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The Canadian Football League (CFL) is a professional Canadian football league. It consists of nine teams, divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest professional level of Canadian football and is headquartered in Toronto..
Eight are charter members from the league's inaugural 1958 season: the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Elks (formerly Eskimos), Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Although expansion teams have joined the league throughout its history, especially during the league's brief expansion into the United States, only the Ottawa Redblacks continue to play in the league today.
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Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft by Year
The CFL draft (also known as the CFL Canadian draft, CFL college draft, or the Canadian college draft) is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) select eligible Canadian players, typically from the ranks of U Sports football or NCAA college football. Additionally, a smaller draft, called the CFL global draft is held separately to select eligible non-Canadian/American players from the same ranks. The drafts are held once every year on the same day, approximately six weeks prior to the start of the upcoming season (typically late April or early May). Member clubs make selections based on the reverse order of the previous year's standings, with the team with the worst record being awarded the first selection, the Grey Cup runner-up getting the second-to-last selection and the Grey Cup champion selecting last. Teams are permitted to trade draft picks before and during the draft for either another team's draft picks or players. This is a common practice resulting in some teams having multiple selections in one round while other teams may have none. Teams may also trade conditional draft picks, meaning the transaction will only occur if a condition is fulfilled (for example, if a traded player plays enough games or signs a contract extension with his new team).
The current format of the draft features eight rounds of selections, with each team receiving one selection per round in reverse standings order from the previous season. As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had Canadian players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the previous season were each awarded an additional second-round pick.
Canadian Football League (CFL) First Overall Selections
A complete lsiting of the oveall first pick in the Canadian Football League (CFL)Listing of Overall First Selections
Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft by Year
Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft by Year 1958 - Present
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