2008 CFL draft

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2008 CFL draft
General information
SportFootball
Date(s)April 30
Time12:00 PM EST
LocationToronto
Network(s) TSN.ca
Overview
48 total selections
First selection Dylan Barker
Most selections Toronto Argonauts (7)
BC Lions (7)
Fewest selections Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)
  2007
2009  

The 2008 CFL draft took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, live at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.ca. [1] [2] A total of 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. [3] Of the 48 draft selections, 33 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions. [4]

Contents

The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black. CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon was in the studio to announce each selection. The CFL on TSN panel included Duane Forde, Greg Marshall, Brian Towriss, Farhan Lalji, Jock Climie, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks. [5]

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with the league-worst 3–15 record in the 2007 CFL season had several offers for their first-overall selection but kept their pick and chose Saskatchewan Huskies safety Dylan Barker. [6] Barker, a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is a two-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport first-team all-Canadian. He led the Huskies with 53 tackles, three interceptions, and four breakups last season. It is expected that he will be able to help the Tiger-Cats in the 2008 CFL season. [7]

Forfeitures

Draft order

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dylan Barker DB Saskatchewan
2 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton Eskimos [9] ) Dimitri Tsoumpas OL Weber State
3Calgary Stampeders Jesse Newman OL Louisiana-Lafayette
4 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto Argonauts [10] ) Keith Shologan DL Central Florida
5 BC Lions Justin Sorensen OL South Carolina
6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brendon LaBatte OL Regina
7 Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan [10] ) Shea Emry LB UBC
8Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal forfeiture [8] ) Samuel Giguère WR Sherbrooke

Round two

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
9BC Lions (via Hamilton [10] ) Rolly Lumbala RB Idaho
10Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton [10] via Toronto via Edmonton) Jonathan St. Pierre OL Illinois State
11Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary [9] ) Greg Wojt OL Central Michigan
12Montreal Alouettes Andrew Woodruff OL Boise State
13Toronto Argonauts Mike Bradwell WR McMaster
14Saskatchewan Roughriders (via BC) Mike Stadnyk DE Montana
15Winnipeg Blue Bombers Aaron Hargreaves WR Simon Fraser
16Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton [9] via Saskatchewan [10] ) Fernand Kashama DE Western Michigan

Round three

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
17Hamilton Tiger-Cats Michael Giffin RB/FB Queen's
18BC Lions (via Edmonton [10] ) Justin Shaw DL Manitoba
19Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary [11] ) Tim St. Pierre LB Saint Mary's
20BC Lions (via Saskatchewan via Montreal [10] ) Jason Arakgi LBMcMaster
21Toronto Argonauts Jean-Nicolas Carrière LB McGill
22BC Lions Mike McEachern DB Western Illinois
23Edmonton Eskimos (via BC Lions [10] via Winnipeg) Justin Cooper DLManitoba
24Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton [10] via Saskatchewan) Daryl Stephenson RB Windsor

Round four

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
25Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton [10] ) Sammy Okpro DB Concordia
26Edmonton Eskimos Jonathan Hood DB St.FX
27Calgary Stampeders Ronald Hilaire DL Buffalo
28Montreal Alouettes Terence Firr RECManitoba
29Toronto Argonauts Delroy Clarke DB Ottawa
30Saskatchewan (via BC) Jean-François Morin-Roberge OL Montréal
31Winnipeg Blue Bombers Marc Beswick DBSaint Mary's
32Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan [10] ) Gurminder Thind OLSouth Carolina

Round five

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
33Hamilton Tiger-Cats Laurent Lavigne Masse REC Laval
34Edmonton Eskimos Dante Luciani REC Laurier
35Calgary Stampeders Jon Gott OLBoise State
36Montreal Alouettes Paul Woldu DBSaskatchewan
37Toronto Argonauts Richard Zulys OL Western
38BC Lions Brady Browne DBManitoba
39Winnipeg Blue Bombers Don Oramasionwu DLManitoba
40Saskatchewan Roughriders Jeff Zelinski DBSaint Mary's

Round six

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
41Saskatchewan (via Hamilton) Teale Orban QB Regina
42Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton [10] ) Mark Dewit OL Calgary
43Calgary Stampeders Jonathan Lapointe FBMontréal
44Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal) Tyler Scott WRWestern
45Toronto Argonauts Matt Black DB Saginaw Valley
46BC Lions Hubert Buydens OLSaskatchewan
47Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pierre-Luc Labbé LBSherbrooke
48Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan [10] ) Luc Brodeur-Jourdain OLLaval

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