2017 CFL Draft

The 2017 CFL Draft will take place in the Spring of 2017. 71 players will be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.^[1]

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.^[2]

Final Ranking	December Ranking	September Ranking^[2]	Player	Position	College	Hometown
-	-	1	Justin Senior	Offensive lineman	Mississippi State	Montreal, QC
-	-	2	Kwaku Boateng	Defensive lineman	Wilfrid Laurier	Milton, ON
-	-	3	Akeel Lynch	Running back	Nevada	Toronto, ON
-	-	4	Danny Vandervoort	Wide receiver	McMaster	Barrie, ON
-	-	5	Eli Ankou	Defensive lineman	California, Los Angeles	Ottawa, ON
-	-	6	Christophe Mulumba	Linebacker	Maine	Laval, QC
-	-	7	Rashaun Simonise	Wide receiver	Calgary	Vancouver, BC
-	-	8	Nathaniel Behar	Wide receiver	Carleton	London, ON
-	-	9	Qadr Spooner	Offensive lineman	McGill	Brossard, QC
-	-	10	Antony Auclair	Tight end	Laval	Notre-Dame-des-Pins, QC
-	-	11	Geoff Gray	Offensive lineman	Manitoba	Winnipeg, MB
-	-	12	Robert Woodson	Defensive back	Calgary	Calgary, AB
-	-	13	Junior Luke	Defensive lineman	Montreal	Montreal, QC
-	-	14	Faith Ekakitie	Defensive lineman	Iowa	Brampton, ON
-	-	15	Mason Woods	Offensive lineman	Idaho	Port Coquitlam, BC
-	-	16	Nakas Onyeka	Linebacker	Queen's	Brampton, ON
-	-	17	Kay Okafor	Defensive lineman	St. Francis Xavier	Enugu, Nigeria
-	-	18	Jean-Simon Roy	Offensive lineman	Laval	Quebec, QC
-	-	19	Kwabena Asare	Offensive lineman	Carleton	Brampton, ON
-	-	20	Corey Williams	Linebacker	Toronto	Toronto, ON

Trades

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

Round one

Montreal → BC (PD). Montreal traded this selection to BC for the negotiating rights to Vernon Adams.^[3]
Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection, T. J. Heath, and a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Winnipeg for Drew Willy.^[4]

Round four

Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Calgary for Tevaughn Campbell.^[5]
Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection to Montreal for Kevin Glenn.^[4]
Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.^[6]

Round seven

Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.^[6]

Conditional trades

Winnipeg → Edmonton (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Edmonton for Matt Nichols.^[7]
Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Hamilton for Brian Simmons.^[8]
Winnipeg → Hamilton (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional selection to Hamilton for the negotiation list rights to Tajh Boyd.^[9]

Forfeitures

Saskatchewan forfeits their third-round selection after selecting Kevin Francis in the 2016 Supplemental Draft.^[10]

Round one

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Toronto^[4])
2	Saskatchewan Roughriders
3	BC Lions (via Montreal^[3])
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
5	Edmonton Eskimos
6	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
7	BC Lions
8	Calgary Stampeders
9	Ottawa Redblacks

Round two

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Round three

Pick #	CFL Team	Player
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
–	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Forfeit pick^[10]

Round four

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Round five

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44

Round six

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53

Round seven

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62

Round eight

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	College
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71

References

↑ CFL Draft expanded to seven rounds
1 2 Senior headlines Central Scouting Bureau September Rankings, Canadian Football League, September 15, 2016, retrieved September 15, 2016 .
1 2 Alouettes officially sign Vernon Adams
1 2 3 Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with Als
↑ Riders acquire DB Tevaughn Campbell in trade with Stamps
1 2 Capicciotti, Gaydosh switch sides as Riders and Ticats deal
↑ Bound for Bomberland: Esks trade Nichols for pick
↑ Esks acquire veteran OL Simmons in trade with 'Cats
↑ Bombers sign QB Tajh Boyd to practice roster
1 2 Justin Dunk (24 May 2016). "Riders grab receiver Kevin Francis in CFL Supplemental Draft". CFL.ca.

Preceded by 2016 CFL Draft	Canadian College Draft 2017	Succeeded by 2018 CFL Draft

CFL Drafts

Eastern Draft (1953–1955)	1952 1953 1954 1955

National Draft (1956–1984)	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Modern Era (1985–present)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Expansion Drafts	2002 2013

Dispersal Drafts	1997 2006

See also	List of first overall Canadian Football League draft picks

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