2026 CFL draft
| 2026 CFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Overview | |
| 74 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Most selections (10) | Toronto Argonauts |
| Fewest selections (7) | BC Lions Calgary Stampeders |
The 2026 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2026. Seventy-four players are scheduled to be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[1][2] That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.
Format
As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2025 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.[2]
Top prospects
- Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
| Final ranking |
January ranking |
August ranking[3] |
Player | Position | University | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akheem Mesidor | Defensive lineman | Miami | Ottawa, ON | ||
| 2 | Logan Taylor | Offensive lineman | Boston College | Lunenburg, NS | ||
| 3 | Wesley Bailey | Defensive lineman | Louisville | Ottawa, ON | ||
| 4 | Nick Cenacle | Wide receiver | Hawaii | Montreal, QC | ||
| 5 | Albert Reese IV | Offensive lineman | Mississippi State | Edmonton, AB | ||
| 6 | Jett Elad | Defensive back | Rutgers | Mississauga, ON | ||
| 7 | Rene Konga | Defensive lineman | Louisville | Ottawa, ON | ||
| 8 | Devynn Cromwell | Defensive back | Michigan State | Toronto, ON | ||
| 9 | Nolan Ulm | Wide receiver | Eastern Washington | Kelowna, BC | ||
| 10 | Dariel Djabome | Linebacker | Rutgers | Longueuil, QC | ||
| 11 | Giordano Vaccaro | Offensive lineman | Purdue | Winnipeg, MB | ||
| 12 | Malcolm Bell | Defensive back | Michigan State | Montreal, QC | ||
| 13 | Darius Bell | Offensive lineman | East Carolina | Hamilton, ON | ||
| 14 | Jez Janvier | Offensive lineman | Southern Mississippi | Montreal, QC | ||
| 15 | Josh Baka | Defensive back | Alabama-Birmingham | Ottawa, ON | ||
| 16 | Rohan Jones | Tight end | Arkansas | Montreal, QC | ||
| 17 | Tyrell Lawrence | Offensive lineman | Alabama A&M | Milton, ON | ||
| 18 | Darius McKenzie | Linebacker | South Alabama | Ottawa, ON | ||
| 19 | Aamarii Notice | Defensive lineman | Coastal Carolina | Toronto, ON | ||
| 20 | Trae Tomlinson | Defensive back | Louisiana | Winnipeg, MB |
Draft order
- Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league. If there are any more forfeited draft picks, that will also change the draft order.
Round one
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 3 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 6 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 7 | BC Lions | |||
| 8 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 11 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 12 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 15 | BC Lions (via Calgary)[trade 1] | |||
| 16 | Toronto Argonauts (via BC)[trade 2] | |||
| 17 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
| 19N | ||||
| 20N |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 22 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 23 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 25 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 26 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 27 | Calgary Stampeders (via BC)[trade 1] | |||
| 28 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 29 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 31 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 32 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 33 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 34 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 35 | Ottawa Redblacks (via Calgary)[trade 3] | |||
| 36 | BC Lions | |||
| 37 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 38 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 40 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 41 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 42 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 43 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 44 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 45 | BC Lions | |||
| 46 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 47 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 49 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 50 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 51 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 52 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 53 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 54 | BC Lions | |||
| 55 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 56 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Round seven
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Toronto Argonauts (via Ottawa)[trade 4] | |||
| 58 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 59 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 60 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 61 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 62 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 63 | BC Lions | |||
| 64 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 65 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Round eight
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Ottawa Redblacks | |||
| 67 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 68 | Edmonton Elks | |||
| 69 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 70 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| 71 | Calgary Stampeders | |||
| 72 | BC Lions | |||
| 73 | Montreal Alouettes | |||
| 74 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round two
- Calgary → BC (PD). Calgary traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft to BC in exchange for Vernon Adams, a third-round pick in this year's draft, and the 32nd overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft.[trade 1]
- BC → Toronto (PD). BC traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and Ryder Varga to Toronto in exchange for Dejon Allen.[trade 2]
Round three
- BC → Calgary (PD). BC traded a third-round pick in this year's draft, Vernon Adams, and the 32nd overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft to Calgary in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft and the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall in the 2025 CFL draft.[trade 1]
Round four
- Calgary → Ottawa (PD). Calgary traded a fourth-round pick in this year's draft to Ottawa in exchange for Lorenzo Mauldin.[trade 3]
Round seven
- Ottawa → Toronto (PD). Ottawa traded a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Toronto in exchange for Mark Milton.[trade 4]
Conditional trades
- Ottawa → Toronto (PD). Ottawa traded a conditional sixth-round pick in this year's draft and the negotiation rights to Andre Carter to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Adeboboye.[trade 5]
- Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional eighth-round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton in exchange for the negotiation rights to Spencer Brown.[trade 6]
References
Trade references
- ^ a b c d "Big Play: Stamps acquire Vernon Adams Jr. in trade with Lions". Canadian Football League. November 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Lions acquire OL Dejon Allen in trade with Argonauts". Canadian Football League. January 6, 2025.
- ^ a b "Stamps acquire Lorenzo Mauldin IV in trade with Redblacks". Canadian Football League. September 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "Redblacks acquire DB Mark Milton from Toronto for '26 seventh round pick". Canadian Football League. August 25, 2025.
- ^ "Redblacks acquire National running back Daniel Adeboboye from Toronto". Ottawa Redblacks. January 14, 2025.
- ^ "Transaction: Elks acquire conditional draft pick in trade with the Argonauts". Edmonton Elks. August 5, 2025.
General references
- ^ "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Mesidor takes hold of top spot in fall edition of CFL Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. August 20, 2025.