2015 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 2015 CFL Draft 2015 CFL draft logo Canadian football May 12 8:00 PM EDT Toronto TSN2/RDS2 62 7 Alex Mateas Edmonton Eskimos (5) Montreal Alouettes (9) 44 18 2014 2016 The 2015 CFL draft took place on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 8:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2.http://cfl.ca/article/2015-cfl-draft-order-broadcast-info-revealed 2015 CFL Draft to be held May 12 2015-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150322092612/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2015-cfl-draft-order-broadcast-info-revealed 2015-03-22 dead 62 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.https://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-draft-expanded-to-seven-rounds CFL Draft expanded to seven rounds 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202923/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-draft-expanded-to-seven-rounds 2015-09-23 dead For the first time since the 2006 CFL draft, an NCAA player was drafted first overall, with Alex Mateas from the University of Connecticut being selected with the top pick.Calgary’s Chungh selected second overall, 44 CIS players taken Six offensive linemen were drafted in the first round, which broke the previous record of five in the 1987 CFL draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/calling-home-ottawa-pegs-alex-mateas-first-overall Calling Home: Ottawa pegs Alex Mateas first overall 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202806/http://www.cfl.ca/article/calling-home-ottawa-pegs-alex-mateas-first-overall 2015-09-23 dead A total of 44 CIS football players were selected in the draft with the Calgary Dinos earning the most selected players with seven, including two within the first three picks. 13 trades were made involving 15 draft picks, with all of the trades occurring before the draft. The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Paul LaPolice, Mike Benevides, and Lee Barrette who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.http://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/tsn-hosts-exclusive-live-coverage-2015-cfl-draft-may-12-8-p-m-et-tsn2/ TSN Hosts Exclusive Live Coverage of the 2015 CFL DRAFT, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2 2015-05-08 bellmedia.ca 2015-05-19 Top prospects Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings. Finalrankinghttps://www.cfl.ca/article/final-scouting-bureau-rankings-released Final Scouting Bureau Rankings Released Canadian Football League 24 April 2015 25 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151005024556/http://cfl.ca/article/final-scouting-bureau-rankings-released 2015-10-05 dead . Decemberrankinghttp://cfl.ca/article/full-rankings-mcewen-rises-into-the-top-10 Full Rankings: McEwen rises into the top-10 Canadian Football League 10 December 2014 10 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213005314/http://www.cfl.ca/article/full-rankings-mcewen-rises-into-the-top-10 13 December 2014 dead dmy-all . Septemberrankinghttp://cfl.ca/article/full-rankings-demski-topped-ranked-receiver Full Rankings: Demski topped ranked receiver Canadian Football League 11 September 2014 14 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140912051237/http://cfl.ca/article/full-rankings-demski-topped-ranked-receiver 12 September 2014 dead dmy-all Player Position School 1 - - Christian Covington Defensive lineman Rice 2 1 1 Brett Boyko Offensive lineman UNLV 3 2 6 Alex Mateas Offensive lineman UConn 4 4 2 Tyler Varga Running back Yale 5 8 4 Danny Groulx Canadian football Offensive lineman Laval 6 7 8 Sukh Chungh Offensive lineman Calgary 7 3 5 Daryl Waud Defensive lineman Western 8 - - Lemar Durant Wide receiver Simon Fraser 9 5 3 Nic Demski Wide receiver Manitoba 10 6 14 Sean McEwen Offensive lineman Calgary 11 12 12 Chris Ackie Defensive back Wilfrid Laurier 12 9 11 Addison Richards Canadian football Wide receiver Regina 13 10 7 Jacob Ruby Offensive lineman Richmond 14 17 - Byron Archambault Linebacker Montreal 15 - 18 Tevaughn Campbell Defensive back Regina 16 - - Shaquille Murray-Lawrence Running back UNLV 17 18 17 Ese Mrabure-Ajufo Defensive lineman Wilfrid Laurier 18 19 19 Jake Harty Wide receiver Calgary 19 - - Brandon Bridge Quarterback South Alabama 20 11 15 Nicholas Shortill Linebacker McMaster - 13 10 Dillon Guy Offensive lineman Buffalo - 14 16 Karl Lavoie Offensive lineman Laval - 15 13 Brandon Tennant Defensive lineman Laval - 16 - Adam Konar Linebacker Calgary - 20 - Ettore Lattanzio Defensive lineman Ottawa - - 9 Mehdi Abdesmad Defensive lineman Boston College - - 20 Rory Connop Defensive lineman Western Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. Round one Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a third-round pick in the draft to Montreal for Ryan Bomben.http://cfl.ca/article/als-acquire-8th-and-24th-pick-for-ol-ryan-bomben Als acquire 8th and 24th pick for OL Ryan Bomben 2015-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150517070630/http://cfl.ca/article/als-acquire-8th-and-24th-pick-for-ol-ryan-bomben 2015-05-17 dead Round two Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Kris Bastien to Winnipeg for Cory Watson and a third-round selection in the draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/trade-riders-acquire-wr-watson-from-bombers Riders acquire WR Watson from Bombers 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230749/http://www.cfl.ca/article/trade-riders-acquire-wr-watson-from-bombers 2015-09-23 dead Round three Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection and a third-round pick in the 2014 CFL draft to Calgary for Justin Phillips and a third-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft.http://cfl.ca/article/continuing-to-deal-stamps-send-phillips-to-ottawa Continuing to Deal: Stamps send Phillips to Ottawa 2014-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222164114/http://cfl.ca/article/continuing-to-deal-stamps-send-phillips-to-ottawa 2014-02-22 dead Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a third-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft to Hamilton for Brandon Boudreaux, a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft.http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-boudreaux-in-trade-with-ticats Riders acquire Boudreaux in trade with Ticats 2014-09-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20140927112128/http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-boudreaux-in-trade-with-ticats 2014-09-27 dead Winnipeg → Saskatchewan (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and Cory Watson to Saskatchewan for Kris Bastien and a second-round selection in the draft. Winnipeg → Hamilton (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection to Hamilton for Abraham Kromah and a third-round pick in the draft.Bombers deal Cory Watson to Saskatchewanhttp://cfl.ca/article/ticats-deal-kromah-to-bombers Ticats deal Kromah to Bombers 2015-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621072844/http://cfl.ca/article/ticats-deal-kromah-to-bombers 2015-06-21 dead Hamilton → Winnipeg (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Abraham Kromah to Winnipeg for a third-round pick in the draft. Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a first-round pick in the draft to Montreal for Ryan Bomben. Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded this conditional selection (which became a third-round pick) and a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft to Calgary for Larry Taylor, a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft, and a conditional selection in this year's draft (which became a fourth-round pick).https://www.cfl.ca/article/back-where-he-started-taylor-traded-to-montreal Back where he started: Taylor traded to Montreal 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202533/http://www.cfl.ca/article/back-where-he-started-taylor-traded-to-montreal 2015-09-23 dead Round four Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Patrick Neufeld to Winnipeg for Alex Hall and a second-round pick in the 2014 CFL draft.http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-rush-end-alex-hall-in-trade-with-blue-bombers Riders acquire rush end Alex Hall in trade with Bombers 2014-02-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20131007135108/http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-rush-end-alex-hall-in-trade-with-blue-bombers 2013-10-07 dead Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Brandon Boudreaux, and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft to Saskatchewan for a third-round pick in this year's draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft. Winnipeg → Hamilton (PD). Winnipeg traded this conditional selection (which became a fourth-round pick) to Hamilton for Brian Brohm.http://cfl.ca/article/bombers-release-goltz-acquire-brohm-from-ticats Bombers release Goltz, acquire Brohm from Ticats 2014-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20140304033803/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-release-goltz-acquire-brohm-from-ticats 2014-03-04 dead Calgary → Montreal (PD). Calgary traded this conditional selection (which became a fourth-round pick), a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft, and Larry Taylor to Montreal for a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft and a conditional selection (which became a third-round pick). Round five Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded this selection to BC for Seydou Junior Haidara.http://cfl.ca/article/ticats-send-pick-to-bc-to-acquire-seydou-junior-haidara Ticats send pick to BC to acquire Seydou Junior Haidara 2015-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084630/http://cfl.ca/article/ticats-send-pick-to-bc-to-acquire-seydou-junior-haidara 2015-05-18 dead Round six Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Ricardo Colclough to Hamilton for Darcy Brown.https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-acquire-darcy-brown-in-trade-with-tiger-cats Esks acquire Darcy Brown in trade with Tiger-Cats 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222239/http://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-acquire-darcy-brown-in-trade-with-tiger-cats 2015-09-23 dead Toronto → Saskatchewan (PD). Toronto traded a conditional selection (which became a sixth round pick) to Saskatchewan for Dwight Anderson.http://cfl.ca/article/argos-acquire-dwight-anderson-in-trade-with-riders Argos acquire Dwight Anderson in trade with Riders 2014-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140710040758/http://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-acquire-dwight-anderson-in-trade-with-riders 2014-07-10 dead Round seven Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional selection (which became a seventh round pick) to Toronto for Josh Portis.Blue Bombers pick up backup QB Portis in trade with Argos Conditional trades Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded a conditional selection (condition not met) to Hamilton for Dee Webb.https://www.cfl.ca/article/making-moves-stamps-sign-shell-acquire-webb-release-hefney Stamps sign Shell, acquire Webb, release Hefney 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224733/http://www.cfl.ca/article/making-moves-stamps-sign-shell-acquire-webb-release-hefney 2015-09-23 dead Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded a conditional selection (condition not met) and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 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 2014-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140904010016/http://www.esks.com/article/esks-acquire-ol-in-ti-cat-trade 2014-09-04 dead Forfeitures Edmonton forfeits their fifth round selection after selecting Mike Dubuisson in the 2014 Supplemental Draft.http://www.esks.com/article/esks-select-db-in-supplemental-draft ESKS SELECT DB IN SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT 2014-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140614150005/http://www.esks.com/article/esks-select-db-in-supplemental-draft 2014-06-14 dead Draft order = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Ottawa Redblacks Alex Mateas OL UConn 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sukh Chungh OL Calgary 3 Toronto Argonauts Sean McEwen OL Calgary 4 Montreal Alouettes Chris Ackie DB Wilfrid Laurier 5 BC Lions Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL Wilfrid Laurier 6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Nic Demski WR Manitoba 7 Edmonton Eskimos Danny Groulx OL Laval 8 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) Jacob Ruby OL Richmond 9 Calgary Stampeders Karl Lavoie OL Laval Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position School 10 Ottawa Redblacks Jake Harty WR Calgary 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Addison Richards WR Regina 12 Toronto Argonauts Daryl Waud DL Western 13 Montreal Alouettes Nick Shortill LB McMaster 14 BC Lions Brett Boyko OL UNLV 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Saskatchewan) Brendan Morgan DB Queen's 16 Edmonton Eskimos David Beard OL Alberta 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Byron Archambault LB Montreal 18 Calgary Stampeders Lemar Durant WR Simon Fraser Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position School 19 Calgary Stampeders (via Ottawa) Tyler Varga RB Yale 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Winnipeg) Jonathan Langa LB Saint Mary's 21 Toronto Argonauts Cameron Walker DL Guelph 22 Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal) Tevaughn Campbell DB Regina 23 BC Lions Shaquille Murray-Lawrence RB UNLV 24 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton via Saskatchewan) James Bodanis OL Michigan State 25 Edmonton Eskimos Adam Konar LB Calgary 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Winnipeg, via Hamilton Tiger-Cats) Rory Connop DL Western 27 Calgary Stampeders William Langlais FB Sherbrooke Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position School 28 Ottawa Redblacks Tanner Doll LS Calgary 29 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Winnipeg) Ron Omara LB St. Francis Xavier 30 Toronto Argonauts Matt Norzil WR Laval 31 Montreal Alouettes Brandon Bridge QB South Alabama 32 BC Lions Adrian Clarke LB Bishop's 33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Saskatchewan) Christophe Normand RB Laval 34 Edmonton Eskimos Andrew Johnson WR Fort Lewis 35 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Matt Rea FB Michigan State 36 Montreal Alouettes (via Calgary) Alex Charette WR Guelph Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position School 37 Ottawa Redblacks Jefferson Court FB Utah State 38 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ettore Lattanzio DL Ottawa 39 Toronto Argonauts Dillon Campbell RB Wilfrid Laurier 40 Montreal Alouettes Mikhail Davidson WR Montreal 41 BC Lions Campbell Allison OL Eastern Michigan 42 Saskatchewan Roughriders Kwame Adjei DB Mount Allison – Edmonton Eskimos Forfeit pick 43 BC Lions (via Hamilton) Christian Covington DL Rice 44 Calgary Stampeders Dexter Janke DB Saskatchewan Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position School 45 Ottawa Redblacks Kienan LaFrance RB Manitoba 46 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Justin Warden LB Bishop's 47 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto) Tyler Langlais DL Calgary 48 Montreal Alouettes Quinn Lawlor DL Brigham Young 49 BC Lions Joshua Brinkworth DB Pacific (OR) 50 Saskatchewan Roughriders Melvin Abankwah RB Saint Mary's 51 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) Everett Ellefsen DB McNeese State 52 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Daniel English WR British Columbia 53 Calgary Stampeders Aaron Picton OL Regina Round seven Pick # CFL team Player Position School 54 Ottawa Redblacks Alexandre Leganiere OL Montreal 55 Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) Kevin Bradfield WR Toronto 56 Toronto Argonauts Dan MacDonald LS Guelph 57 Montreal Alouettes Anthony Coady DB Montreal 58 BC Lions Maxx Forde DE Idaho 59 Saskatchewan Roughriders Brandon Tennant DL Laval 60 Edmonton Eskimos Blair Smith LB Angelo State 61 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Preston Huggins LB Western 62 Calgary Stampeders Andrew Buckley QB Calgary References 2 Category:CFL draft Category:2015 in Canadian football Category:May 2015 sports events in Canada Category:2015 in Toronto Category:2015 in sports in Ontario Category:Canadian football in Toronto