2002 CFL draft explained
The 2002 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 25, 2002.[2] From a list of 442 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the NCAA and NAIA, 54 players were chosen, including 26 players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[3] [4]
This year's draft saw an increase in picks from 48 in 2001 to 54 with the addition of the Ottawa Renegades to the league for the 2002 season.[5] [6] Ottawa was given the first selection in each round, including another bonus selection with the first overall pick.[7]
Forfeitures
- Saskatchewan forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Andrew Moore in the 2001 Supplemental Draft.[7]
Round one
Round two
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | School |
|---|
| 10 | Ottawa Renegades | | DL | Bowling Green |
| 11 | Ottawa Renegades (via Saskatchewan) | | | Bowling Green |
| 12 | Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto) | | OL | Miami |
| 13 | Ottawa Renegades (via BC) | | WR | Wyoming |
| 14 | Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal via Ottawa via Toronto) | | | Michigan |
| 15 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton) | | OL | Laval |
| 16 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 17 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | | OL | Miami |
| 18 | Calgary Stampeders | | | Ottawa | |
Round three
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | School |
|---|
| 19 | Ottawa Renegades | | RB | Northwestern |
| 20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | SB | Saint Mary's |
| 21 | Toronto Argonauts | | DE | Houston |
| 22 | BC Lions | | | Kentucky |
| 23 | Montreal Alouettes | | LB | Occidental College |
| 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | | RB | Nebraska |
| 25 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | DT | Saint Mary's |
| 26 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | | Ottawa |
| 27 | Calgary Stampeders | | WR | Northern Iowa | |
Round four
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | School |
|---|
| 28 | Toronto Argonauts (via Ottawa) | | DT | Manitoba |
| 29 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | CB | Manitoba |
| 30 | Toronto Argonauts | | DB | Western Ontario |
| 31 | BC Lions | | RB | Edinboro |
| 32 | Montreal Alouettes | | OT | Mansfield |
| 33 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) | | OL | Queen's |
| 34 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | WR | Calgary |
| 35 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | SB | Manitoba |
| 36 | Calgary Stampeders | | RB | Calgary | |
Round five
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | School |
|---|
| 37 | Ottawa Renegades | | DB | Buffalo |
| 38 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | DT | Eastern Illinois |
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts | | RB | Buffalo |
| 40 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | | RB | Simon Fraser |
| 41 | BC Lions (via Montreal) | | WR | Saint Mary's |
| 42 | Edmonton Eskimos | | DE | Toledo |
| 43 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | LB | Manitoba |
| 44 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | LB | Manitoba |
| 45 | Toronto Argonauts | | LB | Waterloo | |
Round six
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;" | School |
|---|
| 46 | Ottawa Renegades | | | Occidental College |
| 47 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | DB | Saint Mary's |
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts | | LB | Guelph |
| 49 | Toronto Argonauts (via BC) | | WR | Columbia |
| 50 | Montreal Alouettes | | DE | Alberta |
| 51 | Edmonton Eskimos | | WR | UNLV |
| 52 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | RB | Manitoba |
| 53 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | | WR | Manitoba |
| 54 | Toronto Argonauts (via Calgary) | | WR | Ottawa | |
Further reading
Notes and References
- Web site: Live 2002 Canadian College Draft. https://web.archive.org/web/20021013202928/http://cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/home.html. dead. October 13, 2002. Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002.
- News: 2002 Canadian College Draft - The picks are in. https://web.archive.org/web/20021020053128/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/25_cfl2.html. dead. October 20, 2002. Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. February 20, 2020.
- http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf 2011 Canadian Draft Guide
- Web site: 2002 Canadian Draft . Canadian Football League . 2009-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224529/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2002 . 2012-07-28 .
- Web site: Alphabetical Draft List. 2002. Canadian Football League. 2009-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20021219113339/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/draftlist.html. 2002-12-19.
- News: Inside the numbers. 2002-04-23. CFL.ca. 2009-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20020615171442/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/inside.html. 2002-06-15.
- Web site: 2002 Canadian College Draft order. https://web.archive.org/web/20030219055859/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/12_cfl.html. dead. February 19, 2003. Canadian Football League. April 12, 2002.
