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It’s here.

With Canadian Football League training camps opening across the country Sunday, the smell of football is in the air.

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Over the past few days, it’s the players that have been in the air, flying in from their various destinations in hopes of earning a CFL job.

Many of them are returning with Grey Cup dreams dancing in their heads, while just as many are here for the first time.

There hasn’t been a single CFL season that hasn’t produced at least one out-of-nowhere star, and with that in mind, here are 10 interesting names that are in training camps for the first time:

10. WR Ryan Lankford, Saskatchewan Roughriders

This 5-foot-11, 176-pound pass-catcher showed up in Regina last October and was quickly handed kick and punt return duties. The Illinois product spent the past couple of years bouncing around the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts, and he could carve out a significant role with the Riders from the get-go with a strong training camp.