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2023 CFL global draft
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<h2 id="draft-format">Draft format</h2> <p>This year's draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> This was reduced from three rounds in <a href="/facts/2022_CFL_Global_Draft/lLeb1oaH">2022</a> and from four rounds in <a href="/facts/2021_CFL_Global_Draft/rxBE5wwM">2021</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> This year's global draft was also the first to be based solely on the waiver priority order (reverse standings from the <a href="/facts/2022_CFL_season/6Lv4SWb2">previous year</a>) and the first to have the same order in each round (as opposed to a snake order draft).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="draft-order">Draft order</h2> <h3>Round one</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Pick #</th><th>CFL team</th><th>Player</th><th>Position</th><th>University/club team</th><th>Nationality</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Ottawa_Redblacks/RCcssgas">Ottawa Redblacks</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Blessman_Ta%E2%80%99ala/y63f5UCb">Blessman Ta’ala</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">DL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football/Vz2KJQe5">Hawaii</a></td><td><a href="/facts/American_Samoa/mpcHoegY"></a> <a href="/facts/American_Samoa/mpcHoegY">American Samoa</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Edmonton_Elks/AuzQTgN7">Edmonton Elks</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dean_Faithfull/5QWP4UhN">Dean Faithfull</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Placekicker/aR0jRPm2">K</a></td><td><a href="/facts/CSU_Pueblo_ThunderWolves_football/13VLzVGK">Colorado State-Pueblo</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Great_Britain/TNgGQRPj">Great Britain</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Saskatchewan_Roughriders/9pQPMwFJ">Saskatchewan Roughriders</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Adam_Korsak/Wpsv4JRa">Adam Korsak</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Punter_(football)/SxbAlk56">P</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football/A6cXXhfu">Rutgers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats/XWtHQEmG">Hamilton Tiger-Cats</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Penei_Pavihi/V4IFpXdp">Penei Pavihi</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td>Hawaii</td><td><a href="/facts/American_Samoa/mpcHoegY"></a> <a href="/facts/American_Samoa/mpcHoegY">American Samoa</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Montreal_Alouettes/5f6jSB7E">Montreal Alouettes</a></td><td>Simon Lars Sandberg</td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">DL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Oregon_State_Beavers_football/1x7N1gfj">Oregon State</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Calgary_Stampeders/utskKBuf">Calgary Stampeders</a></td><td>Isaac Moore</td><td><a href="/facts/Offensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">OL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Temple_Owls_football/R3Uj2gAA">Temple</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/BC_Lions/AbVIQfSo">BC Lions</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jevoni_Robinson/aGKKUcmE">Jevoni Robinson</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wide_receiver/lHcKSc0f">WR</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Barry_Buccaneers/ns3LV624">Barry</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jamaica/jeDulmwE"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamaica/jeDulmwE">Jamaica</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers/Qy7Wcel2">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jamieson_Sheahan/RdINqgYJ">Jamieson Sheahan</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Punter_(football)/SxbAlk56">P</a></td><td><a href="/facts/California_Golden_Bears_football/u46ubwC0">California</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Toronto_Argonauts/EkTc195G">Toronto Argonauts</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Alfredo_Gachuz_Lozada/GH8jaAQR">Alfredo Gachuz Lozada</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Placekicker/aR0jRPm2">K</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Borregos_Salvajes_CEM/50YG8ncA">ITESM CEM</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh"></a> <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Round two</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Pick #</th><th>CFL team</th><th>Player</th><th>Position</th><th>University/club team</th><th>Nationality</th></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ottawa Redblacks</td><td>Lucas Lavin</td><td><a href="/facts/Offensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">OL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Chattanooga_Mocs_football/jS4LYtL9">Chattanooga</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Edmonton Elks</td><td><a href="/facts/Kilian_Zierer/9jVgBGX7">Kilian Zierer</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Offensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">OL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Auburn_Tigers_football/h2Hh5NhV">Auburn</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Saskatchewan Roughriders</td><td><a href="/facts/Habakkuk_Baldonado/8oRY6bt5">Habakkuk Baldonado</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">DL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football/PnDPQwCw">Pittsburgh</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Hamilton Tiger-Cats</td><td><a href="/facts/Lou_Hedley/kf096h7L">Lou Hedley</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Punter_(football)/SxbAlk56">P</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Miami_Hurricanes_football/5fJMEM4X">Miami (FL)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Montreal Alouettes</td><td>Rhys Byrns</td><td><a href="/facts/Punter_(football)/SxbAlk56">P</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football/cIrI7trg">Louisiana-Lafayette</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Calgary Stampeders</td><td>Lino Schröter</td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cologne_Crocodiles/nkHzJYFc">Cologne Crocodiles</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>BC Lions</td><td><a href="/facts/Junior_Aho/ATF7l1Pg">Junior Aho</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">DL</a></td><td><a href="/facts/SMU_Mustangs_football/dajI4PBW">Southern Methodist</a></td><td><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Winnipeg Blue Bombers</td><td>Karl Schmitz</td><td><a href="/facts/Punter_(football)/SxbAlk56">P</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Jacksonville_Dolphins_football/Y7vbDfpm">Jacksonville</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bermuda/dYgp0TF4"></a> <a href="/facts/Bermuda/dYgp0TF4">Bermuda</a></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Toronto Argonauts</td><td>Emmanuel Falola</td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bristol_Aztecs/mhy472eA">Bristol Aztecs</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Great_Britain/TNgGQRPj">Great Britain</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="trades">Trades</h2> <p>In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. </p> <h3>Round three</h3> <p>Note: These trades were made prior to the league revealing the number of rounds for this draft. </p> <ul><li>Calgary → Saskatchewan (PD). Calgary traded this selection and a seventh-round selection in the <a href="/facts/2023_CFL_Draft/qTyWCfdW">2023 CFL National Draft</a> to Saskatchewan in exchange for James Smith.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li>Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection originally acquired from Calgary back to Calgary in exchange for James Smith.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Trade references </p> <p>General references </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Revamped CFL Combine season, CFL Draft highlight '23 off-season". Canadian Football League. January 19, 2023. <a href="https://www.cfl.ca/2023/01/19/revamped-cfl-combine-season-cfl-draft-highlight-23-off-season/" target="_blank">https://www.cfl.ca/2023/01/19/revamped-cfl-combine-season-cfl-draft-highlight-23-off-season/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021. <a href="https://press.cfl.ca/cfl-to-hold-global-player-combines-in-europe-mexico-and-japan" target="_blank">https://press.cfl.ca/cfl-to-hold-global-player-combines-in-europe-mexico-and-japan</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 21, 2023. <a href="https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/" target="_blank">https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022. <a href="https://www.cfl.ca/2022/02/24/cfl-aligns-global-draft-date-w-cfl-draft-may-3/" target="_blank">https://www.cfl.ca/2022/02/24/cfl-aligns-global-draft-date-w-cfl-draft-may-3/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 21, 2023. <a href="https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/" target="_blank">https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022. <a href="https://www.cfl.ca/2022/06/05/stamps-acquire-p-james-smith-in-trade-w-riders/" target="_blank">https://www.cfl.ca/2022/06/05/stamps-acquire-p-james-smith-in-trade-w-riders/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Riders acquire Global P Jimmy Smith in trade with Calgary". Canadian Football League. Jul 4, 2022. <a href="https://www.cfl.ca/2022/07/04/riders-acquire-global-p-jimmy-smith-in-trade-with-calgary/" target="_blank">https://www.cfl.ca/2022/07/04/riders-acquire-global-p-jimmy-smith-in-trade-with-calgary/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>