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| 2026 CFL global draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date | April 29, 2026 |
| Time | 1:00 pm EDT |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Network | CFL.ca[1] |
| Overview | |
| 18 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| First selection | Aidan Laros, Ottawa Redblacks |
| U Sports selections | 0 |
| NCAA selections | 17 |
The 2026 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 29, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET.[2] It was the sixth CFL draft that pools all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[3]
Draft format
[edit]For the fourth consecutive year, the global draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections and the draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year).[4] Unlike previous years, the global draft did not precede its National draft counterpart on the same day, but instead followed it the day after.[1]
Draft order
[edit]Round one
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Round two
[edit]| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ottawa Redblacks | Paul Geelen | K | Southern Illinois |  Netherlands |
| 11 | Toronto Argonauts | Fa'alili Fa'amoe | OL | Wake Forest |  American Samoa |
| 12 | Edmonton Elks | Jeffrey M'Ba | DL | Southern Methodist |  France |
| 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Keegan Andrews | P | Massachusetts |  Australia |
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Mitch McCarthy | P | Indiana | Australia |
| 15 | Calgary Stampeders | Jireh Ojata | DL | Purdue |  Nigeria |
| 16 | BC Lions | Seydou Traore | TE | Mississippi State |  England |
| 17 | Montreal Alouettes | Jack Burgess | P | Texas Tech | Australia |
| 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Kansei Matsuzawa | K | Hawaii |  Japan |
Trades
[edit]In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- None
References
[edit]Trade references
General references
- 1 2 "CFL reveals 2026 CFL Draft and Global Draft order". Canadian Football League. March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Key 2026 CFL off-season dates you need to know". Canadian Football League. January 30, 2026.
- ↑ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved March 9, 2026.