2013 CFL draft

2013 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 6
Time12:00 PM ET
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN
Overview
60 total selections in 7 rounds
First selectionLinden Gaydosh
Most selectionsMontreal Alouettes (9)
Fewest selectionsOttawa Redblacks (4)
CIS selections44
NCAA selections16
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.[1] 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Montreal Alouettes had the most selections with nine, followed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with eight. Each of the West Division teams had seven picks while Winnipeg had six. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts had five picks and Ottawa chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year. A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the Edmonton Eskimos. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken since the 1987 CFL Draft when 50 of 72 were taken. It is also the highest percentage (73.3%) of CIS players taken since 2009 (38 of 48, 79.1%, were selected then).[2]

The Ottawa expansion team was scheduled to pick last in the first four rounds of the 2012 CFL Draft, with selections being limited to NCAA redshirt juniors.[3] Due to stadium delays, Ottawa will join the Canadian Football League in 2014, and participated in this year's draft instead.[4][5][6] 18 players were classified as redshirt juniors with 12 being selected in this year's draft.[7] The draft also expand to seven rounds this year for the first time since 1996, with the CFL citing stronger Canadian talent as a reason for the expansion.[8]

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 includes Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Paul LaPolice, Dave Naylor, Stefan Ptaszek, Brian Dobie, and Danny Maciocia who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.[9]

Top prospects

A total of 55 Canadian prospects participated in the 2013 CFL Combine. The official CFL Scouting Bureau rankings are listed below.[10]

NCAA Redshirt Juniors ^
Final
Ranking[11] 		December
Ranking[12] 		September
Ranking[13] 		Player Position College
1 1 3 Boseko Lokombo^ Linebacker Oregon
2 4 1 Stefan Charles Defensive lineman Regina
3 3 2 Linden Gaydosh Defensive lineman Calgary
4 2 4 Matt Sewell Offensive lineman McMaster
5 6 - Andy Mulumba Defensive lineman Eastern Michigan
6 10 14 Nolan MacMillan^ Offensive lineman Iowa
7 5 10 Ben D'Aguilar Defensive end McMaster
8 11 9 Brett Jones Offensive lineman Regina
9 9 - Brent Urban^ Defensive lineman Virginia
10 14 - Mike Edem Linebacker Calgary
11 - - Seydou Junior Haidara Wide receiver Laval
12 7 6 Corey Watman Offensive lineman Eastern Michigan
13 8 7 Jesse Joseph^ Defensive end Connecticut
14 - - Connor Williams^ Defensive lineman Utah State
15 - 13 Brander Craighead^ Offensive lineman UTEP
- 12 11 Stephen Alli^ Wide receiver Florida
- 13 5 Steven Lumbala Running back Calgary
- 15 8 Kalonji Kashama^ Defensive end Eastern Michigan
- - 12 Elie Ngoyi Defensive lineman Bishop's
- - 15 Yannick Morin-Plante Wide receiver Laval

Trades

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

Round one

Round two

  • Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a third round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft to Calgary for a second round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft.[7]
  • Edmonton → BC (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a second round pick in the 2014 CFL Draft to BC for Mike Reilly and a second round pick in this year's draft.[15]
  • BC → Edmonton (PD). BC traded this selection and Mike Reilly to BC for a second round pick in this year's draft and a second round pick in the 2014 CFL Draft.[15]
  • Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a third round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for a second round pick in this year's draft and the rights to Hasan Hazime.[16]
  • Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to Hasan Hazime to Hamilton for a second round pick in this year's draft and a third round pick in this year's draft.[16]

Round three

  • Edmonton → BC (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to BC for Jerome Messam. This pick was originally a fifth round selection, but it was upgraded to round three.[17][7]
  • Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a second round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for a second round pick in this year's draft and the rights to Hasan Hazime.[16]
  • Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Edmonton for two fifth round picks in this year's draft and Jermaine Reid.[18]
  • Saskatchewan → Toronto (D). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto for three fifth round picks in this year's draft.[19]

Round four

  • Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Jadon Wagner to Calgary for a fifth round pick in this year's draft and Milton Collins.[20]
  • Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and the playing rights to Matthew O'Donnell to Edmonton for Greg Carr and a fifth round pick in this year's draft.[21]
  • Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded this selection, Derek Schiavone, and a first round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for Brody McKnight.[14]
  • Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded this selection and Dee Webb to Hamilton for Maurice Mann.[22][7]
  • Calgary → Edmonton (D). Calgary traded this selection to Edmonton for Étienne Légaré.[23]

Round five

  • Winnipeg → Saskatchewan (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and Odell Willis to Saskatchewan for a second and fourth round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft.[24][7]
  • Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Milton Collins to Hamilton for a fourth round pick in this year's draft and Jadon Wagner.[20]
  • Edmonton → Saskatchewan (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Greg Carr to Saskatchewan for the playing rights to Matthew O'Donnell and a fourth round pick in this year's draft.[21]
  • Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded two fifth round selections to Edmonton for Brody McKnight and a sixth round pick in this year's draft.[25]
  • Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded two fifth round selections and Jermaine Reid to Toronto for a third round pick in this year's draft.[18]
  • Toronto → Saskatchewan (D). Toronto traded three fifth round selections to Saskatchewan for a third round pick in this year's draft.[19]

Round six

  • Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a sixth round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft to Montreal for Dylan Steenbergen.[26]
  • Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Edmonton for left tackle Xavier Fulton.[27]
  • Montreal → Edmonton (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Edmonton for Jerome Messam.[28]
  • Edmonton → Saskatchewan (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Brody McKnight to Saskatchewan for two fifth round picks in this year's draft.[25]
  • Edmonton → Calgary (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Calgary for a sixth round pick in this year's draft and Junius Coston.[29][7]
  • Calgary → Edmonton (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Junius Coston to Edmonton for a sixth round pick in this year's draft.[29][7]

Round one

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Linden Gaydosh DT Calgary
2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Andy Mulumba DE Eastern Michigan
3 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton[14]) Mike Edem LB Calgary
4 Saskatchewan Roughriders Corey Watman OL Eastern Michigan
5 Montreal Alouettes Steven Lumbala RB Calgary
6 BC Lions Hunter Steward OL Liberty
7 Calgary Stampeders Brander Craighead OL UTEP
8 Toronto Argonauts Matt Sewell OL McMaster
9 Ottawa Redblacks Nolan MacMillan OL Iowa

Round two

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
10 Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[16]) Stefan Charles DT Regina
11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Kristopher Robertson DB Concordia
12 BC Lions (via Edmonton[15]) Seydou Junior Haidara WR Laval
13 Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan[7]) Ben D'Aguilar DE McMaster
14 Montreal Alouettes Hosam Shahin DT Rice
15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton[16] via BC[15]) Brent Urban DL Virginia
16 Calgary Stampeders Brett Jones OL Regina
17 Toronto Argonauts Jermaine Gabriel DB Bishop's
18 Ottawa Redblacks Connor Williams DE Utah State

Round three

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
19 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Carl-Olivier Prime LB Wagner
20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Carl Fitzgerald WR Saint Mary's
21 BC Lions (via Edmonton[17]) Boseko Lokombo LB Oregon
22 Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan[19]) Natey Adjei WR Buffalo
23 Montreal Alouettes Jesse Joseph DE Connecticut
24 Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[16] via BC) Kyle Norris LB Saint Mary's
25 Calgary Stampeders Yannick Morin Plante WR Laval
26 Edmonton Eskimos (via Toronto[18]) Christopher Mercer OL Regina
27 Ottawa Redblacks Kalonji Kashama DE Eastern Michigan

Round four

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
28 Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[20]) Charlie Power WR Saskatchewan
29 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Michael DiCroce WR McMaster
30 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton[14]) Nicolas Boulay LB Sherbrooke
31 Edmonton Eskimos (via Saskatchewan[21]) Jorgen Hus LB Regina
32 Montreal Alouettes Michael Klassen DL Calgary
33 BC Lions Matt McGarva DB Windsor
34 Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary[23]) Taylor Servais OL Ottawa
35 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto[22]) Simon Le Marquand WR Ottawa
36 Ottawa Redblacks Tyler Digby TE Robert Morris

Round five

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
37 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Isaac Dell FB Wilfrid Laurier
38 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Winnipeg[24]) Matt Vonk OL Waterloo
39 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[19] via Edmonton[18] via Saskatchewan[25] via Edmonton[21]) Alex Anthony WR Wilfrid Laurier
40 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[19] via Edmonton[18] via Saskatchewan[25]) Levi Steinhauer DL Saskatchewan
41 Montreal Alouettes Jake Piotrowski OL Guelph
42 BC Lions Matthew Albright OL Saint Mary's
43 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Calgary[20]) Neil King DB Saint Mary's
44 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[19]) Spencer Moore TE McMaster

Round six

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
45 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Michael Daly DB McMaster
46 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Stephen Alli WR Florida
47 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton[26]) Simon Legare OL Montreal
48 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton[29] via Saskatchewan[27]) Shane Bergman OL Western
49 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton[25] via Montreal[28]) Thomas Spoletini LB Calgary
50 BC Lions Matt Walker DB British Columbia
51 Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary[29]) Elie Ngoyi DE Bishop's
52 Toronto Argonauts Michael Di Domenico OL Tarleton State

Round seven

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
53 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Brett Lauther PK Saint Mary's
54 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Billy Pavlopoulos PK British Columbia
55 Edmonton Eskimos Smith Wright FB Alberta
56 Saskatchewan Roughriders Eric Armitage OL Western
57 Montreal Alouettes Damone Blackman WR Saint Mary's
58 BC Lions Cameron Thorn DL Guelph
59 Calgary Stampeders Dumitru Ionita P Concordia
60 Toronto Argonauts Paul Spencer LB Concordia

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