2008 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 2008 CFL draft 2008 CFL draft logo Football April 30 12:00 PM EST Toronto TSN.ca 48 Dylan Barker Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) Toronto Argonauts (7)BC Lions (7) 2007 2009 The 2008 CFL draft took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, live at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.ca.https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=231196&hubname= Duane Forde joins TSN broadcast team 2008-03-04 TSN.ca 25 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080308140735/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=231196&hubname= 8 March 2008 live https://www.cfl.ca/article/2008_cfl_canadian_draft_live_on_cfl_ca 2008 CFL Canadian draft live on CFL.ca 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090322070835/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008_cfl_canadian_draft_live_on_cfl_ca 2009-03-22 dead A total of 48 players were chosen from among 752 eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.https://www.cfl.ca/pdf/2008_draft_list.pdf Draft List for Year 2008 Canadian Football League 2008-01-28 11 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081031073815/http://www.cfl.ca/pdf/2008_draft_list.pdf 2008-10-31 dead Of the 48 draft selections, 33 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.https://archive.today/20120724161607/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cis_products_a_hot_commodity CIS products a hot commodity The first two rounds were broadcast on TSN.ca with host Rod Black. CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon was in the studio to announce each selection. The CFL on TSN panel included Duane Forde, Greg Marshall, Brian Towriss, Farhan Lalji, Jock Climie, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=235791 Commissioner Cohon joins CFL on TSN team for Draft day 2008-04-25 TSN.ca 2008-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504134058/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=235791 4 May 2008 live The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with the league-worst 3–15 record in the 2007 CFL season had several offers for their first-overall selection but kept their pick and chose Saskatchewan Huskies safety Dylan Barker.http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpLJxvQFu7By_4t7gCbH3wnAiiig Ticats select Saskatchewan safety Dylan Barker first overall in CFL draft 2008-04-30 Canadian Press 2008-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501102510/http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpLJxvQFu7By_4t7gCbH3wnAiiig 1 May 2008 dead Barker, a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan is a two-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport first-team all-Canadian. He led the Huskies with 53 tackles, three interceptions, and four breakups last season. It is expected that he will be able to help the Tiger-Cats in the 2008 CFL season.http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2008/04/30/cfl-ticats-take-safety-barker-no-1.aspx CFL: Ticats take safety Barker No. 1 Bray Jim 2008-04-30 National Post 2008-04-30 October 2025 medicmedic Forfeitures Montreal forfeited their first round selection after a CFL investigation found that they had exceeded the league salary cap by $108,285 (the minimum for a forfeiture is $100,000). That draft pick (originally the fourth overall) reverted to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the end of the first round as they were first in the order of waiver priority after finishing last in the 2007 standings.https://www.cfl.ca/article/salary_management_system_completes_1st_year Salary management system completes 1st year 11 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324063556/http://www.cfl.ca/article/salary_management_system_completes_1st_year 24 March 2009 dead dmy-all Draft order = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dylan Barker DB Saskatchewan 2 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton Eskimoshttp://www.cfl.ca/article/transaction_1937 Eskimos - Stampeders Transactions | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 22 May 2022 https://archive.today/20130115085136/http://www.cfl.ca/article/transaction_1937 15 January 2013 dead) Dimitri Tsoumpas OL Weber State 3 Calgary Stampeders Jesse Newman OL Louisiana-Lafayette 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto Argonautshttps://www.cfl.ca/article/2008_canadian_draft_selection_order__trades_ 2008 Canadian draft selection order: trades CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120829151411/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2008_canadian_draft_selection_order__trades_ 2012-08-29 dead ) Keith Shologan DL Central Florida 5 BC Lions Justin Sorensen OL South Carolina 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brendon LaBatte OL Regina 7 Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) Shea Emry LB UBC 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal forfeiture) Samuel Giguère WR Sherbrooke Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position School 9 BC Lions (via Hamilton) Rolly Lumbala RB Idaho 10 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton via Toronto via Edmonton) Jonathan St. Pierre OL Illinois State 11 Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary) Greg Wojt OL Central Michigan 12 Montreal Alouettes Andrew Woodruff OL Boise State 13 Toronto Argonauts Mike Bradwell WR McMaster 14 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via BC) Mike Stadnyk DE Montana 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Aaron Hargreaves WR Simon Fraser 16 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan) Fernand Kashama DE Western Michigan Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position School 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Michael Giffin RB/FB Queen's 18 BC Lions (via Edmonton) Justin Shaw DL Manitoba 19 Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary30 April 2008 Esks Unveil Draft Class of '08 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3632620) Tim St. Pierre LB Saint Mary's 20 BC Lions (via Saskatchewan via Montreal) Jason Arakgi LB McMaster 21 Toronto Argonauts Jean-Nicolas Carrière LB McGill 22 BC Lions Mike McEachern DB Western Illinois 23 Edmonton Eskimos (via BC Lions via Winnipeg) Justin Cooper DL Manitoba 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan) Daryl Stephenson RB Windsor Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position School 25 Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton) Sammy Okpro DB Concordia 26 Edmonton Eskimos Jonathan Hood DB St.FX 27 Calgary Stampeders Ronald Hilaire DL Buffalo 28 Montreal Alouettes Terence Firr REC Manitoba 29 Toronto Argonauts Delroy Clarke DB Ottawa 30 Saskatchewan (via BC) Jean-François Morin-Roberge OL Montréal 31 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Marc Beswick DB Saint Mary's 32 Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) Gurminder Thind OL South Carolina Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position School 33 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Laurent Lavigne Masse REC Laval 34 Edmonton Eskimos Dante Luciani REC Laurier 35 Calgary Stampeders Jon Gott OL Boise State 36 Montreal Alouettes Paul Woldu DB Saskatchewan 37 Toronto Argonauts Richard Zulys OL Western 38 BC Lions Brady Browne DB Manitoba 39 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Don Oramasionwu DL Manitoba 40 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jeff Zelinski DB Saint Mary's Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position School 41 Saskatchewan (via Hamilton) Teale Orban QB Regina 42 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton) Mark Dewit OL Calgary 43 Calgary Stampeders Jonathan Lapointe FB Montréal 44 Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal) Tyler Scott WR Western 45 Toronto Argonauts Matt Black DB Saginaw Valley 46 BC Lions Hubert Buydens OL Saskatchewan 47 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pierre-Luc Labbé LB Sherbrooke 48 Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) Luc Brodeur-Jourdain OL Laval References https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=6685&hubname= Canadian College Draft Order of Selection TSN.ca 25 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080311133304/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=6685&hubname= 11 March 2008 live https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=23537 Predicting the draft – picks 1–4 Madani Arash 2008-04-22 CFL.ca 2008-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511193747/http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=23537 11 May 2008 live Category:CFL draft CFL draft Category:April 2008 sports events in Canada Category:2008 in Toronto Category:2008 in sports in Ontario Category:Canadian football in Toronto