CFL Evaluation Camp The Evaluation Camp or E - Camp is a three - day program in which athletes from Canadian universities are scouted by general managers , coaches and scouts of the Canadian Football League . The goal of the camp is for the eight CFL franchises to have a better idea of who they would like to draft in the CFL Draft which takes place about two months after the camp . The first combined Evaluation Camp took place in 2000 in Toronto and since then has continued every year in Toronto . The most recent E - Camp took place March 22 - 24 , 2013 . Events . Athletes are measured to compare the various physical builds of certain athletes . Some of the qualities measured include ; height , weight , hand size , arm length , flexibility . The bench press is one of the most exciting drills at E - Camp , because it evaluates both the athletes strength and muscular endurance . For certain positions the vertical jump analysis provides valuable information regarding the leaping ability of an athlete . The 40 - yard dash is another popular event at the evaluation camp . Athletes are timed at the 10 , 20 and 40m intervals , each on has greater significance for certain positions . A good test of an athletes lower body explosion capabilities is how he fares in the broad jump test . To test acceleration and agility athletes are tested in both the short shuttle and the 3 - cone drill . Probably the two most important parts of the evaluation are the interviews with the teams and the one - on - one drills . History . 2012 . Michael Van Praet , defensive lineman of the Western Ontario Mustangs won the bench press competition with 38 reps . Top ranked prospect Ben Heenan came second with 32 repetitions . Keenan MacDougall lead all broad jump ers with a score of 10 feet and 7 and half inches and Dylan Hollohan won the shuttle drill and vertical jump competition leaping 42 . 5 inches . Shamawd Chambers , wide receiver from Wilfrid Laurier lead all athletes running an electronically timed 4 . 42 40 - yard dash . 2013 . The CFL is no longer referring to the evalution as E - Camp but rather the CFL Combine . The 2013 CFL Combine took place March 22 - 24 , 2013 . For the first time in its history the evaluation was expanded to include two regional combines ( Edmonton and Montreal ) prior to the main E - Camp taking place in Toronto . The regional combine in Edmonton took place March 18 , in Commonwealth Stadium . The Montreal combine took place on March 20 , in Université Laval Stadium . The Edmonton combine had 38 and the Montreal combine had 30 athletes . Michael Klassen , defensive lineman from Calgary University and Jermaine Gabriel defensive back from the Calgary Colts , both advanced out of the Edmonton combine . From out of the Montreal combine , Kristopher Robertson from the Concordia Stingers was invited to the main combine in Toronto . Elie Ngoyi , defensive linemen , from the Bishop ' s Gaiters won the bench press competition with 40 repetitions . Kristopher Robertson from the Concordia Stingers ( who was invited from the Montreal combine ) had the fastest 40 - yard dash , clocking in at 4 . 42 seconds . Robertson also lead the Vertical Jump ( 43 inches ) and the Broad Jump ( 10 feet , 5 inches ) . Guillaume Rioux from the Laval Rouge et Or won the Shuffle drill with a time of 3 . 91 seconds . The 3 - Cone drill was won by Simon Le Marquand from the Ottawa Gee - Gees , with a time of 6 . 84 seconds . As a result of Kristopher Robertson ' s impressive showings at both the Montreal regional combine and the main combine in Toronto he soared to being the 11th overall selection in the 2013 CFL Draft .