2018 CFL draft

2018 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 3
Time8:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN/RDS
Overview
69 total selections in 8 rounds
First selectionMark Chapman WR,
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Most selectionsMontreal Alouettes (10)
Fewest selectionsSaskatchewan Roughriders (5)
U Sports selections56
NCAA selections13
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The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS.[1][2][3] Sixty-nine players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[4][5]

The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which includes Duane Forde, Dave Naylor, Davis Sanchez, and Justin Dunk.[2] Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios to announce the picks for the first two rounds.[2]

  1. ^ CFL draft date announced, Canadian Football League, December 15, 2017, retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c TSN Delivers Comprehensive Live Coverage of the 2018 CFL DRAFT, May 3 at 8 pm. ET, Bell Media, April 27, 2018, retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. ^ TSN Broadcast schedule
  4. ^ Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds
  5. ^ 2018 CFL Draft tracker