2020 CFL DRAFT GUIDE Thursday, April 30, 2020
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2020 CFL DRAFT GUIDE Thursday, April 30, 2020 8:00pm ET | 5:00pm PT #CFLDraft TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020 CFL Draft Selection Order 1 2020 CFL Draft Selection Trade Summary 3 2019 CFL Draft 6 CFL Draft Historical Recap 8 CFL Draft Historical Notes 10 First Round Draft Selections by Year Since 2005 11 Draft Summary Since 2005 13 Overall Draft Selections by School Since 2005 15 First Round Draft Selections by School Since 2005 17 Draft Selections by Team Since 2005 20 First Overall Draft Selections Since 1981 21 Schools with Most First Overall Picks Since 1952 22 CFL Career Game Leaders since 1959 (Drafted Players) 24 A Short History of the Canadian Draft 26 Eligible Players – 2020 CFL Draft 28 CONTACT INFORMATION Olivier Poulin Lucas Barrett Canadian Football League Canadian Football League Senior Director, Communications & Public Affairs Director, Communications & Public Affairs P: 514-970-7211 P: 416-802-7852 [email protected] [email protected] Steve Daniel Jeff Krever Canadian Football League Canadian Football League Director, Game Information & Head Statistician Head, Player & Game Statistics P: 778-878-5570 P: 613-697-5324 [email protected] [email protected] #CFLDraft 2020 CFL DRAFT SELECTION ORDER As of April 20, 2020 ROUND 1 ROUND 4 Pick # Team Pick # Team 1 Calgary via OTT 29 Ottawa 2 Toronto 30 Saskatchewan via TOR 3 BC 31 Calgary via BC 4 Edmonton 32 Edmonton 5 Hamilton via MTL 33 Montréal 6 Ottawa via CGY 34 Calgary 7 Saskatchewan 35 Saskatchewan 8 Hamilton 36 Hamilton 9 Toronto via WPG 37 Winnipeg ROUND 2 ROUND 5 Pick # Team Pick # Team 10 Ottawa 38 Ottawa 11 Toronto 39 Winnipeg via TOR 12 BC 40 BC 13 Edmonton 41 Edmonton 14 Montréal 42 Toronto via MTL 15 Calgary 43 BC via CGY 16 Montréal via SSK 44 Saskatchewan 17 Hamilton 45 Hamilton 18 Winnipeg 46 Winnipeg 19 Ottawaa ROUND 6 20 Torontoa Pick # Team ROUND 3 47 Ottawa Pick # Team 48 Toronto 21 Calgary via OTT 49 Montréal via BC 22 Montréal via TOR 50 Edmonton 23 BC 51 Montréal 24 Edmonton 52 Calgary 25 Montréal 53 Saskatchewan 26 Calgary 54 Hamilton --- Saskatchewanb 55 Winnipeg 27 Hamilton 28 Toronto via WPG 1 #CFLDraft 2020 CFL DRAFT SELECTION ORDER As of April 20, 2020 ROUND 7 Pick # Team 56 Ottawa 57 Edmonton via TOR 58 BC 59 Edmonton 60 Montréal 61 Calgary 62 Saskatchewan 63 Hamilton 64 Winnipeg ROUND 8 Pick # Team 65 Ottawa 66 Montréal via TOR 67 BC 68 Edmonton 69 Montréal 70 Calgary 71 Saskatchewan 72 Hamilton 73 Winnipeg Priority: Ottawa, Toronto, BC, Edmonton, Montréal, Calgary, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Winnipeg a Territorial Draft picks. b Forfeited in the 2019 Supplemental Draft for offensive lineman Jake Bennett. 2 #CFLDraft 2020 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY ROUND 1 1st overall – Calgary Stampeders via Ottawa REDBLACKS Calgary acquired Ottawa’s original 2020 first-round selection (1st overall) along with Ottawa’s original 2020 third-round selection (21st overall) in exchange for American quarterback Nick Arbuckle and Calgary’s original 2020 first-round selection (6th overall). 5th overall – Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Montréal Alouettes Hamilton acquired Montréal’s original 2020 first-round selection (5th overall) along with Montréal’s original 2021 first-round selection, National defensive lineman Jamaal Westerman and American wide receiver Chris Williams in exchange for American quarterback Johnny Manziel, American offensive lineman Tony Washington and National offensive lineman Landon Rice. 6th overall – Ottawa REDBLACKS via Calgary Stampeders Ottawa acquired Calgary’s original 2020 first-round selection (6th overall) along with American quarterback Nick Arbuckle in exchange for Ottawa’s original 2020 first-round selection (1st overall) and Ottawa’s original 2020 third-round selection (21st overall). 9th overall – Toronto Argonauts via Winnipeg Blue Bombers Toronto acquired Winnipeg’s original 2020 first-round selection (9th overall) along with Winnipeg’s original 2020 third-round selection (28th overall) in exchange for American quarterback Zach Collaros and Toronto’s best 2020 fifth-round selection (39th overall). ROUND 2 16th overall – Montréal Alouettes via Saskatchewan Roughriders Montréal acquired Saskatchewan’s original 2020 second-round selection (16th overall) along with National wide receiver Joshua Stanford in exchange for National offensive lineman Philip Blake and National wide receiver Patrick Lavoie. 19th overall – Ottawa REDBLACKS Ottawa has been assigned a second-round (19th overall) Territorial selection. 20th overall – Toronto Argonauts Toronto has been assigned a second-round (20th overall) Territorial selection. 3 #CFLDraft 2020 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY ROUND 3 21st overall – Calgary Stampeders via Ottawa REDBLACKS Calgary acquired Ottawa’s original 2020 third-round selection (21st overall) along with Ottawa’s original 2020 first-round selection (1st overall) in exchange for American quarterback Nick Arbuckle and Calgary’s original 2020 first-round selection (6th overall). 22nd overall – Montréal Alouettes via Toronto Argonauts Montréal acquired Toronto’s original 2020 third-round selection (22nd overall) along with American defensive back T.J. Heath in exchange for National offensive lineman Ryan Bomben and Montréal’s original 2020 fifth- round selection (42nd overall). Third-Round Selection – Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan forfeited its original third-round selection after selecting National offensive lineman Jake Bennett in the 2019 CFL Supplemental Draft. 28th overall – Toronto Argonauts via Winnipeg Blue Bombers Toronto acquired Winnipeg’s original 2020 third-round selection (28th overall) along with Winnipeg’s original 2020 first-round selection (9th overall) in exchange for American quarterback Zach Collaros and Toronto’s best 2020 fifth-round selection (39th overall). ROUND 4 30th overall – Saskatchewan Roughriders via Toronto Argonauts Saskatchewan acquired Toronto’s original 2020 fourth-round selection (30th overall) in exchange for American quarterback Zach Collaros. 31st overall – Calgary Stampeders via BC Lions Calgary acquired BC’s original 2020 fourth-round selection (31st overall) along with a player from BC’s negotiation list in exchange for American offensive lineman Justin Renfrow and Calgary’s original 2020 fifth- round selection (43rd overall). ROUND 5 39th overall – Winnipeg Blue Bombers via Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg acquired Toronto’s best 2020 fifth-round selection (39th overall) along with American quarterback Zach Collaros in exchange for Winnipeg’s original 2020 first-round selection (9th overall) and Winnipeg’s original 2020 third-round selection (28th overall). 4 #CFLDraft 2020 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY ROUND 5 42nd overall – Toronto Argonauts via Montréal Alouettes Toronto acquired Montréal’s original 2020 fifth-round selection (42nd overall) along with National offensive lineman Ryan Bomben in exchange for Toronto’s original 2020 third-round selection (22nd overall) and American defensive back T.J. Heath. 43rd overall – BC Lions via Calgary Stampeders BC acquired Calgary’s original 2020 fifth-round selection (43rd overall) along with American offensive lineman Justin Renfrow in exchange for BC’s original 2020 fourth-round selection (31st overall) and a player from BC’s negotiation list. ROUND 6 49th overall – Montréal Alouettes via BC Lions Montréal acquired BC’s original 2020 sixth-round selection (49th overall) along with BC’s original 2019 second- round selection (13th overall) in exchange for American running back Tyrell Sutton and Montréal’s acquired 2019 third-round selection (26th overall – originally Saskatchewan’s). Montréal originally acquired Saskatchewan’s original (and best) 2019 third-round selection (26th overall) along with National defensive back Tevaughn Campbell, Saskatchewan’s best 2018 third-round selection (23rd overall) and the rights to a player on Saskatchewan’s negotiation list in exchange for American quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Montréal’s original fifth-round selection (36th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and the rights to a player on Montréal’s negotiation list. ROUND 7 57th overall – Edmonton Eskimos via Toronto Argonauts Edmonton acquired Toronto’s original 2020 six-round selection (57th overall) along with American running back Martese Jackson in exchange for Edmonton’s original 2019 third-round selection (23rd overall). ROUND 8 66th overall – Montréal Alouettes via Toronto Argonauts Montréal acquired Toronto’s original 2020 eight-round selection (66th overall) in exchange for National linebacker Boseko Lokombo. 5 #CFLDraft 2019 CFL DRAFT – MAY 2, 2019 No Tm From Round 1 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt GP 1 TOR RICHARDS, Shane OL Oklahoma State AB 6.08 325 8 --- MTL MTL Rd #1 pick forfeited in 2018 Supplemental Draft (Tyler Johnstone) 2 HAM GIBBON, Jesse OL Waterloo ON 6.05 300 17 3 EDM BETTS, Mathieu DL Laval QC 6.03 250 6 4 WPG BC DESJARLAIS, Drew OL Windsor ON 6.05 325 18 5 WPG KONGBO, Johnathan DL Tennessee BC 6.06 264 12 6 SSK MCINNIS, Justin WR Arkansas State QC 6.06 210 14 7 OTT FONTANA, Alex OL Kansas ON 6.03 305 18 8 GY MAYALA, Hergy WR Connecticut QC 6.02 230 16 No Tm From Round 2 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt GP 9 TOR SMITH, Robert DL Wilfrid Laurier ON 6.02 245 14 10 HAM MTL KALINIC, Nikola WR York ON 6.02 245 16 11 HAM UNGERER, David WR Idaho USA 5.10 171 10 12 EDM SAXELID, Kyle OL UNLV USA 6.07 290 18 13 MTL BC JULIEN-GRANT, Kaion WR St. Francis Xavier ON 6.02 197 8 14 WPG OLIVEIRA, Brady RB North Dakota MB 5.10 220 2 15 SSK LENIUS, Brayden WR New Mexico BC 6.05 230 11 16 MTL OTT ANDERSON, Nathan DL Missouri ON 6.04 255 8 17 CGY DESJARDINS,