2008 CFL Draft
General information
SportFootball
Date(s)April 30
Time12:00 PM EST
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN.ca
Overview
48 total selections
First selectionDylan Barker
Most selectionsToronto Argonauts (7)
BC Lions (7)
Fewest selectionsHamilton Tiger-Cats (4)

The 2008 CFL Draft took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, live at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.ca.[1][2] A total of 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[3] Of the 48 draft selections, 33 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[4]

The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black. CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon was in the studio to announce each selection. The CFL on TSN panel included Duane Forde, Greg Marshall, Brian Towriss, Farhan Lalji, Jock Climie, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.[5]

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with the league-worst 3–15 record in the 2007 CFL season had several offers for their first-overall selection but kept their pick and chose Saskatchewan Huskies safety Dylan Barker.[6] Barker, a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is a two-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport first-team all-Canadian. He led the Huskies with 53 tackles, three interceptions, and four breakups last season. It is expected that he will be able to help the Tiger-Cats in the 2008 CFL season.[7]

Forfeitures

  • Montreal forfeited their first round selection after a CFL investigation found that they had exceeded the league salary cap by $108,285 (the minimum for a forfeiture is $100,000). That draft pick (originally the fourth overall) reverted to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the end of the first round as they were first in the order of waiver priority after finishing last in the 2007 standings.[8]

Draft order

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Hamilton Tiger-CatsDylan BarkerDBSaskatchewan
2Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton Eskimos[9])Dimitri TsoumpasOLWeber State
3Calgary StampedersJesse NewmanOLLouisiana-Lafayette
4Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto Argonauts[10])Keith ShologanDLCentral Florida
5BC LionsJustin SorensenOLSouth Carolina
6Winnipeg Blue BombersBrendon LaBatteOLRegina
7Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[10])Shea EmryLBUBC
8Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal forfeiture[8])Samuel GiguèreWRSherbrooke

Round two

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
9BC Lions (via Hamilton[10])Rolly LumbalaRBIdaho
10Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton[10] via Toronto via Edmonton)Jonathan St. PierreOLIllinois State
11Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary[9])Greg WojtOLCentral Michigan
12Montreal AlouettesAndrew WoodruffOLBoise State
13Toronto ArgonautsMike BradwellWRMcMaster
14Saskatchewan Roughriders (via BC)Mike StadnykDEMontana
15Winnipeg Blue BombersAaron HargreavesWRSimon Fraser
16Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton[9] via Saskatchewan[10])Fernand KashamaDEWestern Michigan

Round three

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
17Hamilton Tiger-CatsMichael GiffinRB/FBQueen's
18BC Lions (via Edmonton[10])Justin ShawDLManitoba
19Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary[11])Tim St. PierreLBSaint Mary's
20BC Lions (via Saskatchewan via Montreal[10])Jason ArakgiLBMcMaster
21Toronto ArgonautsJean-Nicolas CarrièreLBMcGill
22BC LionsMike McEachernDBWestern Illinois
23Edmonton Eskimos (via BC Lions[10] via Winnipeg)Justin CooperDLManitoba
24Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton[10] via Saskatchewan)Daryl StephensonRBWindsor

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
25Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[10])Sammy OkproDBConcordia
26Edmonton EskimosJonathan HoodDBSt.FX
27Calgary StampedersRonald HilaireDLBuffalo
28Montreal AlouettesTerence FirrRECManitoba
29Toronto ArgonautsDelroy ClarkeDBOttawa
30Saskatchewan (via BC)Jean-François Morin-RobergeOLMontréal
31Winnipeg Blue BombersMarc BeswickDBSaint Mary's
32Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[10])Gurminder ThindOLSouth Carolina

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
33Hamilton Tiger-CatsLaurent Lavigne MasseRECLaval
34Edmonton EskimosDante LucianiRECLaurier
35Calgary StampedersJon GottOLBoise State
36Montreal AlouettesPaul WolduDBSaskatchewan
37Toronto ArgonautsRichard ZulysOLWestern
38BC LionsBrady BrowneDBManitoba
39Winnipeg Blue BombersDon OramasionwuDLManitoba
40Saskatchewan RoughridersJeff ZelinskiDBSaint Mary's

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
41Saskatchewan (via Hamilton)Teale OrbanQBRegina
42Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[10])Mark DewitOLCalgary
43Calgary StampedersJonathan LapointeFBMontréal
44Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal)Tyler ScottWRWestern
45Toronto ArgonautsMatt BlackDBSaginaw Valley
46BC LionsHubert BuydensOLSaskatchewan
47Winnipeg Blue BombersPierre-Luc LabbéLBSherbrooke
48Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[10])Luc Brodeur-JourdainOLLaval

References

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  4. CIS products a hot commodity
  5. "Commissioner Cohon joins CFL on TSN team for Draft day". TSN.ca. 2008-04-25. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  6. "Ticats select Saskatchewan safety Dylan Barker first overall in CFL draft". Canadian Press. 2008-04-30. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  7. Bray, Jim (2008-04-30). "CFL: Ticats take safety Barker No. 1". National Post. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  8. 1 2 "Salary management system completes 1st year". Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "Eskimos - Stampeders Transactions | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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