Canadian College Draft
Encyclopedia
The Canadian College Draft (also known as the CFL Canadian Draft, CFL College Draft or simply CFL Draft) is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League
(CFL) select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of CIS football
or NCAA
college football
. Since 1997, the draft has consisted of six rounds, with teams selecting in reverse order of their placement in the previous season.
Formerly held as part of annual league meetings in Hamilton
, and occasionally televised, in recent years the draft has typically been held via conference call
. In 2007, the league began producing a free webcast
of the event. Starting in 2009, the first two rounds are broadcasted live on TSN
.
• 1971 CFL Draft
• 1972 CFL Draft
• 1973 CFL Draft
• 1974 CFL Draft
• 1975 CFL Draft
• 1976 CFL Draft
• 1977 CFL Draft
• 1978 CFL Draft
• 1979 CFL Draft
1980 CFL Draft
• 1981 CFL Draft
• 1982 CFL Draft
• 1983 CFL Draft
• 1984 CFL Draft
• 1985 CFL Draft
• 1986 CFL Draft
• 1987 CFL Draft
• 1988 CFL Draft
• 1989 CFL Draft
1990 CFL Draft
• 1991 CFL Draft
• 1992 CFL Draft
• 1993 CFL Draft
• 1994 CFL Draft
• 1995 CFL Draft
• 1996 CFL Draft
• 1997 CFL Draft
• 1998 CFL Draft
• 1999 CFL Draft
2000 CFL Draft
• 2001 CFL Draft
• 2002 CFL Draft
• 2003 CFL Draft
• 2004 CFL Draft
• 2005 CFL Draft
• 2006 CFL Draft
• 2007 CFL Draft
• 2008 CFL Draft
• 2009 CFL Draft
2010 CFL Draft
• 2011 CFL Draft
• 2012 CFL Draft
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
(CFL) select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of CIS football
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...
or NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
. Since 1997, the draft has consisted of six rounds, with teams selecting in reverse order of their placement in the previous season.
Formerly held as part of annual league meetings in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, and occasionally televised, in recent years the draft has typically been held via conference call
Conference call
A conference call is a telephone call in which the calling party wishes to have more than one called party listen in to the audio portion of the call. The conference calls may be designed to allow the called party to participate during the call, or the call may be set up so that the called party...
. In 2007, the league began producing a free webcast
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
of the event. Starting in 2009, the first two rounds are broadcasted live on TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
.
List of drafts
1970 CFL Draft1970 CFL Draft
The 1970 CFL Draft took place on Wednesday, February 11, 1970. Seventy-six players were selected from among 243 eligible players from Canadian universities and colleges...
• 1971 CFL Draft
1971 CFL Draft
The 1971 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 70 Canadian football players that were chosen exclusively from eligible Canadian universities. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, despite being Western Conference finalists, had the first overall selection through a trade with the last place Winnipeg Blue...
• 1972 CFL Draft
1972 CFL Draft
The 1972 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 70 Canadian football players that were chosen exclusively from eligible Canadian universities. The Montreal Alouettes, who had the worst record in the Eastern Conference in the previous season, had the first overall selection.-1st Round:1. Montreal...
• 1973 CFL Draft
1973 CFL Draft
The 1973 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 93 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and, for the first time, Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Prior to 1973, teams were given exclusive signing privileges to Canadian players who attended U.S. schools...
• 1974 CFL Draft
1974 CFL Draft
The 1974 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 97 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions...
• 1975 CFL Draft
1975 CFL Draft
The 1975 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 16 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the Montreal Alouettes being the only team to make no picks...
• 1976 CFL Draft
1976 CFL Draft
The 1976 CFL Draft composed of 10 rounds where 106 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the Calgary Stampeders being the only team to make no picks...
• 1977 CFL Draft
1977 CFL Draft
The 1977 CFL Draft composed of 10 rounds where 106 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the Montreal Alouettes being the only team to make no picks...
• 1978 CFL Draft
1978 CFL Draft
The 1978 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 90 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
• 1979 CFL Draft
1979 CFL Draft
The 1979 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
1980 CFL Draft
1980 CFL Draft
The 1980 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds where 80 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
• 1981 CFL Draft
1981 CFL Draft
The 1981 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team making at least one selection during this stage of...
• 1982 CFL Draft
1982 CFL Draft
The 1982 CFL Draft composed of six rounds where 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
• 1983 CFL Draft
1983 CFL Draft
The 1983 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where over 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
• 1984 CFL Draft
1984 CFL Draft
The 1984 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where over 71 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
• 1985 CFL Draft
1985 CFL Draft
The 1985 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The 1985 draft was the first draft in Canadian Football League history wherein there were no territorial exemptions provided for...
• 1986 CFL Draft
1986 CFL Draft
The 1986 Canadian Football League Draft saw the Grey Cup champion British Columbia Lions draft last in the first round, while the Calgary Stampeders earned the first overall pick by virtue of having the worst record in the CFL. A prominent choice in this draft was Rueben Mayes, a Canadian tailback...
• 1987 CFL Draft
1987 CFL Draft
The 1987 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA.-1st Round:...
• 1988 CFL Draft
1988 CFL Draft
The 1988 CFL Draft saw the Grey Cup champion Edmonton Eskimos have the last pick of the first round, while the Ottawa Rough Riders, who had a record of 3–15, had the first overall selection. Interestingly, there was no CFL franchise in Montreal at this time as the reincarnation of the present-day...
• 1989 CFL Draft
1989 CFL Draft
The 1989 CFL Draft saw the Ottawa Rough Riders draft first overall after posting the worst record in the CFL in 1988 at 2–16. Meanwhile, the Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers had the last selection in the first round. This draft consisted of eight rounds and 64 selections.-1st Round:1.Ottawa...
1990 CFL Draft
1990 CFL Draft
The 1990 CFL Draft saw the Edmonton Eskimos receive a stroke of luck as despite their solid 16–2 record, they still received the first overall draft pick. Meanwhile, the Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders had the last pick of the first round as is customary....
• 1991 CFL Draft
1991 CFL Draft
The 1991 CFL Draft saw the Hamilton Tiger-Cats draft last while the Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers had no selections until the second draft, where they drafted last. This draft consisted of eight rounds and 63 selections.-1st Round:...
• 1992 CFL Draft
1992 CFL Draft
The 1992 CFL Draft saw the Calgary Stampeders, despite playing for the Grey Cup have the first overall draft selection. Meanwhile, their Albertan rivals, the Edmonton Eskimos had the first pick of the last round. The champion Toronto Argonauts had no selections until the 3rd round, where they had...
• 1993 CFL Draft
1993 CFL Draft
The 1993 CFL Draft saw the British Columbia Lions have the first overall draft pick while the Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders drafted last in the first round. This draft consisted of only seven rounds and 54 selections, which made it smaller than many of its predecessors.-1st Round:1...
• 1994 CFL Draft
1994 CFL Draft
The 1994 CFL Draft composed of six rounds and 49 Canadian football players that were chosen from eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.-Supplemental Selections:- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :...
• 1995 CFL Draft
1995 CFL Draft
The 1995 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds and 55 Canadian football players that were chosen from eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :- Round four :- Round five :...
• 1996 CFL Draft
1996 CFL Draft
The 1996 CFL Draft composed of 61 Canadian football players that were chosen from eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA...
• 1997 CFL Draft
1997 CFL Draft
The 1997 CFL Draft composed of 48 Canadian football players that were chosen from eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :- Round four :- Round five :- Round six :...
• 1998 CFL Draft
1998 CFL Draft
The 1998 CFL Draft took place on April 7, 1998. 43 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :- Round four :...
• 1999 CFL Draft
1999 CFL Draft
The 1999 CFL Draft composed of 43 Canadian football players that were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.- Round one :- Round two :- Round three :- Round four :- Round five :...
2000 CFL Draft
2000 CFL Draft
The 2000 CFL Draft took place on April 18, 2000. From a list of 504 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 46 players were chosen.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
• 2001 CFL Draft
2001 CFL Draft
-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:- Notes :...
• 2002 CFL Draft
2002 CFL Draft
The 2002 CFL Draft took place on April 25, 2002. From a list of 442 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, 54 players were chosen, up from the previous 48 since the 2002 CFL season marked the addition of the...
• 2003 CFL Draft
2003 CFL Draft
The 2003 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2003. 53 players were chosen for Canadian Football League teams from among the eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.-Round one:-Round two:...
• 2004 CFL Draft
2004 CFL Draft
-Round one:-Round two:-Round Three:-Round Four:-Round Five:-Round Six:...
• 2005 CFL Draft
2005 CFL Draft
-Round one:-Round two:-Round Three:-Round Four:-Round Five:-Round Six:...
• 2006 CFL Draft
2006 CFL Draft
The 2006 CFL Draft:-Round one:-Round two:-Round Three:-Round Four:-Round Five:-Round Six: -Further reading:*...
• 2007 CFL Draft
2007 CFL Draft
The 2007 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2007. 48 players were chosen from among 911 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.-Round one:-Round two:-Round Three:-Round Four:...
• 2008 CFL Draft
2008 CFL Draft
The 2008 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2008. 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA....
• 2009 CFL Draft
2009 CFL Draft
The 2009 CFL Draft 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...
2010 CFL Draft
2010 CFL Draft
The 2010 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 live at noon ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. After a number of trades, including ones made on draft day, Toronto and BC...
• 2011 CFL Draft
2011 CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011 live at 12:30 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats had...
• 2012 CFL Draft
2012 CFL Draft
The 2012 CFL Draft will take place in the Spring of 2012. 49 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA...