# 2025 CFL draft

The 2025 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on April 29, 2025 at 8:00 pm ET. Seventy-two players are scheduled to be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. That number is subject to change if there are any more forfeited selections.

## Format

As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2024 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.

## Top prospects

    Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.
| January ranking | August ranking | Player | Position | University | Hometown |
| 1 | 1 | Kurtis Rourke | Quarterback | Indiana | Oakville, ON |
| 2 | 3 | Paris Shand | Defensive lineman | Louisiana State | Toronto, ON |
| 3 | - | Elic Ayomanor | Wide receiver | Stanford | Medicine Hat, AB |
| 4 | 8 | Isaiah Bagnah | Defensive lineman | BYU | Lethbridge, AB |
| 5 | 10 | Keelan White | Wide receiver | Montana | North Vancouver, BC |
| 6 | 20 | Jaylen Smith | Defensive back | North Texas | Hamilton, ON |
| 7 | 14 | Jeremiah Ojo | Defensive lineman | Montreal | Montreal, QC |
| 8 | 5 | Jackson Findlay | Defensive back | Western | North Vancouver, BC |
| 9 | - | Hayden Harris | Defensive lineman | Montana | Mill Creek, WA |
| 10 | 17 | Erik Andersen | Offensive lineman | Western | London, ON |
| 11 | - | Christopher Fortin | Offensive lineman | Connecticut | Saint-René, QC |
| 12 | - | Ali Saad | Defensive lineman | Bowling Green | Windsor, ON |
| 13 | 19 | Darien Newell | Defensive lineman | Queen's | Brampton, ON |
| 14 | 16 | Nate Martey | Defensive lineman | Arkansas State | Ottawa, ON |
| 15 | 15 | Devin Veresuk | Linebacker | Windsor | Windsor, ON |
| 16 | - | Ethan Jordan | Wide receiver | Wilfrid Laurier | Chatham, ON |
| 17 | - | Samuel Carson | Offensive lineman | Louisiana-Monroe | Calgary, AB |
| 18 | - | Isaiah Knight | Running back | British Columbia | Ottawa, ON |
| 19 | - | Nate Beauchemin | Defensive back | Calgary | Kelowna, BC |
| 20 | - | Taylor Elgersma | Quarterback | Wilfrid Laurier | London, ON |
| - | 2 | Damien Alford | Wide receiver | Utah | Montreal, QC |
| - | 4 | Eric Schon | Offensive lineman | Duke | Barrie, ON |
| - | 6 | Nolan Ulm | Wide receiver | Eastern Washington | Kelowna, BC |
| - | 7 | Akheem Mesidor | Defensive lineman | Miami (FL) | Ottawa, ON |
| - | 9 | Wesley Bailey | Defensive lineman | Rutgers | Ottawa, ON |
| - | 11 | Jett Elad | Defensive back | UNLV | Mississauga, ON |
| - | 12 | Rene Konga | Defensive lineman | Louisville | Ottawa, ON |
| - | 13 | Devynn Cromwell | Defensive back | Texas Tech | Toronto, ON |
| - | 18 | Harold Miessan | Linebacker | Montreal | Montreal, QC |
* ↑ Schon retired after the 2024 college football season.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Ulm, Mesidor, Bailey, Elad, and Konga all reclassified to 2026.

## Draft order

* Source:
* Note: this order is subject to change if there are any more forfeited draft picks or trades.

### Round one

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders | | | |
| 2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | | |
| — | Edmonton Elks | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited |
| 3 | BC Lions | | | |
| 4 | Ottawa Redblacks | | | |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | | |
| 6 | Montreal Alouettes | | | |
| 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | | |
| 8 | Toronto Argonauts | | | |

### Round two

| Pick # | CFL Team |
| 9 | BC Lions (via Calgary) |
| 10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 11 | Edmonton Elks |
| 12 | BC Lions |
| 13 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 14 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 15 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 16 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 17 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 18N | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 19N | BC Lions |

### Round three

| Pick # | CFL Team |
| 20 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 22 | Edmonton Elks |
| 23 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC) |
| 24 | Edmonton Elks (via Ottawa) |
| 25 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 26 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Toronto) |

### Round four

| Pick # | CFL Team |
| 29 | BC Lions (via Calgary) |
| 30 | Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton) |
| 31 | Edmonton Elks |
| 32 | Calgary Stampeders (via BC) |
| 33 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 34 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 35 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 36 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 37 | Toronto Argonauts |

### Round five

| Pick # | CFL Team |
| 38 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 39 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 40 | Edmonton Elks |
| 41 | BC Lions |
| 42 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 43 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 44 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 45 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 46 | Toronto Argonauts |

### Round six

| Pick # | CFL Team |
| 47 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 48 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 49 | Edmonton Elks |
| 50 | BC Lions |
| 51 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 52 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 53 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 54 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 55 | Toronto Argonauts |

### Round seven

| Pick # | CFL Team |
| 56 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 57 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 58 | Edmonton Elks |
| 59 | BC Lions |
| 60 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 61 | Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan) |
| 62 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 63 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 64 | Toronto Argonauts |

### Round eight

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | University |
| 65 | Calgary Stampeders | | | |
| 66 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | | |
| — | Edmonton Elks | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited | Selection forfeited |
| 67 | BC Lions | | | |
| 68 | Ottawa Redblacks | | | |
| 69 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | | |
| 70 | Montreal Alouettes | | | |
| 71 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | | |
| 72 | Toronto Argonauts | | | |

## Trades

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

### Round two

* Calgary → BC (PD). Calgary traded the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall pick in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft to BC in exchange for Vernon Adams, the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft.

### Round three

* Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded a third-round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton in exchange for Peter Adjey.
* BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded a third-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for Jeshrun Antwi.
* Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft, Jordan Williams, and the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the 2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett. The condition was not met and Toronto traded a third-round pick instead.

### Round four

* Calgary ←→ BC (PD). Calgary traded the 29th overall pick and the ninth overall pick in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft to BC in exchange for Vernon Adams, the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft.
* Hamilton → Toronto (PD). Hamilton traded a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the 2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights to Deontay Burnett to Toronto in exchange for Jordan Williams, the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft. The condition was not met and Hamilton traded a fourth-round pick instead.

### Round seven

* Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded an eighth-round pick in this year's draft to Calgary in exchange for Jake Maier. This became a seventh-round pick when Maier re-signed with Saskatchewan on January 9, 2025.

## Forfeitures

* Edmonton forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Zach Mathis in the 2024 supplemental draft.
* Edmonton forfeited their eighth-round pick after selecting Antonio Alfano in the 2024 supplemental draft.