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took place on May 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS... Sixty-nine 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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.Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds
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/ref> The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. The production was hosted by

Farhan Lalji Farhan Lalji is a Vancouver-based sports reporter and the Vancouver Bureau Reporter for TSN's SportsCentre. He previously anchored ''SportsDesk'' between 1997 and 2000. Career Lalji joined TSN in 1997 as an anchor of TSN's flagship sports ...

and featured the

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panel which includes

Duane Forde Duane Forde (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian television broadcaster for TSN and a former player in the CFL. Career College football Born in Toronto, Forde attended the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario where he obtained his Bache ...

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 ...

Davis Sanchez Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League. He is the co-founder of the TSN Edge and is an NFL and CFL game analyst at TSN. Early years ...

, and Justin Dunk.

Randy Ambrosie Randy Ambrosie (born March 16, 1963) is the 14th and current commissioner of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ambrosie played Canadian football professionally as an offensive guard for the CFL's Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts, and Edmo ...

, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios to announce the picks for the first two rounds.

Top prospects

Trades

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

Round one

* Montreal ←→ Hamilton (PD) Montreal traded the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the

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to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft,

Ryan Bomben Ryan Bomben (born May 16, 1987) is a professional Canadian football offensive guard who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a four-time East Division All-Star and ...

, and

Jamal Robinson Jamal Tyrone Robinson (born December 27, 1973) is an American retired basketball small forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Miami Heat during the 2000–01 season. Born in Queens, New York ...

.Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als
/ref> * Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft.Ticats acquire 6th overall pick from Eskimos
/ref> * Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded seventh and 16th overall selections in this year's draft to BC for the 12th overall selection in this year's draft and BC's original first-round pick in the

.BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
/ref>

Round two

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

John Chick John Chick (born November 20, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League, primarily with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After signing with Saskatchewan in 2007, he was na ...

and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.Eskimos land John Chick in trade with Ticats
/ref> * Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD) Montreal traded a second-round conditional selection and a fourth-round selection in the 2017 CFL Draft to Saskatchewan for

Darian Durant Darian Bernard Durant (born August 19, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. By the end of his college career, he held school records for completion percentag ...

.Alouettes acquire rights to Riders QB Darian Durant
/ref> This condition was fulfilled. * Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded the 10th overall selection to Hamilton for

Zach Collaros Zachary J. Collaros (born August 27, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Collaros won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey Cup as the starting quarterba ...

.Riders acquire Zach Collaros from Ti-Cats
/ref> * Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft. * Winnipeg ←→ BC (PD). Winnipeg traded seventh and 16th overall selections in this year's draft to BC for the 12th overall selection in this year's draft and BC's original first-round pick in the

Round three

* Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection,

T. J. Heath Lee Anthony Heath Jr. (born September 11, 1987) is a professional cornerback. Heath was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011 in the NFL, where he played for several years before playing Canadian football for the fi ...

, and a first-round pick in the 2017 CFL Draft to Winnipeg for

Drew Willy Drew Willy (born November 13, 1986) is a former American professional Canadian football quarterback. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Buffalo. Willy has also been a member o ...

.Blue Bombers ship Willy to Argos; acquire Glenn in trade with Als
/ref> * Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection,

Tevaughn Campbell Tevaughn Shaquele Campbell (born June 14, 1993) is a Canadian professional football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played CIS football for the Regina Rams. He played four seasons in the Canadia ...

, and a third-round pick in the

to Montreal for

Vernon Adams Vernon Anthony Adams Jr. (born January 3, 1993) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and Oregon Ducks. He h ...

and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als
/ref> * Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and James Franklin to Toronto for Mason Woods.Argos acquire rights to QB James Franklin in trade with Eskimos
/ref>Argos move up in the third round by virtue of Esks, Ticats trade
/ref> * Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft.

Round four

* Saskatchewan → Montreal (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Montreal for

Andrew Lue Andrew Lue (born March 17, 1992) is a retired Canadian football defensive back. In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked tenth best of the players eligible in the 2014 CFL Draft. He was then drafted tenth overall by the Mon ...

.Riders acquire Andrew Lue from Als
/ref> * Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection and

Charleston Hughes Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two ...

to Hamilton for the 28th overall pick (fourth round) in this year's draft and a fourth-round pick in the

.On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams
/ref> * Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and fourth-round pick in the

to Calgary for

and the 34th overall pick (fourth round) in this year's draft. * BC → Ottawa (PD). BC traded this selection and a negotiation list player to Ottawa for Odell Willis.Lions acquire Willis after trade from Esks to Redblacks
/ref> * Montreal ←→ Hamilton (PD) Montreal traded the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the

to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft,

, and

. * Montreal → BC (D) Montreal traded the 34th overall selection in this year's draft to BC in exchange for the 38th and 46th overall picks in this year's draft.BC Lions Wrap Up Successful CFL Draft with 7 Selections
/ref>

Round five

* Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Calgary for

Drew Tate Drew Tate (born October 8, 1984) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a position he had held since 2022. He played college football as a quarterback at the Univer ...

.Redblacks acquire Drew Tate in trade with Stamps
/ref> * Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded this selection and

to Saskatchewan for

, a third-round pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the

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

to Edmonton for a second-round pick in this year's draft. * Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded the sixth and 37th overall selections in this year's draft to Hamilton for the 10th and 20th overall selections in this year's draft. * BC → Montreal (D) BC traded the 38th and 46th overall selections in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for the 34th overall pick in this year's draft.

Round six

* Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Mike McAdoo to Saskatchewan for Ricky Collins and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft.Ticats acquire receiver Ricky Collins Jr. in trade with Riders
/ref> * Saskatchewan → BC (PD). Saskatchewan traded a conditional selection to BC for

Mike Edem Anie-Ebiet Michael Edem (born July 11, 1989) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the tenth best player in the Canad ...

and a conditional selection in this year's draft.Riders acquire safety Mike Edem in trade with Lions
/ref> Edem's performance fulfilled a condition and BC was awarded a selection. * Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded this conditional selection and a sixth-round selection in the 2017 CFL Draft to Montreal for

S. J. Green Solomon H. Green III (born June 20, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes through the negotiation list process in 2007 and played with the Alouettes for 10 seasons (f ...

.Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als
/ref> Green's performance fulfilled the condition and Montreal was given this sixth-round pick. * Montreal → Hamilton (PD) Montreal traded the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the

to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft,

, and

. * BC → Montreal (D) BC traded the 38th and 46th overall selections in this year's draft to Montreal in exchange for the 34th overall pick in this year's draft.

Round seven

* Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Ricky Collins to Hamilton for Mike McAdoo and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.Tiger-Cats acquire wide receiver Collins Jr. from Roughriders
/ref> * Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a fifth-round pick in the

to Edmonton for

Shamawd Chambers Shamawd Chambers (born March 10, 1989) is a Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranke ...

.Ticats acquire Chambers from Eskimos
/ref> * Hamilton → Montreal (PD) Hamilton traded the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in this year's draft,

, and

to Montreal in exchange for the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the

Round eight

* Saskatchewan → Edmonton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a negotiation list player to Edmonton for

Cedric McKinley Cedric McKinley (born March 26, 1987) is an American former Canadian football defensive lineman, most notably for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was originally signed as an ...

and a negotiation list player.Riders acquire McKinley from Eskimos
/ref> * BC → Saskatchewan (PD). BC traded a conditional selection and

to Saskatchewan for a conditional selection in this year's draft. BC was given Saskatchewan's sixth-round pick and Saskatchewan received BC's eighth. * Edmonton→ Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded an eighth-round conditional selection to Hamilton for

Alex Hoffman-Ellis Alex Hoffman-Ellis (born August 14, 1989) is a former American professional Canadian football linebacker. After playing college football for the Washington State Cougars, he was signed in 2012 by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football Leag ...

. Hoffman-Ellis' performance fulfilled the condition and Hamilton was awarded this pick.

Conditional trades

* Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded a conditional selection and Shawn Lemon to Toronto for Matt Sewell and

Mitchell Gale Mitchell Gale (born January 7, 1990) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Abilene Christian University and attended Alva High School in Alva, Oklahoma. Gale has been a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Hamilto ...

.Argos acquire DL Shawn Lemon in trade with Riders
/ref> * Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded a conditional selection to Winnipeg for Brett Blaszko.Riders acquire Blaszko for draft pick
/ref>

Forfeitures

* Winnipeg forfeits their third-round selection after selecting

Drew Wolitarsky Drew William Wolitarsky (born March 22, 1995) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Blue Bombers in 2019 ...

in the 2017 Supplemental Draft. * Saskatchewan forfeits their fifth-round selection after selecting Brandyn Bartlett in the 2017 Supplemental Draft. * Ottawa forfeits their sixth-round selection after selecting Austin Reuland in the 2017 Supplemental Draft.

Top prospects

Trades

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Conditional trades

Forfeitures

Draft order

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Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

References