The 2017 CFL draft took place on Sunday May 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN and RDS.Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year2017 CFL draft underway May 7th 71 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.

The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Dave Naylor, and Marshall Ferguson. Jim Lawson, the CFL's Chairman of the Board of Governors, announced the picks for the first two rounds at the TSN studios. This was announced following the resignation of current CFL Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge.Outgoing CFL commissioner Orridge will not be involved in draft

Top prospects Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings..

FinalRanking. DecemberRanking. SeptemberRanking Player Position School Hometown 1 1 1 Justin Senior Offensive lineman Mississippi State Montreal, QC 2 3 5 Eli Ankou Defensive lineman UCLA Ottawa, ON 3 5 11 Geoff Gray Offensive lineman Manitoba Winnipeg, MB 4 7 4 Daniel Vandervoort Wide receiver McMaster Barrie, ON 5 11 14 Faith Ekakitie Defensive lineman Iowa Brampton, ON 6 8 6 Christophe Mulumba Linebacker Maine Laval, QC 7 2 10 Antony Auclair Tight end Laval Notre-Dame-des-Pins, QC 8 10 15 Mason Woods Offensive lineman Idaho Port Coquitlam, BC 9 12 8 Nathaniel Behar Wide receiver Carleton London, ON 10 15 - Dariusz Bladek Offensive lineman Bethune–Cookman Kissimmee, FL 11 9 13 Junior Luke Defensive lineman Montreal Montreal, QC 12 6 2 Kwaku Boateng Defensive lineman Wilfrid Laurier Milton, ON 13 13 9 Qadr Spooner Offensive lineman McGill Brossard, QC 14 17 12 Robert Woodson Defensive back Calgary Calgary, AB 15 19 17 Kay Okafor Defensive lineman St. Francis Xavier Enugu, Nigeria 16 - - Braden Schram Offensive lineman Calgary Manning, AB 17 - - Johnny Augustine Running back Guelph Welland, ON 18 - - Fabion Foote Defensive lineman McMaster North York, ON 19 - - Dondre Wright Defensive back Henderson State Ajax, ON 20 - - Connor McGough Defensive lineman Calgary Medicine Hat, AB - 14 18 Jean-Simon Roy Offensive lineman Laval Quebec, QC - 16 - Jordan Herdman Linebacker Simon Fraser Winnipeg, MB - 18 16 Nakas Onyeka Linebacker Wilfrid Laurier Brampton, ON - 20 - Mitchell Picton Wide receiver Regina Regina, SK - 4 7 Rashaun Simonise Wide receiver Calgary Vancouver, BC - - 3 Akeel Lynch Running back Nevada Toronto, ON - - 19 Kwabena Asare Offensive lineman Carleton Brampton, ON - - 20 Corey Williams Linebacker Toronto Toronto, ON

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

Round one Montreal → BC (PD). Montreal traded this selection to BC for the negotiating rights to Vernon Adams.Alouettes officially sign Vernon Adams Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection, T. J. Heath, and a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL draft to Winnipeg for Drew Willy.Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with Als Winnipeg ←→ Calgary (D). Winnipeg traded the sixth overall selection to Calgary for the eighth overall selection and the 34th overall selection in this year's draft.Round 1 Recap: Surprises, star receivers headline eventful first 9 picks

Round two None

Round three None

Round four Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Calgary for Tevaughn Campbell.Riders acquire DB Tevaughn Campbell in trade with Stamps Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection to Montreal for Kevin Glenn. Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.Capicciotti, Gaydosh switch sides as Riders and Ticats deal Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded this selection and a conditional second-round pick in the 2018 CFL draft to Saskatchewan for Darian Durant.Alouettes acquire rights to Riders QB Darian Durant Calgary → Winnipeg (D). Calgary traded the 34th overall selection and the eighth overall selection to Winnipeg for the sixth overall selection in this year's draft.

Round five Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection, Khalid Wooten, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft to Hamilton for Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.Ticats, Als swap picks in late rounds of Sunday's draft Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for Khalid Wooten, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft. Winnipeg → Edmonton (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Edmonton for Matt Nichols. This later became a fifth-round selection after Nichols became Winnipeg's starting quarterback.

Round six Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded this selection and a conditional pick in the 2018 CFL draft to Montreal for S. J. Green.Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection, Khalid Wooten, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to Hamilton for Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft. Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for Khalid Wooten, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.

Round seven Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton. Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Hamilton for Brian Simmons. The draft pick was solidified after the condition was met.

Round eight None

Conditional trades Winnipeg → Hamilton (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional selection to Hamilton for the negotiation list rights to Tajh Boyd. The condition was not met and Winnipeg did not transfer their selection to Hamilton.

Forfeitures Saskatchewan forfeits their third-round selection after selecting Kevin Francis in the 2016 Supplemental Draft.

Draft order Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Toronto) Faith Ekakitie DL Iowa 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders Cameron Judge LB UCLA 3 BC Lions (via Montreal) Daniel Vandervoort WR McMaster 4 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Connor McGough DL Calgary 5 Edmonton Eskimos Nathaniel Behar WR Carleton 6 Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) Randy Colling DL Gannon 7 BC Lions Junior Luke DL Montreal 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Calgary) Geoff Gray OL Manitoba 9 Ottawa Redblacks Evan Johnson OL Saskatchewan

Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position School 10 Toronto Argonauts Mason Woods OL Idaho 11 Saskatchewan Roughriders Dariusz Bladek OL Bethune–Cookman 12 Montreal Alouettes Fabion Foote DT McMaster 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Braden Schram OL Calgary 14 Edmonton Eskimos Jean-Simon Roy OL Laval 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Qadr Spooner OL McGill 16 BC Lions Jeremy Zver OL Regina 17 Calgary Stampeders Julan Lynch WR Saskatchewan 18 Ottawa Redblacks Anthony Gosselin FB Sherbrooke

Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position School 19 Toronto Argonauts Evan Foster DL Manitoba – Saskatchewan Roughriders Forfeit pick 20 Montreal Alouettes Dondre Wright DB Henderson State 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kay Okafor DL St. Francis Xavier 22 Edmonton Eskimos Chris Mulumba LB Maine 23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Abubakar Conteh DB Grambling State 24 BC Lions Frederic Chagnon LB Montreal 25 Calgary Stampeders Tunde Adeleke DB Carleton 26 Ottawa Redblacks Eli Ankou DL UCLA

Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position School 27 Toronto Argonauts Robert Woodson DB Calgary 28 Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan) Ante Milanovic-Litre RB Simon Fraser 29 Montreal Alouettes Alexander Morrison WR British Columbia 30 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Antony Auclair TE Laval 31 Edmonton Eskimos Jordan Hoover DB Waterloo 32 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Montreal via Winnipeg) Eddie Meredith OL Western 33 BC Lions Nate Hamlin DB Carleton 34 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Calgary) Felix Menard-Briere K Montreal 35 Ottawa Redblacks Louis-Philippe Bourassa RB Montreal

Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position School 36 Toronto Argonauts Nakas Onyeka LB Wilfrid Laurier 37 Saskatchewan Roughriders Mitchell Picton WR Regina 38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal) Justin Vaughn DL Fordham 39 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) Zach Annen OL Carleton 40 Edmonton Eskimos Justin Senior OL Mississippi State 41 Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg) Kwaku Boateng DL Wilfid Laurier 42 BC Lions Edward Godin DL Laval 43 Calgary Stampeders Felix Gacusana Jr. OL Simon Fraser 44 Ottawa Redblacks Mathieu Dupuis DL Montreal

Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position School 45 Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto) Malcolm Carter WR Carleton 46 Saskatchewan Roughriders Danny Sprukulis OL Toronto 47 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal) Jacob Scarfone WR Guelph 48 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) Denzel Radford WR Calgary 49 Edmonton Eskimos Kwabena Asare OL Carleton 50 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ian Marouf DL Guelph 51 BC Lions Dakota Brush WR Mount Allison 52 Calgary Stampeders Alexandre Gagnon DL Sherbrooke 53 Ottawa Redblacks Austen Hartley WR Calgary

Round seven Pick # CFL team Player Position School 54 Toronto Argonauts Justin Herdman LB Simon Fraser 55 Saskatchewan Roughriders Alexandre Chevrier LB Sherbrooke 56 Montreal Alouettes Ty Cranston DB Ottawa 57 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Emmanuel Adusei DT Carleton 58 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) Brett Golding OL Wilfrid Laurier 59 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brendon Thera-Plamondon WR Calgary 60 BC Lions Jordan Herdman LB Simon Fraser 61 Calgary Stampeders Adam Laurensse DB Calgary 62 Ottawa Redblacks Ed Ilnicki RB Alberta

Round eight Pick # CFL team Player Position School 63 Toronto Argonauts Matthew Carson DL Calgary 64 Saskatchewan Roughriders Marc Claudé OL Montreal 65 Montreal Alouettes Oumar Toure TE Sherbrooke 66 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sean Thomas-Erlington RB Montreal 67 Edmonton Eskimos Mark Mackie DL McMaster 68 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tylor Henry WR Alberta 69 BC Lions Mitchell Hillis WR Saskatchewan 70 Calgary Stampeders Richard Sindani WR Regina 71 Ottawa Redblacks Jordan Filippelli OL Calgary

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