2009 CFL draft

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2009 CFL draft
General information
Sport Canadian football
Date(s)May 2
Time11:00 AM ET
LocationToronto
Network(s) TSN
Overview
48 total selections in 6 rounds
First selection Simeon Rottier
Most selections Calgary Stampeders (8)
Montreal Alouettes (8)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8)
Fewest selections Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)
CIS selections 38
NCAA selections 10
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The 2009 CFL draft took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM ET on TSN. [1] [2] 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. [3] Of the 48 draft selections, 38 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, including the first seven. [4]

Contents

The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Rod Black and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Steve Sumarah, Stefan Ptaszek, Farhan Lalji, Glen Suitor, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks. [5]

Round one

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Simeon Rottier OT Alberta
2 Toronto Argonauts Étienne Légaré DT Laval
3 BC Lions (via Hamilton via Winnipeg) Jamall Lee RB Bishop's
4BC Lions (via Toronto via Edmonton) James Yurichuk LB Bishop's
5BC Lions Matt Carter WR Acadia
6Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC via Saskatchewan) Darcy Brown WR St. Mary's
7 Montreal Alouettes Dylan Steenbergen OL Calgary
8 Calgary Stampeders Eric Fraser S Central Michigan

Round two

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
9Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Tamon George DB Regina
10Toronto Argonauts Matt Lambros WR Liberty
11Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg) Gordon Hinse OTAlberta
12Edmonton Eskimos Dee Stirling DL Queen's
13Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC) Ryan Hinds DB New Hampshire
14Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) Martin Bédard TE UConn
15Montreal Alouettes Matt Singer OL Manitoba
16Calgary Stampeders Tristan Black LB Wayne State

Round three

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
17Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Nick Hutchins OLRegina
18Toronto Argonauts James Green LBCalgary
19Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike Morris OL UBC
20Edmonton Eskimos Andrea Bonaventura LBCalgary
21BC Lions Matt Morencie OL Windsor
22Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) Scott McCuaig LBUBC
23Montreal Alouettes Nickolas Morin-Soucy DL Montreal
24Calgary Stampeders John Hashem OTRegina

Round four

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
25Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) Stan Van Sichem DLRegina
26Toronto Argonauts Zachary Pollari OT Western Ontario
27Winnipeg Blue Bombers Adam Bestard OL Wilfrid Laurier
28Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton) Spencer Armstrong WR Air Force
29BC Lions Tang Bacheyie S Kansas
30Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan) Steve Myddelton DE St. Francis Xavier
31Montreal Alouettes Ivan Brown DL Saskatchewan
32Calgary Stampeders Scott McHenry SB Saskatchewan

Round five

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
33Hamilton Tiger-Cats Guillarme Allard-Cameus RBLaval
34Toronto Argonauts Gordon Sawler DLSt. Francis Xavier
35Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Quinney FB Wilfrid Laurier
36Edmonton EskimosEric LeeRB Weber State
37BC Lions Jonathan Pierre-Etienne DEMontreal
38Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) Raymond Wladichuk DB Simon Fraser
39Montreal Alouettes Benoît Boulanger RB Sherbrooke
40Calgary Stampeders Osie Ukwuoma DLQueen's

Round six

Pick #CFL teamPlayerPositionSchool
41Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cassidy Doneff WR Washburn
42Toronto Argonauts Anthony DesLauriers DBSimon Fraser
43Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) Brad Crawford DB Guelph
44Edmonton EskimosJason KosecLBWestern Ontario
45Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) Thaine Carter LBQueen's
46Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) Bill McGrath OL Indiana State
47Montreal Alouettes Ryan Mousseau OL Ottawa
48Calgary Stampeders John Kanaroski WRRegina

Further reading

Notes

  1. "CFL to kick off on Canada Day". CFL.ca. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. Huntington, Jonathan (2008-09-25). "Building draft interest". Sun Media. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  3. "Draft List for Year 2009" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2009-04-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  4. "CIS well represented: 34 players selected". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. "2009 CFL Canadian Draft live on TSN, May 2". CFL.ca. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.