Blue Bombers' Defensive Backs Preview: Key Changes for 2026

Blue Bombers' Defensive Backs Preview: Key Changes for 2026

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers face significant changes in their defensive backfield heading into the 2026 season, with only Trey Vaval returning from last year’s six starting cornerbacks. However, the team's history of navigating turnover and recent veteran additions, including Jonathan Moxey and CFL talents Deandre Lamont and Alijah McGhee, signal that the secondary remains a strength. With solid returnees like All-Star Evan Holm and promising play…

Positional Preview #2 | The Defensive Backs

We open today with this nugget which — had it been presented in many other eras in the long history of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers — would have had alarm bells ringing out from the football offices and had Bomber Nation responding in kind with collective howls of despair. Consider this: the Blue Bombers had six different players start at cornerback for the club in 2025, and only one of them — Trey Vaval — is back for 2026. Now, normally that type …