TORONTO – With the depth of the football talent in Canada continuing to expand, the CFL Draft is following suit.
The Canadian Football League announced today that it has expanded its draft from six to seven rounds.
“The talent of football in Canada is the strongest it’s ever been,” said Kevin McDonald, CFL Vice President of Football Operations. “And with this increase in the depth of Canadian talent, we wanted to ensure our teams had an increased opportunity to draft, train and coach Canadian players.”
The seventh round selection order is determined by waiver priority. The order for that round is as follows: Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Montreal, BC, Calgary, Toronto.
DRAFT ORDER:
| Pick | Player | Pos | School | Team | |
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| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes via EDM | ||||
| 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||||
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||
| 6 | BC Lions | ||||
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||
| 9 | Ottawa | ||||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Edmonton Eskimos via HAM | ||||
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||
| 3 | BC Lions via EDM | ||||
| 4 | Calgary Stampeders via SSK | ||||
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||
| 6 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats via EDM via BC | ||||
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||
| 9 | Ottawa | ||||
| Round 3 | |||||
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||
| 3 | BC Lions via EDM | ||||
| 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||||
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||
| 6 | Edmonton Eskimos via HAM via BC | ||||
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||
| 8 | Edmonton Eskimos via TOR | ||||
| 9 | Ottawa | ||||
| Round 4 | |||||
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders via HAM | ||||
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes via EDM | ||||
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos via SSK | ||||
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||
| 6 | BC Lions | ||||
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats via TOR | ||||
| 9 | Ottawa | ||||
| Round 5 | |||||
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||
| 2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders via WPG | ||||
| 3 | Toronto Argonauts via EDM via SSK via EDM | ||||
| 4 | Toronto Argonauts via EDM via SSK | ||||
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||
| 6 | BC Lions | ||||
| 7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats via CGY | ||||
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||
| Round 6 | |||||
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes via EDM | ||||
| 4 | Calgary Stampeders via EDM via SSK | ||||
| 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders via EDM via MTL | ||||
| 6 | BC Lions | ||||
| 7 | Edmonton Eskimos via CGY | ||||
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||
| Round 7 | |||||
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||
| 3 | Edmonton Eskimos | ||||
| 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||||
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||
| 6 | BC Lions | ||||
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | ||||
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | ||||
The 2013 CFL Draft is scheduled for Monday, May 6 at Noon ET on TSN.
There will be a total of 60 draft selections in this year’s draft. This includes Ottawa’s four draft selections at the end of each of the first four rounds in which they can only select NCAA red shirt juniors. In 2014, with Ottawa returning to the league, the CFL Draft will include a total of 63 draft selections.
Last week, the CFL Scouting Bureau published its final edition of the top ranked players heading into this year’s draft.
PLAYER RANKINGS:
1 (1) |
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#25 – Bo Lokombo (LB) Oregon 6’3″, 233 lbs. |  |
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2 (4) |
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#90 – Stefan Charles (DL) Regina 6’5″, 310 lbs. |  |
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3 (3) |
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#93 – Linden Gaydosh (DL) Calgary 6’4″, 305 lbs. |  |
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4 (2) |
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#59 – Matt Sewell (OL) McMaster 6’8″, 340 lbs. |  |
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5 (6) |
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#56 – Andy Mulumba (DL) Eastern Michigan 6’4″, 263 lbs. |  |
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6 (10) |
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#76 – Nolan MacMillan (OL) Iowa 6’6″, 290 lbs. |  |
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7 (5) |
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#52 – Ben D’Aguilar (DL) McMaster 6’2″, 240 lbs. |  |
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8 (11) |
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#69 – Brett Jones (OL) Regina 6’2″, 310 lbs. |  |
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9 (9) |
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#99 – Brent Urban (DL) Virginia 6’7″, 280 lbs. |  |
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10 (14) |
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#2 – Mike Edem (LB) Calgary 6’1″, 200 lbs. |  |
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11 (–) |
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#80 – Seydou Junior Haidara (WR) Laval 6’1″, 215 lbs. |  |
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12 (7) |
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#70 – Corey Watman (OL) Eastern Michigan 6’2″, 294 lbs. |  |
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13 (8) |
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#91 – Jesse Joseph (DL) UConn 6’3″, 259 lbs. |  |
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14 (–) |
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#40 – Connor Williams (DL) Utah St. 6’3″, 278 lbs. |  |
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15 (–) |
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#58 – Brander Craighead (OL) UTEP 6’6″, 280 lbs. |  |
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In March, the league held its CFL Combine presented by Reebok in which 55 players participated.
CFL COMBINE RESULTS:
Bench Press
| Rank | Name | Pos | School | Reps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elie Ngoyi | DL | Bishop’s | 40 |
| 2 | Linden Gaydosh | DL | Calgary | 36 |
| 3 | Corey Watman | OL | Eastern Michigan | 31 |
| 4 | Taylor Servais | OL | Ottawa | 28 |
| 5 | Brett Jones | OL | Regina | 27 |
40-Yard Dash
| Rank | Name | Pos | School | 10 | 20 | 40 |
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| 1 | Kristopher Robertson | DB | Concordia | 4.423 | ||
| 2 | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Calgary Colts | 4.508 | ||
| 3 | Yannick Morin-Plante | WR | Laval | 4.534 | ||
| 4 | Mike Edem | LB | Calgary | 4.566 | ||
| 5 | Mike DiCroce | WR | McMaster | 4.583 | ||
Vertical Jump
| Rank | Name | Pos | School | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristopher Robertson | DB | Concordia | 43.00″ |
| 2 | Brendan Gillanders | RB | Ottawa | 41.00″ |
| 3 | Simon Le Marquand | WR | Ottawa | 41.00″ |
| 4 | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Calgary Colts | 40.50″ |
| 5 | Ryland Smith | DB | Bishop’s | 39.00″ |
Broad Jump
| Rank | Name | Pos | School | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristopher Robertson | DB | Concordia | 10’5.50″ |
| 2 | Ryland Smith | DB | Bishop’s | 10’5.00″ |
| 3 | Isaac Dell | FB | Wilfrid Laurier | 10’3.00″ |
| T4 | Mike Spence | DB | Western University | 10’2.50″ |
| T4 | Seydou Junior Haidara | WR | Laval | 10’1.00″ |
Shuttle
| Rank | Name | Pos | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillaume Rioux | WR | Laval | 3.914 |
| 2 | Simon Le Maquand | WR | Ottawa | 4.018 |
| 3 | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Colts | 4.030 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | DB | Western | 4.072 |
| 5 | Nick Anapolsky | WR | Waterloo | 4.099 |
3-Cone Drill
| Rank | Name | Pos | School | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Le Marquand | WR | Ottawa | 6.843 |
| 2 | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Colts | 6.921 |
| 3 | Isaac Dell | FB | Wilfrid Laurier | 6.962 |
| 4 | Guillaume Rioux | WR | Laval | 6.985 |
| 5 | Yannick Morin-Plante | WR | Laval | 6.990 |
Edmonton Regional Combine Results
| Bench | 40-Yard | Vertical |
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| 1. Q. McCaughn, 31 | T1. J. Gabriel, 4.75 | 1. J. Gabriel, 40.00″ |
| 2. M. Leung, 30 | T1. X. Johnson, 4.75 | 2. J. Walker, 37.75″ |
| 3. A. Hindley, 29 | 3. J. Shinaba, 4.81 | 3. J. Knowles, 37.50″ |
| 4. C. Power, 23 | T4. B. Rideout, 4.85 | 4. K. Miller, 37.25″ |
| 5. M. Klassen, 21 | T4. M. Ingram, 4.85 | 5. W. Getty, 35.50″ |
| Shuttle | 3-Cone | Broad |
| 1. X. Johnson, 4.05 | 1. C. Power, 6.72 | 1. M. Stevens, 10.10″.00 |
| 2. W. Getty, 4.10 | 2. J. Gabriel, 6.73 | 2. X. Johnson, 9′.11″.00 |
| 3. J. Gabriel, 4.11 | 3. X. Johnson, 6.75 | 3. J. Knowles, 9’10”.25 |
| T4. M. Stevens, 4.23 | 4. M. Stevens, 6.78 | 4. J. Gabriel, 9’9″.50 |
| T4. E. Fornwald, 4.23 | 5. B. Rideout, 6.88 | 5. B. Rideout, 9’9″.25 |
League rules permit teams to bring 75 players to training camp plus players selected in the 2013 CFL Draft, two additional non-imports, players selected in a previous draft by the team that have never attended a professional training camp in Canada or elsewhere, any junior player who has been identified to the League Office (to a maximum of four per team), a Rookie non-import quarterback who is participating in training camp at the quarterback position and an underclassman non-import quarterback who is ineligible to sign a contract or play in a pre-season game.
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