2025 CFL draft

2025 CFL draft
General information
Sport	Canadian football
Location	Toronto
Overview
72 total selections in 8 rounds
League	CFL
Most selections (9)	Montreal Alouettes
Fewest selections (7)	Ottawa Redblacks Edmonton Elks BC Lions

The 2025 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2025. Seventy-two players are scheduled to be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. That number is subject to change if there are any more forfeited selections.

Format

As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2024 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.

Final ranking	January ranking	August ranking	Player	Position	University	Hometown
		1	Kurtis Rourke	Quarterback	Indiana	Oakville, ON
		2	Damien Alford	Wide receiver	Utah	Montreal, QC
		3	Paris Shand	Defensive lineman	Louisiana State	Toronto, ON
		4	Eric Schon	Offensive lineman	Duke	Barrie, ON
		5	Jackson Findlay	Defensive back	Western	North Vancouver, BC
		6	Nolan Ulm	Wide receiver	Eastern Washington	Kelowna, BC
		7	Akheem Mesidor	Defensive lineman	Miami (FL)	Ottawa, ON
		8	Isaiah Bagnah	Defensive lineman	BYU	Lethbridge, AB
		9	Wesley Bailey	Defensive lineman	Rutgers	Ottawa, ON
		10	Keelan White	Wide receiver	Montana	North Vancouver, BC
		11	Jett Elad	Defensive back	UNLV	Mississauga, ON
		12	Rene Konga	Defensive lineman	Louisville	Ottawa, ON
		13	Devynn Cromwell	Defensive back	Texas Tech	Toronto, ON
		14	Jeremiah Ojo	Defensive lineman	Montreal	Montreal, QC
		15	Devin Veresuk	Linebacker	Windsor	Windsor, ON
		16	Nate Martey	Defensive lineman	Arkansas State	Ottawa, ON
		17	Erik Andersen	Offensive lineman	Western	London, ON
		18	Harold Miessan	Linebacker	Montreal	Montreal, QC
		19	Darien Newell	Defensive lineman	Queen's	Brampton, ON
		20	Jaylen Smith	Defensive back	North Texas	Hamilton, ON

Draft order

• Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league. If there are any more forfeited draft picks, that will also change the draft order.

Round one

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
1	Calgary Stampeders
–	Edmonton Elks	Selection forfeited
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Round two

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
9	Calgary Stampeders
10
11
12
13
14
16
16
17
18N
19N

Round three

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
20	Calgary Stampeders
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

Round four

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
29	Calgary Stampeders
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37

Round five

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
38	Calgary Stampeders
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46

Round six

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
47	Calgary Stampeders
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55

Round seven

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
56	Calgary Stampeders
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64

Round eight

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	University
65	Calgary Stampeders
–	Edmonton Elks	Selection forfeited
66
67
68
69
70
71
72

Trades

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

Round three

• Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded a third-round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton in exchange for Peter Adjey.
• BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded a third-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for Jeshrun Antwi.

Conditional trades

• Hamilton → Toronto (PD). Hamilton traded a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the 2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett to Toronto in exchange for Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft.
• Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft, Jordan Williams, and the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the 2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett.

Forfeitures

• Edmonton forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Zach Mathis in the 2024 supplemental draft.
• Edmonton forfeited their eighth-round pick after selecting Antonio Alfano in the 2024 supplemental draft.

References

Trade references

General references