2022 CFL draft explained

2022 CFL Draft
Logosize:	250px
Sport:	Canadian football
Location:	Toronto
Date:	May 3, 2022
Time:	8:00 pm EDT
Network:	TSN/RDS
Overall:	74
Rounds:	8
League:	CFL
Territorial:	2
First:	Tyrell Richards, LB,
Fewnum:	6
Most:	Edmonton Elks
Mostnum:	10
U Sports:	60
Ncaa:	14
Prev:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 CFL National Draft was a selection of National players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on May 3, 2022, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS.^[1] 74 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.^{[2] [3]}

The draft was broadcast live on TSN for the first two rounds.^[4] The TSN production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Davis Sanchez, Marshall Ferguson, and Dave Naylor.^[4] Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was also present in the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the picks for the first two rounds.^[4]

Available players

Due to U Sports cancelling all play in 2020, 132 eligible 2021 draftees exercised their right to defer their draft years to this year's draft.^{[5] [6]} However, the league also permitted NCAA redshirt juniors to be selected in the 2021 draft to balance out the influx of players to this year's draft.^[7]

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.^[8]

width:10%;"	Final Ranking	width:10%;"	January Ranking^[9]	width:10%;"	September Ranking^[10]	width:25%;"	Player	width:15%;"	Position	width:15%;"	University	width:15%;"	Hometown
1	–	–	John Metchie III	Wide receiver	Alabama	Brampton, ON
2	1	4	Jesse Luketa	Linebacker	Penn State	Ottawa, ON
3	4	2	Tyrell Richards	Linebacker	Syracuse	Brampton, ON
4	6	9	Tre Ford	Quarterback	Waterloo	Niagara Falls, ON
5	2	7	Jalen Philpot	Wide receiver	Calgary	Delta, BC
6	5	15	Tyson Philpot	Wide receiver	Calgary	Delta, BC
7	7	–	Deionte Knight	Defensive lineman	Western	Ajax, ON
8	3	6	Enock Makonzo	Defensive back	Coastal Carolina	Lachine, QC
9	9	12	Tyrell Ford	Defensive back	Waterloo	Niagara Falls, ON
10	10	20	Noah Zerr	Offensive lineman	Saskatchewan	Langenburg, SK
11	–	–	Samuel Emilus	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech	Montreal, QC
12	–	–	Daniel Adeboboye	Running back	Bryant	Toronto, ON
13	–	–	Rodeem Brown	Offensive lineman	Alberta	Halifax, NS
14	8	13	Zack Fry	Offensive lineman	Western	London, ON
15	–	–	Zach Pelehos	Offensive lineman	Ottawa	Gananoque, ON
16	11	14	Peter Kozushka	Offensive lineman	Alberta	Yorkton, SK
17	15	–	Anthony Federico	Defensive lineman	Queen's	Niagara Falls, ON
18	–	–	Cyrille Hogan-Saindon	Offensive lineman	Laval	Quebec City, QC
19	–	–	Gregor MacKellar	Offensive lineman	St. Francis Xavier	Timberlea, NS
20	16	–	Nathan Cherry	Defensive lineman	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
–	12	19	Jayden Dalke	Defensive back	Alberta	Leduc, AB
–	13	18	Adam Machart	Running back	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
–	14	–	Josiah Schakel	Defensive back	Alberta	Sherwood Park, AB
–	17	–	Joshua Archibald	Defensive lineman	McGill	Montreal, QC
–	18	–	Nate Edwards	Defensive lineman	McMaster	Ancaster, ON
–	19	–	Zach Herzog	Defensive back	Hillsdale	Windsor, ON
–	20	16	Shaquille St-Lot	Defensive back	Maine	Montreal, QC
–	–	1	Dontae Bull	Offensive lineman	Fresno State	Victoria, BC
–	–	3	Sidy Sow	Offensive lineman	Eastern Michigan	Bromont, QC
–	–	5	Sydney Brown	Defensive back	Illinois	London, ON
–	–	8	Tavius Robinson	Defensive lineman	Mississippi	Guelph, ON
–	–	10	Jonathan Sutherland	Defensive back	Penn State	Ottawa, ON
–	–	11	Samuel Emilus	Wide receiver	Louisiana Tech	Montreal, QC
–	–	17	Lwal Uguak	Defensive lineman	Connecticut	Edmonton, AB

• Note: Dontae Bull, Sidy Sow, Sydney Brown, Tavius Robinson, Jonathan Sutherland, and Lwal Uguak deferred their draft years to 2023 in order to return for their senior years at school.^[9]

Draft order

Round one

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
1	Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton)		LB	Syracuse
2			OL	Ottawa
3			DL	Saskatchewan
4	Edmonton Elks (via Montreal)		DB	Coastal Carolina
5			WR	Calgary
6			OL	St. Francis Xavier
7			WR	Louisiana Tech
8	Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton)		QB	Waterloo
9	Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg)		WR	Calgary

Round two

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
10	Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton)		DL	Western Ontario
11	Ottawa Redblacks		OL	Laval
12	BC Lions		OL	Saskatchewan
13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal)		DB	Waterloo
14	Calgary Stampeders		DB	Alberta
15	Toronto Argonauts		RB	Bryant
16	Saskatchewan Roughriders		OL	Western Ontario
17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		DL	Queen's
18	Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg)		OL	Alberta
	Edmonton Elks		DL
	Ottawa Redblacks		LB	Penn State

Round three

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
21	Edmonton Elks		OL	Fresno State
22	Ottawa Redblacks		WR	Carleton
23	BC Lions		DL	McGill
24	Montreal Alouettes		WR	Laval
25	Calgary Stampeders		DB	Western Illinois
26	Toronto Argonauts		DL	McMaster
27	Saskatchewan Roughriders		OL	British Columbia
28	Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton)			Queen's
29	BC Lions (via Winnipeg)		LB	Regina

Round four

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
30	Edmonton Elks		WR	Manitoba
31	Ottawa Redblacks		DB	Western Ontario
32	BC Lions		DB	Saint Mary's
33	Montreal Alouettes		DB	Montreal
34	Calgary Stampeders		OL	Queen's
35	Toronto Argonauts		OL	Wilfrid Laurier
36	Saskatchewan Roughriders		LB	Wilfrid Laurier
37	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		WR	Guelph
38	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		DL	Manitoba

Round five

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
39	Edmonton Elks		LB	Tuskegee
40	Ottawa Redblacks		LB	Tuskegee
41	BC Lions		DL	Saskatchewan
42	Montreal Alouettes		RB	Montreal
43	Calgary Stampeders		OL	Regina
44	Toronto Argonauts		LB	British Columbia
45	Saskatchewan Roughriders		DB	McGill
46	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		LB	Guelph
47	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		DB	Ottawa

Round six

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
48	Edmonton Elks		DB	Charleston
49	Ottawa Redblacks		LB	Calgary
50	BC Lions		WR	Ottawa
51	Montreal Alouettes		OL	Alberta
52	Calgary Stampeders		RB	Queen's
53	Toronto Argonauts		DB	Texas State
54	Saskatchewan Roughriders		DE	Alberta
55	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		DB	Concordia
56	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		DL	Guelph

Round seven

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
57	Edmonton Elks		RB	Ottawa
58	Ottawa Redblacks		TE	St. Francis Xavier
59	BC Lions		WR	Alabama
60	Montreal Alouettes		LB	Laval
61	Calgary Stampeders		DB	Maine
62	Toronto Argonauts		TE	McMaster
63	Saskatchewan Roughriders		DB	Hillsdale
64	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		OL	Laval
65	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		DB	Carleton

Round eight

width=7%	Pick # !	width=40%	CFL Team !	width=20%	Player !	width=8%	Position !	width=20%	University
66	Edmonton Elks		LB	McMaster
67	Ottawa Redblacks		RB	Laval
68	BC Lions		DL	Ottawa
69	Montreal Alouettes		LB	Western Ontario
70	Calgary Stampeders		DB	York
71	Toronto Argonauts		DE	Ottawa
72	Saskatchewan Roughriders		WR	Regina
73	Hamilton Tiger-Cats		DB	British Columbia
74	Winnipeg Blue Bombers		FB	Queen's

Supplemental Draft

On May 5, two days after the draft, a supplemental draft was held, with the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders both forfeiting second round picks in the 2023 CFL Draft to select J-Min Pelley and T. J. Rayam, respectively.^{[11] [12]}

Trades

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

Round one

• Edmonton ←→ Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded the first overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for the fourth overall selection in this draft and the playing rights for Carter O'Donnell.^[13]
• Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the eighth overall selection in this draft, the 28th overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL Global Draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL Global Draft.^[14]
• Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the ninth overall selection in this draft and the 18th overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.^[15]

Round two

• Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to a negotiation list player (Chad Kelly) to Toronto in exchange for Nick Arbuckle.^[16] The selection would have been a third-round pick, but it was upgraded to a second-round pick when Arbuckle re-signed with the Edmonton Elks through the 2022 season.^[17]
• Winnipeg ←→ Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the 18th overall selection in this draft and the ninth overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.^[15]

Round three

• Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional fourth-round selection to BC in exchange for Sergio Castillo.^[18] This selection was upgraded to a third-round pick and confirmed upon the release of the draft order.
• Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 28th overall selection in this draft, the eighth overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL Global Draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL Global Draft.^[19]

See also

• 2022 CFL Global Draft

References

Trade references

General references

Notes and References

1. Web site: CFL Combine, CFL Draft highlight '22 off-season schedule . . February 14, 2022.
2. Web site: 2022 CFL Draft Selection Order . . December 16, 2021.
3. Web site: CFL Draft to feature territorial picks . . April 17, 2019.
4. Web site: The CFL's Future Stars Shine During TSN's Exclusive Live Coverage of the 2022 CFL Draft, May 3 . . April 28, 2022.
5. Web site: 2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes. November 5, 2020. CFL.ca. en. November 5, 2020.
6. Web site: CFL may keep all NCAA players in 2021 CFL draft after 132 U Sports players opt out . John . Hodge . 3DownNation . December 8, 2020.
7. Web site: Alaric Jackson tops winter Scouting Bureau Rankings . . January 20, 2021.
8. Web site: Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022 . . April 19, 2022 . April 19, 2022.
9. Web site: Jesse Luketa tops CFL Winter Scouting Bureau Rankings . . January 13, 2022 . January 13, 2022.
10. Web site: CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition . . September 1, 2021 . September 1, 2021.
11. News: Elks take DL J-Min Pelley, Stamps take T.J. Rayam in Supplemental Draft. Canadian Football League. May 5, 2022.
12. News: Elks take hulking defensive lineman Pelley in CFL supplemental draft. Global News. Dave. Campbell. May 5, 2022.
13. News: Alouettes jump up to first pick in trade with Elks . . May 3, 2022.
14. News: Elks, Ticats make pre-draft trade . . May 2, 2022.
15. News: Bombers, Als swing draft day trade . . May 3, 2022.
16. News: Elks acquire Arbuckle from Argos in pre-dealine deal . . October 26, 2021.
17. News: Elks extend quarterback Nick Arbuckle . . November 1, 2021.
18. News: Winnipeg acquires kicker Castillo in trade with Lions . . October 19, 2021.
19. News: Elks, Ticats make pre-draft trade . . May 2, 2022.