The Roughriders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season after they lost their final game of the year to the Toronto Argonauts.
[6][7] The team had the third selection in each round of the draft after finishing third-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.
[8] [9] Calgary finished ahead of Saskatchewan in the standings because they went 2-1 in their 3-game head-to-head series.
The Roughriders played in a neutral site game in Halifax, against the Toronto Argonauts, who were the home team for their Week 8 match-up.
[10][11] This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in Nova Scotia and the first repeat matchup in the Touchdown Atlantic series.