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took place on May 2, 2019 at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS. 73 players were chosen from among eligible players from

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or NAIA teams.Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds
/ref>2019 CFL Draft Tracker
/ref> The draft was broadcast live on TSN and RDS for two hours and then switched to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO.

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, the CFL commissioner, was at the TSN studios in Toronto to announce the first twenty picks.

Top prospects

:Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings..

Trades

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

Round one

* BC → Winnipeg (PD). BC traded this selection and a second-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Winnipeg in exchange for a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft.BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers
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Round two

* Montreal → Hamilton (PD). Montreal traded this selection and the first, 31st, and 44th overall selections in the 2018 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for the second, 34th, and 56th overall picks in the 2018 CFL Draft,

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.Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als
/ref> * BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded this selection to Montreal in exchange for

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and a third-round pick in this year's draft.Lions acquire RB Tyrell Sutton in trade with Als
/ref> * Ottawa → Montreal (PD). Ottawa traded this selection to Montreal in exchange for Chris Ackie.REDBLACKS acquire Chris Ackie in trade with Als
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Round three

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

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, and a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft 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 the 2018 CFL Draft.Riders acquire QB Vernon Adams in trade with Als
/ref> * Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded this selection to Toronto in exchange for

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and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.Esks acquire Martese Jackson from Argos
/ref> * Montreal → BC (PD). Montreal traded this selection and

to BC in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft. * BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded this selection to Hamilton in exchange for a sixth-round pick in this year's draft and

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.Lions acquire DL Coleman from Ticats
/ref> This was originally a fourth-round pick, but was revealed to be a third-round pick when the official draft order was released.

Round four

* Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and fourth-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Calgary in exchange for

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 ...

and the 34th overall pick (fourth round) in the 2018 CFL Draft.On the Move Again: Hughes traded to Riders for QB Adams
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Round five

* Hamilton → Edmonton (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a seventh-round pick in the 2018 CFL Draft to Edmonton in exchange 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
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Round six

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

to BC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.

Round seven

* Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection to Toronto in exchange for

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.Riders acquire former 4th overall pick Brian Jones
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Round eight

* Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded this selection to Hamilton in exchange for Abdul Kanneh.Argos acquire former all-star DB Kanneh in trade with Ticats
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Conditional trades

* Montreal → Winnipeg (PD). Montreal traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Winnipeg in exchange for

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.Montreal acquires Adarius Bowman in trade with Bombers
/ref> This condition was not fulfilled and Montreal kept the selection.

Territorial exemptions

Beginning in 2019, the CFL announced the two teams with the highest waiver priority will each get to make one Territorial Draft Pick (to be used to select a player born within their territorial limits at the end of the second round). The two teams that qualified for the 2019 Draft were Montreal and Toronto and these picks were made with the 17th and 18th overall picks. This was the first time since

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that the league’s draft will feature territorial selections. From 1972 to 1982, each club had the right to pre-select two players from its region who would be exempted from the draft. That limit was reduced to one Draft exemption selection in 1983 and 1984, and then the practice was terminated altogether prior to the 1985 Canadian Draft.

Forfeitures

* Montreal forfeited their first round pick after selecting Tyler Johnstone in the 2018 Supplemental Draft.

Top prospects

Trades

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Conditional trades

Territorial exemptions

Forfeitures

Draft order

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

See also

References