2024 CFL Draft
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.[1][2] That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.
| 2024 CFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Location | Toronto |
| Overview | |
| 74 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Most selections (10) | Toronto Argonauts |
| Fewest selections (7) | Montreal Alouettes Ottawa Redblacks |
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 |
December 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 Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
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| 9 |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 12 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 13 | ||||
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| 19N | ||||
| 20N |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 22 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 24 | ||||
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| 29 |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 31 | Edmonton Elks (via Ottawa[trade 1]) | |||
| 32 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
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| 37 | ||||
| 38 |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 2]) | |||
| 40 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 41 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
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| 47 |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 3]) | |||
| 49 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 50 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
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| 54 | ||||
| 55 | ||||
| 56 |
Round seven
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 58 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 59 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 60 | ||||
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| 62 | ||||
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| 64 | ||||
| 65 |
Round eight
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 67 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 68 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 69 | ||||
| 70 | ||||
| 71 | ||||
| 72 | ||||
| 73 | ||||
| 74 |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round two
- Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Calgary in exchange for Bo Levi Mitchell, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[trade 4]
- Montreal → Edmonton (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Edmonton in exchange for Jesse Gibbon.[trade 5]
Round three
- Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection, Bo Levi Mitchell, and a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.[trade 4]
Round four
- BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded a fourth-round selection to Hamilton in exchange for Dane Evans.[trade 6] The draft pick could have been escalated if undisclosed conditions were met.[trade 6]
- 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 7]
- Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Edmonton in exchange for Kevin Francis.[trade 1]
Round five
- Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a fifth-round selection and the negotiation rights to Xavier Gipson to Toronto in exchange Sam Acheampong.[trade 2]
Round six
- Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a sixth-round selection to Toronto in exchange Theren Churchill.[trade 3] 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 3]
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 8]
- Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded a conditional second-round selection to Calgary in exchange for the playing rights to Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.[trade 9] The condition will be fulfilled if Duvernay-Tardif signs with the Alouettes.
References
Trade references
- "Redblacks acquire LB Kevin Francis from Elks". Canadian Football League. July 4, 2023.
- "Transactions | Elks acquire Acheampong from Argos". Edmonton Elks. July 8, 2023.
- "Transaction | Elks acquire Churchill from Argos". Edmonton Elks. May 14, 2023.
- "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
- "Als acquire OL Jesse Gibbon in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
- "Tiger-Cats acquire draft pick from Lions in exchange for Evans". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. February 23, 2023.
- "Tiger-Cats acquire national defensive lineman Kongbo from BC". BC Lions. June 5, 2023.
- "Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams". Ottawa Redblacks. September 4, 2022.
- "Als acquire the rights to OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif". Canadian Football League. July 14, 2022.
General references
- "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
- "Kurtis Rourke tops fall edition of CFL Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. August 24, 2023.
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