2016 CFL draft

<p>The <a href="/facts/2016_CFL_season/nyP0ABUC">2016</a> <a href="/facts/Canadian_College_Draft/3bAnw5Hh">CFL Draft</a> took place on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM ET on <a href="/facts/TSN2/Mgd8Ckel">TSN2</a> and <a href="/facts/RDS2/5hFHzGBF">RDS2</a>. 70 players were chosen from among eligible players from <a href="/facts/Canadian_Interuniversity_Sport/rEUnhBnG">Canadian Universities</a> across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the <a href="/facts/NCAA/nLkY4pm1">NCAA</a>. The draft was expanded to eight rounds, which is the most since there were eight rounds in the <a href="/facts/1992_CFL_Draft/Fff1kAsW">1992 CFL Draft</a>. This draft also featured the most draft selections since <a href="/facts/1987_CFL_Draft/slAbBNEW">1987</a> when 72 players were drafted.
</p><p>The entity which owns both <a href="/facts/TSN2/Mgd8Ckel">TSN2</a> and <a href="/facts/RDS2/5hFHzGBF">RDS2</a> showed the first round of the draft on its cable TV platforms with subsequent rounds streamed on TSN GO online. The English language cable channel <a href="/facts/TSN2/Mgd8Ckel">TSN2</a> featured host <a href="/facts/Farhan_Lalji/b76GPWkF">Farhan Lalji</a> and the <a href="/facts/CFL_on_TSN/UjUKCAtB">CFL on TSN</a> panel including <a href="/facts/Duane_Forde/a1PoLbCc">Duane Forde</a>, Gary Lawless, <a href="/facts/Chris_Schultz/05UQIeXa">Chris Schultz</a>, and Lee Barrette who were chosen to analyze the teams' needs and picks while the French language channel <a href="/facts/RDS2/5hFHzGBF">RDS2</a> featured host <a href="/facts/Matthieu_Proulx/GAGUceJe">Matthieu Proulx</a> alongside analysts, <a href="/facts/Bruno_Heppell/xCa4rcSt">Bruno Heppell</a>, Didier Orméjuste and <a href="/facts/Pierre_Vercheval/SjrlLeH8">Pierre Vercheval</a>.
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2016 CFL draft open-in-new

2016 CFL draft