2020 CFL Draft

The 2020 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2020 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 across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[3][4] This was the second year in a row that featured territorial picks after they were re-introduced in the 2019 CFL Draft.[5][4]

2020 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 30, 2020
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN/RDS
Overview
73 total selections in 8 rounds
LeagueCFL
Territorial pick(s)2
First selectionJordan Williams, LB,
BC Lions
Most selections (10)Montreal Alouettes
Fewest selections (7)BC Lions
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Toronto Argonauts
U Sports selections57
NCAA selections16

The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on CFL.ca. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, every commentator broadcast from remote locations as opposed to in-studio. The TSN production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Dave Naylor, Duane Forde, and Davis Sanchez.[2] Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, delivered an opening remark and each selection in the first two rounds was announced by Lalji. Once the TSN production finished, CFL.ca host, Brodie Lawson, and CFL.ca columnist, Marshall Ferguson, covered all remaining rounds via an online broadcast on CFL.ca.[2]

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
Final
Ranking[6]
December
Ranking[7]
September
Ranking[8]
Player Position University Hometown
1 1 1 Neville Gallimore Defensive lineman Oklahoma Ottawa, ON
2 2 2 Chase Claypool Receiver Notre Dame Abbotsford, BC
3 4 11 Carter O'Donnell Offensive lineman Alberta Red Deer, AB
4 5 13 Tomas Jack-Kurdyla Offensive lineman Buffalo Montreal, QC
5 7 6 Dejon Brissett Receiver Virginia Mississauga, ON
6 Michael Hoecht Defensive lineman Brown Oakville, ON
7 3 3 Nathan Rourke Quarterback Ohio Oakville, ON
8 Jordan Williams Linebacker East Carolina Louisville, KY
9 9 15 Marc-Antoine Dequoy Defensive back Montreal Île-Bizard, QC
10 8 9 Mason Bennett Defensive lineman North Dakota Winnipeg, MB
11 6 7 Kétel Assé Offensive lineman Laval Saint-Marc, Haiti
12 17 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund Defensive lineman Southeastern Louisiana Dartmouth, NS
13 10 14 Brendan O′Leary-Orange Receiver Nevada Toronto, ON
14 15 Cameron Lawson Defensive lineman Queen's Caledon, ON
15 13 8 Adam Auclair Linebacker Laval Quebec City, QC
16 12 16 Dylan Giffen Offensive lineman Western Strathroy, ON
17 16 19 Tyler Ternowski Receiver Waterloo Hamilton, ON
18 11 Rysen John Receiver Simon Fraser Vancouver, BC
19 20 Jack Cassar Linebacker Carleton Mississauga, ON
20 19 12 J.J. Molson Kicker UCLA Montreal, QC
14 18 Adam Sinagra Quarterback Calgary Pointe-Claire, QC
18 20 Jesse Lawson Offensive lineman Carleton Vancouver, BC
4 Sage Doxtater Offensive lineman New Mexico State Welland, ON
5 Patrice Rene Defensive back North Carolina Ottawa, ON
10 Daniel Joseph Defensive lineman Penn State Brampton, ON
17 Dev Lamour Defensive back Buffalo Montreal, QC

Trades

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

Round one

  • Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection, Jamaal Westerman, Chris Williams, and a first-round pick in the 2021 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for Johnny Manziel, Tony Washington, and Landon Rice.[9]
  • Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional first-round pick and a third-round selection in this year's draft to Toronto in exchange for Zach Collaros and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft. The condition was set upon Collaros re-signing with Winnipeg which was fulfilled on January 27, 2020 when he signed a two-year contract with the Blue Bombers.[10][11]
  • Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded the first overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the sixth overall selection when Nick Arbuckle signed a contract extension with Ottawa after his playing rights were traded by Calgary.[12][13]
  • Calgary ←→ BC (D). Calgary traded the first overall selection and 15th overall selection to BC in exchange for the third overall selection and 12th overall selection.[14]

Round two

  • Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Joshua Stanford to Montreal in exchange for Philip Blake and Patrick Lavoie.[15]
  • BC ←→ Calgary (D). BC traded the 12th overall selection and third overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the first overall selection and 15th overall selection.[14]

Round three

  • Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded this selection and T. J. Heath to Montreal in exchange for Ryan Bomben and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[16]
  • Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and a conditional first-round pick to Toronto in exchange for Zach Collaros and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[10]
  • Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft to Calgary in exchange for Nick Arbuckle and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft.[12]

Round four

  • Toronto → Saskatchewan (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Saskatchewan in exchange for Zach Collaros. The pick can be upgraded to as high as a second-round pick in this year's draft if Collaros meets playing time targets and extension clauses.[17]
  • BC → Calgary (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection (which was fulfilled) and a negotiation list player to Calgary in exchange for Justin Renfrow and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[18][4]

Round five

  • Montreal → Toronto (PD). Montreal traded this selection and Ryan Bomben to Toronto in exchange for T. J. Heath and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[16]
  • Calgary → BC (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Justin Renfrow to BC in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a negotiation list player.[18]
  • Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection and Zach Collaros to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in this year's draft and a conditional draft pick that is contingent on Collaros re-signing with the Blue Bombers.[10]

Round six

  • BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded a conditional sixth-round selection (which was fulfilled) in this year's draft and a second-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft to Montreal in exchange for Tyrell Sutton and a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.[19][20][4]

Round seven

  • Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional sixth-round selection (which became a seventh-round selection) and Martese Jackson to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.[21][4]

Round eight

  • Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Montreal in exchange for Boseko Lokombo.[22]

Conditional trades

  • Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Saskatchewan in exchange for Spencer Moore.[23]
  • BC → Toronto (PD). BC traded a conditional eighth-round selection and Davon Coleman to Toronto in exchange for Shawn Lemon.[24]

Forfeitures

  • Saskatchewan forfeited their third-round pick after selecting Jake Bennett in the 2019 Supplemental Draft.[25]

Draft order

Round one

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
1BC Lions (via Calgary[14] via Ottawa[12][13])Jordan WilliamsLBEast Carolina
2Toronto ArgonautsDejon BrissettWRVirginia
3Calgary Stampeders (via BC[14])Isaac Adeyemi-BerglundDLSoutheastern Louisiana
4Edmonton EskimosTomas Jack-KurdylaOLBuffalo
5Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal[9])Coulter WoodmanseyOLGuelph
6Ottawa Redblacks (via Calgary[12][13])Adam AuclairDBLaval
7Saskatchewan RoughridersMattland RileyOLSaskatchewan
8Hamilton Tiger-CatsMason BennettDLNorth Dakota
9Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg[10])Theren ChurchillOLRegina

Round two

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
10Ottawa RedblacksMichael HoechtDLBrown
11Toronto ArgonautsJack CassarLBCarleton
12Calgary Stampeders (via BC[14])Trivel PintoWRBritish Columbia
13Edmonton EskimosAlain PaeDLOttawa
14Montreal AlouettesMarc-Antoine DequoyDBMontreal
15BC Lions (via Calgary[14])Nathan RourkeQBOhio
16Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[15])Cameron LawsonDLQueen's
17Hamilton Tiger-CatsBailey FeltmateLBAcadia
18Winnipeg Blue BombersNoah HallettDBMcMaster
19TOttawa RedblacksDan BasambomboLBLaval
20TToronto ArgonautsSamuel AcheampongDLWilfrid Laurier

Round three

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
21Calgary Stampeders (via Ottawa[12])Rysen JohnWRSimon Fraser
22Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto[16])Carter O'DonnellOLAlberta
23BC LionsCourtney HammondDLWestern Oregon
24Edmonton EskimosMalik TyneLBTowson
25Montreal AlouettesBenoit MarionDLMontreal
26Calgary StampedersJonathan ZamoraOLSt. Francis Xavier
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Selection forfeited[25]
27Hamilton Tiger-CatsTyler TernowskiWRWaterloo
28Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg[10])Dylan GiffenOLWestern

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
29Ottawa RedblacksJakub SzottOLMcMaster
30Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[17])Kian Schaffer-BakerWRGuelph
31Calgary Stampeders (via BC[18])Kurtis GrayLBWaterloo
32Edmonton EskimosOludotun AketepeDBGuelph
33Montreal AlouettesBrian HarelimanaLBMontreal
34Calgary StampedersTyson MiddlemostWRMcMaster
35Saskatchewan RoughridersJunior AllenLBGuelph
36Hamilton Tiger-CatsStavros KatsantonisDBBritish Columbia
37Winnipeg Blue BombersBrendan O′Leary-OrangeWRNevada

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
38Ottawa RedblacksTerrance Abrahams-WebsterDBCalgary
39Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Toronto[10])Marc LiegghioKWestern
40BC LionsMatt GuevremontOLIndiana (PA)
41Edmonton EskimosDante BrownKFort Hays State
42Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal[16])Dion PellerinRBWaterloo
43BC Lions (via Calgary[18])Cordell HastingsWRAcadia
44Saskatchewan RoughridersVincent DethierDBMcGill
45Hamilton Tiger-CatsJoseph BenczeDTMcMaster
46Winnipeg Blue BombersNicholas DheillyDLSaskatchewan

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
47Ottawa RedblacksBrad CowanLBWilfrid Laurier
48Toronto ArgonautsSamuel BakerWRSaskatchewan
49Montreal Alouettes (via BC[20])Andrew BeckerOLRegina
50Edmonton EskimosChris GangarossaOLWagner
51Montreal AlouettesJersey HenryHBConcordia
52Calgary StampedersAndrew Seinet-SpauldingOLMcGill
53Saskatchewan RoughridersJonathan Femi-ColeRBWestern
54Hamilton Tiger-CatsJean VentoseDBBritish Columbia
55Winnipeg Blue BombersKyle RodgerLBOttawa

Round seven

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
56Ottawa RedblacksReshaan DavisDLOttawa
57Edmonton Eskimos (via Toronto[21])Nicholas SummachOLSaskatchewan
58BC LionsKayden JohnsonRBYork
59Edmonton EskimosRossini SandjongDEYork
60Montreal AlouettesVincent AlessandriniSBConcordia
61Calgary StampedersKeiran BurnhamKSt. Francis Xavier
62Saskatchewan RoughridersJesse LawsonOLCarleton
63Hamilton Tiger-CatsJ.J. MolsonKUCLA
64Winnipeg Blue BombersTanner CadwalladerLBWilfrid Laurier

Round eight

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity
65Ottawa RedblacksKétel AsséOLLaval
66Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto[22])Brock GowanlockDLManitoba
67BC LionsDamian JamiesonLBYork
68Edmonton EskimosMitch RaperRBCarleton
69Montreal AlouettesColton KlassenRBSaskatchewan
70Calgary StampedersMichael AsibuoCBConcordia
71Saskatchewan RoughridersNeville GallimoreDLOklahoma
72Hamilton Tiger-CatsTom SchnitzlerLB/LSBritish Columbia
73Winnipeg Blue BombersBleska KambambaDBWestern

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