2024 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
LocationToronto
Overview
74 total selections in 8 rounds
LeagueCFL
Most selections (9)Toronto Argonauts
Edmonton Elks
Fewest selections (7)Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Redblacks

The 2024 CFL National Draft is a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2024. 74 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and NAIA.[1][2] That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.

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 will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.[2] Because of this change, there will no longer be second-round territorial selections for the two worst teams from the previous season.[2][3]

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.[4]
Final
Ranking
January
Ranking
August
Ranking[4]
Player Position University Hometown
1 Kurtis Rourke Quarterback Ohio Oakville, ON
2 Gabe Wallace Offensive lineman Buffalo Salmon Arm, BC
3 Theo Benedet Offensive lineman British Columbia North Vancouver, BC
4 Kyle Hergel Offensive lineman Boston College Toronto, ON
5 Isaiah Adams Offensive lineman Illinois Ajax, ON
6 Nick Mardner Wide receiver Auburn Oakville, ON
7 Daniel Johnson Offensive lineman Purdue London, ON
8 Giovanni Manu Offensive lineman British Columbia Pitt Meadows, BC
9 Justin Sambu Defensive lineman Baylor Calgary, AB
10 Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Linebacker Memphis Lévis, QC
11 Anim Dankwah Offensive lineman Howard Toronto, ON
12 Tanner McLachlan Tight end Arizona Lethbridge, AB
13 Christy Nkanu Offensive lineman Washington State Montreal, QC
14 Melique Straker Linebacker Arkansas State Brampton, ON
15 Nick Wiebe Linebacker Saskatchewan Okotoks, AB
16 Ajou Ajou Wide receiver Garden City Brooks, AB
17 John Bosse Offensive lineman Calgary Calgary, AB
18 Kail Dava Defensive lineman Tennessee Tech Mississauga, ON
19 Dhel Duncan-Busby Wide receiver Bemidji State Madison, OH
20 Eric Schon Offensive lineman Holy Cross Barrie, ON

Draft order

  • Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league. If there are any forfeited draft picks, that will also change the draft order.

Round one

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
1Edmonton Elks
2Ottawa Redblacks
3Saskatchewan Roughriders
4Calgary Stampeders
5Hamilton Tiger-Cats
6BC Lions
7Toronto Argonauts
8Winnipeg Blue Bombers
9Montreal Alouettes

Round two

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
10Edmonton Elks
11Ottawa Redblacks
12Saskatchewan Roughriders
13Calgary Stampeders
14Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[trade 1])
15BC Lions
16Toronto Argonauts
17Winnipeg Blue Bombers
18Edmonton Elks (via Montreal[trade 2])
19N
20N

Round three

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
21Edmonton Elks
22Ottawa Redblacks
23Saskatchewan Roughriders
24Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Calgary[trade 1])
25Hamilton Tiger-Cats
26BC Lions
27Toronto Argonauts
28Winnipeg Blue Bombers
29Montreal Alouettes

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
30Edmonton Elks
31Edmonton Elks (via Ottawa[trade 3])
32Saskatchewan Roughriders
33Calgary Stampeders
34Hamilton Tiger-Cats
35BC Lions
36Toronto Argonauts
37Winnipeg Blue Bombers
38Montreal Alouettes

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
39Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 4])
40Ottawa Redblacks
41Saskatchewan Roughriders
42Calgary Stampeders
43Hamilton Tiger-Cats
44BC Lions
45Toronto Argonauts
46Winnipeg Blue Bombers
47Montreal Alouettes

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
48Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 5])
49Ottawa Redblacks
50Saskatchewan Roughriders
51Calgary Stampeders
52Hamilton Tiger-Cats
53BC Lions
54Toronto Argonauts
55Winnipeg Blue Bombers
56Montreal Alouettes

Round seven

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
57Edmonton Elks
58Ottawa Redblacks
59Saskatchewan Roughriders
60Calgary Stampeders
61Hamilton Tiger-Cats
62BC Lions
63Edmonton Elks (via Toronto[trade 6])
64Winnipeg Blue Bombers
65Montreal Alouettes

Round eight

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
66Edmonton Elks
67Ottawa Redblacks
68Saskatchewan Roughriders
69Calgary Stampeders
70Hamilton Tiger-Cats
71BC Lions
72Toronto Argonauts
73Winnipeg Blue Bombers
74Montreal Alouettes

Trades

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

Round two

Round three

Round four

  • BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded a fourth-round selection to Hamilton in exchange for Dane Evans.[trade 7] The draft pick could have been escalated if undisclosed conditions were met.[trade 7]
  • Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded the fourth-round selection originally acquired in the Dane Evans trade above back to BC in exchange for Jonathan Kongbo.[trade 8]
  • Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Edmonton in exchange for Kevin Francis.[trade 3]

Round five

Round six

  • Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a sixth-round selection to Toronto in exchange Theren Churchill.[trade 5] The selection would be upgraded to a fifth-round pick if Churchill is named to the Elks' active roster for at least nine games during the 2023 season.[trade 5]

Round seven

Conditional trades

  • BC → Ottawa (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection and a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Ottawa in exchange for Terry Williams.[trade 9]
  • Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded a conditional second-round selection to Calgary in exchange for the playing rights to Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.[trade 10] The condition will be fulfilled if Duvernay-Tardif signs with the Alouettes.

References

Trade references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Als acquire OL Jesse Gibbon in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Redblacks acquire LB Kevin Francis from Elks". Canadian Football League. July 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Transactions | Elks acquire Acheampong from Argos". Edmonton Elks. July 8, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Transaction | Elks acquire Churchill from Argos". Edmonton Elks. May 14, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Transactions | Alks acquire Kurleigh Gittens Jr (WR), draft pick from Argos". Canadian Football League. January 15, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Tiger-Cats acquire draft pick from Lions in exchange for Evans". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. February 23, 2023.
  8. "Tiger-Cats acquire national defensive lineman Kongbo from BC". BC Lions. June 5, 2023.
  9. "Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams". Ottawa Redblacks. September 4, 2022.
  10. "Als acquire the rights to OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif". Canadian Football League. July 14, 2022.

General references


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