The 2016 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2.[1][2] 70 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[3] The draft was expanded to eight rounds, which is the most since there were eight rounds in the 1992 CFL Draft. This draft also featured the most draft selections since 1987 when 72 players were drafted.
The entity which owns both TSN2 and RDS2 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 TSN2 featured host Farhan Lalji and the CFL on TSN panel including Duane Forde, Gary Lawless, Chris Schultz, and Lee Barrette who were chosen to analyze the teams' needs and picks while the French language channel RDS2 featured host Matthieu Proulx alongside analysts, Bruno Heppell, Didier Orméjuste and Pierre Vercheval.[2]
Final
Ranking[4]
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December
Ranking[5]
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September
Ranking[6]
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Player
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Position
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College
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Hometown
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| 1
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2
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2
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David Onyemata
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Defensive tackle
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Manitoba
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Lagos, Nigeria
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| 2
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1
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1
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Tevaun Smith
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Wide receiver
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Iowa
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Toronto, ON
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| 3
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4
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9
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Mehdi Abdesmad
|
Defensive end
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Boston College
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Montreal, QC
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| 4
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5
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3
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Arjen Colquhoun
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Cornerback
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Michigan State
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Windsor, ON
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| 5
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3
|
6
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Josiah St. John
|
Offensive tackle
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Oklahoma
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Toronto, ON
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| 6
|
6
|
10
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Charles Vaillancourt
|
Offensive lineman
|
Laval
|
Coaticook, QC
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| 7
|
-
|
-
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Alex Singleton
|
Linebacker
|
Montana State
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Thousand Oaks, CA
|
| 8
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8
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17
|
Trent Corney
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Defensive end
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Virginia
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Brockville, ON
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| 9
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13
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15
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Philippe Gagnon
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Offensive lineman
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Laval
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L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC
|
| 10
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18
|
-
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Brian Jones
|
Wide receiver
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Acadia
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Enfield, NS
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| 11
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9
|
-
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Taylor Loffler
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Safety
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British Columbia
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Kelowna, BC
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| 12
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12
|
11
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Juwan Brescacin
|
Wide receiver
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Northern Illinois
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Mississauga, ON
|
| 13
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7
|
5
|
Mercer Timmis
|
Running back
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Calgary
|
Burlington, ON
|
| 14
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11
|
7
|
Dillon Guy
|
Offensive tackle
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Buffalo
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Hamilton, ON
|
| 15
|
15
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13
|
Anthony Thompson
|
Safety
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Southern Illinois
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Montreal, QC
|
| 16
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-
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-
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Michael Couture
|
Offensive lineman
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Simon Fraser
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Burnaby, BC
|
| 17
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14
|
19
|
Jason Lauzon-Séguin
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Offensive tackle
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Laval
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Pointe-Claire, QC
|
| 18
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16
|
4
|
Elie Bouka
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Cornerback
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Calgary
|
Laval, QC
|
| 19
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17
|
12
|
Llevi Noel
|
Wide receiver
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Toronto
|
Toronto, ON
|
| 20
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19
|
16
|
Doug Corby
|
Wide receiver
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Queen's
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Burlington, ON
|
| -
|
10
|
8
|
Mitchell Winters
|
Defensive lineman
|
Miami (Ohio)
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Mississauga, ON
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| -
|
20
|
-
|
Quinn van Gylswyk
|
Placekicker
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British Columbia
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Victoria, BC
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| -
|
-
|
14
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Michael Langlois
|
Defensive back/linebacker
|
Laval
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Amos, QC
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| -
|
-
|
18
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Brett Blaszko
|
Wide receiver
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Calgary
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Burlington, ON
|
| -
|
-
|
20
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George Johnson
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Wide receiver
|
Western
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London, ON
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In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Hamilton → BC (D). Hamilton traded the 5th overall selection and the 23rd overall selection in this year's draft to BC for the 3rd overall selection and the 30th overall selection in this year's draft.[7]
- BC → Hamilton (D). BC traded the 3rd overall selection and the 30th overall selection in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 5th overall selection and the 23rd overall selection in this year's draft.[7]
- Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Cory Watson to Edmonton for the rights to Jorgen Hus and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[8]
- Edmonton → Winnipeg (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Selvish Capers to Winnipeg for Chris Greaves.[9]
- Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a third-round pick in the 2015 CFL Draft to Hamilton for Brandon Boudreaux, a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 CFL Draft.[10]
- Edmonton → Saskatchewan (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to Jorgen Hus to Saskatchewan for Cory Watson and a second-round pick in this year's draft.[8]
- Calgary → Saskatchewan (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Tyler Crapigna to Saskatchewan for Jerome Messam and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.[11]
- BC → Hamilton (D). BC traded the 3rd overall selection and the 30th overall selection in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 5th overall selection and the 23rd overall selection in this year's draft.[7]
- BC → Hamilton (D). BC traded the 21st overall selection in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 30th overall selection and the 32nd overall selection in this year's draft.[12]
- Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Brandon Boudreaux, and a fourth-round pick in the 2015 CFL Draft to Saskatchewan for a third-round pick in this year's draft and a third-round pick in the 2015 CFL Draft.[10]
- Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a conditional selection in the 2015 CFL Draft to Hamilton for Steve Myddelton.[13]
- Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto for Bruce Campbell.[14]
- Hamilton → BC (D). Hamilton traded the 5th overall selection and the 23rd overall selection in this year's draft to BC for the 3rd overall selection and the 30th overall selection in this year's draft.[7]
- Hamilton → BC (D). Hamilton traded the 30th overall selection and the 32nd overall selection in this year's draft to BC for the 21st overall selection in this year's draft.[12]
- Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Saskatchewan for Kevin Glenn.[15]
- Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Jerome Messam to Calgary for Tyler Crapigna and a third-round pick in this year's draft.[11]
- BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded this selection to Hamilton for Tim O'Neill.[16]
- Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2017 CFL Draft to Montreal for Mike Edem.[17]
- Saskatchewan → Ottawa (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Ottawa for Maurice Price and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.[18]
- Ottawa → Saskatchewan (PD). Ottawa traded this selection and Maurice Price to Saskatchewan for a sixth-round pick and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft.[18]
- Saskatchewan → Ottawa (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft to Ottawa for Maurice Price and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.[18]
- Ottawa → Saskatchewan (PD). Ottawa traded a conditional selection to Saskatchewan for the rights to Johnny Mark.[19]
- Winnipeg forfeits their first-round selection after selecting Garrett Waggoner in the 2015 Supplemental Draft.[20]
- Calgary forfeits their seventh-round selection after selecting Brandon Tett in the 2015 Supplemental Draft.[21]
- ^ CFL.ca Staff (26 February 2016). "Rosters Set: CFL reveals list of combine participants". CFL.ca.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (May 4, 2016). "2016 CFL draft to be held May 10 at 7pm on TSN2 and RDS2". CFL.ca.
- ^ "CFL adding one round to Canadian Draft". 3DownNation.
- ^ ONYEMATA TAKES TOP SPOT IN CFL SCOUTING BUREAU FINAL RANKINGS, Canadian Football League, 26 April 2016, retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ CFL Scouting Bureau releases December Rankings, Canadian Football League, 12 December 2015, retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ First Scouting Bureau Ranking for 2016 Draft class released, Canadian Football League, 4 September 2015, archived from the original on 4 September 2015, retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h CFL.ca Staff (10 May 2016). "Ti-Cats trade up to third; select OL Brandon Revenberg". CFL.ca.
- ^ a b c d CFL.ca Staff (11 May 2015). "West Trade Winds: Eskimos acquire Cory Watson". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (9 September 2015). "Eskimos acquire offensive lineman Greaves from Bombers". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d CFL.ca Staff (24 September 2014). "Riders acquire Boudreaux in trade with Ticats". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d CFL.ca Staff (14 October 2015). "Stamps land Messam in swap with Riders". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e BC Lions (10 May 2016). "Trade Alert". bclions.com.
- ^ a b Staff (2 September 2014). "Esks Acquire OL in Ti-Cat Trade". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (10 February 2016). "Riders sign Lawrence; trade for Argos' OL Campbell - CFL.ca". CFL.ca.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (14 October 2015). "At the Deadline: Als acquire Glenn in trade with Riders". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (16 February 2016). "Lions drop Foster; trade for centre O'Neill - CFL.ca". CFL.ca.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (14 October 2015). "Tigertown Bound: Als deal Edem to Tiger-Cats". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f CFL.ca Staff (11 January 2016). "Roughriders acquire Maurice Price from REDBLACKS". CFL.ca.
- ^ CFL.ca Staff (9 February 2015). "Jackson avoids free agency; extends with Roughriders". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (20 May 2015). "Bombers peg Waggoner in CFL Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ a b CFL.ca Staff (7 July 2015). "Stamps land Brandon Tett in Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015.
