2022 CFL Draft

2022 CFL Draft
General information
Sport	Canadian football
Date(s)	May 3, 2022
Location	Toronto
Overview
74 total selections in 8 rounds
League	CFL
Most selections (9)	Toronto Argonauts Ottawa Redblacks BC Lions
Fewest selections (7)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 CFL National Draft is a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2022.^[1] 74 players will 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 forfeited selections.^[3]

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.^[4][5] 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.^[6]

Top prospects[]

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.^[7]

Final Ranking	January Ranking[7]	September Ranking[8]	Player	Position	University	Hometown
–	1	4	Jesse Luketa	Linebacker	Penn State	Ottawa, ON
–	2	7		Wide receiver	Calgary	Delta, BC
–	3	6		Defensive back	Coastal Carolina	Lachine, QC
–	4	2		Linebacker	Syracuse	Brampton, ON
–	5	15		Wide receiver	Calgary	Delta, BC
–	6	9		Quarterback	Waterloo	Niagara Falls, ON
–	7	–		Defensive lineman	Western	Ajax, ON
–	8	13		Offensive lineman	Western	London, ON
–	9	12		Defensive back	Waterloo	Niagara Falls, ON
–	10	20		Offensive lineman	Saskatchewan	Langenburg, SK
–	11	14		Offensive lineman	Alberta	Yorkton, SK
–	12	19		Defensive back	Alberta	Leduc, AB
–	13	18		Running back	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
–	14	–		Defensive back	Alberta	Sherwood Park, AB
–	15	–		Defensive lineman	Queen's	Niagara Falls, ON
–	16	–		Defensive lineman	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
–	17	–		Defensive lineman	McGill	Montreal, QC
–	18	–		Defensive lineman	McMaster	Ancaster, ON
–	19	–		Defensive back	Hillsdale	Windsor, ON
–	20	16		Defensive back	Maine	Montreal, QC
–	–	1		Offensive lineman	Fresno State	Victoria, BC
–	–	3		Offensive lineman	Eastern Michigan	Bromont, QC
–	–	5		Defensive back	Illinois	London, ON
–	–	8		Defensive lineman	Mississippi	Guelph, ON
–	–	10		Defensive back	Penn State	Ottawa, ON
–	–	11		Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech	Montreal, QC
–	–	17		Defensive lineman	Connecticut	Edmonton, AB

• Note: Dontae Bull, Sidy Sow, Sydney Brown, Tavius Robinson, Jonathan Sutherland, and Lwal Uguak deferred their draft years to 2023 in order to return for their senior years at school.^[7]

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.^[3]

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	BC Lions (via Winnipeg[trade 2])

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 3]} 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]}

Round three[]

• Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional fourth-round selection to BC in exchange for Sergio Castillo.^{[trade 2]} This selection was upgraded to a third-round pick and confirmed upon the release of the draft order.

References[]

Trade references

General references