2024 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 30, 2024
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN, RDS, TSN+
Overview
74 total selections in 8 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionJoel Dublanko, Edmonton Elks
Most selections (10)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Fewest selections (7)Ottawa Redblacks
Montreal Alouettes
U Sports selections47
NCAA selections27
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The 2024 CFL draft was a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that took place on April 30, 2024 at 8:00 pm ET.[1] 74 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and NAIA.[2][3]

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 were each 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[7]
August
ranking[8]
Player Position University Hometown
1 1 5 Isaiah Adams Offensive lineman Illinois Ajax, ON
2 3 Theo Johnson Tight end Pennsylvania State Windsor, ON
3 4 12 Tanner McLachlan Tight end Arizona Lethbridge, AB
4 5 4 Kyle Hergel Offensive lineman Boston College Toronto, ON
5 2 3 Theo Benedet Offensive lineman British Columbia North Vancouver, BC
6 Joel Dublanko Linebacker Cincinnati Aberdeen, WA
7 11 6 Nick Mardner Wide receiver Auburn Oakville, ON
8 9 8 Giovanni Manu Offensive lineman British Columbia Pitt Meadows, BC
9 7 10 Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Linebacker Memphis Lévis, QC
10 20 Kevin Mital Wide receiver Laval Saint-Hubert, QC
11 8 11 Anim Dankwah Offensive lineman Howard Toronto, ON
12 6 2 Gabe Wallace Offensive lineman Buffalo Salmon Arm, BC
13 15 Daniel Okpoko Defensive lineman San Diego State Saskatoon, SK
14 18 Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay Offensive lineman Laval Rimouski, QC
15 16 13 Christy Nkanu Offensive lineman Washington State Montreal, QC
16 12 7 Daniel Johnson Offensive lineman Purdue London, ON
17 10 14 Melique Straker Linebacker Arkansas State Brampton, ON
18 13 19 Dhel Duncan-Busby Wide receiver Bemidji State Madison, OH
19 Luke Brubacher Defensive lineman Wilfrid Laurier Listowel, ON
20 Kevens Clercius Wide receiver Connecticut Montreal, QC
14 9 Justin Sambu Defensive lineman Baylor Calgary, AB
17 16 Ajou Ajou Wide receiver Garden City Brooks, AB
19 18 Kail Dava Defensive lineman Tennessee Tech Mississauga, ON
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
  1. ^ a b Rourke and Schon deferred their draft years to 2025.[7]

Draft order

Round one

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
1 Edmonton Elks Joel Dublanko LB Cincinnati
2 Ottawa Redblacks Nick Mardner WR Auburn
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Kyle Hergel OL Boston College
4 Calgary Stampeders Benjamin Labrosse DB McGill
5 Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[trade 1]) Kevin Mital WR Laval
6 BC Lions George Una OL Windsor
7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[trade 1]) Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay OL Laval
8 Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg[trade 2]) Christy Nkanu OL Washington State
9 Montreal Alouettes Geoffrey Cantin-Arku LB Memphis

Round two

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
10 Edmonton Elks DK Bonhomme LB South Alabama
11 Ottawa Redblacks Daniel Okpoko DL San Diego State
12 Saskatchewan Roughriders Nick Wiebe LB Saskatchewan
13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Calgary[trade 2]) Kevens Clercius WR Connecticut
14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Hamilton[trade 3] and Calgary[trade 2]) Michael Chris-Ike RB Delaware State
15 BC Lions Theo Benedet OL British Columbia
16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[trade 1]) Luke Brubacher DL Wilfrid Laurier
17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gabe Wallace OL Buffalo
18 Edmonton Elks (via Montreal[trade 4]) Bradley Hladik TE British Columbia
19N BC Lions[5] Ezechiel Tieide WR Concordia (QC)
20N Winnipeg Blue Bombers[5] Kyle Samson DL British Columbia

Round three

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
21 Edmonton Elks Olivier Muembi LB Queen's
22 Ottawa Redblacks Dawson Pierre DB Concordia (QC)
23 Saskatchewan Roughriders Dhel Duncan-Busby WR Bemidji State
24 Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[trade 1] via Calgary[trade 3]) Tyson Hergott DL Waterloo
25 Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[trade 1]) John Bosse OL Calgary
26 BC Lions Cristophe Beaulieu DB Laval
27 Toronto Argonauts Tyshon Blackburn DB Alberta
28 Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg[trade 2]) George Idoko DL Saskatchewan
29 Montreal Alouettes Arthur Hamlin DB Colgate

Round four

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
30 Edmonton Elks Jaxon Morkin OL Windsor
31 Edmonton Elks (via Ottawa[trade 5]) Vincent Blanchard K Laval
32 Saskatchewan Roughriders Melique Straker LB Arkansas State
33 Calgary Stampeders Jason Janvier-Messier DL York (ON)
34 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Daniel Bell DB Mount Allison
35 Ottawa Redblacks (via BC[trade 6]) Jahquan Bloomfield WR Prairie View A&M
36 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[trade 1]) Matthew Peterson RB Alberta
37 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ian Leroux LS Laval
38 Montreal Alouettes Micah Roane DL South Dakota

Round five

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
39 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 7]) Jerrell Cummings DB British Columbia
40 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Ottawa[trade 8]) Ethan Kalra OL Waterloo
41 Saskatchewan Roughriders Daniel Johnson OL Purdue
42 Calgary Stampeders Paul-Antoine Ouellette WR Montreal
43 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ryan Baker LB British Columbia
44 BC Lions Kail Dava DL Tennessee Tech
45 Toronto Argonauts Ifenna Onyeka DL Carleton (ON)
46 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Giovanni Manu OL British Columbia
47 Montreal Alouettes Frederik Antoine WR Laval

Round six

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
48 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 9]) Anim Dankwah OL Howard
49 Ottawa Redblacks Yani Gouadfel DB Bishop's
50 Saskatchewan Roughriders D'Sean Mimbs WR Regina
51 Calgary Stampeders Tanner McLachlan TE Arizona
52 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jonathan Giustini DB Alberta
53 BC Lions Terrence Ganyi LB Maine
54 Toronto Argonauts Justin Sambu DL Baylor
55 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Abdul-Karim Gassama WR Manitoba
56 Montreal Alouettes Michael Herzog RB Hillsdale

Round seven

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
57 Edmonton Elks Evan Anseeuw OL York (ON)
58 Ottawa Redblacks Zachary Philion LB Concordia (QC)
59 Saskatchewan Roughriders Ajou Ajou WR South Florida
60 Calgary Stampeders Jackson Sombach DB Regina
61 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Kourtis OL Saskatchewan
62 BC Lions Dawson Marchant DB Northwestern Oklahoma State
63 Edmonton Elks (via Toronto[trade 10]) Patrick Lavoie OL Carleton (ON)
64 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Michael Vlahogiannis OL McGill
65 Montreal Alouettes Mohsen Jamal WR Western Ontario

Round eight

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
66 Edmonton Elks Jacob Spencer DL Saginaw Valley State
67 Ottawa Redblacks Russell Dixon TE Connecticut
68 Saskatchewan Roughriders Richard Aduboffour DB Western Ontario
69 Calgary Stampeders Kaylyn St-Cyr DB Montreal
70 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mitchell Townsend LB British Columbia
71 BC Lions Theo Johnson TE Pennsylvania State
72 Toronto Argonauts Daniel Shin OL Alberta
73 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Owen Hubert DL McMaster
74 Montreal Alouettes Vincent Delisle DB Laval

Supplemental draft

On May 21, a supplemental draft was held with the Edmonton Elks forfeiting an eight round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft to select Antonio Alfano.[9]

Trades

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

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Conditional trades

See also

References

Trade references

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Stamps tab eight in 2024 draft". Calgary Stampeders. April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Als acquire OL Jesse Gibbon in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Redblacks acquire LB Kevin Francis from Elks". Canadian Football League. July 4, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams". Ottawa Redblacks. September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Transactions | Elks acquire Acheampong from Argos". Edmonton Elks. July 8, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Ottawa Acquires Rights to QB Dru Brown from Bombers". Canadian Football League. January 18, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Transaction | Elks acquire Churchill from Argos". Edmonton Elks. May 14, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Transactions | Alks acquire Kurleigh Gittens Jr (WR), draft pick from Argos". Canadian Football League. January 15, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Tiger-Cats acquire draft pick from Lions in exchange for Evans". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. February 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tiger-Cats acquire national defensive lineman Kongbo from BC". BC Lions. June 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Als acquire the rights to OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif". Canadian Football League. July 14, 2022.

General references