Japan’s Yoshihito Omi ready to make his next big move
Yoshihito Omi’s start in football may not be the typical one that Global prospects tend to share.
Whereas many of the Global players that make their way to the CFL do so after finding football later in their adolescences, Yoshihito grew up with the game.
“First thing’s first. My father was an American football player,” he told CFL.ca at the CFL Combine last month. “I started football (when) I was 10 years old.”
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He’s since played in The Spring League and worked out at the NFL International Combine last year in London, England.
At the CFL Combine, he posted a 33.5-inch vertical leap and tested especially well in the speed drills, with a 4.18-second shuttle, which tied him for first among Globals and a Global-best 6.65-second 3 cone finish. He did not run the 40-yard dash.
His desire to play the game at its highest levels has already taken him around the world. On May 3, after showing his ability at the CFL Combine, Omi is hoping that his next stop will be a long one, with a CFL team.