| 2008 CFL Draft | |
| Logoalt: | 2008 CFL draft logo |
| Sport: | Football |
| Date: | April 30 |
| Time: | 12:00 PM EST |
| Location: | Toronto |
| Network: | TSN.ca |
| Overall: | 48 |
| First: | Dylan Barker |
| Fewest: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) |
| Most: | Toronto Argonauts (7) BC Lions (7) |
| Prev: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 CFL Draft took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, live at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.ca.[1] [2] A total of 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[3] Of the 48 draft selections, 33 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[4]
The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black. CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon was in the studio to announce each selection. The CFL on TSN panel included Duane Forde, Greg Marshall, Brian Towriss, Farhan Lalji, Jock Climie, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.[5]
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with the league-worst 3–15 record in the 2007 CFL season had several offers for their first-overall selection but kept their pick and chose Saskatchewan Huskies safety Dylan Barker.[6] Barker, a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is a two-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport first-team all-Canadian. He led the Huskies with 53 tackles, three interceptions, and four breakups last season. It is expected that he will be able to help the Tiger-Cats in the 2008 CFL season.[7]
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| 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;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan | |||||||
| 2 | Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton Eskimos[9]) | Weber State | ||||||
| 3 | Calgary Stampeders | OL | Louisiana-Lafayette | |||||
| 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto Argonauts[10]) | Central Florida | ||||||
| 5 | OL | South Carolina | ||||||
| 6 | OL | Regina | ||||||
| 7 | Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) | UBC | ||||||
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal forfeiture) | Sherbrooke |
| 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;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | BC Lions (via Hamilton) | Idaho | ||||||
| 10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton via Toronto via Edmonton) | OL | Illinois State | |||||
| 11 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary) | OL | Central Michigan | |||||
| 12 | Montreal Alouettes | OL | Boise State | |||||
| 13 | Toronto Argonauts | WR | McMaster | |||||
| 14 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via BC) | Montana | ||||||
| 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | WR | Simon Fraser | |||||
| 16 | Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan) | DE | Western Michigan |
| 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;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Queen's | ||||||
| 18 | BC Lions (via Edmonton) | DL | Manitoba | |||||
| 19 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary[11]) | LB | Saint Mary's | |||||
| 20 | BC Lions (via Saskatchewan via Montreal) | LB | McMaster | |||||
| 21 | Toronto Argonauts | LB | McGill | |||||
| 22 | BC Lions | DB | Western Illinois | |||||
| 23 | Edmonton Eskimos (via BC Lions via Winnipeg) | DL | Manitoba | |||||
| 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan) | RB | Windsor |
| 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;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton) | DB | Concordia | |||||
| 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | DB | St.FX | |||||
| 27 | Calgary Stampeders | DL | Buffalo | |||||
| 28 | Montreal Alouettes | REC | Manitoba | |||||
| 29 | Toronto Argonauts | DB | Ottawa | |||||
| 30 | Saskatchewan (via BC) | OL | Montréal | |||||
| 31 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DB | Saint Mary's | |||||
| 32 | Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) | OL | South Carolina |
| 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;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | REC | Laval | |||||
| 34 | Edmonton Eskimos | REC | Laurier | |||||
| 35 | Calgary Stampeders | OL | Boise State | |||||
| 36 | Montreal Alouettes | DB | Saskatchewan | |||||
| 37 | Toronto Argonauts | OL | Western | |||||
| 38 | BC Lions | DB | Manitoba | |||||
| 39 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | DL | Manitoba | |||||
| 40 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | DB | Saint Mary's |
| 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;" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Saskatchewan (via Hamilton) | Regina | ||||||
| 42 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton) | OL | Calgary | |||||
| 43 | Calgary Stampeders | FB | Montréal | |||||
| 44 | Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal) | WR | Western | |||||
| 45 | Toronto Argonauts | DB | Saginaw Valley | |||||
| 46 | BC Lions | OL | Saskatchewan | |||||
| 47 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | LB | Sherbrooke | |||||
| 48 | Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) | OL | Laval |