2026 CFL global draft

2026 CFL global draft
General information
Sport	Canadian football
Date	April 29, 2026
Time	1:00 pm EDT
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Overview
18 total selections in 2 rounds
League	Canadian Football League
First selection	Ottawa Redblacks
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The 2026 CFL global graft is a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that is scheduled to take place on April 29, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET.^[1] It will be the sixth CFL draft that pools all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.^[2]

Draft format

If the league maintains the same format as the previous year, this year's draft will feature two rounds with a total of 18 selections.^[3] The draft order would be based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year).^[3]

Draft order

Round one

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	University/Club	Nationality
1	Ottawa Redblacks
2	Toronto Argonauts
3	Edmonton Elks
4	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
5	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
6	Calgary Stampeders
7	BC Lions
8	Montreal Alouettes
9	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Round two

Pick #	CFL team	Player	Position	University/Club	Nationality
10	Ottawa Redblacks
11	Toronto Argonauts
12	Edmonton Elks
13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
15	Calgary Stampeders
16	BC Lions
17	Montreal Alouettes
18	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Trades

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

• None

References

Trade references

General references

1. "Key 2026 CFL off-season dates you need to know". Canadian Football League. January 30, 2026.
2. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
3. "2025 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 30, 2026.