Wilfrid Laurier football player drafted despite only playing 27 games in his entire life

A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the NFL, despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.

A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the National Football League (NFL), despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.

"It's definitely been overwhelming at times, for sure, but I can't complain one bit,” Luke Brubacher said.

Brubacher only started playing football in 2021. The 23-year-old was born and raised in Listowel and didn’t have access to organized football.

“So obviously, going from no previous experience to the university level, there was definitely some times I was running around on the field like a chicken with my head cut off," Brubacher said.

Not having access to the sport, the 6’6” 250 lbs. man, only knew what his friends taught him about football.

“I knew what I was watching when I watched it on TV. But definitely, I didn't know a whole lot, that's for sure," Brubacher said.

Always wanting to be a professional athlete, Brubacher said he wasn’t the best at the sports available in his area. He took up boxing before attending Wilfrid Laurier University for Kinesiology. During the pandemic, he reached out to the football team for a tryout.