The Calgary Stampeders released defensive lineman Cedric Wilcots II on Monday.
Cedric Wilcots II is six foot three and weighs 249 pounds. The 27-year-old from Dallas, Texas, signed with the Calgary Stampeders on March 31, 2025. In 2025, Wilcots II played two games recording no stats.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed Wilcots II on December 23, 2020. He did not play for the Blue Bombers in 2021. In 2022, Wilcots II made two tackles in ten games before Winnipeg traded him to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 4, 2022.
In Hamilton, Wilcots II made two tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble for the Ticats in 2022. He finished the 2022 season with four tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble in 14 games.
In 2023, he played one game while spending the rest of the season on the practice squad. Wilcots II re-signed with the Ticats on December 19, 2023. Wilcots II played two preseason games making two tackles. The Ticats released him on June 1, 2024. The Houston Roughnecks signed Wilcots II on July 26, 2024, and released him on March 20, 2025.
Collegiately, Wilcots II played four seasons at New Mexico State (2016-19) making 109 tackles (49 solos, 60 assists), 29 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, four pass breakups, four forced fumbles, and one block on special teams. Wilcots II was a First Team All-Sun Belt Conference in 2017.
