2021 CFL global draft

2021 CFL global draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 15, 2021
Time1:00 pm EDT
LocationToronto
Overview
36 total selections in 4 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionJake Ford, P, BC Lions

The 2021 CFL global draft took place on April 15, 2021 and was the first CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[1][2][3] 36 players were chosen from among eligible players following a virtual CFL Combine.[4] The order of the draft was determined by random lottery, similar to the system used for the 2021 CFL draft.[3] As a snake draft, each odd round was in the opposite order of each even round.[3]

  1. ^ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". Canadian Football League. March 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "CFL Combine presented by New Era goes virtual". Canadian Football League. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.