Running back Chevon Walker has agreed to terms with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, per CFL sources.

The 28-year-old had 78 carries for 287 yards – a 3.7-yard average – in six games with Ottawa before being released by the team on Aug. 28.

Walker was selected by the Redblacks in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft, after playing two seasons in Ticats black and gold. His best year playing the three-down game came in 2012 as a rookie when he rushed for 656 yards and four touchdowns and made 27 receptions for 336 yards and four majors in just six games. He has elite speed having been clocked in the 4.2-second range in the 40-yard dash.

Winnipeg lost running back Paris Cotton in Week 7 to a broken arm and with the starter sidelined indefinitely, there was a need at the position for the Bombers.