Johany Jutras/CFL
CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO – Here’s a list of everything you need to know heading into the 2015 CFL Draft, set to kick off on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
1. PRIORITY DRAFT ORDER
1. Ottawa 2. Winnipeg 3. Toronto 4. Montreal 5. BC 6. Saskatchewan 7. Edmonton 8. Hamilton 9. Calgary
Barring a trade, every team will have a chance to draft in the first round for the first time since 1996. Since then, either a trade or a defer to the Supplemental Draft has occurred.
There will be seven rounds in the draft.
2. WILL OTTAWA TRADE THE FIRST OVERALL PICK AGAIN?
The REDBLACKS shocked the CFL at last year’s draft when they traded the first-overall pick to Calgary for offensive lineman Jon Gott.
This year, Ottawa again holds the first-overall selection. Would they move it twice? Unlikely, as GM Marcel Desjardins hinted that the team will likely select an offensive lineman with the pick.
3. HOW MANY OFFENSIVE LINEMEN WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FIRST ROUND?
CFL.ca’s prospect insider Justin Dunk released his final mock draft of the first round and it features the names of many offensive linemen. So many, in fact, that he predicts that six of the nine picks in the round will be offensive linemen – including the first five overall. Laval’s Danny Groulx moved ahead of Calgary’s Sukh Chungh and UConn’s Alex Mateas.
4. RECENT DRAFT TRENDS
- Over the past 15 years, 66% of draft selections have come from CIS schools.
- In 2014, 98% of draft picks were from Canadian universities, the largest margin of the last 15 years.
- In 2013, 73% of picks were from Canadian universities, second largest margin in the last 15 years.
- In 2012, 47% of draft picks came from NCAA schools, the highest percentage in 14 years (this includes four draft picks from Simon Fraser University which now competes in the NCAA).
- Offensive linemen have accounted for 25% of all draft picks since 2000, the most for any position group. Defensive linemen and receivers are next at 18% each.
- The 18 defensive linemen drafted in 2014 are the most drafted at one position group in a single draft in the past 15 drafts.
- Since 2000, of the 123 first round picks, 43 or 35% have been offensive linemen.
- U. of Calgary has the most first round selections in the first round of the CFL draft since 2000 with nine.
- U. of Calgary has had at least one prospect selected in the first round in three straight drafts.
- U. of Calgary had three first round selections in the 2013 CFL draft, most ever.
5. TRADES THAT IMPACT THE CFL DRAFT
SECOND ROUND
15th Overall – Winnipeg Blue Bombers via Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg acquired Saskatchewan’s second round pick (15th overall), Kris Bastien and the rights to a negation list player in exchange for Cory Watson and Winnipeg’s (Hamilton’s original) third round pick (26th overall) .
Winnipeg originally acquired the 26th overall pick from Hamilton for their third round pick (20th overall) as part of the Abraham Kromah trade.
THIRD ROUND
19th Overall – Calgary Stampeders via Ottawa REDBLACKS
Calgary acquired Ottawa’s third round pick (19th overall) along with Ottawa’s 2014 third round pick in exchange for Justin Phillips and Calgary’s 2014 third round pick (23rd overall).
20th Overall – Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hamilton acquired Winnipeg’s third round pick (20th overall) in exchange for Abraham Kromah.
22nd Overall – Calgary Stampeders via Montreal Alouettes
Calgary acquired Montreal’s third round pick (22nd overall) in exchange for Calgary’s fourth round pick (36th overall) when conditions were met in the Larry Taylor trade.
24th Overall – Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan Roughriders
Hamilton acquired Saskatchewan’s best third round pick (24th overall) along with Saskatchewan’s best third round pick in 2016 and the rights to a negotiation list player in exchange for Brandon Boudreaux and Hamilton’s lowest 4th round selections in 2015 and 2016.
26th Overall – Saskatchewan Roughriders via Winnipeg Blue Bombers via Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Saskatchewan acquired Winnipeg’s (Hamilton’s original) third round pick (26th overall) and Cory Watson in exchange for Kris Bastien, Saskatchewan’s second round pick (15th overall) and a negotiation list player.
Winnipeg acquired Hamilton’s third round pick (26th overall) after exercising their ability to swap 3rd round selections as part of the Abraham Kromah trade.
FOURTH ROUND
29th Overall – Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hamilton acquired Winnipeg’s best fourth round pick (29th overall) in exchange for Brian Brohm.
33rd Overall –Winnipeg Blue Bombers via Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg acquired Saskatchewan’s fourth round pick (33rd overall) along with Patrick Neufeld in exchange for Alex Hall and Winnipeg’s 2014 second round pick.
35th Overall – Saskatchewan Roughriders via Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Saskatchewan acquired Hamilton’s fourth round pick (35th overall) along with Brandon Boudreaux and Hamilton’s lowest fourth round selection in 2016 in exchange for Saskatchewan’s 2015 third round pick (24th overall), Saskatchewan’s best third round pick in 2016 and the rights to a negotiation list player.
36th Overall – Montreal Alouettes via Calgary Stampeders
Montreal acquired Calgary’s fourth round pick (36th overall) when conditions were met in the Larry
Taylor trade.
FIFTH ROUND
Fifth Round Selection – Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton forfeited its original fifth round selection after selecting Mike Dubuission in the 2014 supplemental draft.
43rd Overall – BC Lions via Hamilton Tiger-Cats
BC acquired Hamilton’s fifth round pick (43rd Overall) in exchange for Seydou Junior Haidara.
SIXTH ROUND
47th Overall – Saskatchewan Roughriders via Toronto Argonauts
Saskatchewan acquired Toronto’s sixth round pick (47th overall) in exchange for Dwight Anderson.
51st Overall – Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Acquired Edmonton’s sixth round pick (51st overall) along with Ricardo Colclough in exchange for Darcy Brown.
SEVENTH ROUND
55th Overall – Toronto Argonauts via Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Toronto acquired Winnipeg’s seventh round pick (55th overall) in exchange for Josh Portis.
