Josiah St. John is returning to the Saskatchewan Roughriders after agreeing to a one-year contract Wednesday.

The Green and White’s 2016 first round pick in the C-F-L Draft played for Edmonton last season after spending the first three years with the Riders, playing in 22 games. Following is the news release from the Roughriders…

DATE: February 12, 2020

RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY

RELEASE: SR20-024

RIDERS SIGN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JOSIAH ST. JOHN

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National offensive lineman Josiah St. John to a one-year contract.

St. John (6’5 – 305lbs) returns to the Roughriders after completing last season with the Edmonton Eskimos, playing in the 2019 East Final on November 17. The 27-year-old also spent time with the Toronto Argonauts and B.C. Lions.

St. John was the Roughriders’ first overall pick in the 2016 CFL Draft. He played in 22 games over three seasons, including 11 in 2018, helping the team reach the second-best rushing record of the season at 2,014 yards and the second-best rushing average per game at 111.9 yards.

Collegiately, the Toronto native spent three years at the University of Oklahoma playing in 15 games. As a senior, St. John had four starts in seven conference games.