# 2022 Edmonton Elks season

The 2022 Edmonton Elks season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Elks improved upon their league-worst 3–11 record from 2021, but were eliminated from playoff qualification on October 8 following a loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Elks set a dubious record for most consecutive home losses when they lost for the 15th straight time at home on October 1, surpassing the Ottawa Rough Riders and their 17 game home losing streak from 1987 to 1988. The team finished winless at home for the second straight season and extended their CFL record to 17 consecutive home losses.
The team's 2022 season was the first under general manager Chris Jones. It was also the third season overall for Edmonton with Jones as head coach, with Jones having coached the team to its most recent title in 2015. The team's previous head coach, general manager, and president, Jaime Elizondo, Brock Sunderland, and Chris Presson, respectively, were fired following the 2021 season.
The club discontinued the use of the antler helmet logo it adopted the previous season alongside its name change to Elks, and replaced it with a version of the traditional "EE" logo it used while playing under its former nickname, the Eskimos.

## Offseason
### CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3. The Elks had three selections in the snake draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
| 1 | 9 | Ben Griffiths | P | Southern California | Australia |
| 2 | 17 | Rafael Gaglianone | K | Wisconsin | Brazil |
| 3 | 20 | Corliss Waitman | P | South Alabama | Belgium |

### CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3. The Elks had the first overall pick, but traded down to the fourth selection following a trade with the Montreal Alouettes for the playing rights for Carter O'Donnell. The team acquired additional first and third round selections after trading Kyle Saxelid and Grant McDonald to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Elks also traded a second-round pick to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for Nick Arbuckle. The team had ten selections in the eight-round draft due to being awarded a territorial selection in the second round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
| 1 | 4 | Enock Makonzo | DB | Coastal Carolina | Lachine, QC |
| 1 | 8 | Tre Ford | QB | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 2 | 19T | Jacob Plamondon | DL | Calgary | Red Deer, AB |
| 3 | 21 | Marc-David Bien-Aime | OL | Fresno State | Montreal, QC |
| 3 | 28 | Peter Adjey | LS | Queen's | Toronto, ON |
| 4 | 30 | Gavin Cobb | WR | Manitoba | Victoria, BC |
| 5 | 39 | Wesly Appolon | LB | Tuskegee | Montreal, QC |
| 6 | 48 | Jeremie Dominique | DB | Charleston | Montreal, QC |
| 7 | 57 | Jean-Paul Cimankinda | RB | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON |
| 8 | 66 | Nate Edwards | LB | McMaster | Ancaster, ON |

## Preseason

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | 1 | Fri, May 27 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 30–20 | 1–0 | None | IG Field | 20,518 | Recap |
| B | 2 | Fri, Jun 3 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 7–37 | 1–1 | None | Commonwealth Stadium | N/A | Recap |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 538 | 370 | 10–1 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 525 | 405 | 8–4 | L1 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 533 | 373 | 7–5 | W2 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 370 | 440 | 3–8 | L7 | Details |
| Edmonton Elks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 354 | 599 | 1–11 | L4 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 11 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 15–59 | 0–1 | TSN | BC Place | 34,082 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, June 18 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 16–26 | 0–2 | TSN/ESPNews | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,121 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, June 25 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 23–30 | 0–3 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 22,739 | Recap |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, July 1 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–25 | 1–3 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,233 | Recap |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, July 7 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 6–49 | 1–4 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 21,023 | Recap |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, July 14 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 32–31 | 2–4 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 16,128 | Recap |
| 7 | 7 | Fri, July 22 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 24–10 | 2–5 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 22,716 | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | 8 | Sat, Aug 6 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 14–46 | 2–6 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 16,342 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 13 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 23–34 | 2–7 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,351 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 19 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 30–12 | 3–7 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 19,382 | Recap |
| 12 | 11 | Sat, Aug 27 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 18–25 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 21,787 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Mon, Sept 5 | 2:30 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 18–26 | 3–9 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 30,479 | Recap |
| 14 | 13 | Sat, Sept 10 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 28–56 | 3–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 26,946 | Recap |
| 15 | 14 | Fri, Sept 16 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 26–24 | 4–10 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 27,000 | Recap |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 1 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 18–25 | 4–11 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 24,201 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 8 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 11–48 | 4–12 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 27,159 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 15 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 23–28 | 4–13 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,723 | Recap |
| 20 | 18 | Fri, Oct 21 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | L 14–31 | 4–14 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,212 | Recap |
| 21 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |