2009 CFL draft

The 2009 CFL draft took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM ET on TSN.^[1][2] 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.^[3] Of the 48 draft selections, 38 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, including the first seven.^[4]

2009 CFL draft
General information
Sport	Canadian football
Date(s)	May 2
Time	11:00 AM ET
Location	Toronto
Network(s)	TSN
Overview
48 total selections in 6 rounds
First selection	Simeon Rottier
Most selections	Calgary Stampeders (8) Montreal Alouettes (8) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8)
Fewest selections	Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)
CIS selections	38
NCAA selections	10
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The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Rod Black and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Steve Sumarah, Stefan Ptaszek, Farhan Lalji, Glen Suitor, Matt Dunigan, and Chris Schultz who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.^[5]

Round one

= CFL Division All-Star

= CFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Simeon Rottier	OT	Alberta
2	Toronto Argonauts	Étienne Légaré	DT	Laval
3	BC Lions (via Hamilton via Winnipeg)	Jamall Lee	RB	Bishop's
4	BC Lions (via Toronto via Edmonton)	James Yurichuk	LB	Bishop's
5	BC Lions	Matt Carter	WR	Acadia
6	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC via Saskatchewan)	Darcy Brown	WR	St. Mary's
7	Montreal Alouettes	Dylan Steenbergen	OL	Calgary
8	Calgary Stampeders	Eric Fraser	S	Central Michigan

Round two

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
9	Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton)	Tamon George	DB	Regina
10	Toronto Argonauts	Matt Lambros	WR	Liberty
11	Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg)	Gordon Hinse	OT	Alberta
12	Edmonton Eskimos	Dee Stirling	DL	Queen's
13	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC)	Ryan Hinds	DB	New Hampshire
14	Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan)	Martin Bédard	TE	UConn
15	Montreal Alouettes	Matt Singer	OL	Manitoba
16	Calgary Stampeders	Tristan Black	LB	Wayne State

Round three

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
17	Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton)	Nick Hutchins	OL	Regina
18	Toronto Argonauts	James Green	LB	Calgary
19	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Mike Morris	OL	UBC
20	Edmonton Eskimos	Andrea Bonaventura	LB	Calgary
21	BC Lions	Matt Morencie	OL	Windsor
22	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan)	Scott McCuaig	LB	UBC
23	Montreal Alouettes	Nickolas Morin-Soucy	DL	Montreal
24	Calgary Stampeders	John Hashem	OT	Regina

Round four

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
25	Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton)	Stan Van Sichem	DL	Regina
26	Toronto Argonauts	Zachary Pollari	OT	Western Ontario
27	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Adam Bestard	OL	Wilfrid Laurier
28	Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton)	Spencer Armstrong	WR	Air Force
29	BC Lions	Tang Bacheyie	S	Kansas
30	Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan)	Steve Myddelton	DE	St. Francis Xavier
31	Montreal Alouettes	Ivan Brown	DL	Saskatchewan
32	Calgary Stampeders	Scott McHenry	SB	Saskatchewan

Round five

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
33	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Guillarme Allard-Cameus	RB	Laval
34	Toronto Argonauts	Gordon Sawler	DL	St. Francis Xavier
35	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Peter Quinney	FB	Wilfrid Laurier
36	Edmonton Eskimos	Eric Lee	RB	Weber State
37	BC Lions	Jonathan Pierre-Etienne	DE	Montreal
38	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan)	Raymond Wladichuk	DB	Simon Fraser
39	Montreal Alouettes	Benoît Boulanger	RB	Sherbrooke
40	Calgary Stampeders	Osie Ukwuoma	DL	Queen's

Round six

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	College
41	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Cassidy Doneff	WR	Washburn
42	Toronto Argonauts	Anthony DesLauriers	DB	Simon Fraser
43	Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg)	Brad Crawford	DB	Guelph
44	Edmonton Eskimos	Jason Kosec	LB	Western Ontario
45	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC)	Thaine Carter	LB	Queen's
46	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan)	Bill McGrath	OL	Indiana State
47	Montreal Alouettes	Ryan Mousseau	OL	Ottawa
48	Calgary Stampeders	John Kanaroski	WR	Regina

Further reading

• Forde, Duane (2009-03-27). "The CFL Draft Day Plot Thickens". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
• Ken Peters (2008-10-31). "Sports – 15 reasons to tune in". TheSpec.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
• "Canadian Interuniversity Sport". Universitysport.ca. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 11 November 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Forde, Duane (2008-10-17). "2009 Draft Preview – NCAA Prospects". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
• "Gaels rise in CFL prospects rankings". The Whig Standard. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
• "Canadian Interuniversity Sport". Universitysport.ca. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 11 November 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• "Gee-Gees' lineman cracks OUA dream team". Ottawa Citizen. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
• "Morencie on short leash". Windsor Star. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

Notes

1. "CFL to kick off on Canada Day". CFL.ca. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
2. Huntington, Jonathan (2008-09-25). "Building draft interest". Sun Media. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
3. "Draft List for Year 2009" (PDF). Canadian Football League. 2009-04-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
4. "CIS well represented: 34 players selected". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
5. "2009 CFL Canadian Draft live on TSN, May 2". CFL.ca. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.