2019 CFL Draft

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]

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

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
  • BC → Winnipeg (PD). BC traded this selection and a second-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft.[9]

Round two
  • Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection and the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in the 2018 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in the 2018 CFL Draft, Ryan Bomben, and Jamal Robinson.[10]
  • BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded this selection to Montreal in exchange for Tyrell Sutton and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[11]
  • Ottawa → Montreal (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Montreal in exchange for Chris Ackie.[12]

Round three
  • Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection, Tevaughn Campbell, and a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Montreal for Vernon Adams and a fifth-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft.[13]
  • Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Toronto in exchange for Martese Jackson and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.[14]
  • Montreal → BC (PD). Montreal traded this selection and Tyrell Sutton to BC in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft.[11]
  • BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded this selection to Hamilton in exchange for a sixth-round pick in this year's draft and Davon Coleman.[15] This was originally a fourth-round pick, but was revealed to be a third-round pick when the official draft order was released.[4]

Round four

Round five

Round six
  • Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Davon Coleman to BC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.[15]

Round seven
  • Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto in exchange for Brian Jones.[18]

Round eight
  • Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Hamilton in exchange for Abdul Kanneh.[19]

Conditional trades
  • Montreal → Winnipeg (PD). Montreal traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Winnipeg in exchange for Adarius Bowman.[20] This condition was not fulfilled and Montreal kept the selection.[4]

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
  • Montreal forfeited their first round pick after selecting Tyler Johnstone in the 2018 Supplemental Draft.[22]

Draft order

Round one
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
1Toronto ArgonautsShane RichardsOLOklahoma State
–Montreal Alouettes
Selection forfeited[22]
2Hamilton Tiger-CatsJesse GibbonOLWaterloo
3Edmonton EskimosMathieu BettsDLLaval
4Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC[9])Drew DesjarlaisOLWindsor
5Winnipeg Blue BombersJonathan KongboDLTennessee
6Saskatchewan RoughridersJustin McInnisWRArkansas State
7Ottawa RedblacksAlex FontanaOLKansas
8Calgary StampedersHergy MayalaWRUConn

Round two
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
9Toronto ArgonautsRobbie SmithDLWilfrid Laurier
10Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal[10])Nikola KalinicWRYork
11Hamilton Tiger-CatsDavid UngererWRIdaho
12Edmonton EskimosKyle SaxelidOLNevada, Las Vegas
13Montreal Alouettes (via BC[11])Kaion Julien-GrantWRSt. Francis Xavier
14Winnipeg Blue BombersBrady OliveiraRBNorth Dakota
15Saskatchewan RoughridersBrayden LeniusWRNew Mexico
16Montreal Alouettes (via Ottawa[12])Nate AndersonDLMissouri
17Calgary StampedersVincent DesjardinsDLLaval
18[lower-alpha 1]Toronto ArgonautsMatthew BoatengDBFresno State
19[lower-alpha 1]Montreal AlouettesSamuel ThomassinOLLaval

Round three
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
20Toronto ArgonautsMichael O'ConnorQBBritish Columbia
21Montreal AlouettesZach WilkinsonOLNorthern Colorado
22Hamilton Tiger-CatsMaleek IronsRBOhio
23Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[14])Kurleigh Gittens, Jr.WRWilfrid Laurier
24Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC[16])Sheridan LawleyDLBritish Columbia
25Winnipeg Blue BombersConnor GriffithsDLBritish Columbia
26BC Lions (via Montreal[11] via Saskatchewan[13])Noah RobinsonLBMissouri
27Ottawa RedblacksGabriel PolanRBSherbrooke
28Calgary StampedersZack WilliamsOLManitoba

Round four
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
29Toronto ArgonautsMaurice SimbaOLConcordia
30Montreal AlouettesChris Osei-KusiWRQueen's
31Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[15])Fraser SopikLBWestern
32Edmonton EskimosPeter CenderFBGrand Valley State
33BC LionsHakeem JohnsonDBWestern
34Winnipeg Blue BombersTavita EliOLHawai'i
35Saskatchewan RoughridersJacob JankeLBYork
36Ottawa RedblacksThomas GrantDLAcadia
37Calgary StampedersJaylan GuthrieOLGuelph

Round five
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
38Toronto ArgonautsJamie HarryDBOttawa
39Montreal AlouettesMichael SanelliDTConcordia
40Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[17])Shai RossWRManitoba
41Edmonton EskimosEvan MachibrodaDLSaskatchewan
42BC LionsJonathan HarkeOLAlberta
43Winnipeg Blue BombersMalik RichardsWRMount Allison
44Saskatchewan RoughridersCharbel DabireDLWagner
45Ottawa RedblacksWesley LewisWRHouston Baptist
46Calgary StampedersMalcolm LeeDBBritish Columbia

Round six
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
47Toronto ArgonautsJoe SpazianiLSVirginia
48Montreal AlouettesJeshrun AntwiRBCalgary
49BC Lions (via Hamilton[15])Charles NwoyeDEBritish Columbia
50Edmonton EskimosScott HutterDBWilfrid Laurier
51BC LionsMario VillamizarFBWilfrid Laurier
52Winnipeg Blue BombersTariq LachanceDLManitoba
53Saskatchewan RoughridersVincent RoyOLSherbrooke
54Ottawa RedblacksChris LarsenDLManitoba
55Calgary StampedersNicholas StatzDBCalgary

Round seven
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
56Toronto ArgonautsPhil IlokiWRCarleton
57Montreal AlouettesBenjamin WhitingLBSaskatchewan
58Hamilton Tiger-CatsDerek DufaultDLManitoba
59Edmonton EskimosHunter KarlWRCalgary
60BC LionsBrad LyonsDLSimon Fraser
61Winnipeg Blue BombersNick HallettDBToronto
62Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan[18])Eric StarczalaOLGuelph
63Ottawa RedblacksSamson AbbottDLManitoba
64Calgary StampedersJob ReinhartLBGuelph

Round eight
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
65Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[19])Malcolm CampbellDLToronto
66Montreal AlouettesCody CranstonDBOttawa
67Hamilton Tiger-CatsGordon WhyteLBSt. Francis Xavier
68Edmonton EskimosEric BlakeDBMcMaster
69BC LionsJamel LylesRBManitoba
70Winnipeg Blue BombersKerfalla Emmanuel ExuméDBMontreal
71Saskatchewan RoughridersChristopher JudgeDLCal Poly
72Ottawa RedblacksClement LebreuxDLLaval
73Calgary StampedersColton HunchakWRYork
  1. 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. 2019 CFL Draft Tracker
  5. "2019 cfl draft takes place tonight beginning at 8 pm et on tsn and rds". May 2, 2019.
  6. 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 April 13, 2019.
  8. Betts tops December edition of Scouting Bureau rankings, Canadian Football League, December 6, 2018, retrieved December 6, 2018.
  9. BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
  10. Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als
  11. Lions acquire RB Tyrell Sutton in trade with Als
  12. REDBLACKS acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als
  13. Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als
  14. Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos
  15. Lions acquire DL Coleman from Ticats
  16. On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams
  17. Ticats acquire Chambers from Eskimos
  18. Riders acquire former 4th overall pick Brian Jones
  19. 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. "Alouettes select OL Tyler Johnstone in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. July 2, 2018.
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