, especially in a pinch". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 2015.
  4. "UCLA Fall Camp Preview: Linebackers". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. "Cameron Judge - 2013 Football Roster - UCLABruins.com - UCLA Athletics". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  6. "Cameron Judge". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  7. "CFL announces 2019 team award winners". October 30, 2019.
  8. "Fajardo, Banks headline 2019 Shaw CFL Awards Finalists". November 7, 2019.
  9. "Riders release Cameron Judge, three others". CFL.ca. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  10. "Argos add Canadian LB Cameron Judge". Toronto Argonauts. February 17, 2021.
  11. "Argos, Stamps swap Canadian talent". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2022.
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