# 2022 CFL draft

The 2022 CFL national draft was a selection of national players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on May 3, 2022, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 74 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.
The draft was broadcast live on TSN for the first two rounds. The TSN production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Davis Sanchez, Marshall Ferguson, and Dave Naylor. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was also present in the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the picks for the first two rounds.

## Available players

Due to U Sports cancelling all play in 2020, 132 eligible 2021 draftees exercised their right to defer their draft years to this year's draft. However, the league also permitted NCAA redshirt juniors to be selected in the 2021 draft to balance out the influx of players to this year's draft.

## Top prospects

    Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
| Final ranking | January ranking | September ranking | Player | Position | University | Hometown |
| 1 | – | – | John Metchie III | Wide receiver | Alabama | Brampton, ON |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Jesse Luketa | Linebacker | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Tyrell Richards | Linebacker | Syracuse | Brampton, ON |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Tre Ford | Quarterback | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Jalen Philpot | Wide receiver | Calgary | Delta, BC |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Tyson Philpot | Wide receiver | Calgary | Delta, BC |
| 7 | 7 | – | Deionte Knight | Defensive lineman | Western | Ajax, ON |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Enock Makonzo | Defensive back | Coastal Carolina | Lachine, QC |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | Tyrell Ford | Defensive back | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | Noah Zerr | Offensive lineman | Saskatchewan | Langenburg, SK |
| 11 | – | – | Samuel Emilus | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech | Montreal, QC |
| 12 | – | – | Daniel Adeboboye | Running back | Bryant | Toronto, ON |
| 13 | – | – | Rodeem Brown | Offensive lineman | Alberta | Halifax, NS |
| 14 | 8 | 13 | Zack Fry | Offensive lineman | Western | London, ON |
| 15 | – | – | Zach Pelehos | Offensive lineman | Ottawa | Gananoque, ON |
| 16 | 11 | 14 | Peter Kozushka | Offensive lineman | Alberta | Yorkton, SK |
| 17 | 15 | – | Anthony Federico | Defensive lineman | Queen's | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 18 | – | – | Cyrille Hogan-Saindon | Offensive lineman | Laval | Quebec City, QC |
| 19 | – | – | Gregor MacKellar | Offensive lineman | St. Francis Xavier | Timberlea, NS |
| 20 | 16 | – | Nathan Cherry | Defensive lineman | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK |
| – | 12 | 19 | Jayden Dalke | Defensive back | Alberta | Leduc, AB |
| – | 13 | 18 | Adam Machart | Running back | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK |
| – | 14 | – | Josiah Schakel | Defensive back | Alberta | Sherwood Park, AB |
| – | 17 | – | Joshua Archibald | Defensive lineman | McGill | Montreal, QC |
| – | 18 | – | Nate Edwards | Defensive lineman | McMaster | Ancaster, ON |
| – | 19 | – | Zach Herzog | Defensive back | Hillsdale | Windsor, ON |
| – | 20 | 16 | Shaquille St-Lot | Defensive back | Maine | Montreal, QC |
| – | – | 1 | Dontae Bull | Offensive lineman | Fresno State | Victoria, BC |
| – | – | 3 | Sidy Sow | Offensive lineman | Eastern Michigan | Bromont, QC |
| – | – | 5 | Sydney Brown | Defensive back | Illinois | London, ON |
| – | – | 8 | Tavius Robinson | Defensive lineman | Mississippi | Guelph, ON |
| – | – | 10 | Jonathan Sutherland | Defensive back | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
| – | – | 11 | Samuel Emilus | Wide receiver | Louisiana Tech | Montreal, QC |
| – | – | 17 | Lwal Uguak | Defensive lineman | Connecticut | Edmonton, AB |
* Note: Dontae Bull, Sidy Sow, Sydney Brown, Tavius Robinson, Jonathan Sutherland, and Lwal Uguak deferred their draft years to 2023 in order to return for their senior years at school.

## Draft order
### Round one

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 1 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) | Tyrell Richards | LB | Syracuse |
| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | Zach Pelehos | OL | Ottawa |
| 3 | BC Lions | Nathan Cherry | DL | Saskatchewan |
| 4 | Edmonton Elks (via Montreal) | Enock Makonzo | DB | Coastal Carolina |
| 5 | Calgary Stampeders | Jalen Philpot | WR | Calgary |
| 6 | Toronto Argonauts | Gregor MacKellar | OL | St. Francis Xavier |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Samuel Emilus | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| 8 | Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton) | Tre Ford | QB | Waterloo |
| 9 | Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) | Tyson Philpot | WR | Calgary |

### Round two

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 10 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton) | Deionte Knight | DL | Western Ontario |
| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | Cyrille Hogan-Saindon | OL | Laval |
| 12 | BC Lions | Noah Zerr | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal) | Tyrell Ford | DB | Waterloo |
| 14 | Calgary Stampeders | Josiah Schakel | DB | Alberta |
| 15 | Toronto Argonauts | Daniel Adeboboye | RB | Bryant |
| 16 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Zack Fry | OL | Western Ontario |
| 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Anthony Federico | DL | Queen's |
| 18 | Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) | Rodeem Brown | OL | Alberta |
| 19T | Edmonton Elks | Jacob Plamondon | DL | Calgary |
| 20T | Ottawa Redblacks | Jesse Luketa | LB | Penn State |

### Round three

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 21 | Edmonton Elks | Marc-David Bien-Aime | OL | Fresno State |
| 22 | Ottawa Redblacks | Keaton Bruggeling | WR | Carleton |
| 23 | BC Lions | Joshua Archibald | DL | McGill |
| 24 | Montreal Alouettes | Vincent Forbes-Mombleau | WR | Laval |
| 25 | Calgary Stampeders | Demetri Royer | DB | Western Illinois |
| 26 | Toronto Argonauts | Enoch Penney-Laryea | DL | McMaster |
| 27 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Diego Alatorre Montoya | OL | British Columbia |
| 28 | Edmonton Elks (via Hamilton) | Peter Adjey | LS | Queen's |
| 29 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | Ryder Varga | LB | Regina |

### Round four

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 30 | Edmonton Elks | Gavin Cobb | WR | Manitoba |
| 31 | Ottawa Redblacks | Daniel Valente | DB | Western Ontario |
| 32 | BC Lions | Adrian Greene | DB | Saint Mary's |
| 33 | Montreal Alouettes | Tysen-Otis Copeland | DB | Montreal |
| 34 | Calgary Stampeders | Jacob Butler | OL | Queen's |
| 35 | Toronto Argonauts | Braydon Noll | OL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 36 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Tommy Bringi | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 37 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Kiondre Smith | WR | Guelph |
| 38 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Cole Adamson | DL | Manitoba |

### Round five

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 39 | Edmonton Elks | Wesly Appolon | LB | Tuskegee |
| 40 | Ottawa Redblacks | Woodly Appolon | LB | Tuskegee |
| 41 | BC Lions | Riley Pickett | DL | Saskatchewan |
| 42 | Montreal Alouettes | Ryth-Jean Giraud | RB | Montreal |
| 43 | Calgary Stampeders | Joel Braden | OL | Regina |
| 44 | Toronto Argonauts | Daniel Kwamou | LB | British Columbia |
| 45 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Tristan Fleury | DB | McGill |
| 46 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jared Beeksma | LB | Guelph |
| 47 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Chris Ciguineau | DB | Ottawa |

### Round six

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 48 | Edmonton Elks | Jeremie Dominique | DB | Charleston |
| 49 | Ottawa Redblacks | Subomi Oyesoro | LB | Calgary |
| 50 | BC Lions | Frednick Eveillard | WR | Ottawa |
| 51 | Montreal Alouettes | Peter Kozushka | OL | Alberta |
| 52 | Calgary Stampeders | Rasheed Tucker | RB | Queen's |
| 53 | Toronto Argonauts | Eric Sutton | DB | Texas State |
| 54 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jayden Dalke | DE | Alberta |
| 55 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Khadeem Pierre | DB | Concordia |
| 56 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jeremy Kapelanski | DL | Guelph |

### Round seven

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 57 | Edmonton Elks | Jean-Paul Cimankinda | RB | Ottawa |
| 58 | Ottawa Redblacks | Connor Ross | TE | St. Francis Xavier |
| 59 | BC Lions | John Metchie III | WR | Alabama |
| 60 | Montreal Alouettes | Yanis Chihat | LB | Laval |
| 61 | Calgary Stampeders | Shaquille St-Lot | DB | Maine |
| 62 | Toronto Argonauts | Chase Arseneau | TE | McMaster |
| 63 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Zach Herzog | DB | Hillsdale |
| 64 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Nicolas Guay | OL | Laval |
| 65 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Cedrick Lavigne | DB | Carleton |

### Round eight

| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University |
| 66 | Edmonton Elks | Nate Edwards | LB | McMaster |
| 67 | Ottawa Redblacks | Luca Perrier | RB | Laval |
| 68 | BC Lions | Adam Wallace | DL | Ottawa |
| 69 | Montreal Alouettes | Zach Lindley | LB | Western Ontario |
| 70 | Calgary Stampeders | Daniel Amoako | DB | York |
| 71 | Toronto Argonauts | Michael Pezzuto | DE | Ottawa |
| 72 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Riley Boersma | WR | Regina |
| 73 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jaxon Ciraolo-Brown | DB | British Columbia |
| 74 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Konner Burtenshaw | FB | Queen's |

## Supplemental Draft

On May 5, two days after the draft, a supplemental draft was held, with the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders both forfeiting second round picks in the 2023 CFL Draft to select J-Min Pelley and T. J. Rayam, respectively.

## Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

### Round one

* Edmonton ←→ Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded the first overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for the fourth overall selection in this draft and the playing rights for Carter O'Donnell.
* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the eighth overall selection in this draft, the 28th overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft.
* Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the ninth overall selection in this draft and the 18th overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.

### Round two

* Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to a negotiation list player (Chad Kelly) to Toronto in exchange for Nick Arbuckle. The selection would have been a third-round pick, but it was upgraded to a second-round pick when Arbuckle re-signed with the Edmonton Elks through the 2022 season.
* Winnipeg ←→ Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded the 18th overall selection in this draft and the ninth overall selection in this draft to Montreal in exchange for Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall selection in this draft.

### Round three

* Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional fourth-round selection to BC in exchange for Sergio Castillo. This selection was upgraded to a third-round pick and confirmed upon the release of the draft order.
* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 28th overall selection in this draft, the eighth overall selection in this draft, and the ninth overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft to Edmonton in exchange for Kyle Saxelid, Grant McDonald, and the second overall selection in the 2022 CFL global draft.