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that pooled all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in

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. 36 players were chosen from among eligible players following a virtual

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. The order of the draft was determined by random lottery, similar to the system used for the 2021 CFL draft. As a snake draft, each odd round was in the opposite order of each even round.

Background

The

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introduced global players for the

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through the LFA and

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drafts where each team was required to have one of these player on the active roster and up to two on the practice roster. The league had planned to have one single draft for global players in 2020 just before the start of the season, but with the

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cancelled, so was this draft. The 2020 draft was planned to have five rounds For the

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, teams are required to keep two global players on the active roster and up to three on the practice roster. Global players are required to sign their first contracts for a length of two years plus a one-year club option.

Trades

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

Round three

* Toronto → Calgary (PD). Toronto traded this selection and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft to Calgary in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 global draft, and the rights to Eric Rogers,

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, and

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Round four

* Calgary → Toronto (PD). Calgary traded this selection, a sixth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft, and the rights to Eric Rogers,

, and

to Toronto in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2021 CFL draft and a third-round pick in the 2021 global draft.

Draft order

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

References

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Background

Trades

Round three

Round four

Draft order

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

See also

References