2021 CFL global draft explained

2021 CFL global draft
Logosize:	250px
Sport:	Canadian football
Location:	Toronto
Date:	April 15, 2021
Time:	1:00 pm EDT
Overall:	36
Rounds:	4
League:	CFL
First:	Jake Ford, P, BC Lions
Prev:	2019 LFA 2019 European
Next:	2022

The 2021 CFL global draft took place on April 15, 2021 and was the first CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.^{[1] [2] [3]} 36 players were chosen from among eligible players following a virtual CFL Combine.^[4] The order of the draft was determined by random lottery, similar to the system used for the 2021 CFL draft.^[3] As a snake draft, each odd round was in the opposite order of each even round.^[3]

Background

The Canadian Football League introduced global players for the 2019 CFL season through the LFA and European drafts where each team was required to have one of these player on the active roster and up to two on the practice roster.^[5] The league had planned to have one single draft for global players in 2020 just before the start of the season, but with the 2020 CFL season cancelled, so was this draft.^{[6] [7]} The 2020 draft was planned to have five rounds ^[8]

For the 2021 CFL season, teams are required to keep two global players on the active roster and up to three on the practice roster.^[6] Global players are required to sign their first contracts for a length of two years plus a one-year club option.^[9]

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round three

• Toronto → Calgary (PD). Toronto traded this selection and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft to Calgary in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 global draft, and the rights to Eric Rogers, Cordarro Law, and Robertson Daniel.^[10]

Round four

• Calgary → Toronto (PD). Calgary traded this selection, a sixth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft, and the rights to Eric Rogers, Cordarro Law, and Robertson Daniel to Toronto in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft and a third-round pick in the 2021 global draft.^[10]

Draft order

Round one

Pick #	width=25% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	CFL Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Player !	Position	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	University/Club Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Nationality
1					Australia
2					Denmark
3				Kent Exiles	Great Britain
4					Japan
5					Germany
6					Australia
7					Australia
8					Australia
9					France

Round two

Pick #	width=25% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	CFL Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Player !	Position	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	University/Club Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Nationality
10	Ottawa Redblacks				Netherlands
11	Hamilton Tiger-Cats				Finland
12	Calgary Stampeders				Nigeria
13	Montreal Alouettes				Japan
14	Saskatchewan Roughriders				Norway
15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers				Japan
16	Toronto Argonauts				Japan
17	Edmonton Football Team				New Zealand
18	BC Lions				China

Round three

Pick #	width=25% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	CFL Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Player !	Position	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	University/Club Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Nationality
19	BC Lions				Japan
20	Edmonton Football Team				Belgium
21				Arkansas State	Germany
22	Winnipeg Blue Bombers				Great Britain
23	Saskatchewan Roughriders			N/A (Baltimore Brigade)	South Africa
24	Montreal Alouettes				Japan
25	Calgary Stampeders				Mexico
26	Hamilton Tiger-Cats			Rostock Griffins	Great Britain
27	Ottawa Redblacks				The Bahamas

Round four

Pick #	width=25% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	CFL Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Player !	Position	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	University/Club Team !	width=20% style="background:#E5E5E5;"	Nationality
28	Ottawa Redblacks				France
29	Hamilton Tiger-Cats				Germany
30					Australia
31	Montreal Alouettes			North Dakota	Sweden
32	Saskatchewan Roughriders				Finland
33	Winnipeg Blue Bombers				Australia
34	Toronto Argonauts				Chile
35	Edmonton Football Team				Australia
36	BC Lions				Germany

See also

• 2021 CFL draft

References

Trade references

General references

Notes and References

1. Web site: CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan . press.cfl.ca . November 5, 2019 . January 23, 2021.
2. News: CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp . . March 24, 2020 . January 23, 2021.
3. News: CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts . . February 4, 2021 . February 4, 2021.
4. News: CFL Combine presented by New Era goes virtual . . January 22, 2021 . January 23, 2021.
5. Web site: Global additions set to make history in Week 1 . . June 11, 2019.
6. Web site: CFL Combine planned for Paris, France in 2020 . press.cfl.ca . October 4, 2019 . January 23, 2021.
7. Web site: CFL cancels 2020 season, 'committed' to 2021 . tsn.ca . Canadian Press . August 17, 2020.
8. Web site: CFL plans to host Global Combine in Toronto prior to 2021 season . Justin . Dunk . 3DownNation . December 7, 2020.
9. Web site: The comprehensive CFL collective bargaining agreement . Justin . Dunk . 35 . "Collective Bargaining Agreement" . 3DownNation . . January 7, 2020.
10. News: Argos acquire rights to three, including Rogers, in trade with Stamps . . January 31, 2021 . January 31, 2021.