The 2024 CFL National Draft is a

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teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2024. 74 players will be chosen from among eligible players from

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across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the

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. That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.

Format changes

As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, beginning with this year's draft, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the

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will each be awarded an additional second-round pick. Because of this change, there will no longer be second-round territorial selections for the two worst teams from the previous season.

Top prospects

:Source: CFL Scouting Bureau rankings.

Trades

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

Round two

* Hamilton → Calgary (PD).

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traded this selection, a first-round pick in the

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, a third-round pick in the

, and a sixth-round pick in the

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in exchange for

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, a first-round pick in the

, and a third-round pick in this year's draft. * Montreal → Edmonton (PD).

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traded this selection to

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in exchange for

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Round three

* Calgary → Hamilton (PD). Calgary traded this selection,

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, and a first-round pick in the

to Hamilton in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft, a first-round pick in the

, a third-round pick in the

, and a sixth-round pick in the

Round four

* BC → Hamilton (PD). BC traded a fourth-round selection to Hamilton in exchange for

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. The draft pick could have been escalated if undisclosed conditions were met. * Hamilton → BC (PD). Hamilton traded the fourth-round selection originally acquired in the Dane Evans trade above back to BC in exchange for

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. * Ottawa → Edmonton (PD).

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traded this selection to

in exchange for Kevin Francis.

Round five

* Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a fifth-round selection and the negotiation rights to

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to Toronto in exchange Sam Acheampong.

Round six

* Edmonton → Toronto (PD). Edmonton traded a sixth-round selection to Toronto in exchange Theren Churchill. The selection would be upgraded to a fifth-round pick if Churchill is named to the Elks' active roster for at least nine games during the 2023 season.

Conditional trades

* BC → Ottawa (PD). BC traded a conditional fourth-round selection and a third-round pick in the

in exchange for Terry Williams. * Montreal → Calgary (PD). Montreal traded a conditional second-round selection to Calgary in exchange for the playing rights to

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. The condition will be fulfilled if Duvernay-Tardif signs with the Alouettes.

References

Trade references General references Canadian College Draft 2024 in Canadian football

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