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2025 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 29, 2025
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto, Ontario
Network(s)
Overview
72 total selections in 8 rounds
LeagueCanadian Football League
Most selections (10)
Fewest selections (7)
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on April 29, 2025 at 8:00 pm ET.[1] Seventy-two players are scheduled to be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[2][3] That number is subject to change if there are any more forfeited selections.

Format

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As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2024 CFL season were each awarded an additional second-round pick.[3] The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions were awarded these selections for the second consecutive year.[4]

Top prospects

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Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
Final
ranking 		January
ranking[5] 		August
ranking[6] 		Player Position University Hometown
1 1 Kurtis Rourke Quarterback Indiana Oakville, ON
2 3 Paris Shand Defensive lineman LSU Toronto, ON
3 - Elic Ayomanor Wide receiver Stanford Medicine Hat, AB
4 8 Isaiah Bagnah Defensive lineman BYU Lethbridge, AB
5 10 Keelan White Wide receiver Montana North Vancouver, BC
6 20 Jaylen Smith Defensive back North Texas Hamilton, ON
7 14 Jeremiah Ojo Defensive lineman Montreal Montreal, QC
8 5 Jackson Findlay Defensive back Western North Vancouver, BC
9 - Hayden Harris Defensive lineman Montana Mill Creek, WA
10 17 Erik Andersen Offensive lineman Western London, ON
11 - Christopher Fortin Offensive lineman Connecticut Saint-René, QC
12 - Ali Saad Defensive lineman Bowling Green Windsor, ON
13 19 Darien Newell Defensive lineman Queen's Brampton, ON
14 16 Nate Martey Defensive lineman Arkansas State Ottawa, ON
15 15 Devin Veresuk Linebacker Windsor Windsor, ON
16 - Ethan Jordan Wide receiver Wilfrid Laurier Chatham, ON
17 - Samuel Carson Offensive lineman Louisiana-Monroe Calgary, AB
18 - Isaiah Knight Running back British Columbia Ottawa, ON
19 - Nate Beauchemin Defensive back Calgary Kelowna, BC
20 - Taylor Elgersma Quarterback Wilfrid Laurier London, ON
- 2 Damien Alford Wide receiver Utah Montreal, QC
- 4 Eric Schon [a] Offensive lineman Duke Barrie, ON
- 6 Nolan Ulm [b] Wide receiver Eastern Washington Kelowna, BC
- 7 Akheem Mesidor [b] Defensive lineman Miami (FL) Ottawa, ON
- 9 Wesley Bailey [b] Defensive lineman Rutgers Ottawa, ON
- 11 Jett Elad [b] Defensive back UNLV Mississauga, ON
- 12 Rene Konga [b] Defensive lineman Louisville Ottawa, ON
- 13 Devynn Cromwell Defensive back Texas Tech Toronto, ON
- 18 Harold Miessan Linebacker Montreal Montreal, QC
  1. ^ Schon retired after the 2024 college football season.[5]
  2. ^ a b c d e Ulm, Mesidor, Bailey, Elad, and Konga all reclassified to 2026.[5]

Draft order

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  • Source: [7]
  • Note: this order is subject to change if there are any more forfeited draft picks or trades.

Round one

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
1 Calgary Stampeders
2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
— Edmonton Elks Selection forfeited[8]
— BC Lions Selection forfeited[4]
3 Ottawa Redblacks
4 Saskatchewan Roughriders
5 Montreal Alouettes
6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
7 Toronto Argonauts
8 Calgary Stampeders (via BC forfeiture)[4]

Round two

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
— BC Lions (via Calgary)[trade 1] Selection forfeited[4]
9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
10 Edmonton Elks
11 BC Lions
12 Ottawa Redblacks
13 Saskatchewan Roughriders
14 Montreal Alouettes
15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
16 Toronto Argonauts
17 Calgary Stampeders (via BC forfeiture)[4]
18N Winnipeg Blue Bombers
19N BC Lions

Round three

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
20 Calgary Stampeders
21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
22 Edmonton Elks
23 Montreal Alouettes (via BC)[trade 2]
24 Edmonton Elks (via Ottawa)[trade 3]
25 Saskatchewan Roughriders
26 Montreal Alouettes
27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto)[trade 4]

Round four

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
29 BC Lions (via Calgary)[trade 1]
30 Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton)[trade 4]
31 Edmonton Elks
32 Calgary Stampeders (via BC)[trade 1]
33 Ottawa Redblacks
34 Saskatchewan Roughriders
35 Montreal Alouettes
36 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
37 Toronto Argonauts

Round five

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
38 Calgary Stampeders
39 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
40 Edmonton Elks
41 BC Lions
42 Ottawa Redblacks
43 Saskatchewan Roughriders
44 Montreal Alouettes
45 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
46 Toronto Argonauts

Round six

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
47 Calgary Stampeders
48 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
49 Edmonton Elks
50 BC Lions
51 Ottawa Redblacks
52 Saskatchewan Roughriders
53 Montreal Alouettes
54 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
55 Toronto Argonauts

Round seven

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
56 Calgary Stampeders
57 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
58 Edmonton Elks
59 BC Lions
60 Ottawa Redblacks
61 Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan)[trade 5]
62 Montreal Alouettes
63 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
64 Toronto Argonauts

Round eight

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
65 Calgary Stampeders
66 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
— Edmonton Elks Selection forfeited[9]
67 BC Lions
68 Ottawa Redblacks
69 Saskatchewan Roughriders
70 Montreal Alouettes
71 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
72 Toronto Argonauts

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.

Round two

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Round three

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  • Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded a third-round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton in exchange for Peter Adjey.[trade 3]
  • BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded a third-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for Jeshrun Antwi.[trade 2]
  • Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft, Jordan Williams, and the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the 2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett.[trade 4] The condition was not met and Toronto traded a third-round pick instead.[7]

Round four

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  • Calgary ←→ BC (PD). Calgary traded the 29th overall pick and the ninth overall pick in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft to BC in exchange for Vernon Adams, the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft.[trade 1]
  • Hamilton → Toronto (PD). Hamilton traded a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the 2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett to Toronto in exchange for Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft.[trade 4] The condition was not met and Hamilton traded a fourth-round pick instead.[7]

Round seven

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  • Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded an eighth-round pick in this year's draft to Calgary in exchange for Jake Maier.[trade 5] This became a seventh-round pick when Maier re-signed with Saskatchewan on January 9, 2025.[10]

Forfeitures

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Supplemental draft

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  • Edmonton forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Zach Mathis in the 2024 supplemental draft.[8]
  • Edmonton forfeited their eighth-round pick after selecting Antonio Alfano in the 2024 supplemental draft.[9]

Salary cap

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  • BC forfeited the highest of their first-round and second-round picks (third and ninth overall) after exceeding the salary cap by more than $200,000 ($347,889).[4] As the team with the highest priority waiver, Calgary was awarded BC's forfeited selections at the end of the first and second rounds (eighth and 17th overall).[4]

References

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Trade references

  1. ^ a b c d e "Big Play: Stamps acquire Vernon Adams Jr. in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lions acquire RB Jeshrun Antwi in trade with Als". Canadian Football League. October 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Redblacks acquire LS Peter Adjey in trade with Elks". Canadian Football League. May 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ticats acquire national LB Jordan Williams in trade with Argos". Canadian Football League. January 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Roughriders Acquire Jake Maier In Trade With Calgary". Saskatchewan Roughriders. December 23, 2024.

General references

  1. ^ "Key 2025 CFL off-season dates you need to know". Canadian Football League. January 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "BC, Toronto, Saskatchewan and Ottawa exceeded 2024 salary expenditure cap". Canadian Football League. March 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Rourke maintains hold of top spot in winter edition of CFL Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. January 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Kurtis Rourke leads the way in CFL Scouting Bureau Fall Rankings". Canadian Football League. August 22, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "2025 Draft Tracker". CFL.ca. Canadian Football League. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Edmonton Elks forfeit 2025 first-round pick to select REC Zach Mathis in supplemental draft". 3DownNation. June 29, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Elks select Antonio Alfano in Supplemental Draft". Canadian Football League. May 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Trading for Jake Maier was "a big decision" — Jeremy O'Day". Saskatchewan Roughriders. December 23, 2024.


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