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2019 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 2, 2019
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN/RDS
Overview
73 total selections in 8 rounds
First selectionShane Richards OL,
Toronto Argonauts
Most selectionsCalgary Stampeders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(9 each)
Fewest selectionsSaskatchewan Roughriders (6)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 CFL Draft will take place on May 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET and will be broadcasted on TSN and RDS.[1][2] 73 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the United States on NCAA or NAIA teams.[3][4]

The draft will be broadcast live on TSN and RDS for two hours and then will switch to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, will be at the TSN studios to announce the picks for the first two rounds.[5]


Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.[6]
Final
Ranking[7] 		December
Ranking[8] 		August
Ranking[6] 		Player Position University Hometown
1 1 2 Mathieu Betts Defensive lineman Laval Montreal, QC
2 2 4 Shane Richards Offensive lineman Oklahoma State Calgary, AB
3 3 5 Justin McInnis Receiver Arkansas State Pierrefonds, QC
4 17 8 Zach Wilkinson Offensive lineman Northern Colorado Vancouver, BC
5 6 3 Hergy Mayala Receiver Connecticut Montreal, QC
6 4 1 Jonathan Kongbo Defensive lineman Tennessee Surrey, BC
7 - - Drew Desjarlais Offensive lineman Windsor Belle River, ON
8 8 11 Maleek Irons Running back Ohio Chilliwack, BC
9 13 14 Kaion Julien-Grant Receiver St. Francis Xavier Toronto, ON
10 5 9 Alex Fontana Offensive lineman Kansas Toronto, ON
11 - - Brayden Lenius Receiver New Mexico North Vancouver, BC
12 16 12 Samuel Thomassin Offensive lineman Laval Quebec, QC
13 11 18 Maurice Simba Offensive lineman Concordia Laval, QC
14 - - Jesse Gibbon Offensive lineman Waterloo Hamilton, ON
15 12 15 Robbie Smith Defensive lineman Wilfrid Laurier Brampton, ON
16 9 13 Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. Receiver Wilfrid Laurier Ottawa, ON
17 19 20 Michael O’Connor Quarterback British Columbia Orleans, ON
18 10 7 Brady Oliveira Running back North Dakota Winnipeg, MB
19 - - Malcolm Lee Defensive back British Columbia Surrey, BC
20 7 10 Alexandre Savard Receiver Laval Quebec, QC
- 14 19 Fraser Sopik Linebacker Western Toronto, ON
- 15 17 Jamie Harry Defensive back Ottawa Lachine, QC
- 18 - Trivel Pinto Receiver British Columbia Toronto, ON
- 20 - Nate Anderson Defensive lineman Missouri Toronto, ON
- - 6 Dejon Brissett Receiver Richmond Mississauga, ON
- - 16 Jamel Lyles Running back Manitoba Surrey, BC

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one

  • BC → Winnipeg (PD). BC traded this selection and a second-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft.[9]

Round two

  • Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection and the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in the 2018 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in the 2018 CFL Draft, Ryan Bomben, and Jamal Robinson.[10]
  • BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded this selection to Montreal in exchange for Tyrell Sutton and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[11]
  • Ottawa → Montreal (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Montreal in exchange for Chris Ackie.[12]

Round three

  • Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection, Tevaughn Campbell, and a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Montreal for Vernon Adams and a fifth-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft.[13]
  • Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Toronto in exchange for Martese Jackson and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.[14]
  • Montreal → BC (PD). Montreal traded this selection and Tyrell Sutton to BC in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft.[11]
  • BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded this selection to Hamilton in exchange for a sixth-round pick in this year's draft and Davon Coleman.[15] This was originally a fourth-round pick, but was revealed to be a third-round pick when the official draft order was released.[4]

Round four

Round five

Round six

  • Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Davon Coleman to BC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.[15]

Round seven

  • Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto in exchange for Brian Jones.[18]

Round eight

  • Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Hamilton in exchange for Abdul Kanneh.[19]

Conditional trades

  • Montreal → Winnipeg (PD). Montreal traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Winnipeg in exchange for Adarius Bowman.[20] This condition was not fulfilled and Montreal kept the selection.[4]

Territorial Exemptions

Beginning in 2019, the CFL announced the two teams with the highest waiver priority will each get to make one Territorial Draft Pick (to be used to select a player born within their territorial limits at the end of the second round). The two teams that qualify for the 2019 Draft are Montreal and Toronto and these picks will be made between the 17th overall pick and 18th overall pick.[21]

This will be the first time since 1984 that the league’s draft will feature territorial selections. From 1972 to 1982, each club had the right to pre-select two players from its region who would be exempted from the draft. That limit was reduced to one Draft exemption selection in 1983 and 1984, and then the practice was terminated altogether prior to the 1985 Canadian Draft.

Forfeitures

  • Montreal forfeited their first round pick after selecting Tyler Johnstone in the 2018 Supplemental Draft.[22]

Draft order

  • Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league.

Round one

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
1 Toronto Argonauts Shane Richards OL Oklahoma State
– Montreal Alouettes
Selection forfeited[22]
2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jesse Gibbon OL Waterloo
3 Edmonton Eskimos Mathieu Betts DL Laval
4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC[9]) Drew Desjarlais OL Windsor
5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jonathan Kongbo DL Tennessee
6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Justin McInnis WR Arkansas State
7 Ottawa Redblacks Alex Fontana OL Kansas
8 Calgary Stampeders Hergy Mayala WR Connecticut

Round two

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
9 Toronto Argonauts Robbie Smith DL Wilfrid Laurier
10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal[10]) Nikola Kalinic WR York
11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats David Ungerer WR Idaho
12 Edmonton Eskimos Kyle Saxelid OL Nevada, Las Vegas
13 Montreal Alouettes (via BC[11]) Kaion Julien-Grant WR St. Francis Xavier
14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brady Oliveira RB North Dakota
15 Saskatchewan Roughriders Brayden Lenius WR New Mexico
16 Montreal Alouettes (via Ottawa[12]) Nate Anderson DL Missouri
17 Calgary Stampeders Vincent Desjardins DL Laval
18[a] Toronto Argonauts Matthew Boateng DB Fresno State
19[a] Montreal Alouettes

Round three

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
20 Toronto Argonauts
21 Montreal Alouettes
22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
23 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[14])
24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC[16])
25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
26 BC Lions (via Montreal[11] via Saskatchewan[13])
27 Ottawa Redblacks
28 Calgary Stampeders

Round four

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
29 Toronto Argonauts
30 Montreal Alouettes
31 Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[15])
32 Edmonton Eskimos
33 BC Lions
34 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
35 Saskatchewan Roughriders
36 Ottawa Redblacks
37 Calgary Stampeders

Round five

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
38 Toronto Argonauts
39 Montreal Alouettes
40 Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[17])
41 Edmonton Eskimos
42 BC Lions
43 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
44 Saskatchewan Roughriders
45 Ottawa Redblacks
46 Calgary Stampeders

Round six

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
47 Toronto Argonauts
48 Montreal Alouettes
49 BC Lions (via Hamilton[15])
50 Edmonton Eskimos
51 BC Lions
52 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
53 Saskatchewan Roughriders
54 Ottawa Redblacks
55 Calgary Stampeders

Round seven

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
56 Toronto Argonauts
57 Montreal Alouettes
58 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
59 Edmonton Eskimos
60 BC Lions
61 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
62 Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan[18])
63 Ottawa Redblacks
64 Calgary Stampeders

Round eight

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
65 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[19])
66 Montreal Alouettes
67 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
68 Edmonton Eskimos
69 BC Lions
70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
71 Saskatchewan Roughriders
72 Ottawa Redblacks
73 Calgary Stampeders
  1. ^ a b Territorial draft pick

See also

References

  1. ^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order". December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "CFL key dates to circle on your calendar in 2019". January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds
  4. ^ a b c 2019 CFL Draft Tracker
  5. ^ "2019 cfl draft takes place tonight beginning at 8 pm et on tsn and rds". May 2, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Kongbo tops first Scouting Bureau Rankings for 2019, Canadian Football League, August 30, 2018, retrieved August 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Wilkinson, Desjarlais climb final CFL Scouting Bureau rankings, Canadian Football League, April 12, 2019, retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Betts tops December edition of Scouting Bureau rankings, Canadian Football League, December 6, 2018, retrieved December 6, 2018.
  9. ^ a b BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
  10. ^ a b Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als
  11. ^ a b c d Lions acquire RB Tyrell Sutton in trade with Als
  12. ^ a b REDBLACKS acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als
  13. ^ a b Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als
  14. ^ a b Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos
  15. ^ a b c d Lions acquire DL Coleman from Ticats
  16. ^ a b On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams
  17. ^ a b Ticats acquire Chambers from Eskimos
  18. ^ a b Riders acquire former 4th overall pick Brian Jones
  19. ^ a b Argos acquire former all-star DB Kanneh in trade with Ticats
  20. ^ Montreal acquires Adarius Bowman in trade with Bombers
  21. ^ "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". CFL.ca. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  22. ^ a b "Alouettes select OL Tyler Johnstone in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. July 2, 2018.
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