Roughriders sign Huskies standout receiver Daniel Wiebe to three-year rookie deal

By David McIver

For Herschel area native Daniel Wiebe, the sting of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ recent Vanier Cup loss may have been lessened last week by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Roughriders signed Wiebe to a contract, the club announced on Thursday.

It’s a standard three-year rookie contract, said Wiebe that evening.

“I had a couple of (Roughrider) players and coaches reach out during the season,” he said.

They were just congratulating him on how the season was going for him and the Huskies, but the signing came after the Nov. 22 Vanier Cup game, said Wiebe.

“Obviously, I’ve still got to make the team,” he said.

He has played through a turf toe injury and now he’s just “focusing on recovery and getting ready for (the training) camp,” he said.

In 12 regular-season and playoff games this season, Wiebe caught 78 passes for 1,257 yards and 13 touchdowns.

In eight regular-season games, he led the country in touchdowns with 11 and finished second in receiving yards per game with 115.8.

Overall, individually, 2025 “definitely was my best year,” he said.

“Just as a group, I’m super proud of the guys. Couldn’t be more proud of how hard we fought. The guys went through a lot this year. It was a really close team, which is nice.”

Part of what the Huskies went through during the season was the loss of their starting quarterback. Anton Amundrud got a cancer diagnosis and had to start treatments.

Besides listing him as a wide receiver, the club hasn’t given him any indication of any specific role. As has been standard in the Huskie offence in recent seasons, Wiebe and other receivers lined up in multiple positions.

“My focus is just go to camp and do my best and play wherever they need me to play, whether that be offence, special teams, just anywhere that I can stick. That’s the plan; just be as available as I can be.”