2026 CFL global draft
Canadian football draft
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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.[2] 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.[3]
| 2026 CFL global draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date | April 29, 2026 |
| Time | 1:00 pm EDT |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Network | CFL.ca[1] |
| Overview | |
| 18 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | Canadian Football League |
| First selection | Aidan Laros, Ottawa Redblacks |
| U Sports selections | 0 |
| NCAA selections | 17 |
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).[4] Unlike previous years, the global draft did not precede its National draft counterpart on the same day, but instead followed it the day after.[1]
Draft order
Round one
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Redblacks | Aidan Laros | P | Kentucky |  South Africa |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts | Jordan Spasojevic-Moko | OL | California |  Australia |
| 3 | Edmonton Elks | Jesús Gómez | K | Arizona State |  Mexico |
| 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Edward Vesterinen | DL | West Virginia |  Finland |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Nick Haberer | P | Vanderbilt | Australia |
| 6 | Calgary Stampeders | Jude McAtamney | K | Rutgers |  Ireland |
| 7 | BC Lions | Brett Thorson | P | Georgia | Australia |
| 8 | Montreal Alouettes | Mark Petry | OL | Syracuse |  Germany |
| 9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Mapalo Mwansa | LB | Loughborough |  England |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | University | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ottawa Redblacks | Paul Geelen | K | Southern Illinois |  Netherlands |
| 11 | Toronto Argonauts | Fa'alili Fa'amoe | OL | Wake Forest |  American Samoa |
| 12 | Edmonton Elks | Jeffrey M'Ba | DL | Southern Methodist |  France |
| 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Keegan Andrews | P | Massachusetts | Australia |
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Mitch McCarthy | P | Indiana | Australia |
| 15 | Calgary Stampeders | Jireh Ojata | DL | Purdue |  Nigeria |
| 16 | BC Lions | Seydou Traore | TE | Mississippi State | England |
| 17 | Montreal Alouettes | Jack Burgess | P | Texas Tech | Australia |
| 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Kansei Matsuzawa | K | Hawaii |  Japan |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- None