2020_CFL_draft
The 2020 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2020 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS.[1][2] 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[3][4] This was the second year in a row that featured territorial picks after they were re-introduced in the 2019 CFL Draft.[5][4]
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| 2020 CFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | April 30, 2020 |
| Time | 8:00 pm EDT |
| Location | Toronto |
| Network(s) | TSN/RDS |
| Overview | |
| 73 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Territorial pick(s) | 2 |
| First selection | Jordan Williams, LB, BC Lions |
| Most selections (10) | Montreal Alouettes |
| Fewest selections (7) | BC Lions Winnipeg Blue Bombers Toronto Argonauts |
| U Sports selections | 57 |
| NCAA selections | 16 |
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The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on CFL.ca. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, every commentator broadcast from remote locations as opposed to in-studio. The TSN production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Dave Naylor, Duane Forde, and Davis Sanchez.[2] Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, delivered an opening remark and each selection in the first two rounds was announced by Lalji. Once the TSN production finished, CFL.ca host, Brodie Lawson, and CFL.ca columnist, Marshall Ferguson, covered all remaining rounds via an online broadcast on CFL.ca.[2]
- Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
More information Final Ranking, December Ranking ...
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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 one
- Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection, Jamaal Westerman, Chris Williams, and a first-round pick in the 2021 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for Johnny Manziel, Tony Washington, and Landon Rice.[9]
- Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional first-round pick and a third-round selection in this year's draft to Toronto in exchange for Zach Collaros and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft. The condition was set upon Collaros re-signing with Winnipeg which was fulfilled on January 27, 2020 when he signed a two-year contract with the Blue Bombers.[10][11]
- Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded the first overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the sixth overall selection when Nick Arbuckle signed a contract extension with Ottawa after his playing rights were traded by Calgary.[12][13]
- Calgary ←→ BC (D). Calgary traded the first overall selection and 15th overall selection to BC in exchange for the third overall selection and 12th overall selection.[14]
Round two
- Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Joshua Stanford to Montreal in exchange for Philip Blake and Patrick Lavoie.[15]
- BC ←→ Calgary (D). BC traded the 12th overall selection and third overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the first overall selection and 15th overall selection.[14]
Round three
- Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded this selection and T. J. Heath to Montreal in exchange for Ryan Bomben and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[16]
- Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and a conditional first-round pick to Toronto in exchange for Zach Collaros and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[10]
- Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft to Calgary in exchange for Nick Arbuckle and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft.[12]
Round four
- Toronto → Saskatchewan (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Saskatchewan in exchange for Zach Collaros. The pick can be upgraded to as high as a second-round pick in this year's draft if Collaros meets playing time targets and extension clauses.[17]
- BC → Calgary (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection (which was fulfilled) and a negotiation list player to Calgary in exchange for Justin Renfrow and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[18][4]
Round five
- Montreal → Toronto (PD). Montreal traded this selection and Ryan Bomben to Toronto in exchange for T. J. Heath and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[16]
- Calgary → BC (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Justin Renfrow to BC in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a negotiation list player.[18]
- Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection and Zach Collaros to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in this year's draft and a conditional draft pick that is contingent on Collaros re-signing with the Blue Bombers.[10]
Round six
- BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded a conditional sixth-round selection (which was fulfilled) in this year's draft and a second-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft to Montreal in exchange for Tyrell Sutton and a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.[19][20][4]
Round seven
- Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional sixth-round selection (which became a seventh-round selection) and Martese Jackson to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.[21][4]
Round eight
- Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Montreal in exchange for Boseko Lokombo.[22]
Conditional trades
- Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Saskatchewan in exchange for Spencer Moore.[23]
- BC → Toronto (PD). BC traded a conditional eighth-round selection and Davon Coleman to Toronto in exchange for Shawn Lemon.[24]
- Saskatchewan forfeited their third-round pick after selecting Jake Bennett in the 2019 Supplemental Draft.[25]
Round one
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Lions (via Calgary[14] via Ottawa[12][13]) | Jordan Williams | LB | East Carolina |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Dejon Brissett | WR | Virginia |
| 3 | Calgary Stampeders (via BC[14]) | Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund | DL | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Tomas Jack-Kurdyla | OL | Buffalo |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal[9]) | Coulter Woodmansey | OL | Guelph |
| 6 | Ottawa Redblacks (via Calgary[12][13]) | Adam Auclair | DB | Laval |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Mattland Riley | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Mason Bennett | DL | North Dakota |
| 9 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg[10]) | Theren Churchill | OL | Regina |
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Round two
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ottawa Redblacks | Michael Hoecht | DL | Brown |
| 11 | Toronto Argonauts | Jack Cassar | LB | Carleton |
| 12 | Calgary Stampeders (via BC[14]) | Trivel Pinto | WR | British Columbia |
| 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | Alain Pae | DL | Ottawa |
| 14 | Montreal Alouettes | Marc-Antoine Dequoy | DB | Montreal |
| 15 | BC Lions (via Calgary[14]) | Nathan Rourke | QB | Ohio |
| 16 | Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[15]) | Cameron Lawson | DL | Queen's |
| 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Bailey Feltmate | LB | Acadia |
| 18 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Noah Hallett | DB | McMaster |
| 19T | Ottawa Redblacks | Dan Basambombo | LB | Laval |
| 20T | Toronto Argonauts | Samuel Acheampong | DL | Wilfrid Laurier |
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Round three
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Calgary Stampeders (via Ottawa[12]) | Rysen John | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 22 | Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto[16]) | Carter O'Donnell | OL | Alberta |
| 23 | BC Lions | Courtney Hammond | DL | Western Oregon |
| 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Malik Tyne | LB | Towson |
| 25 | Montreal Alouettes | Benoit Marion | DL | Montreal |
| 26 | Calgary Stampeders | Jonathan Zamora | OL | St. Francis Xavier |
| – | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Selection forfeited[25] | ||
| 27 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tyler Ternowski | WR | Waterloo |
| 28 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg[10]) | Dylan Giffen | OL | Western |
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Round four
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ottawa Redblacks | Jakub Szott | OL | McMaster |
| 30 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[17]) | Kian Schaffer-Baker | WR | Guelph |
| 31 | Calgary Stampeders (via BC[18]) | Kurtis Gray | LB | Waterloo |
| 32 | Edmonton Eskimos | Oludotun Aketepe | DB | Guelph |
| 33 | Montreal Alouettes | Brian Harelimana | LB | Montreal |
| 34 | Calgary Stampeders | Tyson Middlemost | WR | McMaster |
| 35 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Junior Allen | LB | Guelph |
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Stavros Katsantonis | DB | British Columbia |
| 37 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Brendan O'Leary-Orange | WR | Nevada |
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Round five
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Ottawa Redblacks | Terrance Abrahams-Webster | DB | Calgary |
| 39 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Toronto[10]) | Marc Liegghio | K | Western |
| 40 | BC Lions | Matt Guevremont | OL | Indiana (PA) |
| 41 | Edmonton Eskimos | Dante Brown | K | Fort Hays State |
| 42 | Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal[16]) | Dion Pellerin | RB | Waterloo |
| 43 | BC Lions (via Calgary[18]) | Cordell Hastings | WR | Acadia |
| 44 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Vincent Dethier | DB | McGill |
| 45 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Joseph Bencze | DT | McMaster |
| 46 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Nicholas Dheilly | DL | Saskatchewan |
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Round six
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Ottawa Redblacks | Brad Cowan | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts | Samuel Baker | WR | Saskatchewan |
| 49 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC[20]) | Andrew Becker | OL | Regina |
| 50 | Edmonton Eskimos | Chris Gangarossa | OL | Wagner |
| 51 | Montreal Alouettes | Jersey Henry | HB | Concordia |
| 52 | Calgary Stampeders | Andrew Seinet-Spaulding | OL | McGill |
| 53 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jonathan Femi-Cole | RB | Western |
| 54 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jean Ventose | DB | British Columbia |
| 55 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Kyle Rodger | LB | Ottawa |
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Round seven
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Ottawa Redblacks | Reshaan Davis | DL | Ottawa |
| 57 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Toronto[21]) | Nicholas Summach | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 58 | BC Lions | Kayden Johnson | RB | York |
| 59 | Edmonton Eskimos | Rossini Sandjong | DE | York |
| 60 | Montreal Alouettes | Vincent Alessandrini | SB | Concordia |
| 61 | Calgary Stampeders | Keiran Burnham | K | St. Francis Xavier |
| 62 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jesse Lawson | OL | Carleton |
| 63 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | J.J. Molson | K | UCLA |
| 64 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Tanner Cadwallader | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
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Round eight
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| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Ottawa Redblacks | Kétel Assé | OL | Laval |
| 66 | Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto[22]) | Brock Gowanlock | DL | Manitoba |
| 67 | BC Lions | Damian Jamieson | LB | York |
| 68 | Edmonton Eskimos | Mitch Raper | RB | Carleton |
| 69 | Montreal Alouettes | Colton Klassen | RB | Saskatchewan |
| 70 | Calgary Stampeders | Michael Asibuo | CB | Concordia |
| 71 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Neville Gallimore | DL | Oklahoma |
| 72 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tom Schnitzler | LB/LS | British Columbia |
| 73 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Bleska Kambamba | DB | Western |
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