The 2026 CFL global draft was a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that took place on April 29, 2026, at 1:00 pm ET. It was the sixth CFL draft that pools all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.
Draft format For the fourth consecutive year, the global draft featured two rounds with a total of 18 selections and the draft order was based on the waiver priority (reverse standings from the previous year). Unlike previous years, the global draft did not precede its National draft counterpart on the same day, but instead followed it the day after.
Draft order Round one Pick # CFL team Player Position University Nationality 1 Ottawa Redblacks Aidan Laros P Kentucky 2 Toronto Argonauts Jordan Spasojevic-Moko OL California 3 Edmonton Elks Jesús Gómez K Arizona State 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Edward Vesterinen DL West Virginia 5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Nick Haberer P Vanderbilt 6 Calgary Stampeders Jude McAtamney K Rutgers 7 BC Lions Brett Thorson P Georgia 8 Montreal Alouettes Mark Petry OL Syracuse 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders Mapalo Mwansa LB Loughborough
Round two Pick # CFL team Player Position University Nationality 10 Ottawa Redblacks Paul Geelen K Southern Illinois 11 Toronto Argonauts Fa'alili Fa'amoe OL Wake Forest 12 Edmonton Elks Jeffrey M'Ba DL Southern Methodist 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Keegan Andrews P Massachusetts 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mitch McCarthy P Indiana 15 Calgary Stampeders Jireh Ojata DL Purdue 16 BC Lions Seydou Traore TE Mississippi State 17 Montreal Alouettes Jack Burgess P Texas Tech 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders Kansei Matsuzawa K Hawaii
Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. None
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