# 2018 CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. Sixty-nine 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 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. Randy Ambrosie, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios to announce the picks for the first two rounds.

## Top prospects

| Final Ranking | December Ranking | September Ranking | Player | Position | College | Hometown |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Ryan Hunter | Offensive lineman | Bowling Green | North Bay, ON |
| 2 | 10 | – | Mark Chapman | Wide receiver | Central Michigan | Port Huron, MI, USA |
| 3 | 11 | 14 | Dakoda Shepley | Offensive lineman | UBC | Windsor, ON |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Trey Rutherford | Offensive lineman | UConn | Markham, ON |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | David Knevel | Offensive lineman | Nebraska | Brantford, ON |
| 6 | 12 | – | Mark Korte | Offensive lineman | Alberta | Spruce Grove, AB |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Peter Godber | Offensive lineman | Rice | Toronto, ON |
| 8 | 5 | 10 | Julien Laurent | Defensive lineman | Georgia State | Toronto, ON |
| 9 | 7 | 12 | Rashaun Simonise | Wide receiver | Calgary | Vancouver, BC |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Godfrey Onyeka | Defensive back | Wilfrid Laurier | Barrie, ON |
| 11 | 13 | 19 | Jackson Bennett | Defensive back | Ottawa | Cumberland, ON |
| 12 | 15 | 13 | Andrew Pickett | Offensive lineman | Guelph | Kitchener, ON |
| 13 | 18 | 16 | Ryan Sceviour | Offensive lineman | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
| 14 | 9 | 5 | Darius Ciraco | Offensive lineman | Calgary | Burlington, ON |
| 15 | 8 | 9 | Regis Cibasu | Wide receiver | Montreal | Kinshasa, Congo |
| 16 | – | – | Bo Banner | Defensive lineman | Central Washington | Bellingham, WA, USA |
| 17 | – | – | Daniel Petermann | Wide receiver | McMaster | Stoney Creek, ON |
| 18 | – | – | David Mackie | Running back | Western | Jackson's Point, ON |
| 19 | – | – | Micah Teitz | Linebacker | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
| 20 | – | – | Isaiah Guzylak-Messam | Defensive back | Wilfrid Laurier | Hamilton, ON |
| – | 14 | 8 | Kene Onyeka | Defensive lineman | Carleton | Brampton, ON |
| – | 16 | 15 | Alex Taylor | Running back | Western | Winnipeg, MB |
| – | 17 | 20 | Nelkas Kwemo | Linebacker | Queen's | Montreal, QC |
| – | 19 | 11 | Christopher Amoah | Running back | Laval | Montreal, QC |
| – | 20 | – | David Brown | Offensive lineman | Western | London, ON |
| – | – | 7 | Tyrone Pierre | Wide receiver | Laval | Ottawa, ON |
| – | – | 17 | Keiler Cherry | Offensive lineman | Acadia | Lloydminster, AB |
| – | – | 18 | Jonathan Boissonneault-Glaou | Defensive lineman | Montreal | Lyster, QC |

## Trades

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

### Round one

* Montreal ←→ Hamilton (PD) Montreal traded the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft, Ryan Bomben, and Jamal Robinson.
* Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft.
* Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded seventh and 16th overall selections in this year's draft to BC for the 12th overall selection in this year's draft and BC's original first-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.

### Round two

* Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Hamilton for John Chick and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.
* Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD) Montreal traded a second-round conditional selection and a fourth-round selection in the 2017 CFL Draft to Saskatchewan for Darian Durant. This condition was fulfilled.
* Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded the 10th overall selection to Hamilton for Zach Collaros.
* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft.
* Winnipeg ←→ BC (PD). Winnipeg traded seventh and 16th overall selections in this year's draft to BC for the 12th overall selection in this year's draft and BC's original first-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.

### Round three

* Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection, T. J. Heath, and a first-round pick in the 2017 CFL Draft to Winnipeg for Drew Willy.
* Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection, Tevaughn Campbell, and a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft to Montreal for Vernon Adams and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.
* Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and James Franklin to Toronto for Mason Woods.
* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft.

### Round four

* Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Montreal for Andrew Lue.
* Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Charleston Hughes to Hamilton for the 28th overall pick (fourth round) in this year's draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.
* Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and fourth-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft to Calgary for Charleston Hughes and the 34th overall pick (fourth round) in this year's draft.
* BC → Ottawa (PD). BC traded this selection and a negotiation list player to Ottawa for Odell Willis.
* Montreal ←→ Hamilton (PD) Montreal traded the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft, Ryan Bomben, and Jamal Robinson.
* Montreal → BC (D) Montreal traded the 34th overall selection in this year's draft to BC in exchange for the 38th and 46th overall picks in this year's draft.

### Round five

* Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Calgary for Drew Tate.
* Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded this selection and Vernon Adams to Saskatchewan for Tevaughn Campbell, a third-round pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.
* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and John Chick to Edmonton for a second-round pick in this year's draft.
* Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft.
* BC → Montreal (D) BC traded the 38th and 46th overall selections in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for the 34th overall pick in this year's draft.

### Round six

* Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Mike McAdoo to Saskatchewan for Ricky Collins and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft.
* Saskatchewan → BC (PD). Saskatchewan traded a conditional selection to BC for Mike Edem and a conditional selection in this year's draft. Edem's performance fulfilled a condition and BC was awarded a selection.
* Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded this conditional selection and a sixth-round selection in the 2017 CFL Draft to Montreal for S. J. Green. Green's performance fulfilled the condition and Montreal was given this sixth-round pick.
* Montreal → Hamilton (PD) Montreal traded the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft, Ryan Bomben, and Jamal Robinson.
* BC → Montreal (D) BC traded the 38th and 46th overall selections in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for the 34th overall pick in this year's draft.

### Round seven

* Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Ricky Collins to Hamilton for Mike McAdoo and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.
* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a fifth-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft to Edmonton for Shamawd Chambers.
* Hamilton → Montreal (PD) Hamilton traded the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft, Ryan Bomben, and Jamal Robinson to Montreal in exchange for the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the 2019 CFL Draft.

### Round eight

* Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a negotiation list player to Edmonton for Cedric McKinley and a negotiation list player.
* BC → Saskatchewan (PD). BC traded a conditional selection and Mike Edem to Saskatchewan for a conditional selection in this year's draft. BC was given Saskatchewan's sixth-round pick and Saskatchewan received BC's eighth.
* Edmonton→ Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded an eighth-round conditional selection to Hamilton for Alex Hoffman-Ellis. Hoffman-Ellis' performance fulfilled the condition and Hamilton was awarded this pick.

### Conditional trades

* Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded a conditional selection and Shawn Lemon to Toronto for Matt Sewell and Mitchell Gale.
* Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded a conditional selection to Winnipeg for Brett Blaszko.

## Forfeitures

* Winnipeg forfeits their third-round selection after selecting Drew Wolitarsky in the 2017 Supplemental Draft.
* Saskatchewan forfeits their fifth-round selection after selecting Brandyn Bartlett in the 2017 Supplemental Draft.
* Ottawa forfeits their sixth-round selection after selecting Austin Reuland in the 2017 Supplemental Draft.

## Draft order
### Round one

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal) | Mark Chapman | WR | Central Michigan |
| 2 | Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) | Trey Rutherford | OL | UConn |
| 3 | BC Lions | Peter Godber | OL | Rice |
| 4 | Ottawa Redblacks | Mark Korte | OL | Alberta |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Dakoda Shepley | OL | British Columbia |
| 6 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) | Darius Ciraco | OL | Calgary |
| 7 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | Julien Laurent | DL | Georgia State |
| 8 | Calgary Stampeders | Ryan Sceviour | OL | Calgary |
| 9 | Toronto Argonauts | Ryan Hunter | OL | Bowling Green |

### Round two

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 10 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton via Saskatchewan via Montreal) | Godfrey Onyeka | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 11 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jackson Bennett | DB | Ottawa |
| 12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | Rashaun Simonise | WR | Calgary |
| 13 | Ottawa Redblacks | Marco Dubois | WR | Laval |
| 14 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Micah Teitz | LB | Calgary |
| 15 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) | Brett Wade | DL | Calgary |
| 16 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | David Mackie | RB | Western |
| 17 | Calgary Stampeders | Eric Mezzalira | LB | McMaster |
| 18 | Toronto Argonauts | Nelkas Kwemo | LB | Queen's |

### Round three

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 19 | Montreal Alouettes | Bo Banner | DL | Central Washington |
| 20 | Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton via Hamilton) | Régis Cibasu | WR | Montreal |
| 21 | BC Lions | David Knevel | OL | Nebraska |
| 22 | Ottawa Redblacks | Andrew Pickett | OL | Guelph |
| 23 | Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) | Jean-Gabriel Poulin | LB | Western |
| 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Jordan Beaulieu | DB | Western |
| – | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Forfeit pick | Forfeit pick | Forfeit pick |
| 25 | Calgary Stampeders | Royce Metchie | DB | Guelph |
| 26 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Toronto) | Daniel Petermann | WR | McMaster |

### Round four

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 27 | Montreal Alouettes | K. C. Bakker | OT | Carleton |
| 28 | Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton) | David Brown | OL | Western |
| 29 | Ottawa Redblacks (via BC) | Kene Onyeka | DL | Carleton |
| 30 | Ottawa Redblacks | Mickael Cote | LB | Concordia |
| 31 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal via Saskatchewan) | Marcus Davis | WR | British Columbia |
| 32 | Edmonton Eskimos | Tanner Green | RB | Concordia |
| 33 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Arnaud Gendron-Dumouchel | OL | Montreal |
| 34 | BC Lions (via Montreal via Hamilton via Calgary) | Isaiah Guzylak-Messam | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 35 | Toronto Argonauts | Simon Gingras-Gagnon | FB | Laval |

### Round five

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 36 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Montreal) | Mathieu Breton | DL | Bishop's |
| 37 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton via Hamilton) | Justin Buren | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 38 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC) | Ryder Stone | RB | Dartmouth |
| 39 | Calgary Stampeders (via Ottawa) | Justin Lawrence | OL | Alberta |
| – | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Forfeit pick | Forfeit pick | Forfeit pick |
| 40 | Edmonton Eskimos | Curtis Krahn | OL | Calgary |
| 41 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Tyrone Pierre | WR | Laval |
| 42 | Calgary Stampeders | Dagogo Maxwell | DB | British Columbia |
| 43 | Toronto Argonauts | Sean Harrington | LB | Michigan State |

### Round six

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 44 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal) | Michael Moore | LB | Queen's |
| 45 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) | Tresor Buama-Mafuta | DL | Saint Mary's |
| 46 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC) | Paul Kozachuk | LB | Toronto |
| – | Ottawa Redblacks | Forfeit pick | Forfeit pick | Forfeit pick |
| 47 | BC Lions (via Saskatchewan) | Rashari Henry | DL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 48 | Edmonton Eskimos | Alex Taylor | RB | Western |
| 49 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Matthew Ouellet De Carlo | OL | Bishop's |
| 50 | Calgary Stampeders | Atlee Simon | RB | Regina |
| 51 | Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto) | Étienne Moisan | WR | Laval |

### Round seven

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 52 | Montreal Alouettes | Khadim Mbaye | LB | Ottawa |
| 53 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton) | Harry McMaster | WR | Western |
| 54 | BC Lions | William Watson | WR | British Columbia |
| 55 | Ottawa Redblacks | Justin Howell | DB | Carleton |
| 56 | Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton via Saskatchewan) | Richmond Nketiah | WR | Waterloo |
| 57 | Edmonton Eskimos | Gabriel Bagnell | DL | Acadia |
| 58 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jacob Firlotte | DB | Queen's |
| 59 | Calgary Stampeders | Gabriel Ferraro | K | Guelph |
| 60 | Toronto Argonauts | Mathieu Loiselle | LB | Wagner |

### Round eight

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 61 | Montreal Alouettes | Lekan Idowu | DB | Windsor |
| 62 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Joel Van Pelt | DL | Calgary |
| 63 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via BC) | Christopher Smith | OL | York |
| 64 | Ottawa Redblacks | Jacob Czaja | OL | St. Francis Xavier |
| 65 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Saskatchewan) | Blair Zerr | RB | Humboldt State |
| 66 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) | Nicholas Parisotto | DB | Guelph |
| 67 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ben Koczwara | OL | Waterloo |
| 68 | Calgary Stampeders | Boston Rowe | LB | Calgary |
| 69 | Toronto Argonauts | Kain Anzovino | LS | Kent State |