{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Dontae Bull |team= |image=2023, 50, Dontae Bull.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Bull with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023 |status= |import=no |position1=Offensive lineman |birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|5|15}} |birth_place=Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |number= |college=Fresno State |high_school=Belmont Secondary<br>(Langford, BC) |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=7 |Weight_lbs=326 |CFLDraftedYear=2023 |CFLDraftedRound=1 |CFLDraftedPick=1 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2023|2024}} |playing_team1=Ottawa Redblacks |career_footnotes= |career_highlights= |CFL=dontae-bull/167914/ }} '''Dontae Bull''' (born May 15, 1999) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played two seasons for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the first overall pick in the 2023 CFL draft.
==College career== After using a redshirt year in 2017, Bull played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs from 2018 to 2022.<ref name=Orange>{{cite web|url=https://gobulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/dontae-bull/12068 |title=Dontae Bull |publisher=Fresno State Bulldogs |access-date=August 18, 2023}}</ref> He played in 37 games for the Bulldogs, starting in 33, over the course of his tenure with the team.<ref name=first>{{cite news |last1=Ralph |first1=Dan |title=Redblacks select offensive lineman Dontae Bull 1st overall in 2023 CFL draft |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/2023-cfl-draft-may-2-1.6829998 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=May 2, 2023}}</ref>
==Professional career== Bull was ranked as the seventh best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2023 CFL draft.<ref name=AprRank>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/04/21/matthew-bergeron-takes-top-spot-in-spring-scouting-bureau-rankings/ |title=Matthew Bergeron takes Top Spot in Spring Scouting Bureau Rankings |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 21, 2023}}</ref> He was then drafted with the first overall pick by the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref name=first/> After beginning the 2023 season on the injured list, he made his professional debut on August 13, 2023, against the Toronto Argonauts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2023/08/12/redblacks-look-to-topple-division-leading-argos-sunday/ |title=Redblacks look to topple division-leading Argos on Sunday |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |access-date=August 18, 2023}}</ref> He earned his first career start one week later for the August 19 game against the Montreal Alouettes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/05/2023.08.19.OTTvMTL.DEPTH_.pdf |title=Depth Chart |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |access-date=August 18, 2023}}</ref> He dressed in nine regular season games in his rookie year.<ref name=CFLbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/dontae-bull/167914/ |title=Dontae Bull |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
In 2024, Bull dressed in seven regular season games.<ref name=CFLbio/> He also dressed in his first career post-season game, in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Toronto Argonauts.<ref name=CFLbio/> On May 9, 2025, just before the open of training camp for the 2025 season, Bull was placed on the retired list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2025/05/09/redblacks-transactions-may-9-2025/ |title=Redblacks transactions: May 9, 2025 |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/dontae-bull/167914/ Ottawa Redblacks bio] *{{commonscatinline}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Dontae}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football people from Victoria, British Columbia Category:Players of American football from British Columbia Category:American football offensive linemen Category:Canadian football offensive linemen Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football players Category:Ottawa Redblacks players Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Category:First overall CFL draft picks