The 2009 CFL Draft

Canadian College Draft

The Canadian College Draft is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of CIS football or NCAA college football...

took place on May 2, 2009. 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN

The Sports Network

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 with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon

Mark Cohon

Mark Steven Cohon is the Canadian Football League's 12th Commissioner. The son of McDonald's of Canada founder George Cohon, he was appointed in 2007 succeeding Tom Wright....

 announcing each selection.
This draft class set the record for the most CIS

CIS football

Twenty-six universities across Canada compete in football under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The teams are divided into four conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of the CIS: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Quebec...

 players drafted with 38, including the first seven to have played at Canadian universities.

Round one

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...	Simeon Rottier Simeon Rottier Simeon Rottier is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Tiger-Cats with the first overall pick in the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Alberta Golden Bears.-External links:*...	OT	Alberta Alberta Golden Bears The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...
2	Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...	Étienne Légaré Étienne Légaré Étienne Légaré is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or...	DT	Laval
3	BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...  via Hamilton via Winnipeg Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...	Jamall Lee Jamall Lee Jamall Lee is a professional Canadian football running back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and released at the end of the pre-season, making him an NFL free agent...	RB Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...	Bishop's Bishop's Gaiters The Bishop's Gaiters is the name of the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Although their logo and mascot suggest the term stems from the word alligator, "Gaiter" actually refers to a boot covering worn by Anglican bishops up until the...
4	BC Lions via Toronto via Edmonton Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...	James Yurichuk James Yurichuk James Yurichuk is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS football for the Bishop's Gaiters.- Professional career :...	LB Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...	Bishop's
5	BC Lions	Matt Carter Matt Carter (Canadian football) Matt Carter is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League...	WR Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...	Acadia Acadia Axemen In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981...
6	Hamilton Tiger-Cats via BC via Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	Darcy Brown Darcy Brown Darcy Brown is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Tiger-Cats in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft...	WR	St. Mary's Saint Mary's Huskies The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus....
7	Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...	Dylan Steenbergen Dylan Steenbergen Dylan Steenbergen is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos.-External links:*...	OL	Calgary Calgary Dinos The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
8	Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...	Eric Fraser Eric Fraser (Canadian football) Eric Fraser is a collegiate football safety for the Central Michigan University Chippewas of the Mid-American Conference. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League as the eighth overall selection and the Stampeders first selection in the first round of the 2009 CFL...	S	Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas football The Central Michigan Chippewas football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University. They are a top 25 program in terms of all-time winning percentage and top five amongst all teams from non-BCS automatic qualifying conferences...

Round two

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
9	Saskatchewan Roughriders via Hamilton	Tamon George Tamon George Tamon George is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Roughriders in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft and signed with the team May 26, 2009. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams.-External...	DB Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...	Regina Regina Rams The Regina Rams are the CIS football team that represents the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Rams nickname is used by the university's football team only; all other teams at the school are named Regina Cougars...
10	Toronto Argonauts	Matt Lambros Matt Lambros Matthew Lambros is a professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently with the Montreal Alouettes. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Liberty Flames...	WR	Liberty Liberty Flames The Liberty University Flames are the athletics teams of Liberty University. The Liberty Flames are a member of the NCAA Division I level in 18 sports...
11	Edmonton Eskimos via Winnipeg	Gordon Hinse Gordon Hinse Gordon "Gord" Hinse is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Eskimos in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft on a four year deal with an option in 2013...	OT	Alberta
12	Edmonton Eskimos	Dee Stirling	DL	Queen's
13	Hamilton Tiger-Cats via BC	Ryan Hinds Ryan Hinds (Canadian football) Ryan Hinds is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Tiger-Cats in the 2009 CFL Draft with the 13th pick in the second round. He played college football for the New Hampshire Wildcats...	DB	New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats The New Hampshire Wildcats, or Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. The wildcat is the school's official mascot, the colors are UNH Blue and white...
14	Montreal Alouettes via Saskatchewan	Martin Bédard Martin Bédard Martin Bédard is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the UConn Huskies.-External links:**...	TE Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...	UConn Connecticut Huskies football The Connecticut Huskies football team is a collegiate football team that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big East Conference. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, and participated in Division I-AA until 1999. The Huskies began their two-year Division I-A transition period in 2000, and...
15	Montreal Alouettes	Matt Singer Matt Singer (Canadian football) Matt Singer is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Manitoba Bisons. The Alouettes announced his retirement on June 24, 2009.-External links:*...	OL	Manitoba Manitoba Bisons The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football and soccer teams play their games at University Stadium, which also serves as the location of track & field events...
16	Calgary Stampeders	Tristan Black Tristan Black Tristan Black is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the second round of the 2009 CFL Draft. Black was traded to the Argonauts on August 22, 2010. He played college football for the Wayne...	LB Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...	Wayne State Wayne State University Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...

Round three

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
17	Saskatchewan Roughriders via Hamilton	Nick Hutchins Nick Hutchins Nick Hutchins is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Roughriders in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft and signed by the team on May 26, 2009...	OL	Regina
18	Toronto Argonauts	James Green James Green (linebacker) James Green is a Canadian Football League defensive back who is currently playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft. Green was later released by the Argonauts on June 17, 2010. He was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on...	LB	Calgary
19	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Mike Morris	OL	UBC UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...
20	Edmonton Eskimos	Andrea Bonaventura Andrea Bonaventura Andrea Bonaventura is a professional Canadian football linebacker. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos, where he was named All-Canadian and was nominated for the Defensive Player of the Year...	LB	Calgary
21	BC Lions	Matt Morencie Matt Morencie Matt Morencie is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Windsor Lancers.-External links:*...	OL	Windsor Windsor Lancers The Windsor Lancers are the varsity athletic teams that represent the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.The Lancers compete in Ontario University Athletics as part of Canadian Interuniversity Sport ....
22	Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan	Scott McCuaig Scott McCuaig Scott McCuaig is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft...	LB	UBC
23	Montreal Alouettes	Nickolas Morin-Soucy Nickolas Morin-Soucy Nickolas Morin-Soucy is a former professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League...	DL	Montreal
24	Calgary Stampeders	John Hashem John Hashem John Hashem is a professional Canadian football Offensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes. In 2010, he was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers but was released during training camp the same year. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft...	OT	Regina

Round four

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
25	Montreal Alouettes via Hamilton	Stan Van Sichem Stan Van Sichem Stan Van Sichem is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams...	DL	Regina
26	Toronto Argonauts	Zachary Pollari Zachary Pollari Zachary Pollari is a Canadian Football League offensive tackle for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Argonauts in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. Pollari was later released by the Argonauts on June 17, 2010, but re-signed with the team on October...	OT	Western Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada...
27	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Adam Bestard	OL	Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west...
28	Calgary Stampeders via Edmonton	Spencer Armstrong Spencer Armstrong Spencer Armstrong is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Stampeders in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Air Force Falcons....	WR	Air Force Air Force Falcons football The Air Force Falcons are a college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA Division I and the Mountain West Conference.-Style:...
29	BC Lions	Tang Bacheyie Tang Bacheyie Tang Bacheyie is a professional Canadian football safety who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft...	S	Kansas Kansas Jayhawks football The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
30	Calgary Stampeders via Saskatchewan	Steve Myddelton Steve Myddelton Steve Myddelton is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Stampeders in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men....	DE Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...	St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier X-Men The St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Oland Stadium located at the University's campus.-History:...
31	Montreal Alouettes	Ivan Brown Ivan Brown (Canadian football) Ivan Brown is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies.-External links:*...	DL	Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity...
32	Calgary Stampeders	Scott McHenry Scott McHenry Scott McHenry is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the fourth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Saskatchewan Huskies football team...	SB Slotback Slotback is a position in Gridiron football . The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and often farther back...	Saskatchewan

Round five

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
33	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Guillarme Allard-Cameus	RB	Laval
34	Toronto Argonauts	Gordon Sawler Gordon Sawler Gordon Sawler is a professional Canadian football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.On May 11, 2010, Sawler was released by the Argonauts.-External links:*...	DL	St. Francis Xavier
35	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Peter Quinney Peter Quinney Peter Quinney is a professional Canadian football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.On January 1, 2010, Peter was signed by the Toronto Argonauts...	FB Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...	Wilfrid Laurier
36	Edmonton Eskimos	Eric Lee Eric Lee (Canadian football) Eric Lee is a professional Canadian football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Weber State Wildcats....	RB	Weber State
37	BC Lions	Jonathan Pierre-Etienne Jonathan Pierre-Etienne Jonathan Pierre-Etienne is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Montreal Carabins.-External links:*...	DE	Montreal
38	Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan	Raymond Wladichuk Raymond Wladichuk Raymond Wladichuk is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...	DB	Simon Fraser Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II...
39	Montreal Alouettes	Benoît Boulanger Benoit Boulanger Benoît Boulanger is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or...	RB	Sherbrooke
40	Calgary Stampeders	Osie Ukwuoma	DL	Queen's

Round six

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
41	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Cassidy Doneff Cassidy Doneff Cassidy Doneff is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the sixth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Washburn Ichabods...	WR	Washburn Washburn University Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...
42	Toronto Argonauts	Anthony DesLauriers Anthony DesLauriers Anthony DesLauriers is a professional football player for the Montreal Alouettes.-Football Career:...	DB	Simon Fraser
43	Toronto Argonauts via Winnipeg	Brad Crawford Brad Crawford (Canadian football) Brad Crawford is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the sixth round of the 2009 CFL Draft...	DB	Guelph Guelph Gryphons The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west division.-Varsity...
44	Edmonton Eskimos	Jason Kosec Jason Kosec Jason Kosec is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the sixth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs....	LB	Western Ontario
45	Winnipeg Blue Bombers via BC	Thaine Carter Thaine Carter Thaine Carter is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Blue Bombers in the sixth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Queen's...	LB	Queen's
46	Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan	Bill McGrath Bill McGrath William 'Bill' Desmond McGrath is a former National Party of Australia politician and Australian rules footballer....	OL	Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores The Indiana State University Sycamores are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Indiana State University. They are members of the Missouri Valley Conference, joining in the 1977-78 academic year; past conference memberships include the Indiana College Athletic League , the Indiana Intercollegiate...
47	Montreal Alouettes	Ryan Mousseau	OL	Ottawa
48	Calgary Stampeders	John Kanaroski John Kanaroski John Kanaroski is a professional Canadian football wide receiver free agent. He was drafted by the Stampeders in the sixth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Regina Rams.-External links:*...	WR	Regina