2019 CFL European draft
| 2019 CFL European draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date | April 11, 2019 |
| Time | 1:00 pm ET |
| Overview | |
| 9 total selections | |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| U Sports selections | 4 |
The 2019 CFL European draft took place on April 11, 2019.[1] Nine players were chosen from a pool of 18 European players who attended the 2019 CFL Combine.[2]
Background
[edit | edit source]In October 2018, Canadian Football League (CFL) commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlined a plan to grow the CFL's presence, which he dubbed CFL 2.0, including growth internationally.[3] As part of this expansion the CFL held a special draft in January 2019 with the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top-level pro American football league in Mexico. Players selected there were not signed to teams but rather had their rights held by their selecting teams. In March 2019, 18 players from teams in Italy, Germany, France, Finland, and Denmark attended the 2019 CFL Combine alongside Canadian players eligible for the normal CFL draft; all players came from top club leagues in Europe, with the exception of two French players coming from Canadian university football and one Italian player from American junior college football.[4] Only those that attended the combine were eligible to be drafted in the CFL European draft. Players selected in these drafts filled a new classification of CFL players called "global players" (in contrast to "National" Canadian players and "International" players which mostly consist of Americans); Ambrosie was initially seeking for each CFL team to have two roster spots for these new global players but, after negotiations with the CFLPA, it formally decided on one roster spot and two practice roster spots.[1]
Selection order
[edit | edit source]Unlike the normal CFL draft, which sets selection order based on a team's record the previous season (similar to the NFL draft), the preceding CFL–LFA draft instead used a weighted lottery system where teams received an increased chance at a higher draft priority (similar to the NBA draft) but not a guarantee. Unlike either the 3-round CFL–LFA draft or the 8-round CFL draft, this draft only consisted of a single round. Similarly, the European draft also used a lottery system, with a draft order set on April 4.[1][5]
Selections
[edit | edit source]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University/College | Club team | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Valentin Gnahoua | DL | McGill | Germany Berlin Rebels | France France |
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Thiadric Hansen | LB | — | Germany Potsdam Royals | Germany Germany |
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes | Asnnel Robo | RB | Montreal | — | France France |
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Maxime Rouyer | LB | McGill | — | France France |
| 5 | Toronto Argonauts | Marc Hor | DL | United States Diablo Valley CC | Germany Frankfurt Universe | Germany Germany |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Max Zimmermann | WR | — | Germany Potsdam Royals | Germany Germany |
| 7 | BC Lions | Benjamin Plu | WR | McGill | France Thonon Black Panthers | France France |
| 8 | Ottawa Redblacks | Jordan Bouah | WR | United States Saddleback CC | — | Italy Italy |
| 9 | Calgary Stampeders | Roni Salonen | LB | — | Germany New Yorker Lions | Finland Finland |
See also
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