The

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took place on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from

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across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the

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. The

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had the most selections with nine, followed by the

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with eight. Each of the West Division teams had seven picks while

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had six. The defending

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champion

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had five picks and

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chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year. A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the

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. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from

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institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken since the 1987 CFL Draft when 50 of 72 were taken. It is also the highest percentage (73.3%) of CIS players taken since

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(38 of 48, 79.1%, were selected then). The Ottawa expansion team was scheduled to pick last in the first four rounds of the

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, with selections being limited to NCAA

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juniors. Due to

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delays, Ottawa will join the

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in 2014, and participated in this year's draft instead. 18 players were classified as redshirt juniors with 12 being selected in this year's draft. The draft also expand to seven rounds this year for the first time since

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, with the CFL citing stronger Canadian talent as a reason for the expansion. The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner

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announcing each selection. The production was hosted by

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and featured the

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panel which includes

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Paul LaPolice Paul LaPolice (born June 12, 1970) is a gridiron football coach who was most recently the head coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach, most recently in 107th ...

Dave Naylor Dave Naylor is a sports journalist and reporter for TSN's SportsCentre, with a focus on the Canadian Football League. He previously worked for CBC Radio and the Globe and Mail. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's Media W ...

Stefan Ptaszek Stefan Ptaszek (born April 15, 1971) is the head coach for the McMaster Marauders. He is a former Canadian football wide receiver and former offensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, and UBC Thunderbirds. ...

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, and

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who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.

Top prospects

A total of 55 Canadian prospects participated in the 2013

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. The official CFL Scouting Bureau rankings are listed below..

Trades

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

Round one

* Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded this selection,

Derek Schiavone Derek Schiavone (born May 9, 1985 in Fort Erie, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football kicker and punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He also played for the Montreal ...

, and a fourth round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for

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Round two

* Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a third round pick in the

to Calgary for a second round pick in the

and a fifth round pick in the

. * Edmonton → BC (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a second round pick in the

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to BC for Mike Reilly and a second round pick in this year's draft. * BC → Edmonton (PD). BC traded this selection and Mike Reilly to BC for a second round pick in this year's draft and a second round pick in the

. * Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a third round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for a second round pick in this year's draft and the rights to Hasan Hazime. * Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and the rights to Hasan Hazime to Hamilton for a second round pick in this year's draft and a third round pick in this year's draft.

Round three

* Edmonton → BC (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to BC for

Jerome Messam Jerome Messam (born April 2, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football running back. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the ...

. This pick was originally a fifth round selection, but it was upgraded to round three. * Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a second round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton for a second round pick in this year's draft and the rights to Hasan Hazime. * Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Edmonton for two fifth round picks in this year's draft and

Jermaine Reid Jermaine Reid (born April 19, 1983) is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was traded to the Argonauts by the Edmonton Eskimos on March 22, 2013. He was drafted by the Tiger-Cats in the second round ...

. * Saskatchewan → Toronto (D). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto for three fifth round picks in this year's draft.

Round four

* Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Jadon Wagner to Calgary for a fifth round pick in this year's draft and

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.Ticats acquire DB Collins from Stamps
/ref> * Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and the playing rights to Matthew O'Donnell to Edmonton for Greg Carr and a fifth round pick in this year's draft. * Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded this selection,

, and a first round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for

. * Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded this selection and

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to Hamilton for

Maurice Mann Maurice Mann (born September 14, 1982) is a former Canadian football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nevada and Mon ...

. * Calgary → Edmonton (D). Calgary traded this selection to Edmonton for

Étienne Légaré Étienne "The Rock" Légaré (born March 15, 1984 in Saint-Raymond, Quebec) is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He pl ...

.Stamps acquire Legare from Eskimos
/ref>

Round five

* Winnipeg → Saskatchewan (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and Odell Willis to Saskatchewan for a second and fourth round pick in the

. * Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection and

to Hamilton for a fourth round pick in this year's draft and Jadon Wagner. * Edmonton → Saskatchewan (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Greg Carr to Saskatchewan for the playing rights to Matthew O'Donnell and a fourth round pick in this year's draft. * Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded two fifth round selections to Edmonton for

and a sixth round pick in this year's draft. * Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded two fifth round selections and

to Toronto for a third round pick in this year's draft. * Toronto → Saskatchewan (D). Toronto traded three fifth round selections to Saskatchewan for a third round pick in this year's draft.

Round six

* Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and a sixth round pick in the

to Montreal for

Dylan Steenbergen Dylan Steenbergen (born July 24, 1987) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in th ...

. * Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Edmonton for left tackle

Xavier Fulton Xavier Allen Fulton (born April 18, 1986) is a Canadian football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois. Fulton has also been a member of t ...

.Riders acquire Fulton from Esks
/ref> * Montreal → Edmonton (PD). Montreal traded this selection to Edmonton for

. * Edmonton → Saskatchewan (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and

to Saskatchewan for two fifth round picks in this year's draft. * Edmonton → Calgary (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Calgary for a sixth round pick in this year's draft and Junius Coston. * Calgary → Edmonton (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Junius Coston to Edmonton for a sixth round pick in this year's draft.

Top prospects

Trades

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References