2024 CFL global draft
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The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 30, 2024, at 11:00 am ET.[1] It was the fourth CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[2]
| 2024 CFL global draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | April 30, 2024 |
| Time | 11:00 am EDT |
| Location | Toronto |
| Overview | |
| 18 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| First selection | Eteva Mauga-Clements, Edmonton Elks |
| U Sports selections | 0 |
| NCAA selections | 15 |
Draft format
As per the league's draft tracker, the draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections.[3] This was the first season where the league did not alter the format of the global draft from the prior year.[4][5] The draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year).[3]
Draft order
Round one
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University/club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Elks | Eteva Mauga-Clements | LB | Nebraska |  American Samoa |
| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | Matt Hayball | P | Vanderbilt |  Australia |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Tyrone Taleni | DL | Southern California |  Samoa |
| 4 | Calgary Stampeders | Ron Tiavaasue | TE | New Mexico State |  New Zealand |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Nik Constantinou | P | Texas A&M | Australia |
| 6 | BC Lions | Carl Meyer | K | None |  South Africa |
| 7 | Toronto Argonauts | Jeremy Edwards | P | Eastern Kentucky | Australia |
| 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Fabian Weitz | LB | Cologne Centurions |  Germany |
| 9 | Montreal Alouettes | Sam Clark | P | James Madison | Australia |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University/club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Elks | David Olajiga | DL | Central Missouri |  United Kingdom |
| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | Heston Lameta | LB | Northern Arizona | American Samoa |
| 12 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jordy Sandy | P | Texas Christian | Australia |
| 13 | Calgary Stampeders | Julius Welschof | DL | Charlotte | Germany |
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Thomas Yassmin | TE | Utah | Australia |
| 15 | BC Lions | Tory Taylor | P | Iowa | Australia |
| 16 | Toronto Argonauts | Denzel Daxon | DL | Illinois |  Bahamas |
| 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Lucky Ogbevoen | DB | Raiders Tirol |  Austria |
| 18 | Montreal Alouettes | Nouredin Nouili | OL | Nebraska | Germany |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
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See also
References
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