2002 CFL draft

2002 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 25
Time11:00 AM EST[1]
Overview
54 total selections in 6 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionAlexandre Gauthier, OL
Ottawa Renegades
Most selections (9)Toronto Argonauts
Fewest selections (3)Edmonton Eskimos
CIS selections26
NCAA selections24
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 CFL draft took place on Thursday, April 25, 2002.[2] From a list of 442 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the NCAA and NAIA, 54 players were chosen, including 26 players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[3][4]

This year's draft saw an increase in picks from 48 in 2001 to 54 with the addition of the Ottawa Renegades to the league for the 2002 season.[5][6] Ottawa was given the first selection in each round, including another bonus selection with the first overall pick.[7]

  1. ^ "Live 2002 Canadian College Draft". Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002.
  2. ^ "2002 Canadian College Draft – The picks are in". Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ 2011 Canadian Draft Guide Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2002 Canadian Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  5. ^ "Alphabetical Draft List". Canadian Football League. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-12-19. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  6. ^ "Inside the numbers". CFL.ca. 2002-04-23. Archived from the original on 2002-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ^ "2002 Canadian College Draft order". Canadian Football League. April 12, 2002. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003.