Saskatchewan Roughriders rookie receiver makes waves in CFL debut [Video]

For Dhel Duncan-Busby, the stage wasn’t too big in his debut CFL game. Though he did fumble his first CFL reception, he was able to recover it and from then on it was full steam ahead.

The Vancouver native was able to amass an impressive seven receptions for 92 yards against the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday, helping the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 29 to 16 victory.

Now in his second week of prep for the Riders’ next opponent, the Edmonton Elks, Duncan-Busby is becoming more comfortable with the offence.

“Obviously I’m kind of able to settle my nerves down a lot more than what it was last week and just getting another full week of getting reps will make me more mentally sharp,” said Duncan-Busby.

For the first year Rider, it was the fast pace of the CFL game that caught him off guard originally and took some getting used to.

“The speed, the …