While the Saskatchewan Roughriders weren’t able to re-sign import wide receiver Jordan Williams-Lambert for 2022, the Green and White did announce the inking of Xavier Ubosi on Wednesday.

Ubosi was a University of Alabama at Birmingham grad who went undrafted through the N-F-L in 2019. He was initially signed as a free agent by New England and also spent time with the Jets and Tampa Bay before signing with the Green and White in December of 2019. The 6’3″, 215-pound Ubosi has recommitted to the Riders for 2021. As for Williams-Lambert, he signed as a free agent Wednesday with Calgary after spending the majority of the previous three seasons with Saskatchewan. Following is the news release from the Roughriders…..

DATE:                        February 16, 2022

RELEASE TIME:       IMMEDIATELY

RELEASE:                 SR22-032

ROUGHRIDERS SIGN AMERICAN RECEIVER XAVIER UBOSI

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Xavier Ubosi.

Ubosi (6’3-215 lbs) was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He went on to spend time with the York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing with the Riders in December of 2019. The big-bodied receiver has re-committed to the Club after being unable to attend training camp in 2021.

Ubosi was a standout for the University of Alabama-Birmingham, playing two collegiate seasons (2017-18) and 26 games as a Blazer. He caught 48 career passes for 1,065 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging an impressive 22.2 yards per catch. As a senior, he led UAB to the Boca Raton Bowl, where he was named the MVP for his seven reception, 227 yard and three touchdown performance. Prior to attending UAB, Ubosi attended Pierce College making 31 receptions for 658 yards and a team-leading nine touchdowns.