2019 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 2, 2019
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN/RDS
Overview
73 total selections in 8 rounds
First selectionShane Richards OL,
Toronto Argonauts
Most selectionsToronto Argonauts (10)
Fewest selectionsSaskatchewan Roughriders (6)
U Sports selections52
NCAA selections21
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The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS.[1][2] 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the United States on NCAA or NAIA teams.[3][4]

The draft was broadcast live on TSN and RDS for two hours and then switched to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the first twenty picks.[5]

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.[6]
Final
Ranking[7] 		December
Ranking[8] 		August
Ranking[6] 		Player Position University Hometown
1 1 2 Mathieu Betts Defensive lineman Laval Montreal, QC
2 2 4 Shane Richards Offensive lineman Oklahoma State Calgary, AB
3 3 5 Justin McInnis Receiver Arkansas State Pierrefonds, QC
4 17 8 Zach Wilkinson Offensive lineman Northern Colorado Vancouver, BC
5 6 3 Hergy Mayala Receiver UConn Montreal, QC
6 4 1 Jonathan Kongbo Defensive lineman Tennessee Surrey, BC
7 - - Drew Desjarlais Offensive lineman Windsor Belle River, ON
8 8 11 Maleek Irons Running back Ohio Chilliwack, BC
9 13 14 Kaion Julien-Grant Receiver St. Francis Xavier Toronto, ON
10 5 9 Alex Fontana Offensive lineman Kansas Toronto, ON
11 - - Brayden Lenius Receiver New Mexico North Vancouver, BC
12 16 12 Samuel Thomassin Offensive lineman Laval Quebec, QC
13 11 18 Maurice Simba Offensive lineman Concordia Laval, QC
14 - - Jesse Gibbon Offensive lineman Waterloo Hamilton, ON
15 12 15 Robbie Smith Defensive lineman Wilfrid Laurier Brampton, ON
16 9 13 Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. Receiver Wilfrid Laurier Ottawa, ON
17 19 20 Michael O'Connor Quarterback British Columbia Orleans, ON
18 10 7 Brady Oliveira Running back North Dakota Winnipeg, MB
19 - - Malcolm Lee Defensive back British Columbia Surrey, BC
20 7 10 Alexandre Savard Receiver Laval Quebec, QC
- 14 19 Fraser Sopik Linebacker Western Toronto, ON
- 15 17 Jamie Harry Defensive back Ottawa Lachine, QC
- 18 - Trivel Pinto Receiver British Columbia Toronto, ON
- 20 - Nate Anderson Defensive lineman Missouri Toronto, ON
- - 6 Dejon Brissett Receiver Richmond Mississauga, ON
- - 16 Jamel Lyles Running back Manitoba Surrey, BC

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

Round eight

Conditional trades

Territorial exemptions

Beginning in 2019, the CFL announced the two teams with the highest waiver priority will each get to make one Territorial Draft Pick (to be used to select a player born within their territorial limits at the end of the second round). The two teams that qualified for the 2019 Draft were Montreal and Toronto and these picks were made with the 17th and 18th overall picks.[21]

This was the first time since 1984 that the league’s draft will feature territorial selections. From 1972 to 1982, each club had the right to pre-select two players from its region who would be exempted from the draft. That limit was reduced to one Draft exemption selection in 1983 and 1984, and then the practice was terminated altogether prior to the 1985 Canadian Draft.

Forfeitures

Draft order

Round one

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
1 Toronto Argonauts Shane Richards OL Oklahoma State
– Montreal Alouettes Selection forfeited[22]
2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jesse Gibbon OL Waterloo
3 Edmonton Eskimos Mathieu Betts DL Laval
4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC[9]) Drew Desjarlais OL Windsor
5 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jonathan Kongbo DL Tennessee
6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Justin McInnis WR Arkansas State
7 Ottawa Redblacks Alex Fontana OL Kansas
8 Calgary Stampeders Hergy Mayala WR UConn

Round two

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
9 Toronto Argonauts Robbie Smith DL Wilfrid Laurier
10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal[10]) Nikola Kalinic WR York
11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats David Ungerer WR Idaho
12 Edmonton Eskimos Kyle Saxelid OL Nevada, Las Vegas
13 Montreal Alouettes (via BC[11]) Kaion Julien-Grant WR St. Francis Xavier
14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brady Oliveira RB North Dakota
15 Saskatchewan Roughriders Brayden Lenius WR New Mexico
16 Montreal Alouettes (via Ottawa[12]) Nate Anderson DL Missouri
17 Calgary Stampeders Vincent Desjardins DL Laval
18[a] Toronto Argonauts Matthew Boateng DB Fresno State
19[a] Montreal Alouettes Samuel Thomassin OL Laval

Round three

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
20 Toronto Argonauts Michael O'Connor QB British Columbia
21 Montreal Alouettes Zach Wilkinson OL Northern Colorado
22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Maleek Irons RB Ohio
23 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[14]) Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. WR Wilfrid Laurier
24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC[16]) Sheridan Lawley DL British Columbia
25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Connor Griffiths DL British Columbia
26 BC Lions (via Montreal[11] via Saskatchewan[13]) Noah Robinson LB Missouri
27 Ottawa Redblacks Gabriel Polan RB Sherbrooke
28 Calgary Stampeders Zack Williams OL Manitoba

Round four

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
29 Toronto Argonauts Maurice Simba OL Concordia
30 Montreal Alouettes Chris Osei-Kusi WR Queen's
31 Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[15]) Fraser Sopik LB Western
32 Edmonton Eskimos Peter Cender FB Grand Valley State
33 BC Lions Hakeem Johnson DB Western
34 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tavita Eli OL Hawai'i
35 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jacob Janke LB York
36 Ottawa Redblacks Thomas Grant DL Acadia
37 Calgary Stampeders Jaylan Guthrie OL Guelph

Round five

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
38 Toronto Argonauts Jamie Harry DB Ottawa
39 Montreal Alouettes Michael Sanelli DT Concordia
40 Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[17]) Shai Ross WR Manitoba
41 Edmonton Eskimos Evan Machibroda DL Saskatchewan
42 BC Lions Jonathan Harke OL Alberta
43 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Malik Richards WR Mount Allison
44 Saskatchewan Roughriders Charbel Dabire DL Wagner
45 Ottawa Redblacks Wesley Lewis WR Houston Baptist
46 Calgary Stampeders Malcolm Lee DB British Columbia

Round six

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
47 Toronto Argonauts Joe Spaziani LS Virginia
48 Montreal Alouettes Jeshrun Antwi RB Calgary
49 BC Lions (via Hamilton[15]) Charles Nwoye DE British Columbia
50 Edmonton Eskimos Scott Hutter DB Wilfrid Laurier
51 BC Lions Mario Villamizar FB Wilfrid Laurier
52 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tariq Lachance DL Manitoba
53 Saskatchewan Roughriders Vincent Roy OL Sherbrooke
54 Ottawa Redblacks Chris Larsen DL Manitoba
55 Calgary Stampeders Nicholas Statz DB Calgary

Round seven

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
56 Toronto Argonauts Phil Iloki WR Carleton
57 Montreal Alouettes Benjamin Whiting LB Saskatchewan
58 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Derek Dufault DL Manitoba
59 Edmonton Eskimos Hunter Karl WR Calgary
60 BC Lions Brad Lyons DL Simon Fraser
61 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Nick Hallett DB Toronto
62 Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan[18]) Eric Starczala OL Guelph
63 Ottawa Redblacks Samson Abbott DL Manitoba
64 Calgary Stampeders Job Reinhart LB Guelph

Round eight

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
65 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[19]) Malcolm Campbell DL Toronto
66 Montreal Alouettes Cody Cranston DB Ottawa
67 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Gordon Whyte LB St. Francis Xavier
68 Edmonton Eskimos Eric Blake DB McMaster
69 BC Lions Jamel Lyles RB Manitoba
70 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Kerfalla Emmanuel Exumé DB Montreal
71 Saskatchewan Roughriders Christopher Judge DL Cal Poly
72 Ottawa Redblacks Clement Lebreux DL Laval
73 Calgary Stampeders Colton Hunchak WR York
  1. ^ a b Territorial draft pick

See also

References

  1. ^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order". December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "CFL key dates to circle on your calendar in 2019". January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds
  4. ^ a b c 2019 CFL Draft Tracker
  5. ^ "2019 cfl draft takes place tonight beginning at 8 pm et on tsn and rds". May 2, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Kongbo tops first Scouting Bureau Rankings for 2019, Canadian Football League, August 30, 2018, retrieved August 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Wilkinson, Desjarlais climb final CFL Scouting Bureau rankings, Canadian Football League, April 12, 2019, retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Betts tops December edition of Scouting Bureau rankings, Canadian Football League, December 6, 2018, retrieved December 6, 2018.
  9. ^ a b BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
  10. ^ a b Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als
  11. ^ a b c d Lions acquire RB Tyrell Sutton in trade with Als
  12. ^ a b REDBLACKS acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als
  13. ^ a b Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als
  14. ^ a b Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos
  15. ^ a b c d Lions acquire DL Coleman from Ticats
  16. ^ a b On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams
  17. ^ a b Ticats acquire Chambers from Eskimos
  18. ^ a b Riders acquire former 4th overall pick Brian Jones
  19. ^ a b Argos acquire former all-star DB Kanneh in trade with Ticats
  20. ^ Montreal acquires Adarius Bowman in trade with Bombers
  21. ^ "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". CFL.ca. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  22. ^ a b "Alouettes select OL Tyler Johnstone in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. July 2, 2018.
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