2025 CFL draft
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| 2025 CFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Network(s) | TSN, RDS, TSN |
| Overview | |
| 72 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Most selections (9) | Montreal Alouettes |
| Fewest selections (7) | Ottawa Redblacks Edmonton Elks Calgary Stampeders |
The 2025 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2025. 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.[1][2] That number is subject to change if there are any more forfeited selections.
Format
[edit]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 will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.[2]
Top prospects
[edit]- Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
Draft order
[edit]- Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league. If there are any more forfeited draft picks, that will also change the draft order.
Round one
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| — | Edmonton Elks | Selection forfeited[4] | ||
| 3 | BC Lions | |||
| 4 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 6 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
Round two
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | BC Lions (via Calgary)[trade 1] | |||
| 10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 11 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 12 | BC Lions | |||
| 13 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 14 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 15 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 16 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 17 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 18N | ||||
| 19N |
Round three
[edit]| 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 | Toronto Argonauts |
Round four
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | BC Lions (via Calgary)[trade 1] | |||
| 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 57 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 58 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 59 | BC Lions | |||
| 60 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 61 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 62 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 63 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 64 | Toronto Argonauts |
Round eight
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 66 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| — | Edmonton Elks | Selection forfeited[5] | ||
| 67 | BC Lions | |||
| 68 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 69 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 70 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 71 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 72 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
Trades
[edit]In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round two
[edit]- Calgary → BC (PD). Calgary traded the ninth overall pick and the 29th 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]
Round three
[edit]- 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]
Round four
[edit]- 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]
Conditional trades
[edit]- 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]
- 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]
Forfeitures
[edit]- Edmonton forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Zach Mathis in the 2024 supplemental draft.[4]
- Edmonton forfeited their eighth-round pick after selecting Antonio Alfano in the 2024 supplemental draft.[5]
References
[edit]Trade references
- ^ a b c d e "Big Play: Stamps acquire Vernon Adams Jr. in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. November 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Lions acquire RB Jeshrun Antwi in trade with Als". Canadian Football League. October 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Redblacks acquire LS Peter Adjey in trade with Elks". Canadian Football League. May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ticats acquire national LB Jordan Williams in trade with Argos". Canadian Football League. January 29, 2024.
General references
- ^ "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Kurtis Rourke leads the way in CFL Scouting Bureau Fall Rankings". Canadian Football League. August 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Edmonton Elks forfeit 2025 first-round pick to select REC Zach Mathis in supplemental draft". 3DownNation. June 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Elks select Antonio Alfano in Supplemental Draft". Canadian Football League. May 21, 2024.
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