2022 CFL draft

The 2022 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on May 3, 2022, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 74 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.

The draft was broadcast live on TSN for the first two rounds. The TSN production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Davis Sanchez, Marshall Ferguson, and Dave Naylor. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was also present in the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the picks for the first two rounds.

Available players Due to U Sports cancelling all play in 2020, 132 eligible 2021 draftees exercised their right to defer their draft years to this year's draft. However, the league also permitted NCAA redshirt juniors to be selected in the 2021 draft to balance out the influx of players to this year's draft.

Top prospects Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.

Finalranking Januaryranking Septemberranking Player Position University Hometown 1 – – John Metchie III Wide receiver Alabama Brampton, ON 2 1 4 Jesse Luketa Linebacker Penn State Ottawa, ON 3 4 2 Tyrell Richards Linebacker Syracuse Brampton, ON 4 6 9 Tre Ford Quarterback Waterloo Niagara Falls, ON 5 2 7 Jalen Philpot Wide receiver Calgary Delta, BC 6 5 15 Tyson Philpot Wide receiver Calgary Delta, BC 7 7 – Deionte Knight Defensive lineman Western Ajax, ON 8 3 6 Enock Makonzo Defensive back Coastal Carolina Lachine, QC 9 9 12 Tyrell Ford Defensive back Waterloo Niagara Falls, ON 10 10 20 Noah Zerr Offensive lineman Saskatchewan Langenburg, SK 11 – – Samuel Emilus Wide receiver Louisiana Tech Montreal, QC 12 – – Daniel Adeboboye Running back Bryant Toronto, ON 13 – – Rodeem Brown Offensive lineman Alberta Halifax, NS 14 8 13 Zack Fry Offensive lineman Western London, ON 15 – – Zach Pelehos Offensive lineman Ottawa Gananoque, ON 16 11 14 Peter Kozushka Offensive lineman Alberta Yorkton, SK 17 15 – Anthony Federico Defensive lineman Queen's Niagara Falls, ON 18 – – Cyrille Hogan-Saindon Offensive lineman Laval Quebec City, QC 19 – – Gregor MacKellar Offensive lineman St. Francis Xavier Timberlea, NS 20 16 – Nathan Cherry Defensive lineman Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK – 12 19 Jayden Dalke Defensive back Alberta Leduc, AB – 13 18 Adam Machart Running back Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK – 14 – Josiah Schakel Defensive back Alberta Sherwood Park, AB – 17 – Joshua Archibald Defensive lineman McGill Montreal, QC – 18 – Nate Edwards Defensive lineman McMaster Ancaster, ON – 19 – Zach Herzog Defensive back Hillsdale Windsor, ON – 20 16 Shaquille St-Lot Defensive back Maine Montreal, QC – – 1 Dontae Bull Offensive lineman Fresno State Victoria, BC – – 3 Sidy Sow Offensive lineman Eastern Michigan Bromont, QC – – 5 Sydney Brown Defensive back Illinois London, ON – – 8 Tavius Robinson Defensive lineman Mississippi Guelph, ON – – 10 Jonathan Sutherland Defensive back Penn State Ottawa, ON – – 11 Samuel Emilus Wide receiver Louisiana Tech Montreal, QC – – 17 Lwal Uguak Defensive lineman Connecticut Edmonton, AB Note: Dontae Bull, Sidy Sow, Sydney Brown, Tavius Robinson, Jonathan Sutherland, and Lwal Uguak deferred their draft years to 2023 in order to return for their senior years at school.

Draft order

Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position University 1 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) Tyrell Richards LB Syracuse 2 Ottawa Redblacks Zach Pelehos OL Ottawa 3 BC Lions Nathan Cherry DL Saskatchewan 4 Edmonton Elks (via Montreal) Enock Makonzo DB Coastal Carolina 5 Calgary Stampeders Jalen Philpot WR Calgary 6 Toronto Argonauts Gregor MacKellar OL St. Francis Xavier 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders Samuel Emilus WR Louisiana Tech 8 Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton) Tre Ford QB Waterloo 9 Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) Tyson Philpot WR Calgary

Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position University 10 Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton) Deionte Knight DL Western Ontario 11 Ottawa Redblacks Cyrille Hogan-Saindon OL Laval 12 BC Lions Noah Zerr OL Saskatchewan 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal) Tyrell Ford DB Waterloo 14 Calgary Stampeders Josiah Schakel DB Alberta 15 Toronto Argonauts Daniel Adeboboye RB Bryant 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders Zack Fry OL Western Ontario 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Anthony Federico DL Queen's 18 Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) Rodeem Brown OL Alberta Edmonton Elks Jacob Plamondon DL Calgary Ottawa Redblacks Jesse Luketa LB Penn State

Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position University 21 Edmonton Elks Marc-David Bien-Aime OL Fresno State 22 Ottawa Redblacks Keaton Bruggeling WR Carleton 23 BC Lions Joshua Archibald DL McGill 24 Montreal Alouettes Vincent Forbes-Mombleau WR Laval 25 Calgary Stampeders Demetri Royer DB Western Illinois 26 Toronto Argonauts Enoch Penney-Laryea DL McMaster 27 Saskatchewan Roughriders Diego Alatorre Montoya OL British Columbia 28 Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton) Peter Adjey LS Queen's 29 BC Lions (via Winnipeg) Ryder Varga LB Regina

Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position University 30 Edmonton Elks Gavin Cobb WR Manitoba 31 Ottawa Redblacks Daniel Valente DB Western Ontario 32 BC Lions Adrian Greene DB Saint Mary's 33 Montreal Alouettes Tysen-Otis Copeland DB Montreal 34 Calgary Stampeders Jacob Butler OL Queen's 35 Toronto Argonauts Braydon Noll OL Wilfrid Laurier 36 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tommy Bringi LB Wilfrid Laurier 37 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kiondre Smith WR Guelph 38 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cole Adamson DL Manitoba

Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position University 39 Edmonton Elks Wesly Appolon LB Tuskegee 40 Ottawa Redblacks Woodly Appolon LB Tuskegee 41 BC Lions Riley Pickett DL Saskatchewan 42 Montreal Alouettes Ryth-Jean Giraud RB Montreal 43 Calgary Stampeders Joel Braden OL Regina 44 Toronto Argonauts Daniel Kwamou LB British Columbia 45 Saskatchewan Roughriders Tristan Fleury DB McGill 46 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jared Beeksma LB Guelph 47 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Chris Ciguineau DB Ottawa

Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position University 48 Edmonton Elks Jeremie Dominique DB Charleston 49 Ottawa Redblacks Subomi Oyesoro LB Calgary 50 BC Lions Frednick Eveillard WR Ottawa 51 Montreal Alouettes Peter Kozushka OL Alberta 52 Calgary Stampeders Rasheed Tucker RB Queen's 53 Toronto Argonauts Eric Sutton DB Texas State 54 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jayden Dalke DE Alberta 55 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Khadeem Pierre DB Concordia 56 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jeremy Kapelanski DL Guelph

Round seven Pick # CFL team Player Position University 57 Edmonton Elks Jean-Paul Cimankinda RB Ottawa 58 Ottawa Redblacks Connor Ross TE St. Francis Xavier 59 BC Lions John Metchie III WR Alabama 60 Montreal Alouettes Yanis Chihat LB Laval 61 Calgary Stampeders Shaquille St-Lot DB Maine 62 Toronto Argonauts Chase Arseneau TE McMaster 63 Saskatchewan Roughriders Zach Herzog DB Hillsdale 64 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Nicolas Guay OL Laval 65 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cedrick Lavigne DB Carleton

Round eight Pick # CFL team Player Position University 66 Edmonton Elks Nate Edwards LB McMaster 67 Ottawa Redblacks Luca Perrier RB Laval 68 BC Lions Adam Wallace DL Ottawa 69 Montreal Alouettes Zach Lindley LB Western Ontario 70 Calgary Stampeders Daniel Amoako DB York 71 Toronto Argonauts Michael Pezzuto DE Ottawa 72 Saskatchewan Roughriders Riley Boersma WR Regina 73 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jaxon Ciraolo-Brown DB British Columbia 74 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Konner Burtenshaw FB Queen's

Supplemental Draft On May 5, two days after the draft, a supplemental draft was held, with the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders both forfeiting second round picks in the 2023 CFL draft to select J-Min Pelley and T. J. Rayam, respectively.

Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one Edmonton ←→ Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded the first overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for the fourth overall selection in this draft and the playing rights for Carter O'Donnell. Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the eighth overall selection in this draft, the 28th overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft. Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the ninth overall selection in this draft and the 18th overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.

Round two Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to a negotiation list player (Chad Kelly) to Toronto in exchange for Nick Arbuckle. The selection would have been a third-round pick, but it was upgraded to a second-round pick when Arbuckle re-signed with the Edmonton Elks through the 2022 season. Winnipeg ←→ Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the 18th overall selection in this draft and the ninth overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.

Round three Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional fourth-round selection to BC in exchange for Sergio Castillo. This selection was upgraded to a third-round pick and confirmed upon the release of the draft order. Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 28th overall selection in this draft, the eighth overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft.

See also 2022 CFL global draft

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