2019 CFL draft

2019 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 2, 2019
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN/RDS
Overview
73 total selections in 8 rounds
First selectionShane Richards OL,
Toronto Argonauts
Most selectionsToronto Argonauts (10)
Fewest selectionsSaskatchewan Roughriders (6)
U Sports selections52
NCAA selections21
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The 2019 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS.[1][2] 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the United States on NCAA or NAIA teams.[3][4]

The draft was broadcast live on TSN and RDS for two hours and then switched to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the first twenty picks.[5]

  1. ^ "An early look at the 2019 CFL Draft selection order". December 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "CFL key dates to circle on your calendar in 2019". January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds
  4. ^ 2019 CFL Draft Tracker
  5. ^ "2019 cfl draft takes place tonight beginning at 8 pm et on tsn and rds". May 2, 2019.