2024 CFL Draft
The 2024 CFL National Draft is a selection of National players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2024. 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 if there are any forfeited selections.
| 2024 CFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Location | Toronto |
| Overview | |
| 74 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Most selections (9) | Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto Argonauts |
| Fewest selections (7) | Montreal Alouettes BC Lions |
Format changes
As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, beginning with this year's draft, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2023 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.[2] Because of this change, there will no longer be second-round territorial selections for the two worst teams from the previous season.[2][3]
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round two
- Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Calgary in exchange for Bo Levi Mitchell, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[trade 1]
- Montreal → Edmonton (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Edmonton in exchange for Jesse Gibbon.[trade 2]
Round three
- Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection, Bo Levi Mitchell, and a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft, a first-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft, and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.[trade 1]
Round four
- BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded a fourth-round selection to Hamilton in exchange for Dane Evans.[trade 3] The draft pick can be escalated if undisclosed conditions are met.[trade 3]
Round six
- Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a sixth-round selection to Toronto in exchange Theren Churchill.[trade 4] The selection would be upgraded to a fifth-round pick if Churchill is named to the Elks' active roster for at least nine games during the 2023 season.[trade 4]
Conditional trades
- BC → Ottawa (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection and a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft to Ottawa in exchange for Terry Williams.[trade 5]
- Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded a conditional second-round selection to Calgary in exchange for the playing rights to Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.[trade 6] The condition will be fulfilled if Duvernay-Tardif signs with the Alouettes.
References
Trade references
- "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
- "Als acquire OL Jesse Gibbon in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. January 24, 2023.
- "Tiger-Cats acquire draft pick from Lions in exchange for Evans". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. February 23, 2023.
- "Transaction | Elks acquire Churchill from Argos". Edmonton Elks. May 14, 2023.
- "Redblacks acquire draft picks from Lions for WR/KR Terry Williams". Ottawa Redblacks. September 4, 2022.
- "Als acquire the rights to OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif". Canadian Football League. July 14, 2022.
General references
- "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.