{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Anthony Vandal |image=2024, 58, Anthony Vandal.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Vandal with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 |team= |number= |position1=Offensive lineman |birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|6|3}} |birth_place=Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=4 |Weight_lbs=300 |CIS=Sherbrooke |amateur_title=CEGEP |amateur_team=Cégep de Lévis |high_school=Seminaire Saint-Joseph |CFLDraftedYear=2023 |CFLDraftedRound=8 |CFLDraftedPick=72 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2023}} |playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts* <!--- Vandal was not a continuous member of the Argonauts since he returned to Sherbrooke in 2023---> |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2024|2025}} |playing_team2=Toronto Argonauts |status= |import=no |career_highlights= * Grey Cup champion (2024) *Second-team All-Canadian<br>(2022) |CFL=anthony-vandal/167989/ }}
'''Anthony Vandal''' (born June 3, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman.
==University career== Vandal played U Sports football for the Sherbrooke Vert & Or from 2018 to 2023.<ref name=TORbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/anthony-vandal/167989/ |title=Anthony Vandal |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> He was named the RSEQ Rookie of the Year in 2018 and was an RSEQ All-Star three times.<ref name=TORbio/> In 2022, he was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian.<ref name=TORbio/>
==Professional career== Vandal was drafted in the eighth round, 72nd overall, with the last pick in the 2023 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts.<ref name=pick>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/05/04/gentle-giant-vandal-remains-calm-as-final-draft-pick/ |title=Gentle Giant: Vandal remains calm as final draft pick |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 4, 2023}}</ref> He then signed with the team on May 5, 2023.<ref name=2023T>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2023/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> Following training camp, he was placed on the suspended list and was eventually released as he returned to the Vert & Or to complete his U Sports eligibility.<ref name=2023T/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/06/02/argos-release-19-as-part-of-final-roster-cuts-including-qb-ben-holmes/ |title=Argos release 19 as part of final roster cuts, including QB Ben Holmes |publisher=3DownNation |date=June 2, 2023}}</ref> He re-signed with the Argonauts on November 22, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2023/11/22/argos-transactions-wednesday-november-22-2023/ |title=Argos Transactions: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
Following training camp in 2024, Vandal made the opening day roster as a backup offensive lineman and made his professional debut on June 9, 2024, against the BC Lions.<ref name=TORbio/> Following an injury to Gregor MacKellar, Vandal made his first professional start on August 9, 2024, against the Calgary Stampeders.<ref name=111notes>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-95-Wpg-vs-Tor-GC111-1.pdf |title=111th Grey Cup notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref> He played in all 18 regular season games and started the last ten, and did not relinquish his starting position when MacKellar returned from injury.<ref name=111notes/> Vandal played and started in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24.<ref name=111notes/><ref name=111playbyplay>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6486/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay |title=Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>
On May 31, 2026, Vandal was released by the Argonauts as part of final roster cuts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heilman |first1=Michael |title=Toronto Argonauts release RB Jyran Mitchell, 26 others |url=https://www.bgmsportstrax.com/2026/05/31/toronto-argonauts-release-rb-jyran-mitchell-26-others/ |website=BGMSportsTrax.com |access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.argonauts.ca/players/anthony-vandal/167989/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
{{111th Grey Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vandal, Anthony}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football offensive linemen Category:Sherbrooke Vert et Or football players Category:Players of Canadian football from Quebec Category:Sportspeople from Sorel-Tracy Category:Toronto Argonauts players