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2022 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 3, 2022
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN/RDS
Overview
74 total selections in 8 rounds
LeagueCFL
Territorial pick(s)2
First selectionTyrell Richards, LB, Montreal Alouettes
Most selections (10)Edmonton Elks
Fewest selections (6)Hamilton Tiger-Cats
U Sports selections60
NCAA selections14
← 20212023 →

The 2022 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on May 3, 2022, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 74 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.

The draft was broadcast live on TSN for the first two rounds. The TSN production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Davis Sanchez, Marshall Ferguson, and Dave Naylor. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was also present in the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the picks for the first two rounds.

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. 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.

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
Final
ranking 		January
ranking 		September
ranking 		Player Position University Hometown
1 – – John Metchie III Wide receiver Alabama Brampton, ON
2 1 4 Jesse Luketa Linebacker Penn State Ottawa, ON
3 4 2 Tyrell Richards Linebacker Syracuse Brampton, ON
4 6 9 Tre Ford Quarterback Waterloo Niagara Falls, ON
5 2 7 Jalen Philpot Wide receiver Calgary Delta, BC
6 5 15 Tyson Philpot Wide receiver Calgary Delta, BC
7 7 – Deionte Knight Defensive lineman Western Ajax, ON
8 3 6 Enock Makonzo Defensive back Coastal Carolina Lachine, QC
9 9 12 Tyrell Ford Defensive back Waterloo Niagara Falls, ON
10 10 20 Noah Zerr Offensive lineman Saskatchewan Langenburg, SK
11 – – Samuel Emilus Wide receiver Louisiana Tech Montreal, QC
12 – – Daniel Adeboboye Running back Bryant Toronto, ON
13 – – Rodeem Brown Offensive lineman Alberta Halifax, NS
14 8 13 Zack Fry Offensive lineman Western London, ON
15 – – Zach Pelehos Offensive lineman Ottawa Gananoque, ON
16 11 14 Peter Kozushka Offensive lineman Alberta Yorkton, SK
17 15 – Anthony Federico Defensive lineman Queen's Niagara Falls, ON
18 – – Cyrille Hogan-Saindon Offensive lineman Laval Quebec City, QC
19 – – Gregor MacKellar Offensive lineman St. Francis Xavier Timberlea, NS
20 16 – Nathan Cherry Defensive lineman Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
– 12 19 Jayden Dalke Defensive back Alberta Leduc, AB
– 13 18 Adam Machart Running back Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
– 14 – Josiah Schakel Defensive back Alberta Sherwood Park, AB
– 17 – Joshua Archibald Defensive lineman McGill Montreal, QC
– 18 – Nate Edwards Defensive lineman McMaster Ancaster, ON
– 19 – Zach Herzog Defensive back Hillsdale Windsor, ON
– 20 16 Shaquille St-Lot Defensive back Maine Montreal, QC
– – 1 Dontae Bull Offensive lineman Fresno State Victoria, BC
– – 3 Sidy Sow Offensive lineman Eastern Michigan Bromont, QC
– – 5 Sydney Brown Defensive back Illinois London, ON
– – 8 Tavius Robinson Defensive lineman Mississippi Guelph, ON
– – 10 Jonathan Sutherland Defensive back Penn State Ottawa, ON
– – 11 Samuel Emilus Wide receiver Louisiana Tech Montreal, QC
– – 17 Lwal Uguak 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.

Draft order

Round one

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
1 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) Tyrell Richards LB Syracuse
2 Ottawa Redblacks Zach Pelehos OL Ottawa
3 BC Lions Nathan Cherry DL Saskatchewan
4 Edmonton Elks (via Montreal) Enock Makonzo DB Coastal Carolina
5 Calgary Stampeders Jalen Philpot WR Calgary
6 Toronto Argonauts Gregor MacKellar OL St. Francis Xavier
7 Saskatchewan Roughriders Samuel Emilus WR Louisiana Tech
8 Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton) Tre Ford QB Waterloo
9 Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) Tyson Philpot WR Calgary

Round two

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
10 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton) Deionte Knight DL Western Ontario
11 Ottawa Redblacks Cyrille Hogan-Saindon OL Laval
12 BC Lions Noah Zerr OL Saskatchewan
13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal) Tyrell Ford DB Waterloo
14 Calgary Stampeders Josiah Schakel DB Alberta
15 Toronto Argonauts Daniel Adeboboye RB Bryant
16 Saskatchewan Roughriders Zack Fry OL Western Ontario
17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Anthony Federico DL Queen's
18 Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) Rodeem Brown OL Alberta
19T Edmonton Elks Jacob Plamondon DL Calgary
20T Ottawa Redblacks Jesse Luketa LB Penn State

Round three

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
21 Edmonton Elks Marc-David Bien-Aime OL Fresno State
22 Ottawa Redblacks Keaton Bruggeling WR Carleton
23 BC Lions Joshua Archibald DL McGill
24 Montreal Alouettes Vincent Forbes-Mombleau WR Laval
25 Calgary Stampeders Demetri Royer DB Western Illinois
26 Toronto Argonauts Enoch Penney-Laryea DL McMaster
27 Saskatchewan Roughriders Diego Alatorre Montoya OL British Columbia
28 Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton) Peter Adjey LS Queen's
29 BC Lions (via Winnipeg) Ryder Varga LB Regina

Round four

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
30 Edmonton Elks Gavin Cobb WR Manitoba
31 Ottawa Redblacks Daniel Valente DB Western Ontario
32 BC Lions Adrian Greene DB Saint Mary's
33 Montreal Alouettes Tysen-Otis Copeland DB Montreal
34 Calgary Stampeders Jacob Butler OL Queen's
35 Toronto Argonauts Braydon Noll OL Wilfrid Laurier
36 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tommy Bringi LB Wilfrid Laurier
37 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kiondre Smith WR Guelph
38 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cole Adamson DL Manitoba

Round five

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
39 Edmonton Elks Wesly Appolon LB Tuskegee
40 Ottawa Redblacks Woodly Appolon LB Tuskegee
41 BC Lions Riley Pickett DL Saskatchewan
42 Montreal Alouettes Ryth-Jean Giraud RB Montreal
43 Calgary Stampeders Joel Braden OL Regina
44 Toronto Argonauts Daniel Kwamou LB British Columbia
45 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tristan Fleury DB McGill
46 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jared Beeksma LB Guelph
47 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Chris Ciguineau DB Ottawa

Round six

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
48 Edmonton Elks Jeremie Dominique DB Charleston
49 Ottawa Redblacks Subomi Oyesoro LB Calgary
50 BC Lions Frednick Eveillard WR Ottawa
51 Montreal Alouettes Peter Kozushka OL Alberta
52 Calgary Stampeders Rasheed Tucker RB Queen's
53 Toronto Argonauts Eric Sutton DB Texas State
54 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jayden Dalke DE Alberta
55 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Khadeem Pierre DB Concordia
56 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jeremy Kapelanski DL Guelph

Round seven

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
57 Edmonton Elks Jean-Paul Cimankinda RB Ottawa
58 Ottawa Redblacks Connor Ross TE St. Francis Xavier
59 BC Lions John Metchie III WR Alabama
60 Montreal Alouettes Yanis Chihat LB Laval
61 Calgary Stampeders Shaquille St-Lot DB Maine
62 Toronto Argonauts Chase Arseneau TE McMaster
63 Saskatchewan Roughriders Zach Herzog DB Hillsdale
64 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Nicolas Guay OL Laval
65 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cedrick Lavigne DB Carleton

Round eight

Pick # CFL team Player Position University
66 Edmonton Elks Nate Edwards LB McMaster
67 Ottawa Redblacks Luca Perrier RB Laval
68 BC Lions Adam Wallace DL Ottawa
69 Montreal Alouettes Zach Lindley LB Western Ontario
70 Calgary Stampeders Daniel Amoako DB York
71 Toronto Argonauts Michael Pezzuto DE Ottawa
72 Saskatchewan Roughriders Riley Boersma WR Regina
73 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jaxon Ciraolo-Brown DB British Columbia
74 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Konner Burtenshaw FB Queen's

Supplemental Draft

On May 5, two days after the draft, a supplemental draft was held, with the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders both forfeiting second round picks in the 2023 CFL Draft to select J-Min Pelley and T. J. Rayam, respectively.

Trades

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

Round one

  • Edmonton ←→ Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded the first overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for the fourth overall selection in this draft and the playing rights for Carter O'Donnell.
  • Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the eighth overall selection in this draft, the 28th overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft.
  • Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the ninth overall selection in this draft and the 18th overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this 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. 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.
  • Winnipeg ←→ Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the 18th overall selection in this draft and the ninth overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.

Round three

  • Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional fourth-round selection to BC in exchange for Sergio Castillo. This selection was upgraded to a third-round pick and confirmed upon the release of the draft order.
  • Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 28th overall selection in this draft, the eighth overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft.

See also

References

Trade references

  1. ^ "Alouettes jump up to first pick in trade with Elks". Canadian Football League. May 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Elks, Ticats make pre-draft trade". Canadian Football League. May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bombers, Als swing draft day trade". Canadian Football League. May 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Elks extend quarterback Nick Arbuckle". Edmonton Elks. November 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Winnipeg acquires kicker Castillo in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. October 19, 2021.
  6. "Elks acquire Arbuckle from Argos in pre-dealine deal". Canadian Football League. October 26, 2021.

General references

  1. "CFL Combine, CFL Draft highlight '22 off-season schedule". Canadian Football League. February 14, 2022.
  2. "2022 CFL Draft Selection Order" (PDF). Canadian Football League. December 16, 2021.
  3. "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "The CFL's Future Stars Shine During TSN's Exclusive Live Coverage of the 2022 CFL Draft, May 3". Bell Media. April 28, 2022.
  5. "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. Hodge, John (December 8, 2020). "CFL may keep all NCAA players in 2021 CFL draft after 132 U Sports players opt out". 3DownNation.
  7. "Alaric Jackson tops winter Scouting Bureau Rankings". Canadian Football League. January 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022". Canadian Football League. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jesse Luketa tops CFL Winter Scouting Bureau Rankings". Canadian Football League. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. "CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  11. "Elks take DL J-Min Pelley, Stamps take T.J. Rayam in Supplemental Draft". Canadian Football League. May 5, 2022.
  12. Campbell, Dave (May 5, 2022). "Elks take hulking defensive lineman Pelley in CFL supplemental draft". Global News.
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