 Ambers with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025 | |
| No. 27 – Ottawa Redblacks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 26, 1999 Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Toronto Prep Academy (Toronto, Ontario) |
| College | New Mexico Military Broncos (2019) East Texas A&M (2020–2024) |
| CFL draft | 2025: 8th round, 68th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
King Ambers (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the New Mexico Military Broncos and the East Texas A&M Lions.
College career
Ambers played college football for the New Mexico Military Broncos in 2019 and the East Texas A&M Lions from 2020 to 2024.[1] He played in 10 games at NMMI, registering nine tackles, three pass deflections and two interceptions.[2] Ambers then played in 37 games for East Texas A&M, recording 59 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss, seven pass deflections, three interceptions and one forced fumble.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
4.27 s | 6.96 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 7+3⁄8 in (3.24 m) | |||||||
| All values from CFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Ambers was selected in the 68th pick of the eighth round in the 2025 CFL draft by the Ottawa Redblacks.[5] He officially signed with the team on May 5, 2025 before being placed onto the practice roster on June 1.[6][7] He was activated on July 11, 2025 and appeared in his first CFL game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[7] On August 15, 2025, Ambers recorded his first career interception, picking off Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros.[8]
References
- ↑ "King Ambers Football Stats - Pro Football Archives". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ "King Ambers". New Mexico Military Institute. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ "King Ambers - Football". East Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 CFL Combine". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ↑ "RedBlacks Select King Ambers with 68th Overall Pick in 2025 CFL Draft". OurSports Central. April 30, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ Maki, Brandon (May 8, 2025). "REDBLACKS sign eight, including seven from 2025 CFL Draft class". Ottawa REDBLACKS. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "King AMBERS". CFL.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ↑ Hodge, John (August 15, 2025). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers avoid consecutive collapse to beat Ottawa Redblacks (& 13 other thoughts)". 3DownNation. Retrieved October 4, 2025.