Photo courtesy: Jamie Holt/Jacksonville Jaguars
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed American defensive back Gregory Junior.
The 26-year-old was a sixth-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, 197th overall, in the 2022 NFL Draft. He went on to play 10 games for the team across two years, recording 17 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one pass breakup.
Junior was waived by the Jaguars during training camp in 2024, later spending time on the practice rosters of the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans. He attended training camp with the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos in 2025, but was released on both occasions.
The six-foot, 203-pound cornerback played collegiately for Ouachita Baptist University, suiting up in 43 career games and posting 128 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and 17 pass breakups. He earned first-team all-conference and Division II All-American honours as a senior, before receiving an invitation to the prestigious Senior Bowl all-star game. That helped him to become the first NFL Draft pick in OBU’s history.
Hamilton finished first in the East Division standings in 2025 with an 11-7 record. Bo Levi Mitchell led the CFL with 5,296 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions after starting all 18 regular-season games, earning the East Division’s nomination for Most Outstanding Player.
The Tiger-Cats ranked third in net offence, eighth in net defence, and first with a turnover differential of plus-ten. The team’s leading rusher was Greg Bell with 1,038 yards, the leading receiver was Kenny Lawler with 1,443 yards, and the leading tackler was Stavros Katsantonis with 69 tackles. Hamilton ranked fourth in attendance with average crowds of 22,858, which was a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year.