CFL All-Star in 2022, 2024
In 2022 and 2024, Sayles was a CFL All-Star.
FootballCFLSaskatchewan RoughridersDefensive back
Marcus Sayles
Stats and careerMarcus Sayles is a defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders who won the Grey Cup in 2019 and 2025.
132 CFL regular-season games8 seasons
Updated
About Marcus Sayles
Born on October 1, 1994, in Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, Marcus Sayles plays defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and wears number 8, and he played college football at West Georgia. Sayles has played for the Roughriders since 2024.
Sayles played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 2018 to 2019 and for the BC Lions from 2021 to 2023. In the 2022 regular season, in 18 games for the BC Lions, he had 68 tackles, 4 interceptions and 7 passes defended. Grey Cup wins came in 2019 and 2025. Through the 2025 season, he had 398 tackles, 4 sacks, 18 interceptions, 50 passes defended and 1 defensive touchdown in 114 regular-season CFL games.
Sayles made 5 tackles in a 16-9 win against the Edmonton Elks on Oct 24, 2026. Before that, on Oct 17, 2026, he had 3 tackles and 1 pass defended in a 16-12 win against the Montreal Alouettes, and on Oct 12, 2026 he recorded 2 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass defended in a 44-24 loss at the Montreal Alouettes.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Nov 12, 2026Season by season132
Every season, every CFL game of his career, newest season first.
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SSK | 18 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | SSK | 14 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | SSK | 17 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | BC | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | BC | 18 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | BC | 13 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | WPG | 18 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | WPG | 16 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Career | 132 | 456 | 4 | 19 | 57 |
How he is doing now
2026 defense58 tackles58 tackles, 1 interception and 7 passes defended; 2 special-teams tackles, 18 games
Roughriders10-92026 regular season
Last game5 tacklesOct 24 vs Elks
Injury status
No injury reports on file.
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CFL West All-Star honors
Across 2019, 2022 and 2024, Sayles was a CFL West All-Star.
Career
Winnipeg Blue Bombers2018 to 2019 - 34 games
BC Lions2021 to 2023 - 49 games
Saskatchewan Roughriders2024 to now - 49 games8years2018 to 2026
- 2018CFL debut31-17 loss vs Tiger-Cats
- 2018Best season72 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT in 16 games
- 2019Best gamevs Stampeders
- Oct 24, 2026Latest gamevs Elks
Honors
- 2x Grey Cup champion (2019, 2025)
- 2x CFL All-Star (2022, 2024)
- 3x CFL West All-Star (2019, 2022, 2024)
Regular season
132 games
456 tackles, 4 sacks, 19 INT
First CFL game
Jun 29, 2018: 7 tackles, 1 INTTiger-Cats 31, Bombers 17
Latest game
Oct 24, 2026: 5 tacklesRoughriders 16, Elks 9
Most often against
The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.
Calgary Stampeders19 games
10-9his teams
His line: 77 tackles, 1 sack, 2 interceptions and 6 passes defended
Last met Oct 2, 2026
Edmonton Elks19 games
14-5his teams
His line: 61 tackles, 1 sack, 3 interceptions and 5 passes defended
Last met Oct 24, 2026
Ottawa RedBlacks15 games
13-1his teams
His line: 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception and 9 passes defended
Last met Aug 7, 2026
Hamilton Tiger-Cats14 games
8-6his teams
His line: 55 tackles, 1 interception and 8 passes defended
Last met Aug 15, 2026
Saskatchewan Roughriders14 games
6-8his teams
His line: 64 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception and 7 passes defended
Last met Sep 29, 2023
Toronto Argonauts14 games
8-6his teams
His line: 45 tackles, 3 interceptions and 8 passes defended
Last met Aug 29, 2026
Sources and updates
Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the CFL's own game records (regular season) and its rosters' injured lists.
Updated Nov 12, 2026, 4:06 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.