Born: December 22, 2003 – North Vancouver, BC
Entering 2025:  Years as a Lion: 1st  Years in CFL: 1st   Status: National
Career Games: 0   Playoffs: 0    Grey Cup: 0

Acquired:

Findlay was selected in round two (16th overall) by the Lions in the 2025 CFL Draft.

College:

2021-24: Findlay racked up 182 total tackles (97 solo, 85 assisted), 25 pass breakups, four sacks, eight interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 41 games at Western University.  He was selected as one of the U Sports Top eight Academic All-Canadians — an honour reserved for only eight of the best and brightest student-athletes this past season — out of nearly 5,000 student-athletes. He was the Ontario University Athletics male honouree for the 2024-25 school year.

Personal:

Findlay becomes a fourth-generation CFL player as the family tree includes his grandfather Greg, who was a member of the 1964 Grey Cup champion BC Lions and played 176 games over 12 seasons with the team as a linebacker. His uncle, Brooks Findlay, suited up in 11 games for the Lions in 1997. Before starring at Western, Jackson played for the Vancouver College Fighting Irish, helping the program win the BC High School provincial championship in 2019.

Sources:

https://westernmustangs.ca/sports/football/roster/jackson-findlay/34065

https://westerngazette.ca/sports/path-to-the-pros-jackson-findlay-leads-in-the-locker-room-and-lab/article_2c4a84a0-eaf6-11ef-b62e-732bbb807633.html

https://www.giving.westernu.ca/news/2024/footballs-and-microscopes.html