2024 CFL global draft

The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 30, 2024, at 11:00 am ET.[1] It was the fourth CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[2]

2024 CFL global draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 30, 2024
Time11:00 am EDT
LocationToronto
Overview
18 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionEteva Mauga-Clements, Edmonton Elks
U Sports selections0
NCAA selections15

Draft format

As per the league's draft tracker, the draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections.[3] This was the first season where the league did not alter the format of the global draft from the prior year.[4][5] The draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year).[3]

Draft order

Round one
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity/ClubNationality
1Edmonton ElksEteva Mauga-ClementsLBNebraska American Samoa
2Ottawa RedblacksMatt HayballPVanderbilt Australia
3Saskatchewan RoughridersTyrone TaleniDLSouthern California Samoa
4Calgary StampedersRon TiavaasueTENew Mexico State New Zealand
5Hamilton Tiger-CatsNik ConstantinouPTexas A&M Australia
6BC LionsCarl MeyerK(none) South Africa
7Toronto ArgonautsJeremy EdwardsPEastern Kentucky Australia
8Winnipeg Blue BombersFabian WeitzLBCologne Centurions Germany
9Montreal AlouettesSam ClarkPJames Madison Australia

Round two
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity/ClubNationality
10Edmonton ElksDavid OlajigaDLCentral Missouri United Kingdom
11Ottawa RedblacksHeston LametaLBNorthern Arizona American Samoa
12Saskatchewan RoughridersJordy SandyPTexas Christian Australia
13Calgary StampedersJulius WelschofDLCharlotte Germany
14Hamilton Tiger-CatsThomas YassminTEUtah Australia
15BC LionsTory TaylorPIowa Australia
16Toronto ArgonautsDenzel DaxonDLIllinois Bahamas
17Winnipeg Blue BombersLucky OgbevoenDBRaiders Tirol Austria
18Montreal AlouettesNouredin NouiliOLNebraska Germany

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

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See also

References

Trade references

    General references

    1. "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
    2. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
    3. "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
    4. "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
    5. "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
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