| 2024 CFL global draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | April 30, 2024 |
| Time | 11:00 am EDT |
| Location | Toronto |
| Overview | |
| 18 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| First selection | Eteva Mauga-Clements, Edmonton Elks |
| U Sports selections | 0 |
| NCAA selections | 15 |
| ← 20232025 → | |
The 2024 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 30, 2024, at 11:00 am ET. It was the fourth CFL draft that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.
Draft format
As per the league's draft tracker, the draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections. This was the first season where the league did not alter the format of the global draft from the prior year. The draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year).
Draft order
Round one
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University/club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Elks | Eteva Mauga-Clements | LB | Nebraska |  American Samoa
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| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | Matt Hayball | P | Vanderbilt |  Australia
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| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Tyrone Taleni | DL | Southern California |  Samoa
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| 4 | Calgary Stampeders | Ron Tiavaasue | TE | New Mexico State |  New Zealand
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| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Nik Constantinou | P | Texas A&M | Australia
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| 6 | BC Lions | Carl Meyer | K | None |  South Africa
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| 7 | Toronto Argonauts | Jeremy Edwards | P | Eastern Kentucky | Australia
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| 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Fabian Weitz | LB | Cologne Centurions |  Germany
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| 9 | Montreal Alouettes | Sam Clark | P | James Madison | Australia
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Round two
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University/club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Elks | David Olajiga | DL | Central Missouri |  United Kingdom
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| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | Heston Lameta | LB | Northern Arizona | American Samoa
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| 12 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jordy Sandy | P | Texas Christian | Australia
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| 13 | Calgary Stampeders | Julius Welschof | DL | Charlotte | Germany
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| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Thomas Yassmin | TE | Utah | Australia
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| 15 | BC Lions | Tory Taylor | P | Iowa | Australia
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| 16 | Toronto Argonauts | Denzel Daxon | DL | Illinois |  Bahamas
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| 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Lucky Ogbevoen | DB | Raiders Tirol |  Austria
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| 18 | Montreal Alouettes | Nouredin Nouili | OL | Nebraska | Germany
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Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- None
See also
References
Trade references
General references
- "CFL Combine in Winnipeg and April 30 drafts highlight 2024 offseason". Canadian Football League. January 31, 2024.
- "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
| CFL drafts | |
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| Eastern draft (1953–1955) | |
| National draft (1956–1984) | |
| Modern era (1985–present) | |
| Global draft (2019–present) | |
| Expansion drafts | |
| Dispersal drafts | |
| Team first-round picks | |
| See also | |
| 2024 CFL season by team « 2023 2025 » | |
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| West Division | |
| East Division | |
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