The 2022 Edmonton Elks season was the 64th season for the team in the

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and their 73rd overall. The

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improved upon their league-worst record from

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, but were eliminated from playoff qualification on October 8 following a loss to the

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. The Elks set a dubious record for most consecutive home losses when they lost for the 15th straight time at home on October 1, surpassing the

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and their 17 game home losing streak from

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. The team finished winless at home for the second straight season and extended their CFL record to 17 consecutive home losses. The team's 2022 season was the first under

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Chris Jones. It was also the third season overall for Edmonton with Jones as

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, with Jones having coached the team to its most recent title in 2015. The team's previous head coach, general manager, and president, Jaime Elizondo, Brock Sunderland, and Chris Presson, respectively, were fired following the 2021 season. The club discontinued the use of the antler helmet logo it adopted the previous season alongside its name change to Elks, and replaced it with a version of the traditional "EE" logo it used while playing under its former nickname, the Eskimos.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3. The Elks had three selections in the snake draft.

CFL National Draft

The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3. The Elks had the first overall pick, but traded down to the fourth selection following a trade with the

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for the playing rights for

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. The team acquired additional first and third round selections after trading Kyle Saxelid and Grant McDonald to the

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. The Elks also traded a second-round pick to the

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in exchange for Nick Arbuckle. The team had ten selections in the eight-round draft due to being awarded a territorial selection in the second round.

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

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