18 global players drafted from 10 countries

TORONTO (May 2, 2022) – The Ottawa REDBLACKS have selected American Samoan defensive lineman Blessman Ta’ala with the first overall selection in the 2023 Canadian Football League (CFL) Global Draft.

Great Britain kicker Dean Faithfull was then taken by the Edmonton Elks and Australian punter Adam Korsak was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to round out the Top-3 selections.

2023 CFL GLOBAL DRAFT – RESULTS
​(No. (Overall) | Team | Position | Name | Country)

Firs

1. Ottawa | DL | Blessman Ta’ala | American Samoa
2. Edmonton | K | Dean Faithfull | Great Britain
3. Saskatchewa
   n | P | Adam Korsak | Australia
4. Hamilton | LB | Penei Pavihi | American Samoa
5. Montreal | DL | Simon Lars Sandberg | Sweden
6. Calgary | O
   L | Isaac Moore | Sweden
7. BC | WR | Jevoni Robinson | Jamaica
8. Winnipeg | P | Jamieson Sheahan | Australia
9. Toronto | K
   | Alfredo Gachuz Lozada | Mexico

Second Round

1. (10) | Ottawa | OL | Lucas Lavin | Sweden
2. (11) | Edmo
   nton | OL | Kilian Zierer | Germany
3. (12) | Saskatchewan | DL | Habakkuk Baldonado | Italy
4. (13) | Hamilton | P | Lou Hedley | Australia
5. (14) | Mont
   real | P | Rhys Burns | Australia
6. (15) | Calgary | LB | Lino Schroeter | Germany
7. (16) | BC | DL | Junior Aho | France
8. (17) | Winn
   ipeg | P | Karl Schmitz | Bermuda
9. (18) | Toronto | LB | Emmanuel Falola | Great Britain

SELECTIONS BY COUNTRY