The 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft was the second annual CPL–U Sports Draft. It was held on November 11, 2019 in

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athletes in total.

Format

Each CPL team will make two selection in the U Sports Draft. Players can be selected if they have years of U Sports eligibility remaining and have declared for the draft. For the non-finalist teams, the CPL combined standings were used to determine the order for the first round, with last-placed

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selecting first. Finals runner-up

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selected sixth, while champions

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selected seventh. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round.

Player selection

Round 1

Round 2

Source:

Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Canadian draftees by province

Draftees by university

References

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