2013 CFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Canadian football |
Date(s) | May 6 |
Time | 12:00 PM ET |
Location | Toronto |
Network(s) | TSN |
Overview | |
60 total selections in 7 rounds | |
First selection | Linden Gaydosh |
Most selections | Montreal Alouettes (9) |
Fewest selections | Ottawa Redblacks (4) |
CIS selections | 44 |
NCAA selections | 16 |
The 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. [1] 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Montreal Alouettes had the most selections with nine, followed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with eight. Each of the West Division teams had seven picks while Winnipeg had six. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts had five picks and Ottawa chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year. A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the Edmonton Eskimos. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken since the 1987 CFL Draft when 50 of 72 were taken. It is also the highest percentage (73.3%) of CIS players taken since 2009 (38 of 48, 79.1%, were selected then). [2]
The Ottawa expansion team was scheduled to pick last in the first four rounds of the 2012 CFL Draft, with selections being limited to NCAA redshirt juniors. [3] Due to stadium delays, Ottawa will join the Canadian Football League in 2014, and participated in this year's draft instead. [4] [5] [6] 18 players were classified as redshirt juniors with 12 being selected in this year's draft. [7] The draft also expand to seven rounds this year for the first time since 1996, with the CFL citing stronger Canadian talent as a reason for the expansion. [8]
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 includes Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Paul LaPolice, Dave Naylor, Stefan Ptaszek, Brian Dobie, and Danny Maciocia who analyzed the teams' needs and picks. [9]
A total of 55 Canadian prospects participated in the 2013 CFL Combine. The official CFL Scouting Bureau rankings are listed below. [10]
NCAA Redshirt Juniors ^ |
Final Ranking [11] | December Ranking [12] | September Ranking [13] | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 1 | 3 | Boseko Lokombo^ | Linebacker | Oregon |
2 | 4 | 1 | Stefan Charles | Defensive lineman | Regina |
3 | 3 | 2 | Linden Gaydosh | Defensive lineman | Calgary |
4 | 2 | 4 | Matt Sewell | Offensive lineman | McMaster |
5 | 6 | - | Andy Mulumba | Defensive lineman | Eastern Michigan |
6 | 10 | 14 | Nolan MacMillan^ | Offensive lineman | Iowa |
7 | 5 | 10 | Ben D'Aguilar | Defensive end | McMaster |
8 | 11 | 9 | Brett Jones | Offensive lineman | Regina |
9 | 9 | - | Brent Urban^ | Defensive lineman | Virginia |
10 | 14 | - | Mike Edem | Linebacker | Calgary |
11 | - | - | Seydou Junior Haidara | Wide receiver | Laval |
12 | 7 | 6 | Corey Watman | Offensive lineman | Eastern Michigan |
13 | 8 | 7 | Jesse Joseph^ | Defensive end | Connecticut |
14 | - | - | Connor Williams^ | Defensive lineman | Utah State |
15 | - | 13 | Brander Craighead^ | Offensive lineman | UTEP |
- | 12 | 11 | Stephen Alli^ | Wide receiver | Florida |
- | 13 | 5 | Steven Lumbala | Running back | Calgary |
- | 15 | 8 | Kalonji Kashama^ | Defensive end | Eastern Michigan |
- | - | 12 | Elie Ngoyi | Defensive lineman | Bishop's |
- | - | 15 | Yannick Morin-Plante | Wide receiver | Laval |
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Linden Gaydosh | DT | Calgary |
2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Andy Mulumba | DE | Eastern Michigan |
3 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton [14] ) | Mike Edem | LB | Calgary |
4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Corey Watman | OL | Eastern Michigan |
5 | Montreal Alouettes | Steven Lumbala | RB | Calgary |
6 | BC Lions | Hunter Steward | OL | Liberty |
7 | Calgary Stampeders | Brander Craighead | OL | UTEP |
8 | Toronto Argonauts | Matt Sewell | OL | McMaster |
9 | Ottawa Redblacks | Nolan MacMillan | OL | Iowa |
= CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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10 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton [16] ) | Stefan Charles | DT | Regina |
11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Kristopher Robertson | DB | Concordia |
12 | BC Lions (via Edmonton [15] ) | Seydou Junior Haidara | WR | Laval |
13 | Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan [7] ) | Ben D'Aguilar | DE | McMaster |
14 | Montreal Alouettes | Hosam Shahin | DT | Rice |
15 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton [16] via BC [15] ) | Brent Urban | DL | Virginia |
16 | Calgary Stampeders | Brett Jones | OL | Regina |
17 | Toronto Argonauts | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Bishop's |
18 | Ottawa Redblacks | Connor Williams | DE | Utah State |
= CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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19 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Carl-Olivier Prime | LB | Wagner |
20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Carl Fitzgerald | WR | Saint Mary's |
21 | BC Lions (via Edmonton [17] ) | Boseko Lokombo | LB | Oregon |
22 | Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan [19] ) | Natey Adjei | WR | Buffalo |
23 | Montreal Alouettes | Jesse Joseph | DE | Connecticut |
24 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton [16] via BC) | Kyle Norris | LB | Saint Mary's |
25 | Calgary Stampeders | Yannick Morin Plante | WR | Laval |
26 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Toronto [18] ) | Christopher Mercer | OL | Regina |
27 | Ottawa Redblacks | Kalonji Kashama | DE | Eastern Michigan |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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28 | Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton [20] ) | Charlie Power | WR | Saskatchewan |
29 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Michael DiCroce | WR | McMaster |
30 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton [14] ) | Nicolas Boulay | LB | Sherbrooke |
31 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Saskatchewan [21] ) | Jorgen Hus | LB | Regina |
32 | Montreal Alouettes | Michael Klassen | DL | Calgary |
33 | BC Lions | Matt McGarva | DB | Windsor |
34 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary [23] ) | Taylor Servais | OL | Ottawa |
35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto [22] ) | Simon Le Marquand | WR | Ottawa |
36 | Ottawa Redblacks | Tyler Digby | TE | Robert Morris |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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37 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Isaac Dell | FB | Wilfrid Laurier |
38 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Winnipeg [24] ) | Matt Vonk | OL | Waterloo |
39 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto [19] via Edmonton [18] via Saskatchewan [25] via Edmonton [21] ) | Alex Anthony | WR | Wilfrid Laurier |
40 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto [19] via Edmonton [18] via Saskatchewan [25] ) | Levi Steinhauer | DL | Saskatchewan |
41 | Montreal Alouettes | Jake Piotrowski | OL | Guelph |
42 | BC Lions | Matthew Albright | OL | Saint Mary's |
43 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Calgary [20] ) | Neil King | DB | Saint Mary's |
44 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto [19] ) | Spencer Moore | TE | McMaster |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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45 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Michael Daly | DB | McMaster |
46 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Stephen Alli | WR | Florida |
47 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton [26] ) | Simon Legare | OL | Montreal |
48 | Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton [29] via Saskatchewan [27] ) | Shane Bergman | OL | Western |
49 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton [25] via Montreal [28] ) | Thomas Spoletini | LB | Calgary |
50 | BC Lions | Matt Walker | DB | British Columbia |
51 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary [29] ) | Elie Ngoyi | DE | Bishop's |
52 | Toronto Argonauts | Michael Di Domenico | OL | Tarleton State |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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53 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Brett Lauther | PK | Saint Mary's |
54 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Billy Pavlopoulos | PK | British Columbia |
55 | Edmonton Eskimos | Smith Wright | FB | Alberta |
56 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Eric Armitage | OL | Western |
57 | Montreal Alouettes | Damone Blackman | WR | Saint Mary's |
58 | BC Lions | Cameron Thorn | DL | Guelph |
59 | Calgary Stampeders | Dumitru Ionita | P | Concordia |
60 | Toronto Argonauts | Paul Spencer | LB | Concordia |
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