The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 30, 2024, at 11:00 am ET.[1] It was the fourth CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[2]

2024 CFL global draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 30, 2024
Time11:00 am EDT
LocationToronto
Overview
18 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionEteva Mauga-Clements, Edmonton Elks
U Sports selections0
NCAA selections15
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Draft format

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As per the league's draft tracker, the draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections.[3] This was the first season where the league did not alter the format of the global draft from the prior year.[4][5] The draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year).[3]

Draft order

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Round one

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Pick # CFL team Player Position University/club Nationality
1 Edmonton Elks Eteva Mauga-Clements LB Nebraska   American Samoa
2 Ottawa Redblacks Matt Hayball P Vanderbilt   Australia
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tyrone Taleni DL Southern California   Samoa
4 Calgary Stampeders Ron Tiavaasue TE New Mexico State   New Zealand
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Nik Constantinou P Texas A&M   Australia
6 BC Lions Carl Meyer K None   South Africa
7 Toronto Argonauts Jeremy Edwards P Eastern Kentucky   Australia
8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Fabian Weitz LB Cologne Centurions   Germany
9 Montreal Alouettes Sam Clark P James Madison   Australia

Round two

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Pick # CFL team Player Position University/club Nationality
10 Edmonton Elks David Olajiga DL Central Missouri   United Kingdom
11 Ottawa Redblacks Heston Lameta LB Northern Arizona   American Samoa
12 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jordy Sandy P Texas Christian   Australia
13 Calgary Stampeders Julius Welschof DL Charlotte   Germany
14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Thomas Yassmin TE Utah   Australia
15 BC Lions Tory Taylor P Iowa   Australia
16 Toronto Argonauts Denzel Daxon DL Illinois   Bahamas
17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Lucky Ogbevoen DB Raiders Tirol   Austria
18 Montreal Alouettes Nouredin Nouili OL Nebraska   Germany

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.

  • None

See also

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References

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Trade references

General references

  1. ^ "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.