Star receiver Daniel Wiebe used his CFL training camp experience with the Roughriders to help take his game to another level with the University of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatoon native was selected by the Green and White in the eighth round, 69th overall during the 2025 CFL Draft. He performed well in training camp and gave himself a chance to make the season-opening roster, but ended up being sent back to play his final year with the Huskies.
“I think that the system that we have here is great having five years eligibility for guys and getting the experience. Seth [Hundeby] had the same experience to be able to go as did Daniel. I think getting exposed to that, the speed and the physicality and the preparation, everything that goes into a camp, it’s great exposure for him,” head coach Scott Flory said.
The 22-year-old led all Canadian university pass catchers with 11 touchdown receptions during the 2025 regular season along with 926 yards, second in U Sports, on 60 catches in eight regular season games. He caught six passes for 131 yards with one touchdown in Saskatchewan’s 26-7 win over the University of British Columbia in a Canada West semi-final playoff game and added five grabs for 75 yards in the Huskies 25-24 Hardy Cup win over Regina.
“With Daniel and Seth, I think you’ve seen it on the field of play that both of them have week in and week out done that. Daniel, he’s a special kid, he’s a special player. He’s explosive, he can climb the ladder, he can do pretty special things with the ball in his hands. He’s been having a great season,” Flory said.
“I really feel like he came out of that, as did Seth, with a different level of understanding and confidence, too. It’s like, ‘Oh, this is the speed in which we have to operate, this is how I have to prepare, this is the detail that we have to understand about our opponents, ourselves and what we’re doing.'”
For his outstanding production, the five-foot-nine, 185-pound Wiebe earned the Canada West Player of the Year award. His high-end athleticism and speed has been on display consistently for Saskatchewan, giving quarterback Jake Farrell, who took over the starting job October 4 with Anton Amundrud out, an elite target to rely on.
“To have a guy of that calibre to throw to, it takes a load off my back for sure. We have so many great playmakers and Daniel is one of them. He’s such a great guy to have in the locker room and have on the field. He’s had such a great season this year,” Farrell said.
Hundeby, who was selected in the fourth round, 34th overall by the Riders in the 2025 CFL Draft, has been a defensive captain and key leader from his linebacker spot. In seven regular season games, the athletic playmaker has recorded 41.5 tackles, 35 solo, three sacks, and two interceptions, one of which he returned 46 yards for a touchdown. He was able to learn from Jameer Thurman and A.J. Allen in training camp with Saskatchewan’s CFL team.
“Going into that situation, knowing I’m coming back to the Huskies, it was be a sponge. Anytime anyone said anything that could improve my calibre of football, I absorbed it and tried to apply it to my game,” Hundeby said.
“A lot of the guys are really, really good about giving me lots of pointers and it’s really good experience. It definitely did help quite a bit, especially playing against CFL players you realize how fast the game can move and then coming back here, it really was a huge benefit.”
Wiebe and Hundeby are aiming to help the Huskies reach the 60th Vanier Cup to be played in Regina at Mosaic Stadium when Saskatchewan takes on the Queen’s Gaels in the Mitchell Bowl on Saturday at 3:15 p.m. ET. You can watch the game via stream on CBC Gem.
