The Saskatchewan Roughriders went the “brainiac” route when it comes to a pre-Easter Long Weekend signing Thursday.

The Green and White announced that import wide receiver Jakob Prall has signed to attend training camp next month in Regina. The Ohio product is a graduate of Ivy League school Brown, where he was also a kick returner. Following is the news release from the Riders…..

DATE:                        April 14, 2022

RELEASE TIME:       IMMEDIATELY

RELEASE:                 SR22-045

ROUGHRIDERS ADD AMERICAN WIDE RECEIVER JAKOB PRALL

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Jakob Prall.

Prall (6’0-190) spent four seasons at Brown University (2016-19) and became one of the Bears top receivers. The Ohio native played in 40 games over his four seasons earning 130 receptions for 1,627 yards, six touchdowns and a 12.5-yard average per catch. Prall led the Bears in receiving yards in his sophomore and senior seasons and received All-Ivy League Honourable Mentions in both. In 2019, he helped lift Brown to the Ivy League Championship with a 11 catch, 86-yard performance. On top of receiving duties, he added 20 rush attempts for 139 yards and three touchdowns, returned 16 kickoffs for 335 yards (20.9-yard average) and 12 punts for 82 yards.