2000 CFL draft

The 2000 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, April 18, 2000.^[2] 46 players were chosen for Canadian Football League teams from among the 504 eligible CIAU football players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.^[3] Of the 46 draft selections, 22 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.^[4]

2000 CFL Draft
General information
Sport	Canadian football
Date(s)	April 18
Time	11:00 AM EST[1]
Overview
46 total selections in 6 rounds
League	CFL
First selection	Tyson St. James, LB Saskatchewan Roughriders
Most selections (7)	Calgary Stampeders Toronto Argonauts
Fewest selections (4)	BC Lions
CIAU selections	22
NCAA selections	23
← 1999 2001 →

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. This is a partial list due to references being limited.

Round one

• Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded a first-round selection and an undisclosed pick in the 2001 CFL Draft to Calgary in exchange for Ed Philion.^[5]
• Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded a first-round selection to Calgary in a trade for Chris Burns.^[6]

Round four

• BC → Winnipeg (PD). BC traded a fourth-round selection and Khari Jones to Winnipeg in exchange for Chris Perez.^[7]
• Winnipeg → Toronto (D). Winnipeg traded the 24th overall selection and Brad Elberg to Toronto in exchange for Dave Mudge.^[8]

Forfeitures

• Calgary forfeited their first round selection after selecting Wayne Blair in the 1999 Supplemental Draft.^[1][9]

Draft order

Round one

= CFL Division All-Star

= CFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
1	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Tyson St. James	LB	British Columbia
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Daaron McField	DL	British Columbia
3	Edmonton Eskimos	Tim Bakker	C	Western Ontario
4	Toronto Argonauts	Donnavan Carter	S	Northern Illinois
5	Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal[5])	Ibrahim Tounkara	SB	Ottawa
6	BC Lions	Adriano Belli	DE	Houston
–	Calgary Stampeders	Forfeit Pick[1]
7	Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton[6])	Scott Regimbald	TE	Houston

Round two

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
8	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Shawn Gallant	DB	Eastern Kentucky
9	Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg)	Rob Harrod	WR	Ottawa
10	Edmonton Eskimos	Craig Carr	RB	Manitoba
11	Toronto Argonauts	Richard Clarke	WR	Weber State
12	Montreal Alouettes	Mat Petz	DE	Wake Forest
–	BC Lions	Forfeit Pick
13	Calgary Stampeders	Ryan Ward	OL	New Hampshire
14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Mike Juhasz	WR	North Dakota

Round three

= CFL Division All-Star

= CFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
15	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Dylan Ching	WR	San Diego
16	Montreal Alouettes (via BC via Winnipeg)	Morgan Kane	RB	Wake Forest
17	Edmonton Eskimos	George Hudson	G	New Mexico State
18	Toronto Argonauts	Carson Souter	K	Montana State
19	Montreal Alouettes	Jason Gavadza	TE	Kent State
20	BC Lions	Brent Johnson	DL	Ohio State
21	Calgary Stampeders	Clinton Wayne	DE	Ohio State
22	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Paul Lambert	G	Western Michigan

Round four

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
23	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Michael O'Brien	QB/P	Western Ontario
24	Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg[8])	Benoit Meloche	LB	Laval
25	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC[7] via Edmonton)	Markus Howell	WR	Texas Southern
26	Toronto Argonauts	Kojo Millington	DE	Wilfrid Laurier
27	Montreal Alouettes	Harvey Stables	WR	Wilfrid Laurier
28	BC Lions	Loren Padelford	OL	Guelph
29	Calgary Stampeders	Kent Ring	LB	Simon Fraser
30	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Joe McCullum	OL	Utah

Round five

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
31	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hudson Clark	TE	Western Ontario
32	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Eric Schwab	DE	Wilfrid Laurier
33	Edmonton Eskimos	Rob Vickers	T	Wilfrid Laurier
34	Toronto Argonauts	Brad Coutts	WR	British Columbia
35	Montreal Alouettes	Ian Hewitt	K/P	Minot State
36	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC)	Grant Everett	G	North Dakota
37	Calgary Stampeders	Paul Blenkhorn	OL	Western Ontario
38	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	James MacLean	SB	Queen's

Round six

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
39	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Jamie Forsythe	OL	Western Ontario
40	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Matthew Sheridan	OL	Manitoba
41	Edmonton Eskimos	Yves Dossous	LB	Kent State
42	Toronto Argonauts	Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette	DB	Laval
43	Montreal Alouettes	Andre Clark	DB	SE Missouri State
44	BC Lions	Fabian Rayne	RB	Western Ontario
45	Calgary Stampeders	Brock Balog	DB	Calgary
46	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Doug Van Moorsel	OL	California, PA

References

1. "Canadian college draft set for Tuesday". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2001. Archived from the original on March 2, 2003.
2. "2000 Canadian College Draft". Canadian Football League. 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-05-10. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
3. "2000 CFL draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
4. "2020 CFL Draft Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. April 30, 2020.
5. "Stamps trade Philion". Canadian Football League. June 18, 1999. Archived from the original on March 7, 2003.
6. "CFL Draft one day away". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2000. Archived from the original on December 27, 2002.
7. "Lions deal with Winnipeg". Canadian Football League. February 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2003.
8. "Blue trade for top tackle". Canadian Football League. April 18, 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2003.
9. "CFL Canadian Draft For Dummies". Canadian Football League. May 5, 2007.

Further reading

• "2000 CFL Evaluation Camp results". Canadian Football League. 2000-04-04. Archived from the original on 2000-05-10.