The 2015 CFL draft took place on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 8:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2. 62 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.

For the first time since the 2006 CFL draft, an NCAA player was drafted first overall, with Alex Mateas from the University of Connecticut being selected with the top pick.Calgary’s Chungh selected second overall, 44 CIS players taken Six offensive linemen were drafted in the first round, which broke the previous record of five in the 1987 CFL draft. A total of 44 CIS football players were selected in the draft with the Calgary Dinos earning the most selected players with seven, including two within the first three picks. 13 trades were made involving 15 draft picks, with all of the trades occurring before the draft.

The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge announcing each selection. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Paul LaPolice, Mike Benevides, and Lee Barrette who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.

Top prospects Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.

Finalranking. Decemberranking. Septemberranking Player Position School 1 - - Defensive lineman Rice 2 1 1 Offensive lineman UNLV 3 2 6 Offensive lineman UConn 4 4 2 Running back Yale 5 8 4 Offensive lineman Laval 6 7 8 Offensive lineman Calgary 7 3 5 Defensive lineman Western 8 - - Wide receiver Simon Fraser 9 5 3 Wide receiver Manitoba 10 6 14 Offensive lineman Calgary 11 12 12 Defensive back Wilfrid Laurier 12 9 11 Wide receiver Regina 13 10 7 Offensive lineman Richmond 14 17 - Linebacker Montreal 15 - 18 Defensive back Regina 16 - - Running back UNLV 17 18 17 Defensive lineman Wilfrid Laurier 18 19 19 Wide receiver Calgary 19 - - Quarterback South Alabama 20 11 15 Linebacker McMaster - 13 10 Offensive lineman Buffalo - 14 16 Offensive lineman Laval - 15 13 Defensive lineman Laval - 16 - Linebacker Calgary - 20 - Defensive lineman Ottawa - - 9 Defensive lineman Boston College - - 20 Defensive lineman Western

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

Round one Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a third-round pick in the draft to Montreal for Ryan Bomben.

Round two Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Kris Bastien to Winnipeg for Cory Watson and a third-round selection in the draft.

Round three Ottawa → Calgary (PD). Ottawa traded this selection and a third-round pick in the 2014 CFL draft to Calgary for Justin Phillips and a third-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft. Saskatchewan → Hamilton (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and a third-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft to Hamilton for Brandon Boudreaux, a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft. Winnipeg → Saskatchewan (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection and Cory Watson to Saskatchewan for Kris Bastien and a second-round selection in the draft. Winnipeg → Hamilton (PD). Winnipeg traded this selection to Hamilton for Abraham Kromah and a third-round pick in the draft.Bombers deal Cory Watson to Saskatchewan Hamilton → Winnipeg (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and Abraham Kromah to Winnipeg for a third-round pick in the draft. Hamilton → Montreal (PD). Hamilton traded this selection and a first-round pick in the draft to Montreal for Ryan Bomben. Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded this conditional selection (which became a third-round pick) and a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft to Calgary for Larry Taylor, a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft, and a conditional selection in this year's draft (which became a fourth-round pick).

Round four Saskatchewan → Winnipeg (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection and Patrick Neufeld to Winnipeg for Alex Hall and a second-round pick in the 2014 CFL draft. Hamilton → Saskatchewan (PD). Hamilton traded this selection, Brandon Boudreaux, and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft to Saskatchewan for a third-round pick in this year's draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft. Winnipeg → Hamilton (PD). Winnipeg traded this conditional selection (which became a fourth-round pick) to Hamilton for Brian Brohm. Calgary → Montreal (PD). Calgary traded this conditional selection (which became a fourth-round pick), a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft, and Larry Taylor to Montreal for a fifth-round selection in the 2014 CFL draft and a conditional selection (which became a third-round pick).

Round five Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded this selection to BC for Seydou Junior Haidara.

Round six Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded this selection and Ricardo Colclough to Hamilton for Darcy Brown. Toronto → Saskatchewan (PD). Toronto traded a conditional selection (which became a sixth round pick) to Saskatchewan for Dwight Anderson.

Round seven Winnipeg → Toronto (PD). Winnipeg traded a conditional selection (which became a seventh round pick) to Toronto for Josh Portis.Blue Bombers pick up backup QB Portis in trade with Argos

Conditional trades Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded a conditional selection (condition not met) to Hamilton for Dee Webb. Edmonton → Hamilton (PD). Edmonton traded a conditional selection (condition not met) and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 CFL draft to Hamilton for Steve Myddelton.

Forfeitures Edmonton forfeits their fifth round selection after selecting Mike Dubuisson in the 2014 Supplemental Draft.

Draft order = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer

Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Ottawa Redblacks Alex Mateas OL UConn 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sukh Chungh OL Calgary 3 Toronto Argonauts Sean McEwen OL Calgary 4 Montreal Alouettes Chris Ackie DB Wilfrid Laurier 5 BC Lions Ese Mrabure-Ajufo DL Wilfrid Laurier 6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Nic Demski WR Manitoba 7 Edmonton Eskimos Danny Groulx OL Laval 8 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) Jacob Ruby OL Richmond 9 Calgary Stampeders Karl Lavoie OL Laval

Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position School 10 Ottawa Redblacks Jake Harty WR Calgary 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Addison Richards WR Regina 12 Toronto Argonauts Daryl Waud DL Western 13 Montreal Alouettes Nick Shortill LB McMaster 14 BC Lions Brett Boyko OL UNLV 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Saskatchewan) Brendan Morgan DB Queen's 16 Edmonton Eskimos David Beard OL Alberta 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Byron Archambault LB Montreal 18 Calgary Stampeders Lemar Durant WR Simon Fraser

Round three Pick # CFL team Player Position School 19 Calgary Stampeders (via Ottawa) Tyler Varga RB Yale 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Winnipeg) Jonathan Langa LB Saint Mary's 21 Toronto Argonauts Cameron Walker DL Guelph 22 Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal) Tevaughn Campbell DB Regina 23 BC Lions Shaquille Murray-Lawrence RB UNLV 24 Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton via Saskatchewan) James Bodanis OL Michigan State 25 Edmonton Eskimos Adam Konar LB Calgary 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Winnipeg, via Hamilton Tiger-Cats) Rory Connop DL Western 27 Calgary Stampeders William Langlais FB Sherbrooke

Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position School 28 Ottawa Redblacks Tanner Doll LS Calgary 29 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Winnipeg) Ron Omara LB St. Francis Xavier 30 Toronto Argonauts Matt Norzil WR Laval 31 Montreal Alouettes Brandon Bridge QB South Alabama 32 BC Lions Adrian Clarke LB Bishop's 33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Saskatchewan) Christophe Normand RB Laval 34 Edmonton Eskimos Andrew Johnson WR Fort Lewis 35 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) Matt Rea FB Michigan State 36 Montreal Alouettes (via Calgary) Alex Charette WR Guelph

Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position School 37 Ottawa Redblacks Jefferson Court FB Utah State 38 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ettore Lattanzio DL Ottawa 39 Toronto Argonauts Dillon Campbell RB Wilfrid Laurier 40 Montreal Alouettes Mikhail Davidson WR Montreal 41 BC Lions Campbell Allison OL Eastern Michigan 42 Saskatchewan Roughriders Kwame Adjei DB Mount Allison – Edmonton Eskimos Forfeit pick 43 BC Lions (via Hamilton) Christian Covington DL Rice 44 Calgary Stampeders Dexter Janke DB Saskatchewan

Round six Pick # CFL team Player Position School 45 Ottawa Redblacks Kienan LaFrance RB Manitoba 46 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Justin Warden LB Bishop's 47 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto) Tyler Langlais DL Calgary 48 Montreal Alouettes Quinn Lawlor DL Brigham Young 49 BC Lions Joshua Brinkworth DB Pacific (OR) 50 Saskatchewan Roughriders Melvin Abankwah RB Saint Mary's 51 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) Everett Ellefsen DB McNeese State 52 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Daniel English WR British Columbia 53 Calgary Stampeders Aaron Picton OL Regina

Round seven Pick # CFL team Player Position School 54 Ottawa Redblacks Alexandre Leganiere OL Montreal 55 Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) Kevin Bradfield WR Toronto 56 Toronto Argonauts Dan MacDonald LS Guelph 57 Montreal Alouettes Anthony Coady DB Montreal 58 BC Lions Maxx Forde DE Idaho 59 Saskatchewan Roughriders Brandon Tennant DL Laval 60 Edmonton Eskimos Blair Smith LB Angelo State 61 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Preston Huggins LB Western 62 Calgary Stampeders Andrew Buckley QB Calgary

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