The 2026 CFL Canadian Draft finished on April 28, 2026. All nine teams added Canadian talent across eight rounds and 74 total selections.

The Ottawa REDBLACKS opened the night by taking Purdue offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro with the first overall pick. The Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Elks, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats rounded out the top five.

Here is every selection from every team.

Ottawa REDBLACKS

• Round 1, Pick 1: Giordano Vaccaro, OL, Purdue
• Round 2, Pick 13: Émeric Boutin, FB, Laval
• Round 4, Pick 31: Charlie Parks, DL, Saskatchewan
• Round 5, Pick 39: Alassane Diouf, OL, Montreal
• Round 5, Pick 41: Benjamin Dobson, LB, Calgary
• Round 6, Pick 48: Rene Konga, DL, Louisville
• Round 8, Pick 66: Josh Connors, LB, Wilfrid Laurier

Toronto Argonauts

• Round 1, Pick 2: Niklas Henning, OL, Queen’s
• Round 2, Pick 11: Isaiah Smith, RB, Guelph
• Round 2, Pick 16: Ethan John, DB, Windsor
• Round 3, Pick 22: Louis-Philippe Gauthier, DB, Montreal
• Round 3, Pick 23: Darius McKenzie, LB, South Alabama
• Round 4, Pick 30: Nolan Ulm, REC, Eastern Washington
• Round 5, Pick 40: Frank Vreugdenhil, OL, McMaster
• Round 6, Pick 49: Tyriq Quayson, REC, Windsor
• Round 7, Pick 57: Nathan Walker, K, York
• Round 8, Pick 67: Weagbe Mombo, RB, Windsor
• Round 8, Pick 68: Sebastian Parsalidis, FB, Wilfrid Laurier

The Argonauts led all teams with 11 selections.

Edmonton Elks

• Round 1, Pick 3: Dariel Djabome, LB, Rutgers
• Round 2, Pick 12: Benjamin Sangmuah, DB
• Round 2, Pick 19: Wesley Bailey, DL, Louisville
• Round 3, Pick 21: Carter Kettyle, REC, Alberta
• Round 4, Pick 32: Spencer Walsh, OL, Wilfrid Laurier
• Round 4, Pick 35: Justin Pace, LB, Queen’s
• Round 6, Pick 50: Chris Pashula, OL, Calgary
• Round 7, Pick 58: Eloa Latendresse-Regimbald, QB/REC, McGill
• Round 7, Pick 59: Matthew Ljuden, OL, Alberta

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

• Round 1, Pick 4: Nuer Gatkuoth, DL, Wake Forest
• Round 2, Pick 10: Dante Daniels, TE, North Carolina State
• Round 2, Pick 20: Kevin Cline, OL, Boston College
• Round 3, Pick 24: Charles-Elliot Bouliane, LB, Montreal
• Round 4, Pick 33: Ethan Stuart, DB, McMaster
• Round 5, Pick 42: Brody Clark, LB, York
• Round 6, Pick 51: Benjamin Britton, REC, Calgary
• Round 7, Pick 60: Joshua Jack, REC, Saint Mary’s
• Round 8, Pick 69: Brady Lidster, K, Windsor

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

• Round 1, Pick 5: Jonathan Denis, OL, Louisiana Tech
• Round 2, Pick 14: Malick Meiga, REC, Coastal Carolina
• Round 3, Pick 25: Devynn Cromwell, LB, Michigan State
• Round 4, Pick 34: Brayden Szeman, OL, Calgary
• Round 5, Pick 43: Loïk Gagné, LB, Concordia
• Round 6, Pick 52: Marc Djonay Rondeau, LB, Ottawa
• Round 7, Pick 61: Aamarii Notice, DL, Coastal Carolina
• Round 8, Pick 70: Kyler Laing, DL, Mercyhurst College

Calgary Stampeders

• Round 1, Pick 6: Eric Rascoe, LB, Angelo State
• Round 3, Pick 26: Jesulayomi Ojutalayo, REC, Wilfrid Laurier
• Round 3, Pick 27: Tristan Marois, DL, Colorado
• Round 5, Pick 44: Matt Sibley, REC, Calgary
• Round 6, Pick 53: Mitchel Schechinger, OL, Guelph
• Round 7, Pick 62: Steven Kpehe, DL, Queen’s
• Round 8, Pick 71: Jack Warrack, OL, Saskatchewan

BC Lions

• Round 1, Pick 7: Nate DeMontagnac, REC, North Dakota
• Round 2, Pick 15: Jett Elad, DB, Rutgers
• Round 4, Pick 36: Pierre Kemeni, DB, Ohio
• Round 5, Pick 45: Nick Cenacle, REC, Hawaii
• Round 6, Pick 54: Ethan Graham, OL, Regina
• Round 7, Pick 63: Chase Henning, LB, UBC
• Round 8, Pick 72: Ebenezer Dibula, DL, Kennesaw State

Montreal Alouettes

• Round 1, Pick 8: Rohan Jones, TE, Arkansas
• Round 2, Pick 17: Shakespeare Louis, DB, Southeastern Louisiana
• Round 3, Pick 28: Nathan Udoh, REC, Manitoba
• Round 4, Pick 37: Liam Talbot, RB, Windsor
• Round 5, Pick 46: Harrison Daley, DB, Windsor
• Round 6, Pick 55: Michael Horvat, K, McMaster
• Round 7, Pick 64: Cyrus McGarrell, DB, Northern Illinois
• Round 8, Pick 73: Zachary Houde, REC, St. Francis Xavier

Saskatchewan Roughriders

• Round 1, Pick 9: Malcolm Bell, DB, Michigan State
• Round 2, Pick 18: Dylan Djete, REC, Alabama State
• Round 3, Pick 29: Darius Bell, OL, East Carolina
• Round 4, Pick 38: Osasere Odemwingie, LB, Calgary
• Round 5, Pick 47: Jez Janvier, OL, Southern Mississippi
• Round 6, Pick 56: Albert Reese IV, OL, Mississippi State
• Round 7, Pick 65: Shemar McBean, REC, UBC
• Round 8, Pick 74: Ryan Speight, FB, Wilfrid Laurier

2026 CFL Canadian Draft Quick Notes

Offensive linemen led the way among first-round picks, with Vaccaro (Ottawa), Henning (Toronto), and Denis (Hamilton) all going in the top five. Linebackers followed close behind, with Djabome (Edmonton) and Rascoe (Calgary) selected in Round 1.

Rutgers produced two picks in the opening two rounds. Edmonton took linebacker Dariel Djabome third overall, and BC selected defensive back Jett Elad at No. 15.

U SPORTS programs were well-represented throughout the draft. Wilfrid Laurier, Calgary, Windsor, Queen’s, McMaster, and Montreal each had multiple players selected.

Players from those schools will report to rookie camps as the 2026 CFL season approaches.