D'Sean Mimbs
D'Sean Mimbs is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played U Sports football at Regina.
Early life
D'Sean Mimbs was born on September 21, 2000. He played high school football at Winston Knoll Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan. As a senior in 2017, he caught 36 passes for 733 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2018, Mimbs attended Birmingham Sports Academy in Birmingham, Alabama, for a postgraduate year.University career
Mimbs first enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan to play U Sports football for the Saskatchewan Huskies. He redshirted the 2019 season.In 2020, Mimbs transferred to play for the Regina Rams of the University of Regina in order to be closer to his family and friends. The 2020 [U Sports football season] was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started all six games during the 2021 season at slotback, catching 18 passes while leading the team in both receiving yards and touchdown catches. Mimbs started all eight games at slotback in 2022, recording 31 receptions for 386 yards and two touchdowns. He appeared in six of eight games during the 2023 season, catching 30 passes for 460 yards and one touchdown.
Mimbs was one of 100 players invited to the national CFL Combine in Winnipeg in March 2024. He was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the sixth round, with the 50th overall pick, of the 2024 CFL draft. He signed with the team on May 6, 2024. He suffered a knee injury in training camp and was released on June 1, 2024, before the start of the 2024 CFL season. Mimbs then returned to Regina for his final season of U Sports eligibility. He played in 11 games for the Rams during the 2024 season, totaling 45 catches for 512 yards and two touchdowns.