2012 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 2012 CFL Draft 2012 CFL draft logo Canadian football May 3 3:00 PM ET Toronto TSN 45 6 Ben Heenan BC Lions (4)Saskatchewan Roughriders (4) Calgary Stampeders (8) 24 21 2011 2013 The 2012 CFL draft took place on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET on TSN.No more late-night start for CFL free agency 45 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Calgary Stampeders had the most selections with eight, while Hamilton had seven picks. The Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes each had six and the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers had five picks. The defending Grey Cup champion BC Lions and the Saskatchewan Roughriders had the fewest selections with just four. A total of three trades involving 11 draft picks in this draft were made on the draft day itself.https://www.cfl.ca/article/recapping-the-2012-canadian-draft Recapping the 2012 Canadian Draft 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130223063601/http://cfl.ca/article/recapping-the-2012-canadian-draft 2013-02-23 dead Of the 45 draft selections, 24 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the lowest percentage of CIS players taken since 2006 (26 of 50, 52%, were selected then).CFL Canadian Draft: Saskatchewan’s Heenan selected first overall It is also the lowest number of CIS players taken since the 2000 CFL draft when just 22 out of 46 players were chosen. The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Rod Black and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Dave Naylor, Farhan Lalji, Blake Nill, Jeff Cummins, and Stefan Ptaszek who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=394685 Next generation to shine at 2012 CFL Canadian draft on TSN 2012-04-30 tsn.ca 2012-04-30 Top prospects 60 of the top Canadian athletes attended the 2012 CFL Evaluation Camp which took place March 2–4 in Toronto.https://www.cfl.ca/page/ecamp-results-bench CFL E-Camp Bench Press Results 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120712125757/http://www.cfl.ca/page/ecamp-results-bench 2012-07-12 dead Below is a table with the CFL Scouting Bureau rankings of the top CFL Draft prospects.https://www.cfl.ca/ecamp-scouting-bureau_january_2012 CFL Prospects: January 2012 Rankings Canadian Football League 17 January 2012 17 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120125005859/http://www.cfl.ca/ecamp-scouting-bureau_january_2012 25 January 2012 . FinalRankinghttps://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-prospects-april-2012-rankings CFL prospects: April 2012 rankings 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615061726/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-prospects-april-2012-rankings 2012-06-15 dead JanuaryRankinghttps://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-prospects-january-2012-rankings CFL prospects: January 2012 rankings 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623081614/http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-prospects-january-2012-rankings 2012-06-23 dead SeptemberRankinghttps://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-prospects-september-2011-rankings CFL prospects: September 2011 rankings 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120923155642/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-prospects-september-2011-rankings 2012-09-23 dead Player Position School 1 2 - Tyrone Crawford Defensive end Boise State 2 1 1 Ben Heenan Offensive lineman Saskatchewan 3 4 2 Shamawd Chambers Wide receiver Wilfrid Laurier 4 3 3 Austin Pasztor Offensive lineman Virginia 5 6 4 Frédéric Plesius Linebacker Laval 6 12 13 Christo Bilukidi Defensive end Georgia State 7 7 - Ameet Pall Defensive end Wofford 8 - - Jabar Westerman Defensive lineman Eastern Michigan 9 9 8 Simon Charbonneau-Campeau Wide receiver Sherbrooke 10 15 11 Matt Norman Offensive lineman Western Ontario 11 11 6 Ismaël Bamba Wide receiver Sherbrooke 12 14 - Johnny Aprile Wide receiver Queen's 13 - - Justin Capicciotti Defensive lineman Simon Fraser 14 - - Keenan MacDougall Defensive back Saskatchewan 15 5 5 Kirby Fabien Offensive lineman Calgary - 8 7 Bryce McCall Defensive back Saskatchewan - 10 - Jason Medeiros Offensive lineman McMaster - 13 - Arnaud Gascon-Nadon Defensive end Laval - - 9 Tyson Pencer Offensive lineman Washington State - - 10 Hasan Hazime Defensive end Akron - - 12 Austin Anderson Kicker McGill - - 14 Keynan Parker Defensive back Oregon State - - 15 Courtney Stephen Defensive back Northern Illinois 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 Sean Whyte.https://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-deal-kicker-sean-whyte-to-montreal Lions deal kicker Sean Whyte to Montreal 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224542/http://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-deal-kicker-sean-whyte-to-montreal 2015-09-23 dead Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded this selection, Steven Jyles and Grant Shaw to Edmonton for Ricky Ray.https://www.cfl.ca/article/ray-day-argos-land-new-starting-qb Ray Day! Argos land new starting QB 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225123/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ray-day-argos-land-new-starting-qb 2015-09-23 dead Edmonton → BC (D). Edmonton traded this selection and the 20th overall pick in this year's draft to BC for the fourth overall pick, the 14th overall pick, and the 38th overall pick in this year's draft. BC → Edmonton (D). BC traded this selection, the 14th overall pick, and the 38th overall pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for the second overall pick and the 20th overall pick in this year's draft. Hamilton → Winnipeg (D). Hamilton traded this selection to Winnipeg for the eighth overall pick in the 2012 CFL Draft and the 13th overall pick in the 2012 CFL Draft. Round two Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection, a fourth round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft, and a conditional draft pick in the 2013 CFL draft to Winnipeg for Odell Willis and a conditional fifth round draft pick in the 2013 CFL draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-all-star-willis-from-bombers The new Mayor in town: Riders acquire DE Willis 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108092429/http://cfl.ca/article/riders-acquire-all-star-willis-from-bombers 2012-11-08 dead BC → Edmonton (D). BC traded this selection, the fourth overall pick, and the 38th overall pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for the second overall pick and the 20th overall pick in this year's draft. Winnipeg → Hamilton (D). Winnipeg traded this selection and the 13th overall pick in this year's draft to Hamilton for the third overall pick in this year's draft. Winnipeg → Hamilton (D). Winnipeg traded this selection and the eighth overall pick in this year's draft to Hamilton for the third overall pick in this year's draft. Calgary → Saskatchewan (D). Calgary traded this selection and the 35th overall pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for the 15th overall pick in this year's draft and a second round pick in the 2013 CFL draft. Round three BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded this selection and a conditional pick in the 2013 CFL draft to Hamilton for Arland Bruce III.https://www.cfl.ca/article/ticats-trade-receiver-bruce-to-lions Ticats trade receiver Bruce to Lions 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120923152620/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ticats-trade-receiver-bruce-to-lions 2012-09-23 dead Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection and a first round pick in the 2011 CFL draft to Winnipeg for Steven Jyles. This selection, originally a fourth round pick, could be upgraded to as high as a second round pick, contingent upon the number of games that Jyles plays for Toronto. Jyles played in eight games and this pick became a third round selection.https://www.cfl.ca/article/jumping-ship-argos-get-jyles-from-bombers Jumping ship: Argos get Jyles from Bombers 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222731/http://www.cfl.ca/article/jumping-ship-argos-get-jyles-from-bombers 2015-09-23 dead Edmonton → BC (D). Edmonton traded this selection and the second overall pick in this year's draft to BC for the fourth overall pick, the 14th overall pick, and the 38th overall pick in this year's draft. Saskatchewan → Calgary (D). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a second round pick in the 2013 CFL draft to Calgary for the 12th overall pick in this year's draft and the 35th overall pick in this year's draft. Round four BC → Calgary (PD). BC traded this selection and a second round pick in the 2011 CFL draft to Calgary for Jesse Newman.https://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-deal-for-stamps-newman Lions deal for Stamps Newman 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224535/http://www.cfl.ca/article/lions-deal-for-stamps-newman 2015-09-23 dead Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Toronto for Delroy Clarke.https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-acquire-canadian-db-clarke-from-argos Esks acquire Canadian DB Clarke from Argos 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222233/http://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-acquire-canadian-db-clarke-from-argos 2015-09-23 dead Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection, a second round pick in the 2012 CFL Draft, and a conditional draft pick in the 2013 CFL draft to Winnipeg for Odell Willis and a conditional fifth round draft pick in the 2013 CFL draft. Round five Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection, a sixth round pick in the 2010 CFL draft, Adarius Bowman, Jean-François Morin-Roberge, Brady Browne, and a player from the Roughriders negotiation list to Winnipeg for a fifth round pick in the 2009 CFL draft, a fifth round pick in the 2011 or 2012 CFL Draft, the option to swap first round picks in the 2010 CFL draft, Dan Goodspeed, and the rights to Tyler Roehl.https://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-bombers-swing-multi-player-deal Riders, Bombers swing multi-player deal 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090405085336/http://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-bombers-swing-multi-player-deal 2009-04-05 dead Winnipeg → Calgary (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection conditionally to Calgary for Pat MacDonald.Winnipeg Acquires Pat MacDonald in Trade with Calgary Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection conditionally to BC for Kelly Bates.https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-acquire-ol-bates-from-lions Bombers acquire OL Bates from Lions 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120829151517/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-acquire-ol-bates-from-lions 2012-08-29 dead BC → Edmonton (D). BC traded this selection, the fourth overall pick, and the 14th overall pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for the second overall pick and the 20th overall pick in this year's draft. Calgary → Saskatchewan (D). Calgary traded this selection and the 12th overall pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for the 15th overall pick in this year's draft and a second round pick in the 2013 CFL draft. Round six Hamilton → Toronto (PD). Hamilton traded this selection conditionally to Toronto for Steve Schmidt.https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-send-schmidt-to-ticats Argos send Schmidt to Ticats 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100729020031/http://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-send-schmidt-to-ticats 2010-07-29 dead http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argonautsca-to-give-fans-complete-online-draft-experience Argonauts.ca to give fans complete online draft experience 2012-04-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120620065423/http://argonauts.ca/article/argonautsca-to-give-fans-complete-online-draft-experience 2012-06-20 dead Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a sixth-round pick in the 2013 CFL draft to Montreal for Dylan Steenbergen.https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-acquire-ol-steenbergen-from-als Esks acquire OL Steenbergen from Als 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120923154619/http://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-acquire-ol-steenbergen-from-als 2012-09-23 dead Winnipeg → Calgary (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection to Calgary for Neil Ternovatsky.https://archive.today/20130115090237/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2009/05/15/sp-bombers-stamps-trades.html Bombers get Walls, Ternovatsky from Stamps Forfeitures Winnipeg forfeits their first round selection after selecting Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-select-poblah-in-supplemental-draft Bombers select Poblah in Supplemental Draft 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202649/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-select-poblah-in-supplemental-draft 2015-09-23 dead Edmonton forfeits their second round selection after selecting Ted Laurent in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-nab-ted-laurent-in-supplemental-draft Esks nab Ted Laurent in Supplemental Draft 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927001436/http://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-nab-ted-laurent-in-supplemental-draft 2015-09-27 dead BC forfeits their sixth round selection after selecting Alex Ellis in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.https://www.cfl.ca/article/ellis-picked-by-lions-in-supplemental-draft Ellis picked by Lions in Supplemental Draft 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120921070827/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ellis-picked-by-lions-in-supplemental-draft 2012-09-21 dead Round one 2012 1 1 yes Saskatchewan Roughriders Ben Heenan Offensive lineman 2011 University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatchewan no yes 2012 1 2 no BC Lions Jabar Westerman Defensive lineman 2011 Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan no via Edmonton via Toronto yes 2012 1 3 no Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tyson Pencer Offensive lineman 2011 Washington State University Washington State Cougars Washington State no via Hamilton yes 2012 1 4 no Edmonton Eskimos Austin Pasztor Offensive lineman 2011 University of Virginia Virginia Cavaliers Virginia no via BC via Montreal yes 2012 1 5 no Calgary Stampeders Ameet Pall Defensive end 2011 Wofford College Wofford Terriers Wofford no yes 2012 1 6 no Edmonton Eskimos Shamawd Chambers Wide receiver 2011 Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Wilfrid Laurier no 2012 1 - no Winnipeg Blue Bombers no Forfeit Pick 2012 1 7 no BC Lions Kirby Fabien Offensive lineman 2011 University of Calgary Calgary Dinos Calgary no Round two = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer 2012 2 8 yes Hamilton Tiger-Cats Courtney Stephen Defensive back 2011 Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois no via Winnipeg via Saskatchewan yes 2012 2 9 no Toronto Argonauts "#FFCC00" Cleyon Laing Defensive lineman 2011 Iowa State University Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State no yes 2012 2 10 no Hamilton Tiger-Cats Frédéric Plesius Linebacker 2011 Université Laval Laval Rouge et Or Laval no 2012 2 11 no Montreal Alouettes Patrick Lavoie Running back 2011 Université Laval Laval Rouge et Or Laval no 2012 2 12 no Saskatchewan Roughriders Samuel Hurl Linebacker 2011 University of Calgary Calgary Dinos Calgary no via Calgary 2012 2 - no Edmonton Eskimos no Forfeit Pick 2012 2 13 no Hamilton Tiger-Cats Carson Rockhill Offensive lineman 2011 University of Calgary Calgary Dinos Calgary no via Winnipeg 2012 2 14 no Edmonton Eskimos "#FFCC00" Justin Capicciotti Defensive lineman 2011 Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser no via BC Round three 2012 3 15 yes Calgary Stampeders Keenan MacDougall Defensive back 2011 University of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies Saskatchewan no via Saskatchewan yes 2012 3 16 no Winnipeg Blue Bombers Johnny Aprile Wide receiver 2011 Queen's University Queen's Golden Gaels Queen's no via Toronto 2012 3 17 no Hamilton Tiger-Cats Arnaud Gascon-Nadon Defensive end 2011 Université Laval Laval Rouge et Or Laval no 2012 3 18 no Montreal Alouettes Bo Adebayo Defensive lineman 2011 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky no yes 2012 3 19 no Calgary Stampeders Billy Peach Offensive lineman 2011 Jacksonville University Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville no yes 2012 3 20 no Hamilton Tiger-Cats Michael Atkinson Michael Atkinson (Canadian football) Defensive lineman 2011 Boise State University Boise State Broncos Boise State no via BC via Edmonton yes 2012 3 21 no Winnipeg Blue Bombers Christo Bilukidi Defensive end 2011 Georgia State University Georgia State Panthers Georgia State no yes 2012 3 22 no BC Lions Matt Norman Matt Norman (Canadian football) Offensive lineman 2011 University of Western Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs Western Ontario no Round four 2012 4 23 yes Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rene Stephan Linebacker 2011 Harding University Harding no via Saskatchewan 2012 4 24 no Toronto Argonauts Herve Tonye-Tonye Linebacker 2011 University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado no yes 2012 4 25 no Hamilton Tiger-Cats Simon Charbonneau-Campeau Wide receiver 2011 Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke no 2012 4 26 no Montreal Alouettes Lance Milton Defensive back 2011 University of British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds British Columbia no 2012 4 27 no Calgary Stampeders Bradley Erdos Offensive lineman 2011 Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser no 2012 4 28 no Toronto Argonauts Quincy Hurst Wide receiver 2011 University of Manitoba Manitoba Bisons Manitoba no via Edmonton 2012 4 29 no Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jake Thomas Jake Thomas (Canadian football) Defensive lineman 2011 Acadia University Acadia Axemen Acadia no 2012 4 30 no Calgary Stampeders Adam Berger Defensive back 2011 Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser no via BC Round five 2012 5 31 yes Calgary Stampeders Mike Filer Offensive lineman 2011 Mount Allison University Mount Allison Mounties Mount Allison no via Winnipeg via Saskatchewan 2012 5 32 no Toronto Argonauts Luke Willson Tight end 2011 Rice University Rice Owls Rice no yes 2012 5 33 no Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bo Palmer Running back 2011 Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser no 2012 5 34 no Montreal Alouettes Bryn Roy Linebacker 2011 Texas A&M University–Commerce Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Commerce no 2012 5 35 no Saskatchewan Roughriders Kevin Régimbald-Gagné Linebacker 2011 Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke no via Calgary 2012 5 36 no Edmonton Eskimos Hasan Hazime Defensive end 2011 Akron University Akron Pros Akron no 2012 5 37 no BC Lions Jordan Verdone Linebacker 2011 University of Calgary Calgary Dinos Calgary no via Winnipeg 2012 5 38 no Edmonton Eskimos Ryan King Ryan King (Canadian football) Linebacker 2011 Saint Mary's University Saint Mary's Huskies Saint Mary's no via BC Round six 2012 6 39 yes Saskatchewan Roughriders Ismaël Bamba Wide receiver 2011 Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Vert et Or Sherbrooke no 2012 6 40 no Toronto Argonauts Aaron Crawford Aaron Crawford (Canadian football) Linebacker 2011 Saint Mary's University Saint Mary's Huskies Saint Mary's no 2012 6 41 no Toronto Argonauts Shea Pierre Defensive Back 2011 University of Windsor Windsor Lancers Windsor no via Hamilton 2012 6 42 no Montreal Alouettes Keynan Parker Defensive Back 2011 Oregon State University Oregon State Beavers Oregon State no yes 2012 6 43 no Calgary Stampeders Jordan Spence Jordan Spence (Canadian football) Defensive Lineman 2011 Eastern Oregon University Eastern Oregon no 2012 6 44 no Montreal Alouettes Ryan White Ryan White (Canadian football) Offensive Lineman 2011 Bishop's University Bishop's Gaiters Bishop's no via Edmonton 2012 6 45 no Calgary Stampeders Wilkerson Desouza Linebacker 2011 University of Toronto Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto no via Winnipeg 2012 6 - no BC Lions no Forfeit Pick References 2 Category:CFL draft Category:2012 in Canadian football Category:May 2012 sports events in North America Category:May 2012 in Canada Category:2012 in Toronto Category:2012 in sports in Ontario Category:Canadian football in Toronto