The 2020

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took place on April 30, 2020 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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across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the

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. This was the second year in a row that featured territorial picks after they were re-introduced in the

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. The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on CFL.ca. Due to the ongoing

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, every commentator broadcast from remote locations as opposed to in-studio. The TSN production was hosted by

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and featured the

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panel which included

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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 ...

, and

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, the CFL commissioner, delivered an opening remark and each selection in the first two rounds was announced by Lalji. Once the TSN production finished, CFL.ca host, Brodie Lawson, and CFL.ca columnist, Marshall Ferguson, covered all remaining rounds via an online broadcast on CFL.ca.

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

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

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, Chris Williams, and a first-round pick in the

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to Hamilton in exchange for

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, Tony Washington, and

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. * Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional first-round pick and a third-round selection in this year's draft to Toronto in exchange 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 ...

and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft. The condition was set upon Collaros re-signing with Winnipeg which was fulfilled on January 27, 2020 when he signed a two-year contract with the Blue Bombers. * Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded the first overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the sixth overall selection when

Nick Arbuckle Nicholas Arbuckle (born October 4, 1993) is a professional Canadian football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts, and ...

signed a contract extension with Ottawa after his playing rights were traded by Calgary. * Calgary ←→ BC (D). Calgary traded the first overall selection and 15th overall selection to BC in exchange for the third overall selection and 12th overall selection.

Round two

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

Joshua Stanford Joshua Stanford (born July 25, 1994) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver. He was originally drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders with the 62nd overall selection in the 2016 CFL Draft and played in 21 games over three seasons for ...

to Montreal in exchange for

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and Patrick Lavoie. * BC ←→ Calgary (D). BC traded the 12th overall selection and third overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the first overall selection and 15th overall selection.

Round three

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

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to Montreal in exchange for

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 a fifth-round pick in this year's draft. * Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and a conditional first-round pick to Toronto in exchange for

and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft. * Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft to Calgary in exchange for

and a conditional first-round pick in this year's draft.

Round four

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

. The pick can be upgraded to as high as a second-round pick in this year's draft if Collaros meets playing time targets and extension clauses. * BC → Calgary (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection (which was fulfilled) and a negotiation list player to Calgary in exchange for Justin Renfrow and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.

Round five

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

to Toronto in exchange for

and a third-round pick in this year's draft. * Calgary → BC (PD). Calgary traded this selection and Justin Renfrow to BC in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a negotiation list player. * Toronto → Winnipeg (PD). Toronto traded this selection and

to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in this year's draft and a conditional draft pick that is contingent on Collaros re-signing with the Blue Bombers.

Round six

* BC → Montreal (PD). BC traded a conditional sixth-round selection (which was fulfilled) in this year's draft and a second-round selection in the

to Montreal in exchange for

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and a third-round pick in the

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Round seven

* Toronto → Edmonton (PD). Toronto traded a conditional sixth-round selection (which became a seventh-round selection) and

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to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick in the

Round eight

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

Boseko Lokombo Boseko Lokombo (born October 15, 1990) is a Congolese-Canadian professional Canadian football linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Oregon. Lokombo has also been a member of the Baltimor ...

Conditional trades

* Montreal → Saskatchewan (PD). Montreal traded a conditional eighth-round selection to Saskatchewan in exchange for Spencer Moore. * BC → Toronto (PD). BC traded a conditional eighth-round selection and

Davon Coleman Davon Coleman (born January 11, 1991) is an American gridiron football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In college, he first enrolled at Fort Scott Com ...

to Toronto in exchange for Shawn Lemon.

Forfeitures

* Saskatchewan forfeited their third-round pick after selecting Jake Bennett in the 2019 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