2023 CFL global draft

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The 2023 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on May 2, 2023.[1] It was the third CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[2]

2023 CFL global draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 2, 2023
Time11:00 am EDT
LocationToronto
Overview
18 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionBlessman Ta’ala, Ottawa Redblacks
NCAA selections15
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Draft format

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This year's draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections.[3] This was reduced from three rounds in 2022 and from four rounds in 2021.[4] This year's global draft was also the first to be based solely on the waiver priority order (reverse standings from the previous year) and the first to have the same order in each round (as opposed to a snake order draft).[3]

Draft order

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Round one

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Pick # CFL team Player Position University/club team Nationality
1 Ottawa Redblacks Blessman Ta’ala DL Hawaii   American Samoa
2 Edmonton Elks Dean Faithfull K Colorado State-Pueblo   Great Britain
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Adam Korsak P Rutgers   Australia
4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Penei Pavihi LB Hawaii   American Samoa
5 Montreal Alouettes Simon Lars Sandberg DL Oregon State   Sweden
6 Calgary Stampeders Isaac Moore OL Temple   Sweden
7 BC Lions Jevoni Robinson WR Barry   Jamaica
8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jamieson Sheahan P California   Australia
9 Toronto Argonauts Alfredo Gachuz Lozada K ITESM CEM   Mexico

Round two

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Pick # CFL team Player Position University/club team Nationality
10 Ottawa Redblacks Lucas Lavin OL Chattanooga   Sweden
11 Edmonton Elks Kilian Zierer OL Auburn   Germany
12 Saskatchewan Roughriders Habakkuk Baldonado DL Pittsburgh   Italy
13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Lou Hedley P Miami (FL)   Australia
14 Montreal Alouettes Rhys Byrns P Louisiana-Lafayette   Australia
15 Calgary Stampeders Lino Schröter LB Cologne Crocodiles   Germany
16 BC Lions Junior Aho DL Southern Methodist   France
17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Karl Schmitz P Jacksonville   Bermuda
18 Toronto Argonauts Emmanuel Falola LB Bristol Aztecs   Great Britain

Trades

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

Round three

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Note: These trades were made prior to the league revealing the number of rounds for this draft.

  • Calgary → Saskatchewan (PD). Calgary traded this selection and a seventh-round selection in the 2023 CFL National Draft to Saskatchewan in exchange for James Smith.[trade 1]
  • Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection originally acquired from Calgary back to Calgary in exchange for James Smith.[trade 2]

References

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Trade references

  1. ^ "Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Riders acquire Global P Jimmy Smith in trade with Calgary". Canadian Football League. Jul 4, 2022.

General references