Pre-Draft and Mock Draft Discussions

[TecnoGenius]

The CFL stops playing 2.5 months before the NFL yet the NFL draft occurs a week earlier than ours?  Weird facts I did not know.

[Pigskin]

No Canadian players went in the first round. See what happens today. Looks like 11 DL drafted in the first round, 5 OL, 5 WR, 4 CB, 3 QB, 2 RB, 1 LB.

[Blue In BC]

No Canadian players went in the first round. See what happens today. Looks like 11 DL drafted in the first round, 5 OL, 5 WR, 4 CB, 3 QB, 2 RB, 1 LB.

Might be a couple by the end of rounds 2 - 3 later today. However it's those that sign after the draft where we might see some Canadians signed. Our draft is next week so there is not much time between theirs and ours to completely assess the risks.

That said, our current roster of Canadians is very good, so we might take more risk than in previous seasons. Later rounds could see some of that happen.

I always wonder if we make any draft day trades. Up or down or trades of several draft choices for another higher up.

I've noticed lots of comments from some posters about choices they'd like. Whether those choices are available when we draft may or may not happen.

Exciting times to see what we do. I've printed the current player rankings just to watch to see how accurate that turns out to be.

Fingers crossed we get a couple of good players in the 1st 2 rounds. After that it's anybodies guess. lol

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The CFL stops playing 2.5 months before the NFL yet the NFL draft occurs a week earlier than ours?  Weird facts I did not know.

The CFL draft used to come first but teams got burned by picking players who were later drafted by the NFL, so they delayed the draft in an attempt to reduce wasted picks.  Unfortunately it doesn't change much with all of the un-drafted Canadian signings the NFL seems to do every year.  They get the pick of the litter, no matter what.

[Blue In BC]

Another mock draft to look at.


https://www.cfl.ca/2023/04/28/mock-2-0-whos-going-first-overall/

[M.O.A.B.]

another mock that doesnt make sense for the Bombers.

1st and 2nd round make sense.
but 2 DLs in 3rd and 4th? Lol

[TecnoGenius]

The CFL draft used to come first but teams got burned by picking players who were later drafted by the NFL, so they delayed the draft in an attempt to reduce wasted picks.  Unfortunately it doesn't change much with all of the un-drafted Canadian signings the NFL seems to do every year.  They get the pick of the litter, no matter what.

Ah, that makes perfect sense now!  Thanks for the info.

[Pigskin]

OL Bergeron taken by The Falcons in the 2nd. round. DB Sydney Brown taken by the Eagles in the 3rd.

[TecnoGenius]

OL Bergeron taken by The Falcons in the 2nd. round. DB Sydney Brown taken by the Eagles in the 3rd.

So can CFL teams still draft these guys?  Or are they "out" now?

If they can draft them, is the idea that a team hopes they'll drop out of the NFL for not being good enough halfway through the season?

[Blue In BC]

So can CFL teams still draft these guys?  Or are they "out" now?

If they can draft them, is the idea that a team hopes they'll drop out of the NFL for not being good enough halfway through the season?

Getting drafted that high means not much chance these players don't stick for a few years.

CFL could still draft them IIRC but anything besides a last round pick is probably a total waste.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Getting drafted that high means not much chance these players don't stick for a few years.

CFL could still draft them IIRC but anything besides a last round pick is probably a total waste.

It's always a risk, but sometimes they do come back to play in the CFL.

[Blue In BC]

4 of the top 5 ranked Canadians taken in the NFL draft at the moment. More to come I suspect.

[Pigskin]

At #117 New England  take Sow 6'4" 329, OL

At #124  Ravens take Robinson 6'6" 257. DL, Edge.

At #163 Bengals take Chase Brown  RB.

[TecnoGenius]

It's always a risk, but sometimes they do come back to play in the CFL.

Any recent instances of NATs getting drafted early-ish in NFL draft, also getting picked in the CFL draft, and then coming back up?  Like actual player names.

How long does a team retain their CFL rights for while they are in the NFL?

[Blue In BC]

Any recent instances of NATs getting drafted early-ish in NFL draft, also getting picked in the CFL draft, and then coming back up?  Like actual player names.

How long does a team retain their CFL rights for while they are in the NFL?

Not sure about players drafted in early rounds every coming to CFL but it may have happened. Teams have had American early round players come to the CFL after NFL time: Perry Tuttle and Rod Hill were both 1st round players IIRC?

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