2016 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 2016 CFL Draft File:2016 CFL Draft Logo.JPG 250px 2016 CFL draft logo Canadian football May 10 7:00 PM EDT Toronto TSN2/RDS2 70 8 Josiah St. John, OTSaskatchewan Roughriders Edmonton Eskimos (6) Toronto Argonauts (9)Ottawa Redblacks (9) 53 17 2015 2017 The 2016 CFL draft took place on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2.https://www.cfl.ca/2016/02/26/rosters-set-cfl-reveals-list-combine-participants/ Rosters Set: CFL reveals list of combine participants CFL.ca Staff 26 February 2016 CFL.cahttps://www.cfl.ca/2016/05/04/2016-cfl-draft-to-be-held-may-10-at-7pm-on-tsn2-and-rds2/ 2016 CFL draft to be held May 10 at 7pm on TSN2 and RDS2 CFL.ca Staff May 4, 2016 CFL.ca 70 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.http://3downnation.com/2016/05/02/cfl-adding-rounds-to-draft/ CFL adding one round to Canadian Draft 3DownNation 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. Top prospects FinalRankinghttps://www.cfl.ca/2016/04/26/onyemata-takes-over-as-cfl-scouting-bureau-releases-final-rankings/ ONYEMATA TAKES TOP SPOT IN CFL SCOUTING BUREAU FINAL RANKINGS Canadian Football League 26 April 2016 26 April 2016. DecemberRankinghttps://www.cfl.ca/2015/12/11/cfl-scouting-bureau-releases-december-rankings-2/ CFL Scouting Bureau releases December Rankings Canadian Football League 12 December 2015 12 December 2015. SeptemberRankinghttp://cfl.ca/article/first-scouting-bureau-ranking-for-2016-draft-class-released First Scouting Bureau Ranking for 2016 Draft class released Canadian Football League 4 September 2015 4 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150904230114/http://www.cfl.ca/article/first-scouting-bureau-ranking-for-2016-draft-class-released 4 September 2015 dead . Player Position School Hometown 1 2 2 David Onyemata Defensive tackle Manitoba Lagos, Nigeria 2 1 1 Tevaun Smith Wide receiver Iowa Toronto, ON 3 4 9 Mehdi Abdesmad Defensive end Boston College Montreal, QC 4 5 3 Arjen Colquhoun Cornerback Michigan State Windsor, ON 5 3 6 Josiah St. John Offensive tackle Oklahoma Toronto, ON 6 6 10 Charles Vaillancourt Offensive lineman Laval Coaticook, QC 7 - - Alex Singleton Linebacker Montana State Thousand Oaks, CA 8 8 17 Trent Corney Defensive end Virginia Brockville, ON 9 13 15 Philippe Gagnon Offensive lineman Laval L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC 10 18 - Brian Jones Wide receiver Acadia Enfield, NS 11 9 - Taylor Loffler Safety British Columbia Kelowna, BC 12 12 11 Juwan Brescacin Wide receiver Northern Illinois Mississauga, ON 13 7 5 Mercer Timmis Running back Calgary Burlington, ON 14 11 7 Dillon Guy Offensive tackle Buffalo Hamilton, ON 15 15 13 Anthony Thompson Safety Southern Illinois Montreal, QC 16 - - Michael Couture Offensive lineman Simon Fraser Burnaby, BC 17 14 19 Jason Lauzon-Séguin Offensive tackle Laval Pointe-Claire, QC 18 16 4 Elie Bouka Cornerback Calgary Laval, QC 19 17 12 Llevi Noel Wide receiver Toronto Toronto, ON 20 19 16 Doug Corby Wide receiver Queen's Burlington, ON - 10 8 Mitchell Winters Defensive lineman Miami (Ohio) Mississauga, ON - 20 - Quinn van Gylswyk Placekicker British Columbia Victoria, BC - - 14 Michael Langlois Defensive back/linebacker Laval Amos, QC - - 18 Brett Blaszko Wide receiver Calgary Burlington, ON - - 20 George Johnson Wide receiver Western London, ON Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. Round one 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.https://www.cfl.ca/2016/05/10/ticats-trade-up-to-third-select-ol-brandon-revenberg/ Ti-Cats trade up to third; select OL Brandon Revenberg CFL.ca Staff 10 May 2016 CFL.ca 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. Round two 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.http://cfl.ca/article/west-trade-winds-eskimos-acquire-cory-watson https://web.archive.org/web/20150514011008/http://www.cfl.ca/article/west-trade-winds-eskimos-acquire-cory-watson dead 14 May 2015 West Trade Winds: Eskimos acquire Cory Watson CFL.ca Staff 11 May 2015 CFL.ca Edmonton → Winnipeg (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Selvish Capers to Winnipeg for Chris Greaves.https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-acquire-offensive-lineman-greaves-from-bombers Eskimos acquire offensive lineman Greaves from Bombers CFL.ca Staff 9 September 2015 CFL.ca 23 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221604/http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-acquire-offensive-lineman-greaves-from-bombers 23 September 2015 dead Round three 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.http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-boudreaux-in-trade-with-ticats Riders acquire Boudreaux in trade with Ticats CFL.ca Staff 24 September 2014 CFL.ca 11 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140927112128/http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-boudreaux-in-trade-with-ticats 27 September 2014 dead 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. 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.https://www.cfl.ca/article/stamps-land-messam-in-swap-with-riders Stamps land Messam in swap with Riders CFL.ca Staff 14 October 2015 CFL.ca 23 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20151016053934/http://www.cfl.ca/article/stamps-land-messam-in-swap-with-riders 16 October 2015 dead 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. 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.https://twitter.com/BCLions/status/730195039272480768 Trade Alert BC Lions 10 May 2016 bclions.com Round four 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. Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a conditional selection in the 2015 CFL draft to Hamilton for Steve Myddelton.http://www.esks.com/article/esks-acquire-ol-in-ti-cat-trade Esks Acquire OL in Ti-Cat Trade Staff 2 September 2014 Edmonton Eskimos 11 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904010016/http://www.esks.com/article/esks-acquire-ol-in-ti-cat-trade 4 September 2014 dead Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto for Bruce Campbell.https://www.cfl.ca/2016/02/10/riders-sign-free-agent-receiver-returner-kendial-lawrence/ Riders sign Lawrence; trade for Argos' OL Campbell - CFL.ca CFL.ca Staff 10 February 2016 CFL.ca 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. 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. Round five Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Saskatchewan for Kevin Glenn.https://www.cfl.ca/article/als-acquire-kevin-glenn-in-trade-with-riders At the Deadline: Als acquire Glenn in trade with Riders CFL.ca Staff 14 October 2015 CFL.ca 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20151018011411/http://www.cfl.ca/article/als-acquire-kevin-glenn-in-trade-with-riders 2015-10-18 dead 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. BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded this selection to Hamilton for Tim O'Neill.https://www.cfl.ca/2016/02/16/lions-trade-for-ol-oneill-drop-foster/ Lions drop Foster; trade for centre O'Neill - CFL.ca CFL.ca Staff 16 February 2016 CFL.ca Round six Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2017 CFL draft to Montreal for Mike Edem.http://cfl.ca/article/als-deal-edem-to-tiger-catas Tigertown Bound: Als deal Edem to Tiger-Cats CFL.ca Staff 14 October 2015 CFL.ca 15 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151016205733/http://www.cfl.ca/article/als-deal-edem-to-tiger-catas 16 October 2015 dead 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.https://www.cfl.ca/2016/01/11/roughriders-acquire-maurice-price-from-redblacks/ Roughriders acquire Maurice Price from REDBLACKS CFL.ca Staff 11 January 2016 CFL.ca 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. Round seven 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. Conditional trades Ottawa → Saskatchewan (PD). Ottawa traded a conditional selection to Saskatchewan for the rights to Johnny Mark.http://cfl.ca/article/jackson-avoids-free-agency-extends-with-roughriders Jackson avoids free agency; extends with Roughriders CFL.ca Staff 9 February 2015 CFL.ca 10 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150210031726/http://cfl.ca/article/jackson-avoids-free-agency-extends-with-roughriders 10 February 2015 dead Forfeitures Winnipeg forfeits their first-round selection after selecting Garrett Waggoner in the 2015 Supplemental Draft.http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-peg-waggoner-in-cfl-supplemental-draft Bombers peg Waggoner in CFL Supplemental Draft CFL.ca Staff 20 May 2015 CFL.ca 21 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150522222345/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-peg-waggoner-in-cfl-supplemental-draft 22 May 2015 dead Calgary forfeits their seventh-round selection after selecting Brandon Tett in the 2015 Supplemental Draft.http://cfl.ca/article/stamps-land-brandon-tett-in-supplemental-draft https://web.archive.org/web/20150708164312/http://www.cfl.ca/article/stamps-land-brandon-tett-in-supplemental-draft dead 8 July 2015 Stamps land Brandon Tett in Supplemental Draft CFL.ca Staff 7 July 2015 CFL.ca Draft order = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Saskatchewan Roughriders Josiah St. John OL Oklahoma – Winnipeg Blue Bombers Forfeit pick 2 Montreal Alouettes Philippe Gagnon OL Laval 3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC) Brandon Revenberg OL Grand Valley State 4 Toronto Argonauts Brian Jones WR Acadia 5 BC Lions (via Hamilton) Charles Vaillancourt OL Laval 6 Calgary Stampeders Alex Singleton LB Montana State 7 Ottawa Redblacks Jason Lauzon-Séguin OL Laval 8 Edmonton Eskimos Tevaun Smith WR Iowa Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position School 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan) Trent Corney DL Virginia 10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Michael Couture OL Simon Fraser 11 Montreal Alouettes Wayne Moore RB McMaster 12 BC Lions Anthony Thompson DB Southern Illinois 13 Toronto Argonauts D. J. Sackey OL Toronto 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mercer Timmis RB Calgary 15 Calgary Stampeders Juwan Brescacin WR Northern Illinois 16 Ottawa Redblacks Mikaël Charland DB Concordia 17 Edmonton Eskimos Arjen Colquhoun DB Michigan State Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position School 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) Mike Jones WR Southern 19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Taylor Loffler DB British Columbia 20 Montreal Alouettes Sean Jamieson OL Western Ontario 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC) Terrell Davis LB British Columbia 22 Toronto Argonauts Jamal Campbell OL York 23 BC Lions (via Hamilton) Brett Blaszko WR Calgary 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Calgary) Elie Bouka DB Calgary 25 Ottawa Redblacks Mehdi Abdesmad DL Boston College 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton) Quinn Van Glyswyk K British Columbia Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position School 27 Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan) Declan Cross RB McMaster 28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Shayne Gauthier LB Laval 29 Montreal Alouettes George Johnson WR Western Ontario 30 BC Lions (via Hamilton via BC) Dillon Guy OL Buffalo 31 Toronto Argonauts Llevi Noel WR Toronto 32 BC Lions (via Hamilton) Shaquille Johnson WR Western Ontario 33 Calgary Stampeders Roman Grozman OT Concordia 34 Ottawa Redblacks Kevin Jackson LB Sam Houston State 35 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton via Edmonton) David Onyemata DL Manitoba Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position School 36 Saskatchewan Roughriders Alex Ogbongbemiga LB Calgary 37 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Zachary Intzandt OL McMaster 38 Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan via Montreal) Jean-Philippe Bolduc DB Laval 39 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC) Felix Faubert-Lussier WR Laval 40 Toronto Argonauts Curtis Newton LB Guelph 41 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Elroy Douglas DB Missouri Western State 42 Calgary Stampeders Pierre-Luc Caron LB Laval 43 Ottawa Redblacks Randy Beardy OL Windsor 44 Edmonton Eskimos Josh Woodman DB Western Ontario Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position School 45 Ottawa Redblacks (via Saskatchewan) Kyle Fraser-Audit OL Guelph 46 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rupert Butcher DL Western Ontario 47 Montreal Alouettes A'dre Fraser WR Guelph 48 BC Lions Brennan Van Nistelrooy DB Alberta 49 Toronto Argonauts Chris Kolankowski OL York 50 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) Emmitt Tims WR Saskatchewan 51 Calgary Stampeders Michael Kashak DL McMaster 52 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Ottawa) Alex McKay OL Manitoba 53 Edmonton Eskimos Doug Corby WR Queen's Round seven Pick # CFL team Player Position School 54 Ottawa Redblacks (via Saskatchewan) Arto Khatchikian LB Concordia 55 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alex Vitt SB Manitoba 56 Montreal Alouettes Maiko Zepeda DB Montreal 57 BC Lions Nathan O'Halloran FB Windsor 58 Toronto Argonauts Johnathan Ngeleka Muamba DB McMaster 59 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mitchell Barnett LB British Columbia – Calgary Stampeders Forfeit pick 60 Ottawa Redblacks Jamal Kett WR Western Ontario 61 Edmonton Eskimos Doug Parrish LB Western Oregon Round eight Pick # CFL team Player Position School 62 Saskatchewan Roughriders Joshua Stanford WR Kansas 63 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Frank Renaud LB Windsor 64 Montreal Alouettes Matthew Toppan OL Guelph 65 BC Lions Boyd Richardson DL British Columbia 66 Toronto Argonauts Ryan Nieuwesteeg RB Guelph 67 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Matt Uren WR Western Ontario 68 Calgary Stampeders Quinn Horton DL Simon Fraser 69 Ottawa Redblacks Guillaume Tremblay-Lebel LB Laval 70 Edmonton Eskimos DJ Lalama LB Manitoba References 2 Category:CFL draft Category:2016 in Canadian football Category:May 2016 sports events in Canada Category:2016 in Toronto Category:2016 in sports in Ontario Category:Canadian football in Toronto