2018 CFL DRAFT GUIDE. Thursday, May 3, :00pm ET 5:00pm PT

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1 2018 CFL DRAFT GUIDE Thursday, May 3, :00pm ET 5:00pm PT

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2018 CFL Draft Selection Order CFL Draft Selection Trade Summary CFL Draft 9 CFL Draft Historical Recap 11 CFL Draft Historical Notes 13 First Round Draft Selections by Year Since Draft Summary Since Overall Draft Selections by School Since First Round Draft Selections by School Since Draft Selections by Team Since First Overall Draft Selections Since Schools With Most First Overall Picks Since CFL Career Game Leaders since 1959 (Drafted Players) 26 A Short History of the Canadian Draft 29 Eligible Players 2018 CFL Draft 31 CONTACT INFORMATION Olivier Poulin Lucas Barrett Canadian Football League Canadian Football League Director, Communications & Public Affairs Manager, Communications & Public Affairs P: P: opoulin@cfl.ca lbarrett@cfl.ca Steve Daniel Canadian Football League Director, Game Information & Head Statistician P: sdaniel@cfl.ca

3 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION ORDER As of May 1 st, 2018 ROUND 1 1. Hamilton via MTL 2. Montreal via HAM 3. BC 4. Ottawa 5. Saskatchewan 6. Hamilton via EDM 7. BC via WPG 8. Calgary 9. Toronto ROUND 3 1. Montreal 2. Toronto via EDM via HAM 3. BC 4. Ottawa 5. Montreal via SSK 6. Edmonton Winnipeg a 7. Calgary 8. Winnipeg via TOR ROUND 5 1. Saskatchewan via MTL 2. Hamilton via EDM via HAM 3. BC 4. Calgary via OTT Saskatchewan b 5. Edmonton 6. Winnipeg 7. Calgary 8. Toronto ROUND 2 1. EDM via HAM via SSK via MTL 2. Hamilton 3. WPG via BC 4. Ottawa 5. Saskatchewan 6. Hamilton via EDM 7. BC via WPG 8. Calgary 9. Toronto ROUND 4 1. Montreal 2. Calgary via HAM 3. Ottawa via BC 4. Ottawa 5. Hamilton via MTL via SSK 6. Edmonton 7. Winnipeg 8. Montreal via HAM via CGY 9. Toronto ROUND 6 1. Hamilton via MTL 2. Saskatchewan via HAM 3. BC Ottawa c 4. BC via SSK 5. Edmonton 6. Winnipeg 7. Calgary 8. Montreal via TOR 1

4 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION ORDER As of May 1 st, 2018 ROUND 7 1. Montreal 2. Edmonton via HAM 3. BC 4. Ottawa 5. Montreal via HAM via SSK 6. Edmonton 7. Winnipeg 8. Calgary 9. Toronto ROUND 8 1. Montreal 2. Hamilton 3. Saskatchewan via BC 4. Ottawa 5. Edmonton via SSK 6. Hamilton via EDM 7. Winnipeg 8. Calgary 9. Toronto Priority: Montreal, Hamilton, BC, Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Toronto a Forfeited in the 2017 Supplemental Draft for Drew Wolitarsky. b Forfeited in the 2017 Supplemental Draft for Brandyn Bartlett. c Forfeited in the 2017 Supplemental Draft for Austin Reuland. 2

5 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY ROUND 1 1 st overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Montreal Alouettes Hamilton acquired Montreal s original 2018 first-round selection (1 st overall) along with Montreal s acquired 2018 fourth-round selection (31 st overall originally Saskatchewan s), Montreal s original 2018 sixth-round selection (44 th overall) and Montreal s original 2019 second-round selection in exchange for national offensive lineman Ryan Bomben, international wide receiver Jamal Robinson, the rights to a player on Hamilton s negotiation list, Hamilton s original first-round selection (2 nd overall), Hamilton s acquired fourth-round selection (34 th overall originally Calgary s) and Hamilton s acquired seventh-round selection (56 th overall originally Saskatchewan s) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 2 nd overall Montreal Alouettes via Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal acquired Hamilton s original 2018 first-round selection (2 nd overall) along with Hamilton s acquired 2018 fourth-round selection (34 th overall originally Calgary s), Hamilton s acquired 2018 seventh-round selection (56 th overall originally Saskatchewan s), national offensive lineman Ryan Bomben, international wide receiver Jamal Robinson and the rights to a player on Hamilton s negotiation list in exchange for Montreal s original first-round selection (1 st overall), Montreal s acquired fourth-round selection (31 st overall originally Saskatchewan s) and Montreal s original sixth-round selection (44 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and Montreal s original second-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft. 6 th overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton acquired Edmonton s original 2018 first-round selection (6 th overall) and Edmonton s acquired 2018 fifth-round selection (37 th overall originally Hamilton s) in exchange for Hamilton s acquired second-round selection (10 th overall originally Saskatchewan s via Montreal) and Hamilton s original third-round selection (20 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 7 th overall BC Lions via Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC acquired Winnipeg s original 2018 first-round selection (7 th overall) and Winnipeg s original 2018 secondround selection (16 th overall) in exchange for BC s original second-round selection (12 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and BC s original first-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft. ROUND 2 10 th overall Edmonton Eskimos via Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan Roughriders via Montreal Alouettes Edmonton acquired Hamilton s acquired 2018 second-round selection (10 th overall originally Saskatchewan s via Montreal) and Hamilton s original 2018 third-round selection (20 th overall) in exchange for Edmonton s original first-round selection (6 th overall) and Edmonton s acquired fifth-round selection (37 th overall originally Hamilton s) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 3

6 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY Hamilton originally acquired Saskatchewan s acquired 2018 second-round selection (10 th overall originally Montreal s) in exchange for international quarterback Zach Collaros, and Saskatchewan originally acquired Montreal s original 2018 second-round selection (10 th overall) in exchange for international quarterback Darian Durant. 12 th overall Winnipeg Blue Bombers via BC Lions Winnipeg acquired BC s original 2018 second-round selection (12 th overall) and BC s original 2019 first-round selection in exchange for Winnipeg s original first-round selection (7 th overall) and Winnipeg s original secondround selection (16 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 15 th overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton acquired Edmonton s original 2018 second-round selection (15 th overall) in exchange for international defensive lineman John Chick and Hamilton s original fifth-round (37 th overall) selection in the 2018 CFL Draft. 16 th overall BC Lions via Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC acquired Winnipeg s original 2018 second-round selection (16 th overall) and Winnipeg s original 2018 firstround selection (7 th overall) in exchange for BC s original second-round selection (12 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and BC s original first-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft. ROUND 3 20 th overall Edmonton Eskimos via Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto acquired Edmonton s best 2018 third-round selection (20 th overall originally Hamilton s) along with international quarterback James Franklin in exchange for national offensive lineman Mason Woods. Edmonton originally acquired Hamilton s original 2018 third-round selection (20 th overall) and Hamilton s acquired 2018 second-round selection (10 th overall originally Saskatchewan s via Montreal) in exchange for Edmonton s original first-round selection (6 th overall) and Edmonton s acquired fifth-round selection (37 th overall originally Hamilton s) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 23 rd overall Montreal Alouettes via Saskatchewan Roughriders Montreal acquired Saskatchewan s best 2018 third-round selection (23 rd overall) along with national defensive back Tevaughn Campbell, Saskatchewan s best third-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft and the rights to a player on Saskatchewan s negotiation list in exchange for international quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Montreal s original fifth-round selection (36 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and the rights to a player on Montreal s negotiation list. Third Round Selection Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg forfeited its original third-round selection after selecting national receiver Drew Wolitarsky in the 2017 CFL Supplemental Draft. 4

7 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY 26 th overall Winnipeg Blue Bombers via Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg acquired Toronto s original 2018 third-round selection (26 th overall) along with international defensive back TJ Heath and Toronto s original 2017 first-round selection (1 st overall) in exchange for international quarterback Drew Willy. ROUND 4 28 th overall Calgary Stampeders via Hamilton Tiger-Cats Calgary acquired Hamilton s original 2018 fourth-round selection (28 th overall) along with Hamilton s original fourth-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft in exchange for international defensive lineman Charleston Hughes and Calgary s original fourth-round selection (34 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 29 th overall Ottawa REDBLACKS via BC Lions Ottawa acquired BC s best 2018 fourth-round selection (29 th overall) and the rights to a player on BC s negotiation list in exchange for international defensive lineman Odell Willis. 31 st overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Montreal Alouettes via Saskatchewan Roughriders Hamilton acquired Montreal s acquired 2018 fourth-round selection (31 st overall originally Saskatchewan s) along with Montreal s original 2018 first-round selection (1 st overall), Montreal s original 2018 sixth-round selection (44 th overall) and Montreal s original 2019 second-round selection in exchange for national offensive lineman Ryan Bomben, international wide receiver Jamal Robinson, the rights to a player on Hamilton s negotiation list, Hamilton s original first-round selection (2 nd overall), Hamilton s acquired fourth-round selection (34 th overall originally Calgary s) and Hamilton s acquired seventh-round selection (56 th overall originally Saskatchewan s) in the 2018 CFL Draft. Montreal originally acquired Saskatchewan s best 2018 fourth-round selection (31 st overall) in exchange for national defensive back Andrew Lue. 34 th overall Montreal Alouettes via Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Calgary Stampeders Montreal acquired Hamilton s acquired 2018 fourth-round selection (34 th overall originally Calgary s) along with Hamilton s original 2018 first-round selection (2 nd overall), Hamilton s acquired 2018 seventh-round selection (56 th overall originally Saskatchewan s), national offensive lineman Ryan Bomben, international wide receiver Jamal Robinson and the rights to a player on Hamilton s negotiation list in exchange for Montreal s original first-round selection (1 st overall), Montreal s acquired fourth-round selection (31 st overall originally Saskatchewan s) and Montreal s original sixth-round selection (44 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and Montreal s original second-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft. Hamilton originally acquired Calgary s original 2018 fourth-round selection (34 th overall) along with international defensive lineman Charleston Hughes in exchange for Hamilton s original fourth-round selection (28 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and Hamilton s original fourth-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft. 5

8 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY ROUND 5 36 th overall Saskatchewan Roughriders via Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan acquired Montreal s original 2018 fifth-round selection (36 th overall) along with international quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the rights to a player on Montreal s negotiation list in exchange for Saskatchewan s best 2018 third-round selection (23 rd overall), national defensive back Tevaughn Campbell, Saskatchewan s best third-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft and the rights to a player on Saskatchewan s negotiation list. 37 th overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton Eskimos via Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton acquired Edmonton s acquired 2018 fifth-round selection (37 th overall originally Hamilton s) and Edmonton s original 2018 first-round selection (6 th overall) in exchange for Hamilton s acquired second-round selection (10 th overall originally Saskatchewan s via Montreal) and Hamilton s original third-round selection (20 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. Edmonton originally acquired Hamilton s original 2018 fifth-round selection (37 th overall) along with international defensive lineman John Chick in exchange for Edmonton s original second-round selection (15 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 39 th overall Calgary Stampeders via Ottawa REDBLACKS Calgary acquired Ottawa s original 2018 fifth-round selection (39 th overall) in exchange for international quarterback Drew Tate. Fifth Round Selection Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan forfeited its original fifth-round selection after selecting national linebacker Brandyn Bartlett in the 2017 CFL Supplemental Draft. ROUND 6 44 th overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Montreal Alouettes Hamilton acquired Montreal s original 2018 sixth-round selection (44 th overall) along with Montreal s original 2018 first-round selection (1 st overall), Montreal s acquired 2018 fourth-round selection (31 st overall originally Saskatchewan s), and Montreal s original 2019 second-round selection in exchange for national offensive lineman Ryan Bomben, international wide receiver Jamal Robinson, the rights to a player on Hamilton s negotiation list, Hamilton s original first-round selection (2 nd overall), Hamilton s acquired fourth-round selection (34 th overall originally Calgary s) and Hamilton s acquired seventh-round selection (56 th overall originally Saskatchewan s) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 45 th overall Saskatchewan Roughriders via Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan acquired Hamilton s original 2018 sixth-round selection (45 th overall) along with international defensive lineman Mike McAdoo in exchange for international wide receiver Ricky Collins Jr. and Saskatchewan s original seventh-round selection (56 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 6

9 Sixth Round Selection Ottawa REDBLACKS 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY Ottawa forfeited its original sixth-round selection after selecting national receiver Austin Reuland in the 2017 CFL Supplemental Draft. 47 th overall BC Lions via Saskatchewan Roughriders BC acquired Saskatchewan s original 2018 sixth-round selection (47 th overall) in exchange for national defensive back Mike Edem and BC s original eight-round selection (63 rd overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 51 st overall Montreal Alouettes via Toronto Argonauts Montreal acquired Toronto s best 2018 sixth-round selection (51 th overall) along with Toronto s original sixthround selection (45 th overall) in the 2017 CFL Draft in exchange for international wide receiver S.J. Green. ROUND 7 53 rd overall Edmonton Eskimos via Hamilton Tiger-Cats Edmonton acquired Hamilton s best 2018 seventh-round selection (53 rd overall) along with Hamilton s original fifth-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft in exchange for national wide receiver Shamawd Chambers. 56 th overall Montreal Alouettes via Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Saskatchewan Roughriders Montreal acquired Hamilton s acquired 2018 seventh-round selection (56 th overall originally Saskatchewan s) along with Hamilton s original 2018 first-round selection (2 nd overall), Hamilton s acquired 2018 fourth-round selection (34 th overall originally Calgary s), national offensive lineman Ryan Bomben, international wide receiver Jamal Robinson and the rights to a player on Hamilton s negotiation list in exchange for Montreal s original first-round selection (1 st overall), Montreal s acquired fourth-round selection (31 st overall originally Saskatchewan s) and Montreal s original sixth-round selection (44 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft and Montreal s original second-round selection in the 2019 CFL Draft. Hamilton originally acquired Saskatchewan s original 2018 seventh-round selection (56 th overall) along with international wide receiver Ricky Collins Jr. in exchange for international defensive lineman Mike McAdoo and Hamilton s original sixth-round selection (45 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. ROUND 8 63 th overall Saskatchewan Roughriders via BC Lions Saskatchewan acquired BC s original 2018 eighth-round selection (63 rd overall) in exchange for national defensive back Mike Edem and Saskatchewan s original sixth-round selection (47 th overall) in the 2018 CFL Draft. 7

10 2018 CFL DRAFT SELECTION TRADE SUMMARY 65 th overall Edmonton Eskimos via Saskatchewan Roughriders Edmonton acquired Saskatchewan s original 2018 eighth-round selection (65 th overall) along with the rights to a player on Saskatchewan s negotiation list in exchange for international defensive lineman Cedrick McKinley and the rights to a player on Edmonton s negotiation list. 66 th overall Hamilton Tiger-Cats via Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton acquired Edmonton s original 2018 eighth-round selection (66 th overall) in exchange for international linebacker Alex Hoffman-Ellis. 8

11 2017 CFL DRAFT MAY 7, 2017 No Tm From Round 1 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 1 WPG TOR EKAKITIE, Faith DL Iowa ON WPG 2 SSK JUDGE, Cameron DB UCLA QC SSK 3 BC MTL VANDERVOORT, Danny WR McMaster ON BC 4 HAM MCGOUGH, Connor DL Calgary AB HAM 5 EDM BEHAR, Nate WR Carleton ON EDM 6 CGY WPG COLLING, Randy DL Gannon CGY 7 BC LUKE, Junior DL Montreal QC BC 8 WPG CGY GRAY, Geoff OL Manitoba MB OTT JOHNSON, Evan OL Saskatchewan SK OTT No Tm From Round 2 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 10 TOR WOODS, Mason OL Idaho BC SSK BLADEK, Dariusz OL Bethune-Cookman SSK 12 MTL FOOTE, Fabion DL McMaster ON MTL 13 HAM SCHRAM, Braden OL Calgary AB HAM 14 EDM ROY, Jean-Simon OL Laval QC EDM 15 WPG SPOONER, Qadr OL McGill QC BC ZVER, Jeremy OL Regina SK CGY LYNCH, Julan WR Saskatchewan SK CGY 18 OTT GOSSELIN, Anthony RB Sherbrooke QC OTT No Tm From Round 3 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 19 TOR FOSTER, Evan DL Manitoba BC TOR -- SSK SSK Rd #3 pick forfeited in 2016 Supplemental Draft (Kevin Francis) 20 MTL WRIGHT, Dondre DB Henderson State ON MTL 21 HAM OKAFOR, Kay DL St. Francis Xavier EDM MULUMBA, Christophe LB Maine QC EDM 23 WPG CONTEH, Abubakar DB Grambling State MB WPG 24 BC CHAGNON, Frederic LB Montreal QC BC 25 CGY ADELEKE, Tunde DB Carleton ON CGY 26 OTT ANKOU, Eli DL UCLA ON No Tm From Round 4 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 27 TOR WOODSON, Robert DB Calgary AB TOR 28 CGY SSK MILANOVIC-LITRE, Ante LB Simon Fraser BC CGY 29 MTL MORRISON, Alexander WR UBC ON SSK HAM AUCLAIR, Antony TE Laval QC EDM HOOVER, Jordan DB Waterloo ON EDM 32 SSK WPG MEREDITH, Eddie OL Western ON BC HAMLIN, Nathaniel DB Carleton ON BC 34 WPG CGY MENARD-BRIERE, Felix K Montreal QC OTT BOURASSA, Louis-Philippe RB Montreal QC OTT No Tm From Round 5 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 36 TOR ONYEKA, Nakas LB Wilfrid Laurier ON TOR 37 SSK PICTON, Mitchell WR Regina SK MTL VAUGHN, Justin DL Fordham ON HAM 39 HAM ANNEN, Zach OL Carleton ON EDM SENIOR, Justin OL Mississippi State QC EDM WPG BOATENG, Kwaku DL Wilfrid Laurier ON EDM 42 BC GODIN, Edward DL Laval QC CGY GACUSANA, Felix OL Simon Fraser BC BC 44 OTT DUPUIS, Mathieu DL Montreal QC

12 2017 CFL DRAFT MAY 7, 2017 No Tm From Round 6 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 45 TOR CARTER, Malcolm WR Carleton ON SSK SPRUKULIS, Danny OL Toronto ON MTL SCARFONE, Jacob WR Guelph ON HAM RADFORD, Denzel WR Calgary AB SSK 49 EDM ASARE, Kwabena OL Carleton ON WPG MAROUF, Ian DL Guelph ON BC BRUSH, Dakota WR Mount Allison ON BC 52 CGY GAGNON, Alexandre DL Sherbrooke QC CGY 53 OTT HARTLEY, Austen WR Calgary AB OTT No Tm From Round 7 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 54 TOR HERDMAN, Justin LB Simon Fraser MB TOR 55 SSK CHEVRIER, Alexandre LB Sherbrooke QC MTL CRANSTON, Ty DB Ottawa MB SSK HAM ADUSEI, Emmanuel DT Carleton ON SSK 58 HAM EDM GOLDING, Brett OL Wilfrid Laurier ON HAM 59 WPG THERA-PLAMONDO, Brendon WR Calgary AB BC HERDMAN, Jordan LB Simon Fraser MB BC 61 CGY LAURENSSE, Adam DB Calgary AB OTT ILNICKI, Ed RB Alberta AB No Tm From Round 8 Pos School / Team Pr Hgt Wgt '17 63 TOR CARSON, Matthew DL Calgary AB SSK GLAUDE, Marc OL Montreal QC MTL TOURE, Oumar TE Sherbrooke QC MTL 66 HAM THOMAS-ERLINGTON, Sean RB Montreal QC HAM 67 EDM MACKIE, Mark DL McMaster ON WPG HENRY, Tylor WR Alberta AB BC HILLIS, Mitchell WR Saskatchewan SK CGY SINDANI, Richard WR Regina SK OTT FILIPPELLI, Jordan OL Calgary AB Legend '17 = Minimum one game played or on a club's injured list during the 2017 CFL season. 10

13 CFL DRAFT HISTORICAL RECAP SUMMARY Reg Terr Supp Min 1 CFL GP AMATEUR AFFILIATION POSITION ANALYSIS SINCE 1970: * YEAR / TEAMS Picks Exem Picks TOT CFL % U SPORTS NCAA Oth U SPORTS% OL WR-RB QB DL LB DB K 2017 All % % All % % All % % All % % All 8 + Ott % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All 8 Cdn % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % All % % 1968 All % % 1967 All % % 1966 All % % 1965 All % % 1964 All % % 1963 All % % 1962 East, Cgy % East, Cgy % East, Cgy % 24 11

14 CFL DRAFT HISTORICAL RECAP SUMMARY Reg Terr Supp Min 1 CFL GP AMATEUR AFFILIATION POSITION ANALYSIS SINCE 1970: * YEAR / TEAMS Picks Exem Picks TOT CFL % U SPORTS NCAA Oth U SPORTS% OL WR-RB QB DL LB DB K 1959 All % All % All % All % (East) % 130 TOTALS 3, ,947 1,691 43% % of Total: 78% 22% 0% Legend "TOT" = Players selected in each year's CFL Draft. "Ex" & "Supp" = Territorial Exemptions & Supplemental picks. "CFL" = Players with minimum one game played or on a club's injured list during a CFL season. 12

15 CFL DRAFT HISTORICAL NOTES 1. The concept of the Canadian College Draft was created at a meeting of Eastern clubs held on April 6, Their plan was to draft as many as seven university graduate rookies to each member club. In the meeting presisded over by President Jack Welch delegates agreed in principle with the idea that the last place team from the previous year would have the right to select first in each round. 2. The 1952 IRFU College Draft was at first deemed unofficial but names announced for each team were in fact added to those particular club rosters for Prior to 1956, Western clubs did not recognize the exclusive rights granted to the Eastern clubs to sign their picks and attempted to acquire many of them. With the creation of the CFC in 1956, all clubs participated in the Draft until Pick order was determined by reverse record with the losing Grey Cup Conference going first. 4. From 1960 to 1962 only the four Eastern teams plus Calgary participated in the Draft. The other Western teams had a territorial rights to players from their area. 5. Prior to around 1970, positions varied from the present-day narrow specialization. More generic names were used for example Halfback or Tackle which covered offence and defence. 6. League-wide Territorial Exemptions were first allowed in 1973 to and thus two players per team were pre-selected. The first pick from 1973 to 1982 became the #19 overall selection in the Draft, rather than strictly #1 as it is in the present day. 7. From 2013 to 2015, the CFL Draft consisted of seven rounds of selections, and from 1997 to 2012 the Draft concluded after six rounds. In 2016, the CFL Draft expanded from seven to eight rounds. 8. There have been 26 players selected multiple time with Garnett Bertland (McGill) and Paul Desjardins (Ottawa) being chosen three times each. 13

16 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS BY YEAR 2003 TO 2017 No Tm 2017 Pos School 1 WPG EKAKITIE, Faith DL Iowa 2 SSK JUDGE, Cameron LB UCLA 3 BC VANDERVOORT, Daniel WR McMaster 4 HAM MCGOUGH, Connor DL Calgary 5 EDM BEHAR, Nathaniel WR Carleton 6 CGY COLLING, Randy DL Gannon 7 BC LUKE, Junior DL Montreal 8 WPG GRAY, Geoff OL Manitoba 9 OTT JOHNSON, Evan OL Saskatchewan No Tm 2015 Pos School 1 OTT MATEAS, Alex OL Connecticut 2 WPG CHUNGH, Sukh OL Calgary 3 TOR McEWAN, Sean OL Calgary 4 MTL ACKIE, Chris DB Wilfrid Laurier 5 BC MRABURE-AJUFO, Ese DL Wilfrid Laurier 6 SSK DEMSKI, Nik WR Manitoba 7 EDM GROULX, Danny OL Laval 8 MTL RUBY, Jacob OL Richmond 9 CGY LAVOIE, Karl OL Laval No Tm 2013 Pos School 1 HAM GAYDOSH, Linden DL Calgary 2 WPG MULUMBA, Andy DL Eastern Michigan 3 MTL EDEM, Mike LB Calgary 4 SSK WATMAN, Corey OL Eastern Michigan 5 MTL LUMBALA, Steven RB Calgary 6 BC STEWARD, Hunter OL Liberty 7 CAL CRAIGHEAD, Brander OL UTEP 8 TOR SEWELL, Matthew OL McMaster 9 OTT MACMILLAN, Nolan OL Iowa No Tm 2011 Pos School 1 WPG MUAMBA, Henoc LB St. Francis Xavier 2 EDM MITCHELL, Scott OL Rice 3 CGY PARKER, Anthony WR Calgary 4 WPG ETIENNE, Jade WR Saskatchewan 5 EDM COEHOORN, Nathan WR Calgary 6 BC IANNUZZI, Marco WR Harvard 7 TOR HOLMES, Tyler OL Tulsa 8 MTL MCKNIGHT, Brody K Montana No Tm 2009 Pos School 1 HAM ROTTIER, Simeon OL Alberta 2 TOR LÉGARÉ, Étienne DL Laval 3 BC LEE, Jamall RB Bishop's 4 BC YURICHUK, James LB Bishop's 5 BC CARTER, Matt WR Acadia 6 HAM BROWN, Darcy WR St. Mary's 7 MTL STEENBERGEN, Dylan OL Calgary 8 CGY FRASER, Eric DB Central Michigan No Tm 2016 Pos School 1 SSK ST. JOHN, Josiah OL Oklahoma 2 MTL GAGNON, Philippe OL Laval 3 HAM REVENBERG, Brandon OL Grand Valley St 4 TOR JONES, Brian WR Acadia 5 BC VAILLANCOURT, Charles OL Laval 6 CGY SINGLETON, Alex LB Montana State 7 OTT LAUZON-SÉGUIN, Jason OL Laval 8 HAM SMITH, Tevaun WR Iowa WPG Pick Forfeited No Tm 2014 Pos School 1 CGY LAVERTU, Pierre OL Laval 2 WPG GOOSSEN, Matthias OL Simon Fraser 3 TOR COOMBS, Anthony RB Manitoba 4 OTT PRUNEAU, Antoine DB Montreal 5 MTL FOUCAULT, David OL Montreal 6 EDM BAILEY, Devon WR St. Francis Xavier 7 CGY SMITH, Quinn DL Concordia 8 HAM LANDRY, Beau LB Western 9 HAM GILL, Evan DL Manitoba No Tm 2012 Pos School 1 SSK HEENAN, Ben OL Saskatchewan 2 BC WESTERMAN, Jabar DL Eastern Michigan 3 WPG PENCER, Tyson OL Washington St 4 EDM PASZTOR, Austin OL Virginia 5 CGY PALL, Ameet DL Wofford 6 EDM CHAMBERS, Shamawd WR Wilfrid Laurier 7 BC FABIEN, Kirby OL Calgary WPG Pick Forfeited No Tm 2010 Pos School 1 SSK WILLIAMS, Shomari LB Queen's 2 TOR EPPELE, Joe OT Washington St 3 TOR GREENWOOD, Cory LB Concordia 4 BC WATKINS, Danny OT Baylor 5 CGY MAVER, Rob K/P Guelph 6 EDM BULCKE, Brian DL Stanford 7 MTL KRISTIAN, Matte OL Concordia HAM Pick Forfeited No Tm 2008 Pos School 1 HAM BARKER, Dylan DB Saskatchewan 2 CGY TSOUMPAS, Dimitri OL Weber State 3 CGY NEWMAN, Jesse OL LA-Lafayette 4 SSK SHOLOGAN, Keith DL Central Florida 5 BC SORENSEN, Justin OL South Carolina 6 WPG LABATTE, Brendon OL Regina 7 MTL EMRY, Shea LB UBC 8 HAM GIGUÈRE, Samuel WR Sherbrooke 14

17 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS BY YEAR 2003 TO 2017 No Tm 2007 Pos School 1 HAM BAUMAN, Chris WR Regina 2 EDM KEAN, Warren K Concordia 3 CGY GYETVAI, Mike OL Michigan State 4 HAM BEKASIAK, J.P. DL Toledo 5 CGY PHILLIPS, Justin LB Wilfrid Laurier 6 CGY ARTHUR, Jabari WR Akron 7 MTL YALOWSKY, Richard OL Calgary 8 BC NICOLSON, Adam WR Ottawa No Tm 2005 Pos School 1 CGY ROBÉDÉ, Miguel DE Laval 2 OTT YEOW, Cam LB Akron 3 SSK O'MEARA, Matt OL McMaster 4 SSK BEST, Chris OL Duke 5 MTL PROULX, Matthieu DB Laval 6 HAM LUMSDEN, Jesse RB McMaster 7 SSK HOFFART, Nathan SB Saskatchewan 8 BC BWENGE, Alexis RB Kentucky 9 TOR KACZUR, Nick OL Toledo No Tm 2006 Pos School 1 EDM BRAIDWOOD, Adam DE Washington St 2 BC POTTINGER, Jason LB McMaster 3 SSK FANTUZ, Andy WR Western Ontario 4 BC FOLEY, Ricky LB York 5 TOR FEDERKEIL, Daniel DL Calgary 6 BC VALLI, Dean OL Simon Fraser 7 MTL DESLAURIERS, Éric WR Eastern Michigan 8 HAM GAGNE-MARCOUX, C OL Central Florida No Tm 2004 Pos School 1 HAM SMITH, Wayne OL Appalachian St 2 OTT KHAN, Obby OL Simon Fraser 3 OTT AZZI, David WR Ottawa 4 TOR MOROZ, Mark OL Wake Forest 5 BC ATOGWE, O.J. DB Stanford 6 SSK AUGUSTIN, Ducarmel FB Villanova 7 TOR TREMBLAY, Jean-Frédéric WR Laval 8 MTL KASHAMA, Alain DL Michigan 9 EDM SANGHERA, Amar OL UBC No Tm 2003 Pos School 1 CGY MORLEY, Steven OL St. Mary's 2 CGY MCGRATH, Joe OL Miami 3 HAM RADLEIN, Julian RB UBC 4 EDM CASSEUS, Emmanuel LB Michigan 5 CGY LYSACK, Wes DB Manitoba 6 BC JACKSON, Paris WR Utah 7 CGY CALIXTE, Marc LB Tenn-Martin 8 EDM SPENCER, Randy DL Weber State 9 MTL NOEL, Andrew WR Acadia 15

18 DRAFT SUMMARY SINCE 2003 All Draft selections since 2003 U SPORTS vs NCAA: Notable: Over the past 15 years, 71% of draft selections have come from Canadian universities. In 2014, 98% of draft picks were from Canadian universities, the largest margin of the last 15 years. In 2017, 78% of picks were from Canadian universities, the second-largest margin in the last 15 years. In 2012, 47% of draft picks came from NCAA schools, the highest percentage in 15 years (this includes four draft picks from Simon Fraser University, which competes in the NCAA). FROM TOT U SPORTS NCAA NAIA TOT All Draft selections by position since 2003: Notable: The 18 defensive linemen drafted in 2014 and the 18 offensive linemen drafted in 2005 are the most drafted at one position group in a single draft in the past 15 drafts. POS TOT OL DL WR LB DB RB K-P QB TOT

19 All Draft selections by position since 2003: DRAFT SUMMARY SINCE 2003 Notable: Offensive linemen have accounted for 25.1% of all draft picks since 2003, the most for any position group. Defensive linemen are next at 18.4%. Receivers are in third place with 17.5% of all draft picks since Since 2003, of the 125 first round picks, 50 or 40% have been offensive linemen, the most for any position group. ALL PICKS 1 ST ROUND BY POS TOT % TOT % OL DL WR LB DB RB K-P QB TOT

20 OVERALL DRAFT SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL SINCE 2003 Schools with three or more draft selections since 2003: SCHOOL T Calgary Laval McMaster Western Saint Mary s Montreal Manitoba Regina Simon Fraser Saskatchewan UBC Wilfrid Laurier Concordia Queen s Guelph St. FX Sherbrooke Bishop s Windsor Alberta Ottawa Toronto McGill Acadia Carleton E Michigan Mount Allison Connecticut Michigan State York Stanford Waterloo Akron Boise State Boston College Buffalo

21 OVERALL DRAFT SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL SINCE 2003 SCHOOL T Cen Michigan Rice Tulsa Weber State Brigham Young Central Florida Idaho Iowa Kansas Michigan Montana New Hampshire Toledo Virginia Washington St

22 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL SINCE 2003 Notable: University of Calgary has the most first round selections in the first round of the CFL draft since 2003 with 12. University of Calgary (2013) and Université Laval (2016) both had three first round selections in the same draft the most ever. Schools with multiple first round selections in the same draft year since 1989: YEAR # OF PICKS SCHOOL PLAYERS 2016 Laval OL Philippe Gagnon (2, MTL) OL Charles Vaillancourt (5, BC) 3 OL Jason Lauzon-Séguin (7, OTT) DE Linden Gaydosh (1, HAM) 2013 Calgary LB Mike Edem (3, MTL) RB Steven Lumbala (5, MTL) 2015 Calgary OL Sukh Chungh (2, WPG) OL Sean McEwen (3, TOR) 2015 Wilfrid Laurier DB Chris Ackie (4, MTL) DL Ese Mrabure-Ajufo (5, BC) 2015 Laval OL Danny Groulx (7, EDM) OL Karl Lavoie (9, CGY) 2014 Manitoba RB Anthony Coombs (3, TOR) DL Evan Gill (9, HAM) 2014 Montreal LB Antoine Pruneau (4, OTT) OL David Foucault (5, MTL) Calgary WR Anthony Parker (3, CGY) WR Nathan Coehoorn (5, EDM) 2010 Concordia LB Cory Greenwood (3, TOR) G Matte Kristian (7, MTL) 2009 Bishop s RB Jamall Lee (3, BC) LB James Yurichuk (4, BC) 2005 Laval DT Miguel Robede (1, CGY) S Matthieu Proulx (5, MTL) 2005 McMaster G Matt O Meara (3, SSK) RB Jesse Lumsden (6, HAM) 2000 Houston (NCAA) DE Adriano Belli (6, BC) TE Scott Regimbald (7, CGY) 20

23 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL SINCE Simon Fraser 1996 Concordia 1994 McGill Toronto 1991 Acadia 1989 Massachusetts (NCAA) DL Doug Brown (5, CGY) LB Jason Clemett (7, CGY) LB Farell Duclair (8, CGY) WR Denis Montana (9, MTL) OL Val St. Germain (1, HAM) OT Matthiew Quiviger (10, SSK) RB Lome King (4, TOR) OL Chris Morris (8, EDM) DB Dan Murphy (3, EDM) DE Bruce Beaton (8, BC) RB Kevin Smellie (2, SSK) DB Andrew Thomas (3, SSK) Schools with at least one first round draft selection since 2003: SCHOOL ' TOT Calgary Laval Manitoba McMaster Saskatchewan Concordia Eastern Michigan Montreal Wilfrid Laurier Acadia Regina Simon Fraser UBC Washington State Akron Bishop s Central Florida Iowa Michigan Ottawa Saint Mary s St. Francis Stanford Toledo Weber State

24 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL SINCE 2003 SCHOOL ' TOT Western York Alberta Appalachian Baylor Carleton Cen Michigan Connecticut Duke Gannon Guelph Grand Valley State Harvard Kentucky LA Lafayette Liberty Miami Michigan State Montana Montana State Oklahoma Queen s Rice Richmond Sherbrooke South Carolina Tenn (Martin) Tulsa UCLA Utah Villanova Virginia Wake Forrest Wofford

25 Overall Draft selections by team since 2003: DRAFT SELECTIONS BY TEAM SINCE 2003 TEAM ' TOT BC e Edmonton d f Calgary 8 7 b h Saskatchewan 10 a Winnipeg 9 8 c g Hamilton i Toronto j 6 3 k 97 Ottawa Montreal TOTAL a Saskatchewan forfeited a 3 rd round selection in 2017 for 2016 Supplemental Draft Pick Kevin Francis. b Calgary forfeited a 7 th round selection in 2016 for 2015 Supplemental Draft Pick Brandon Tett. c Winnipeg forfeited a 1 st round selection in 2016 for 2015 Supplemental Draft Pick Garrett Waggoner. d Edmonton forfeited a 5 th round selection in 2015 for 2014 Supplemental Draft Pick Mike Dubuisson. e BC forfeited a 6 th round selection in 2012 for 2011 Supplemental Draft Pick Alex Ellis. f Edmonton forfeited a 2 nd round selection in 2012 for 2011 Supplemental Draft Pick Ted Laurent. g Winnipeg forfeited a 1 st round selection in 2012 for 2011 Supplemental Draft Pick Kito Poblah. h Calgary forfeited a 3 rd round selection in 2011 for 2010 Supplemental Draft Pick Johnny Forzani. i Hamilton forfeited a 1 st round selection in 2010 for 2009 Supplemental Draft Pick Zac Carlson. j Toronto forfeited a 3 rd round selection in 2005 for a 2004 CFL Supplemental Draft pick Riall Johnson. k Toronto forfeited a 4 th round selection in 2003 for a 2002 CFL Supplemental Draft pick Travis Matlock. 1 st round Draft selections by team since 2003: TEAM ' TOT BC Edmonton Calgary Saskatchewan Winnipeg 2 0 a b Hamilton c Toronto Ottawa Montreal TOTAL a Winnipeg forfeited a 1 st round selection in 2016 for 2015 Supplemental Draft Pick Garrett Waggoner. b Winnipeg forfeited a 1 st round selection in 2012 for 2011 Supplemental Draft Pick Kito Poblah. c Hamilton forfeited a 1 st round selection in 2010 for 2009 Supplemental Draft Pick Zac Carlson. 23

26 First overall Draft selections since 1980: FIRST OVERALL DRAFT SELECTIONS SINCE 1980 YEAR RD OA TEAM LAST NAME FIRST NAME POS SCHOOL Winnipeg Ekakitie Faith DL Iowa Saskatchewan St. John Josiah OL Oklahoma Ottawa Mateas Alex OL Connecticut Calgary Lavertu Pierre OL Laval Hamilton Gaydosh Linden DL Calgary Saskatchewan Heenan Ben OL Saskatchewan Winnipeg Muamba Henoc LB St. Francis Xavier Saskatchewan Williams Shomari DL Queen s Hamilton Rottier Simeon OL Alberta Hamilton Barker Dylan DB Saskatchewan Hamilton Bauman Chris WR Regina Edmonton Braidwood Adam DE Washington State Calgary Robede Miguel DE Laval Hamilton Smith Wayne OL Appalachian State Calgary Morley Steven OL Saint Mary's Ottawa Gauthier Alexandre OL Laval Saskatchewan Schultz Scott DL North Dakota Saskatchewan St. James Tyson LB British Columbia BC Meier Robert DE Washington State Hamilton Fleiszer Tim DL Harvard Toronto Folk Chad OL Utah Edmonton Blair Donnavan SB Calgary 1995 Bonus 1 Hamilton Nutten Tom OL Western Michigan 1994 Bonus 1 Hamilton St. Germain Val OL McGill BC Burke Patrick DB Fresno College Calgary Covernton Bruce OT Weber State Hamilton Mazzoli Nick WR Simon Fraser Edmonton Millington Sean RB Simon Fraser Ottawa Wilcox Gerald TE Weber State Ottawa Lee Orville RB Simon Fraser Ottawa Groenewegen Leo OL British Columbia Calgary Warnock Kent DE Calgary Ottawa Benjamin Nicholas OL Concordia BC Deslauriers Laurent DB British Columbia BC Mills Jim OL Hawaii BC Guevin Dennis OL Simon Fraser BC Smith Rob OL Utah State Toronto Barrow Greg OL Florida 24

27 SCHOOLS WITH MOST FIRST OVERALL PICKS SINCE 1952 Schools with two or more first overall picks since 1952: # OF NO. 1 PICKS SCHOOL PLAYERS 6 Western E Barry Mitchelson (EDM, 1964) HB John Wydareny (TOR, 1963) LB-G Harvey Scott (CGY, 1962) T Bill Mitchell (TOR, 1960) HB Gino Fracas (OTT, 1955) E Doug McNichol (MTL, 1953) 5 Queen s LB Shomari Williams (SSK, 2010) HB Jim Young (TOR, 1965) T Jim Hughes (BC, 1957) E Lou Bruce (OTT, 1956) E Harry Lampman (MTL, 1952) WR Nick Mazzoli (HAM, 1991) Simon Fraser RB Sean Millington (EDM, 1990) RB Orville Lee (OTT, 1988) DB Brian Donnelly (SSK, 1971) QB Wayne Holm (CGY, 1970) 4 Toronto FL Mike Eben (BC, 1968) T Casey Wood (TOR, 1961) DE Lorrey Stacey (TOR, 1959) HB Bill McFarlane (TOR, 1954) Laval OL Pierre Lavertu (CGY, 2014) DE Miguel Robede (CGY, 2005) OL Alexandre Gauthier (OTT, 2002) 3 Calgary DL Linden Gaydosh (HAM, 2013) SB Blair Donnavan (EDM, 1996) DE Kent Warnock (CGY, 1986) UBC LB Tyson St. James (SSK, 2000) OL Leo Groenewegen (OTT, 1987) OT Jeff Dobrovolny (CGY, 1983) Saskatchewan OL Ben Heenan (SSK, 2012) DB Dylan Barker (HAM, 2008) 2 Washington State DE Adam Braidwood (EDM, 2006) DE Robert Meier (BC, 1999) Waterloo HB Doug Strong (WPG, 1969) HB Ed Turek (EDM, 1966) Weber State OT Bruce Covernton (CGY, 1992) TE Gerald Wilcox (OTT, 1989) 25

28 CFL CAREER GAME LEADERS SINCE 1958 (DRAFTED PLAYERS) CFL career game leaders by Draft year since 1958: YEAR DRAFT LEADER (GP) POSITION TEAM ROUND # YEAR CAREER GP 2017 VANDERVOORT, Danny WR BC McGOUGH, Connor DL HAM LUKE, Junior DL BC JOHNSON, Evan OL OTT BLADEK, Dariusz OL SSK WRIGHT, Dondre DB MTL MULUMBA, Christophe LB EDM CHAGNON, Frédéric LB BC VAUGHN, Justin DL MTL BOATENG, Kwaku DL EDM RADFORD, Denzel WR HAM HERDMAN, Jordan LB BC REVENBERG, Brandon OL HAM SINGLETON, Alex LB CGY COUTURE, Michael OL WPG THOMPSON, Anthony DB BC CROSS, Declan RB TOR NOEL, Llevi WR TOR MATEAS, Alex OL OTT JONES, Derek DB WPG BOULAY, Nicolas LB MTL WESTERMAN, Jabar DL BC LAURENT, Ted DL EDM Supp MAVER, Rob P CGY BÉDARD, Martin LS MTL LUMBALA, Rolly LB BC MCCARTY, Calvin RB EDM FOLEY, Ricky DE BC O'NEILL, Tim OL EDM SMITH, Wayne OL HAM JACKSON, Paris WR BC CLERMONT, Jason SB BC CHEVRIER, Randy OL EDM JOHNSON, Brent DE BC GRANT, Corey WR HAM PREFONTAINE, Noel K-P TOR Supp O'DAY, Jeremy OL TOR Supp CHIU, Bryan C MTL MAKOWSKY, Gene OL SSK McNEIL, Jay OL CGY O'SHEA, Michael LB EDM FLEMING, Sean K-P EDM WESTWOOD, Troy K-P WPG

29 CFL CAREER GAME LEADERS SINCE 1958 (DRAFTED PLAYERS) 1990 COULTER, Carl OL BC BLUGH, Leroy DL EDM McLOUGHLIN, Mark K CGY GROENEWEGEN, Leo OL OTT OSBALDISTON, Paul K BC SANDERSON, Dale OL HAM BAKER, Terry K-P MTL ELGAARD, Ray SB SSK CONNOP, Rod OL EDM STEVENSON, Vic OL SSK KONAR, Kevin LB BC CYNCAR, Marco SB EDM Ex GORRELL, Miles OL CGY Ex CAMERON, Bob P EDM PASSAGLIA, Lui K-P BC FAIRBANKS, Lloyd G-T CGY Ex SKOLROOD, Lawrie TE-T SSK Ex POTTER, Dale LB WPG SMITH, Larry HB MTL MANCHUK, Bill LB SSK WARRINGTON, Don SB BC CUTLER, Dave K EDM EBEN, Mike WR BC KNECHTEL, Dave DT SSK HOWES, Bob C CGY YOUNG, Jim HB TOR ALDRIDGE, Dick OLB BC WYDARENY, John HB TOR TUCKER, Whit WR OTT COSENTINO, Frank QB HAM JACKSON, Russ QB OTT

30 CFL CAREER GAME LEADERS SINCE 1958 (DRAFTED PLAYERS) Top-10 CFL career game leaders (drafted players): YEAR DRAFTED PLAYERS - GP LEADERS POS TEAM ROUND # YEAR CAREER GP 1976 PASSAGLIA, Lui K-P BC CAMERON, Bob P EDM GORRELL, Miles OL CGY Ex OSBALDISTON, Paul K BC WESTWOOD, Troy K-P WPG GROENEWEGEN, Leo OL OTT MAKOWSKY, Gene OL SSK McLOUGHLIN, Mark K CGY BAKER, Terry K-P MTL CONNOP, Rod OL EDM Legend "Ex" & "Supp" = Territorial Exemptions & Supplemental picks. 28

31 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN DRAFT The annual college draft has proven to be a valuable source of Canadian football talent for the Canadian Football League, but it went through a number of organizational changes over the years before it became the stable operation it is today. Prior to 1953, college players were assigned to member Clubs on the basis of territorial rights. In 1953, the first draft involved only the four eastern teams - Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Hamilton - with the selection limited to players from five eastern universities, being McGill, Queen's, Toronto, Western Ontario and McMaster. Out west, where there were only a few universities competing, territorial rights continued to prevail. By 1956, the four eastern and five western Clubs started serious discussions about the formation of a single league in Canada. Thus the Canadian Football Council was created, which later evolved into the present day Canadian Football League. Among the council recommendations was a national draft in which all nine Clubs participated. The first such draft was held in 1956, and continued until In 1960, an argument occurred over the scarcity of draftable talent from the western universities, and the reluctance of many eastern draftees to move west to join the drafting team. There were only four western Canadian universities playing football at that time, namely UBC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, so the BC, Edmonton, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg Clubs were awarded rights to those players. Since Calgary did not have a university, the Stampeders were allowed to continue to participate in the eastern draft; this arrangement continued in 1961 and In 1963, the list of draft candidates was expanded to include all degree-granting schools in Canada, so all nine CFL Clubs again participated on the basis of the waiver priority. There continued to be disputes over the eligibility of certain players to be drafted until the current set of draft rules was established in Up to this point, only players attending Canadian schools were eligible for the draft. If a Canadian player attended school in the USA. he belonged to the Club in which territory he was domiciled. In 1973, it was agreed to extend the draft to include Canadians attending schools outside of Canada, although each Club was permitted to exempt from the draft and retain territorial rights on two players from its area, whether they attended schools inside or outside of Canada. The right of a Club to exempt two territorial players from the draft was terminated after the 1984 season. The 1985 Draft was the first conducted on the current basis. The site of the annual draft also went through a transition process. Until 1969, it was an item on the League's Annual Meeting agenda, with the doors open to the media during this part of the meeting. It may be noted that in those days, the draft was something of a lottery, as illustrated by the following extract from the minutes of the 1969 Annual Meeting: "...It was pointed out that while the Commissioner's office had distributed the information as it was received from the colleges there could be no guarantee that the players listed were in fact eligible for the current draft, or that other players not listed were not eligible. Consequently, a Club would select at its own risk. If the player selected was eligible, such selection would supersede all other claims for that player's service. If he was not eligible the selection would be meaningless..." Consequently, the draft became a function of the General Managers Committee at its Annual Meeting. An ad hoc committee met with Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) officials to develop a more accurate information system, which gradually improved to the present. 29