2013 CFL draft

2013 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 6
Time12:00 PM ET
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN
Overview
60 total selections in 7 rounds
First selectionLinden Gaydosh
Most selectionsMontreal Alouettes (9)
Fewest selectionsOttawa Redblacks (4)
CIS selections44
NCAA selections16
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The 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013, at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.[1] 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Montreal Alouettes had the most selections with nine, followed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with eight. Each of the West Division teams had seven picks while Winnipeg had six. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts had five picks and Ottawa chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year. A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the Edmonton Eskimos. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken since the 1987 CFL Draft when 50 of 72 were taken. It is also the highest percentage (73.3%) of CIS players taken since 2009 (38 of 48, 79.1%, were selected then).[2]

The Ottawa expansion team was scheduled to pick last in the first four rounds of the 2012 CFL Draft, with selections being limited to NCAA redshirt juniors.[3] Due to stadium delays, Ottawa will join the Canadian Football League in 2014, and participated in this year's draft instead.[4][5][6] 18 players were classified as redshirt juniors with 12 being selected in this year's draft.[7] The draft also expand to seven rounds this year for the first time since 1996, with the CFL citing stronger Canadian talent as a reason for the expansion.[8]

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 includes Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Paul LaPolice, Dave Naylor, Stefan Ptaszek, Brian Dobie, and Danny Maciocia who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.[9]

  1. ^ CFL’s key 2013 dates
  2. ^ CFL Canadian Draft: Calgary’s Gaydosh selected first overall, record year for CIS
  3. ^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/expansion-draft-plan-approved Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Expansion Draft plan approved
  4. ^ "CFL in Ottawa on track for the 2014 season". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  5. ^ "Ottawa Returning to the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  6. ^ Draft Tracker Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Draft Facts: Everything you need heading into Monday". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  8. ^ "CFL Draft expanded to seven rounds". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  9. ^ "TSN, TSN.ca to broadcast CFL draft on Monday". tsn.ca. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-02.