2022 CFL Draft
The 2022 CFL National Draft is a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2022. If the format from the most recent pre-COVID-19 drafts is used, 74 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[1][2] That number is subject to change based on the number of territorial picks that are assigned or if there are any forfeited selections.[2]
| 2022 CFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Location | Toronto |
| Overview | |
| 74 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Most selections (9) | Toronto Argonauts Ottawa Redblacks |
| Fewest selections (8) | All other teams |
Available players
Due to U Sports cancelling all play in 2020, 132 eligible 2021 draftees exercised their right to defer their draft years to this year's draft.[3][4] However, the league also permitted NCAA redshirt juniors to be selected in the 2021 draft to balance out the influx of players to this year's draft.[5]
Top prospects
- Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.[6]
| Final Ranking |
December Ranking |
September Ranking[6] |
Player | Position | University | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 1 | Dontae Bull | Offensive lineman | Fresno State | Victoria, BC |
| – | – | 2 | Tyrell Richards | Linebacker | Syracuse | Brampton, ON |
| – | – | 3 | Sidy Sow | Offensive lineman | Eastern Michigan | Bromont, QC |
| – | – | 4 | Jesse Luetta | Linebacker | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
| – | – | 5 | Sydney Brown | Defensive back | Illinois | London, ON |
| – | – | 6 | Enock Makonzo | Defensive back | Coastal Carolina | Lachine, QC |
| – | – | 7 | Jalen Philpot | Wide receiver | Calgary | Delta, BC |
| – | – | 8 | Tavius Robinson | Defensive lineman | Mississippi | Guelph, ON |
| – | – | 9 | Tre Ford | Quarterback | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| – | – | 10 | Jonathan Sutherland | Defensive back | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
| – | – | 11 | Samuel Emilus | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech | Montreal, QC |
| – | – | 12 | Tyrell Ford | Defensive back | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| – | – | 13 | Zack Fry | Offensive lineman | Western | London, ON |
| – | – | 14 | Peter Kozushka | Offensive lineman | Alberta | Yorkton, SK |
| – | – | 15 | Tyson Philpot | Wide receiver | Calgary | Delta, BC |
| – | – | 16 | Shaquille St-Lot | Defensive back | Maine | Montreal, QC |
| – | – | 17 | Lwal Uguak | Defensive lineman | Connecticut | Edmonton, AB |
| – | – | 18 | Adam Machart | Running back | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK |
| – | – | 19 | Jayden Dalke | Defensive back | Alberta | Leduc, AB |
| – | – | 20 | Noah Zerr | Offensive lineman | Saskatchewan | Langenburg, SK |
Draft order
- Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league. If the league changes the number of territorial draft picks, that will also change the draft order.[2]
Round one
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 3 | BC Lions | |||
| 4 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 5 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 6 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton[trade 1]) | |||
| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 12 | BC Lions | |||
| 13 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 14 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 15 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 16 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 18 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 19T | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 20T | Ottawa Redblacks |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 22 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 23 | BC Lions | |||
| 24 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 25 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 26 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 27 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 29 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 31 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 32 | BC Lions | |||
| 33 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 34 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 35 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 36 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 37 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 38 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 40 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 41 | BC Lions | |||
| 42 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 43 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 44 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 45 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 46 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 47 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 49 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 50 | BC Lions | |||
| 51 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 52 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 53 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 54 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 55 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 56 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Round seven
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 58 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 59 | BC Lions | |||
| 60 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 61 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 62 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 63 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 64 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 65 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Round eight
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 67 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 68 | BC Lions | |||
| 69 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 70 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 71 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 72 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 73 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 74 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round two
- Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to a negotiation list player (Chad Kelly) to Toronto in exchange for Nick Arbuckle.[trade 2] The selection would have been a third-round pick, but it was upgraded to a second-round pick when Arbuckle re-signed with the Edmonton Elks through the 2022 season.[trade 1]
Conditional trades
- Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional fourth-round selection to BC in exchange for Sergio Castillo.[trade 3]
References
Trade references
- "Elks extend quarterback Nick Arbuckle". Edmonton Elks. November 1, 2021.
- "Elks acquire Arbuckle from Argos in pre-dealine deal". Canadian Football League. October 26, 2021.
- "Winnipeg acquires kicker Castillo in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. October 19, 2021.
General references
- "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
- "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- Hodge, John (December 8, 2020). "CFL may keep all NCAA players in 2021 CFL draft after 132 U Sports players opt out". 3DownNation.
- "Alaric Jackson tops winter Scouting Bureau Rankings". Canadian Football League. January 20, 2021.
- "CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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