| 2024 CFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | April 30, 2024 |
| Location | Toronto |
| Network(s) | TSN |
| Overview | |
| 74 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| First selection | Edmonton Elks |
| Most selections (10) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Fewest selections (7) | Ottawa Redblacks Montreal Alouettes |
The 2024 CFL National Draft is a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on April 30, 2024 at 8:00 pm ET.[1] 74 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and NAIA.[2][3] That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.
Format changes
As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, beginning with this year's draft, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2023 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.[3] Because of this change, there will no longer be second-round territorial selections for the two worst teams from the previous season.[3][4][5]
Top prospects
- Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.[6]
| Final Ranking |
January Ranking[6] |
August Ranking[7] |
Player | Position | University | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1 | 5 | Isaiah Adams | Offensive lineman | Illinois | Ajax, ON |
| – | 2 | 3 | Theo Benedet | Offensive lineman | British Columbia | North Vancouver, BC |
| – | 3 | – | Theo Johnson | Tight end | Pennsylvania State | Windsor, ON |
| – | 4 | 12 | Tanner McLachlan | Tight end | Arizona | Lethbridge, AB |
| – | 5 | 4 | Kyle Hergel | Offensive lineman | Boston College | Toronto, ON |
| – | 6 | 2 | Gabe Wallace | Offensive lineman | Buffalo | Salmon Arm, BC |
| – | 7 | 10 | Geoffrey Cantin-Arku | Linebacker | Memphis | Lévis, QC |
| – | 8 | 11 | Anim Dankwah | Offensive lineman | Howard | Toronto, ON |
| – | 9 | 8 | Giovanni Manu | Offensive lineman | British Columbia | Pitt Meadows, BC |
| – | 10 | 14 | Melique Straker | Linebacker | Arkansas State | Brampton, ON |
| – | 11 | 6 | Nick Mardner | Wide receiver | Auburn | Oakville, ON |
| – | 12 | 7 | Daniel Johnson | Offensive lineman | Purdue | London, ON |
| – | 13 | 19 | Dhel Duncan-Busby | Wide receiver | Bemidji State | Madison, OH |
| – | 14 | 9 | Justin Sambu | Defensive lineman | Baylor | Calgary, AB |
| – | 15 | – | Daniel Okpoko | Defensive lineman | San Diego State | Saskatoon, SK |
| – | 16 | 13 | Christy Nkanu | Offensive lineman | Washington State | Montreal, QC |
| – | 17 | 16 | Ajou Ajou | Wide receiver | Garden City | Brooks, AB |
| – | 18 | – | Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay | Offensive lineman | Laval | Rimouski, QC |
| – | 19 | 18 | Kail Dava | Defensive lineman | Tennessee Tech | Mississauga, ON |
| – | 20 | – | Kevin Mital | Wide receiver | Laval | Saint-Hubert, QC |
| – | – | 1 | Kurtis Rourke[a] | Quarterback | Ohio | Oakville, ON |
| – | – | 15 | Nick Wiebe | Linebacker | Saskatchewan | Okotoks, AB |
| – | – | 17 | John Bosse | Offensive lineman | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
| – | – | 20 | Eric Schon[a] | Offensive lineman | Holy Cross | Barrie, ON |
Draft order
Round one
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 4 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 5 | Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[trade 1]) | |||
| 6 | BC Lions | |||
| 7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[trade 1]) | |||
| 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 9 | Montreal Alouettes |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 12 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 13 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 14 | Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[trade 2]) | |||
| 15 | BC Lions | |||
| 16 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[trade 1]) | |||
| 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 18 | Edmonton Elks (via Montreal[trade 3]) | |||
| 19N | BC Lions[5] | |||
| 20N | Winnipeg Blue Bombers[5] |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 22 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 24 | Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[trade 1] via Calgary[trade 2]) | |||
| 25 | Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[trade 1]) | |||
| 26 | BC Lions | |||
| 27 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 28 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 29 | Montreal Alouettes |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 31 | Edmonton Elks (via Ottawa[trade 4]) | |||
| 32 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 33 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 34 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 35 | Ottawa Redblacks (via BC[trade 5]) | |||
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[trade 1]) | |||
| 37 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 38 | Montreal Alouettes |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 6]) | |||
| 40 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Ottawa[trade 7]) | |||
| 41 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 42 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 43 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 44 | BC Lions | |||
| 45 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 46 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 47 | Montreal Alouettes |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 8]) | |||
| 49 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 50 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 51 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 52 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 53 | BC Lions | |||
| 54 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 55 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 56 | Montreal Alouettes |
Round seven
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 58 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 59 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 60 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 61 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 62 | BC Lions | |||
| 63 | Edmonton Elks (via Toronto[trade 9]) | |||
| 64 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 65 | Montreal Alouettes |
Round eight
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 67 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 68 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 69 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 70 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 71 | BC Lions | |||
| 72 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 73 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 74 | Montreal Alouettes |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round one
- Hamilton ←→ Toronto (PD). Hamilton traded the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in this year's draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett to Toronto in exchange for Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft.[trade 1]
Round two
- Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Calgary in exchange for Bo Levi Mitchell, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[trade 2]
- Montreal → Edmonton (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Edmonton in exchange for Jesse Gibbon.[trade 3]
- Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded a second-round pick in this year's draft, Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in this year's draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett.[trade 1]
Round three
- Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection, Bo Levi Mitchell, and a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.[trade 2]
- Hamilton → Toronto (PD). Hamilton traded two third-round picks and the fifth overall selection in this year's draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett to Toronto in exchange for Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft.[trade 1]
Round four
- BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded a fourth-round selection to Hamilton in exchange for Dane Evans.[trade 10] The draft pick could have been escalated if undisclosed conditions were met.[trade 10]
- Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded the fourth-round selection originally acquired in the Dane Evans trade above back to BC in exchange for Jonathan Kongbo.[trade 11]
- Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Edmonton in exchange for Kevin Francis.[trade 4]
- BC → Ottawa (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection and a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Ottawa in exchange for Terry Williams.[trade 5] This condition was fulfilled, as per the official draft order.[5]
- Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded a fourth-round pick in this year's draft, Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection and a second-round pick in this year's draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in this year's draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett.[trade 1]
Round five
- Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a fifth-round selection and the negotiation rights to Xavier Gipson to Toronto in exchange Sam Acheampong.[trade 6]
- Ottawa → Winnipeg (PD). Ottawa traded a fifth-round selection to Winnipeg in exchange for the negotiation rights of Dru Brown.[trade 7]
Round six
- Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a sixth-round selection to Toronto in exchange Theren Churchill.[trade 8] The selection would be upgraded to a fifth-round pick if Churchill is named to the Elks' active roster for at least nine games during the 2023 season.[trade 8]
Round seven
- Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded this selection and Kurleigh Gittens Jr. to Edmonton in exchange for Jake Ceresna and a negotiation list player.[trade 9]
Conditional trades
- Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded a conditional second-round selection to Calgary in exchange for the playing rights to Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.[trade 12] The condition will be fulfilled if Duvernay-Tardif signs with the Alouettes.
References
Trade references
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ticats acquire national LB Jordan Williams in trade with Argos". Canadian Football League. January 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Als acquire OL Jesse Gibbon in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Redblacks acquire LB Kevin Francis from Elks". Canadian Football League. July 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams". Ottawa Redblacks. September 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Transactions | Elks acquire Acheampong from Argos". Edmonton Elks. July 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ottawa Acquires Rights to QB Dru Brown from Bombers". Canadian Football League. January 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Transaction | Elks acquire Churchill from Argos". Edmonton Elks. May 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Transactions | Alks acquire Kurleigh Gittens Jr (WR), draft pick from Argos". Canadian Football League. January 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tiger-Cats acquire draft pick from Lions in exchange for Evans". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats acquire national defensive lineman Kongbo from BC". BC Lions. June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Als acquire the rights to OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif". Canadian Football League. July 14, 2022.
General references
- ^ "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- ^ "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Isaiah Adams headlines CFL Scouting Bureau's winter rankings". Canadian Football League. January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Kurtis Rourke tops fall edition of CFL Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. August 24, 2023.
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