2009 CFL draft explained

2009 CFL Draft
Logoalt:2009 CFL draft logo
Sport:Canadian football
Date:May 2
Time:11:00 AM ET
Location:Toronto
Network:TSN
Overall:48
Rounds:6
First:Simeon Rottier
Fewest:Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)
Most:Calgary Stampeders (8)
Montreal Alouettes (8)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8)
Cis:38
Ncaa:10
Prev:2008
Next:2010

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM ET on TSN.[1] [2] 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[3] Of the 48 draft selections, 38 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, including the first seven.[4]

The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Rod Black and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Steve Sumarah, Stefan Ptaszek, Farhan Lalji, Glen Suitor, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.[5]

Round one

= 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 Alberta
2 Laval
3 BC Lions (via Hamilton via Winnipeg) Bishop's
4 BC Lions (via Toronto via Edmonton) Bishop's
5 BC Lions Acadia
6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC via Saskatchewan) WR St. Mary's
7 Calgary
8 Central Michigan

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;"College
9 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Regina
10 Toronto Argonauts WR Liberty
11 Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg) OT Alberta
12 Edmonton Eskimos Queen's
13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC) DB New Hampshire
14 Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) UConn
15 Montreal Alouettes OL Manitoba
16 Calgary Stampeders Wayne State

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;"College
17 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) OL Regina
18 Toronto Argonauts LB Calgary
19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers OL UBC
20 Edmonton Eskimos LB Calgary
21 BC Lions OL Windsor
22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) LB UBC
23 Montreal Alouettes DL Montreal
24 Calgary Stampeders OT Regina

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;"College
25 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) DL Regina
26 Toronto Argonauts OT Western Ontario
27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers OL Wilfrid Laurier
28 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton) WR Air Force
29 BC Lions S Kansas
30 Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan) St. Francis Xavier
31 Montreal Alouettes DL Saskatchewan
32 Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan

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;"College
33 Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB Laval
34 Toronto Argonauts DL St. Francis Xavier
35 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Wilfrid Laurier
36 Edmonton Eskimos Eric Lee RB Weber State
37 BC Lions DE Montreal
38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) DB Simon Fraser
39 Montreal Alouettes RB Sherbrooke
40 Calgary Stampeders DL Queen's

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;"College
41 Hamilton Tiger-Cats WR Washburn
42 Toronto Argonauts DB Simon Fraser
43 Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) DB Guelph
44 Edmonton Eskimos Jason Kosec LB Western Ontario
45 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) LB Queen's
46 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) OL Indiana State
47 Montreal Alouettes OL Ottawa
48 Calgary Stampeders WR Regina

Further reading

Notes

  1. News: CFL to kick off on Canada Day. 2009-02-03. CFL.ca. 2009-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20090206045303/http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-kick-off-on-canada-day. 6 February 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Building draft interest . https://archive.today/20130115082924/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/News/2008/09/25/6874776-sun.html. usurped. January 15, 2013. Huntington. Jonathan. 2008-09-25. Sun Media. 2008-11-11.
  3. Web site: Draft List for Year 2009. 2009-04-14. Canadian Football League. 2009-04-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065341/http://static.cdn.mrx.ca/cfl/league/images/en/2009/draft/pdfs/2009_draft_list.pdf. 2009-06-12. dead.
  4. Web site: CIS well represented: 34 players selected . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221904/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cis-well-represented-34-players-selected . 2015-09-23 . dead .
  5. News: 2009 CFL Canadian Draft live on TSN, May 2. 2009-04-23. CFL.ca. 2009-04-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090426215839/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2009-cfl-canadian-draft-live-on-tsn-may-2. 26 April 2009. dead. dmy-all.