CFL Draft 2022

WINNIPEG — Danny Maciocia was busy leading up to the 2022 CFL draft. The Montreal Alouettes GM secured the first overall pick in the draft, ...

The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2022. WINNIPEG — Danny Maciocia was busy leading up to the 2022 CFL draft.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers acquired defensive tackle Cameron Lawson in a draft-day deal with the Montreal Alouettes.

The Bombers also signed three American players on Tuesday with training camp just around the corner. The former member of the University of Waterloo Warriors was ranked ninth in the latest CFL Scouting Bureau rankings. The Bombers selected Michael Sleep-Dalton in the 24th slot. The Bombers nabbed Aussie punter Tom Hackett in the first round at sixth overall. Lawson was the Alouettes’ second-round pick in 2020 and only appeared in four games with Montreal last season as a rookie after an outstanding university career. The Bombers didn’t have a pick until the second round and used their first selection on defensive back Tyrell Ford in the 13th slot.

This year's two top-ranked prospects were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft with receiver John Metchie III going to the Houston Texans in the second round and ...

He didn’t post eye-popping numbers at the CFL Combine, but the native of Markham, Ont. interviewed well and was a U Sports first-team All-Canadian as a returner in 2021. Played left tackle with the Golden Bears but will have to move inside to guard at the CFL level. A four-time academic All-Canadian in engineering who should move from tackle to guard at the professional level. Mostly played defensive end with the Mustangs but projects as a CFL defensive tackle at six-foot-four and 275 pounds. Was named a U Sports second-team All-Canadian in 2021 after posting five sacks in as many games with the Golden Gaels. Projects as an impact special teams player with the potential to contribute at weak-side linebacker, strong-side linebacker, and safety. His father, Cory, played running back with the B.C. Lions (1993-1997) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1999-2000). The Delta, B.C. native was named a U Sports first-team All-Canadian and Canada West’s Player of the Year in 2021 after scoring nine touchdowns in just six games. I thought we would see University of Saskatchewan offensive lineman Noah Zerr taken with this pick but I think this is the right pick for the Riders, who should be able to draft a solid blocker in round two. Will need time to adjust to the professional level, but projects as a legitimate CFL quarterback. Pellehos has the attitude, strength, and mobility — he just needs to hone his technique. A versatile six-foot-four, 232-pound defender with the potential to contribute at defensive end, linebacker, safety and on special teams.

The 2022 CFL draft is just hours away and the back-to-back Grey Cup Champions are as cool as a cucumber. This is very hard considering the amount of ...

We’re confident we’re going to add players that become starters in this league,” said Bombers GM Kyle Walters less than a week before the CFL draft. Cureently the Bombers have 20 Canadian players on the team and need add a few more to complete their roster. “We are a little thin compared to where we have been with our Canadians with the offensive line in particular,” said Walters in a media conference call.

Syracuse linebacker Tyrell Richards was the first player taken in the CFL draft Tuesday night. Richards, of Brampton, Ont., was selected by the Montreal ...

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With our first pick of the draft we have selected @JalenPhilpot5!#CFLDraft #GoElks #CFL pic.twitter.com/0TVVzKFX3Y— @GoElks The six-foot-six, 305-pound Zerr, of Langenburg, Sask., was a first team All-Canadian and Canada West all-star in 2021 but has accepted an invitation to the New York Giants mini camp. He was invited to the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets mini camps. Welcome to the nest Tyrell! pic.twitter.com/ZSFzd1zNOU— @MTLAlouettes https://t.co/upLUZh8cd3 When my first started ringing, I was like, 'OK, it's happening right now.' I thought there was a one-in-nine shot for every team but I'm excited to be going to B.C." The Ottawa Redblacks took Zach Pelehos, an offensive lineman from the University of Ottawa, second overall. "Honestly, leading up to the combine it was kind of rough but after that day, I started feeling like a football player again," Richards said. "I want to go out there and not shy away from anything. Richards attended the CFL combine in March and performed well, posting a 37-inch vertical jump, 19 reps in the 225-pound bench press and running the 40-yard dash in 4.60 seconds. The Montreal Alouettes selected the former Syracuse linebacker first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday night.

As part of the trade, the Edmonton Elks get the rights to Canadian offensive lineman Carter O'Donnell and the fourth overall selection.

The six-foot-three, 285-pound Lawson, from Caledon, Ont., appeared in four games last year with Montreal. He was an All-Canadian in 2019 and the OUA’s top lineman. Danny Maciocia was busy leading up to the 2022 CFL draft.

The 2022 CFL Draft has come and gone but it's not too late to look back at some of the best picks that were made on Tuesday night.

In the meantime he should be a solid contributor for Winnipeg on special teams as a cover man and return specialist. The five-foot-eleven, 217-pound native of Kingston, Jamaica could contribute at running back, weak-side linebacker, strong-side linebacker, safety, and on special teams. He was a first-team OUA all-star as a special teams cover man in 2021 and has the physical tools replicate that success at the professional level. There were whispers going into the CFL Combine that Edwards was going to run poorly but he ended up posting a 4.80 forty-yard dash, which is perfectly reasonable for a 223-pound linebacker who will make his living on special teams. The six-foot, 188-pound defensive back ran an elite 4.42 forty-yard dash at the CFL Combine while leaping a 36.5-inch vertical jump and ten-foot, three-inch broad jump. Teams all enter draft day with different scouting reports and positional needs but at the end of the day their goal is the same: maximize the value of each respective pick.

While punters from Down Under were the word of the day, the B.C. Lions looked to shore up their defence in the Global Draft on Tuesday.

He previously helped the Ostend Pirates win Belgian Bowl XXIX in 2016 with a 16-15 win over Brussels. The Als had acquired the No. 1 pick by sending the fourth pick and rights to Canadian offensive lineman Carter O’Donnell to the Edmonton Elks. Cherry wasn’t a starter until his final year with the Huskies, when he was named a U Sports’ all-star after finishing the year tied for third in sacks. The two brothers celebrated along with their dad and mom Colleen at a watch party in Surrey, donning the caps of their respective teams. Article content The 6-foot-7, 330 pound left tackle was the top-ranked O-lineman in the draft, and has accepted an invitation to the New York Giants’ mini-camp. Article content Article content An interview at the combine sold them on Cherry, and the Lions pounced. Article content The phone rang, and Nathan Cherry nearly choked on his chipotle chicken wings. Article content