The
2010
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CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET on
TSN
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. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from
Canadian universities
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across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the
NCAA. After a number of trades, including ones made on draft day,
Toronto and
BC wound up with the most picks with nine apiece. The defending
Grey Cup
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champions, the
Montreal Alouettes, had seven, while the
Calgary Stampeders had six. The
Edmonton Eskimos
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,
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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,
Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the
Saskatchewan Roughriders each had four. Of the 47 draft selections, 36 players were drafted from
Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders also had the option to increase their number of draft picks as part of the three-way trade that was completed with Winnipeg and Hamilton in April, 2009.
The Roughriders could have either swapped first round picks with Winnipeg in this year's draft or in the
2011 CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 12:30 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Toronto Argonauts, ...
, or receive two second round picks in 2011 and 2012. This was done due to the uncertainty of the
Stefan LeFors
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trade where the traded draft pick to Edmonton was conditional upon Lefors' performance. It was then confirmed that the Roughriders had chosen to swap first round picks with the Blue Bombers in this year's draft.
Top prospects
:Source: CFL Scouting Bureau final rankings.
Forfeitures
* Hamilton forfeited their first round selection after selecting
Zac Carlson in the 2009 Supplemental Draft.
Draft order
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
References
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Canadian College Draft
Cfl Draft, 2010