2010 CFL draft

The 2010 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN.[1] 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. After a number of trades, including ones made on draft day, Toronto and BC wound up with the most picks with nine apiece. The defending Grey Cup champions, the Montreal Alouettes, had seven, while the Calgary Stampeders had six. The Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders each had four. Of the 47 draft selections, 36 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[2]

2010 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 2
Time12:00 PM ET
LocationToronto
Network(s)TSN
Overview
47 total selections in 6 rounds
First selectionShomari Williams
Most selectionsToronto Argonauts (9)
BC Lions (9)
Fewest selectionsEdmonton Eskimos (4)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4)
CIS selections36
NCAA selections11
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders also had the option to increase their number of draft picks as part of the three-way trade that was completed with Winnipeg and Hamilton in April, 2009.[3] The Roughriders could have either swapped first round picks with Winnipeg in this year's draft or in the 2011 CFL Draft, or receive two second round picks in 2011 and 2012. This was done due to the uncertainty of the Stefan LeFors trade where the traded draft pick to Edmonton was conditional upon Lefors' performance. It was then confirmed that the Roughriders had chosen to swap first round picks with the Blue Bombers in this year's draft.[4]

Top prospects

Source: CFL Scouting Bureau final rankings.[5]
Final
Ranking[5]
December
Ranking[6]
September
Ranking[7]
PlayerPositionCollege
1415Shomari WilliamsLinebackerQueen's
216John BenderOffensive guardNevada
323Cory GreenwoodLinebackerConcordia
432Danny WatkinsOffensive tackleBaylor
5114Joe EppeleOffensive tackleWashington State
6712Rob MaverKicker/PunterGuelph
7101Brian BulckeDefensive linemanStanford
81313Taurean AllenDefensive backWilfrid Laurier
912Eddie SteeleDefensive tackleManitoba
10Shawn GoreWide receiverBishop's Gaiters
11Joel ReindersOffensive linemanWaterloo Warriors
1259J'Michael DeaneOffensive linemanMichigan State
1388Joash GesseLinebackerMontreal
14Steven TurnerWide receiverBishop's
15614Cory WatsonWide receiverConcordia
95Akeem FosterWide receiverSt. Francis Xavier
147Chima IhekwoabaDefensive endWilfrid Laurier
1511Nasser JamalOffensive tackleLouisiana–Lafayette
10Chris RwabukambaDefensive backDuke

Forfeitures

  • Hamilton forfeited their first round selection after selecting Zac Carlson in the 2009 Supplemental Draft.[8]

Draft order

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[9])Shomari WilliamsLBQueen's
2Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan[9] via Winnipeg[4])Joe EppeleOTWashington State
3Toronto Argonauts (via BC[10])Cory GreenwoodLBConcordia
4BC Lions (via Toronto[10] via Saskatchewan[9] via Edmonton[11])Danny WatkinsOTBaylor
Hamilton Tiger-CatsForfeit Pick[8]
5Calgary StampedersRob MaverK/PGuelph
6Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg[12] via Saskatchewan[4])Brian BulckeDLStanford
7Montreal AlouettesKristian MatteOLConcordia

Round two

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
8Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[9] via Saskatchewan via Toronto[13])Jordan SiscoWRRegina
9Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton[12] via Winnipeg)Cory WatsonWRConcordia
10BC LionsShawn GoreWRBishop's
11Toronto Argonauts (via Edmonton)Grant ShawKSaskatchewan
12Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton[14])Saleem BorhotDBSaint Mary's
13Calgary StampedersTaurean AllenDBWilfrid Laurier
14Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[15])Chima IhekwoabaDLWilfrid Laurier
15Montreal AlouettesCurtis DublankoLBNorth Dakota

Round three

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
16BC Lions (via Toronto)Joash GesseLBMontréal
17Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg[16])John BenderOLNevada
18Toronto Argonauts (via BC[10])Spencer WattWRSimon Fraser
19Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton[14])Samuel FournierRBLaval
20BC Lions (via Toronto[10] via Hamilton[17])Hamid MahmoudiDBMontréal
21Calgary StampedersJ'Michael DeaneOLMichigan State
22Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Winnipeg[18] via Edmonton[12] via Toronto via Saskatchewan[13])Eddie SteeleDTManitoba
23Montreal AlouettesMarc-Olivier BrouilletteQBMontréal

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
24BC Lions (via Toronto[10])Nate BinderWRTusculum College
25BC Lions (via Toronto[10] via Edmonton[19] via Winnipeg)Akeem FosterWRSt. Francis Xavier
26Toronto Argonauts (via BC[10])Joel ReindersOTWaterloo
27Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton[14])Chris RwabukambaDBDuke
28Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Hamilton[18])Christopher SmithLBQueen's
29Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Calgary[16])Anthony WoodsonRBCalgary
30Toronto Argonauts (via BC[10] via Saskatchewan)Steven TurnerWRBishop's
31Montreal AlouettesRyan BombenOLGuelph

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
32Toronto ArgonautsMichael WarnerOLWaterloo
33Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Winnipeg)Patrick NeufeldOLSaskatchewan
34BC LionsCauchy MuambaDBSt. Francis Xavier
35Edmonton EskimosScott FergusonOLSt. Cloud State
36Hamilton Tiger-CatsJustin PalardyK/PSaint Mary's
37Calgary StampedersKarl McCartneyLBSaint Mary's
38Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto[20] via Saskatchewan[21])Bruno LaPointeDLBuffalo
39Montreal AlouettesBrian RidgewayLBSimon Fraser

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
40Toronto ArgonautsNasser JamalOLLouisiana–Lafayette
41BC Lions (via Winnipeg)Adam BaboulasOLSaint Mary's
42BC LionsMatthew ChapdelaineWRSimon Fraser
43Edmonton EskimosCorbin SharunDBSt. Francis Xavier
44Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton)Conor ElliottLBWestern
45Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Calgary[16])Christopher GreavesDLWestern
46Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg[22] via Saskatchewan[3])Oamo CulbreathOLBritish Columbia
47Montreal AlouettesJustin ConnLBBishop's

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