2021 CFL Global Draft

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]

2021 CFL Global Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 15, 2021
Time1:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Overview
36 total selections in 4 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionJake Ford, P, BC Lions

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

Round four

Draft order

Round one
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity/Club TeamNationality
1BC LionsJake FordPOuachita BaptistAustralia Australia
2Edmonton Football TeamSteven NielsenOLEastern MichiganDenmark Denmark
3Toronto ArgonautsTigie SankohDBKent ExilesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
4Winnipeg Blue BombersLes MaruoLBUTSAJapan Japan
5Saskatchewan RoughridersChristopher EzealaRBIngolstadt DukesGermany Germany
6Montreal AlouettesJoseph ZemaPIncarnate WordAustralia Australia
7Calgary StampedersCody GracePArkansas StateAustralia Australia
8Hamilton Tiger-CatsJoel WhitfordPWashingtonAustralia Australia
9Ottawa RedblacksAnthony MahoungouRECPurdueFrance France

Round two
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity/Club TeamNationality
10Ottawa RedblacksTyron VredeLBNorth DakotaNetherlands Netherlands
11Hamilton Tiger-CatsChris MulumbaDLColoradoFinland Finland
12Calgary StampedersFranklin AgbasimereDLMissouriNigeria Nigeria
13Montreal AlouettesAkio YamagishiLBFujitsu FrontiersJapan Japan
14Saskatchewan RoughridersKaare VedvikPMarshallNorway Norway
15Winnipeg Blue BombersTomoya MachinoOLFujitsu FrontiersJapan Japan
16Toronto ArgonautsToshiki SatoKIBM Big BlueJapan Japan
17Edmonton Football TeamMisiona Aiolupotea-PeiDLWashington StateNew Zealand New Zealand
18BC LionsBo Qiao LiDLCharlestonChina China

Round three
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity/Club TeamNationality
19BC LionsTakeru YamasakiKObic SeagullsJapan Japan
20Edmonton Football TeamTibo DebaillieDLTowsonBelgium Belgium
21Calgary Stampeders
(via Toronto[trade 1])		Aaron DonkorLBArkansas StateGermany Germany
22Winnipeg Blue BombersAyo OyelolaLBNottinghamUnited Kingdom Great Britain
23Saskatchewan RoughridersJon Henry NellKN/A (Baltimore Brigade)South Africa South Africa
24Montreal AlouettesTaku LeeRBObic SeagullsJapan Japan
25Calgary StampedersIsaac AlarcónOLMonterrey ITMexico Mexico
26Hamilton Tiger-CatsDavid IzinyonLBRostock GriffinsUnited Kingdom Great Britain
27Ottawa RedblacksChris FergusonOLCincinnatiThe Bahamas The Bahamas

Round four
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionUniversity/Club TeamNationality
28Ottawa RedblacksTony AndersonDBGrand ViewFrance France
29Hamilton Tiger-CatsDominik EberleKUtah StateGermany Germany
30Toronto Argonauts
(via Calgary[trade 1])		Max DuffyPKentuckyAustralia Australia
31Montreal AlouettesWilliam JamesDBNorth DakotaSweden Sweden
32Saskatchewan RoughridersSebastien SagneRECFrankfurt UniverseFinland Finland
33Winnipeg Blue BombersArryn SipossPAuburnAustralia Australia
34Toronto ArgonautsSammis ReyesRECTulaneChile Chile
35Edmonton Football TeamMatt LeoDEIowa StateAustralia Australia
36BC LionsNiklas GustavDLMorningsideGermany Germany

See also

References

Trade references

  1. "Argos acquire rights to three, including Rogers, in trade with Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

General references

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