2008 CFL draft

2008 CFL draft
General information
Sport	Football
Date(s)	April 30
Time	12:00 PM EST
Location	Toronto
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]

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

• Montreal forfeited their first round selection after a CFL investigation found that they had exceeded the league salary cap by $108,285 (the minimum for a forfeiture is $100,000). That draft pick (originally the fourth overall) reverted to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the end of the first round as they were first in the order of waiver priority after finishing last in the 2007 standings. ^[8]

Draft order

= CFL Division All-Star

= CFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	School
1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Dylan Barker	DB	Saskatchewan
2	Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton Eskimos [9] )	Dimitri Tsoumpas	OL	Weber State
3	Calgary 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
8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal forfeiture [8] )	Samuel Giguère	WR	Sherbrooke

Round two

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

Round three

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

Round four

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

Round five

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	School
33	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Laurent Lavigne Masse	REC	Laval
34	Edmonton Eskimos	Dante Luciani	REC	Laurier
35	Calgary Stampeders	Jon Gott	OL	Boise State
36	Montreal Alouettes	Paul Woldu	DB	Saskatchewan
37	Toronto Argonauts	Richard Zulys	OL	Western
38	BC Lions	Brady Browne	DB	Manitoba
39	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Don Oramasionwu	DL	Manitoba
40	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Jeff Zelinski	DB	Saint Mary's

Round six

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	School
41	Saskatchewan (via Hamilton)	Teale Orban	QB	Regina
42	Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton [10] )	Mark Dewit	OL	Calgary
43	Calgary Stampeders	Jonathan Lapointe	FB	Montréal
44	Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal)	Tyler Scott	WR	Western
45	Toronto Argonauts	Matt Black	DB	Saginaw Valley
46	BC Lions	Hubert Buydens	OL	Saskatchewan
47	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Pierre-Luc Labbé	LB	Sherbrooke
48	Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan [10] )	Luc Brodeur-Jourdain	OL	Laval

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