2024 CFL Draft

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Here is all you need to know about the broadcasts of the 2024 CFL Draft.  Use this thread for Draft discussions as well...

Where to Watch: 2024 CFL Draft broadcast info

TORONTO — The 2024 Canadian Football League Draft is set to kick off on April 30 and CFL.ca and TSN will have sideline-to-sideline coverage of the selection process.

The first two rounds, including commentary and in-depth analysis, will be broadcast beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on TSN, rds.ca and the RDS app. Exclusive coverage of Rounds 3-8 can be seen live on tsn.ca and on the TSN app.

TSN's Farhan Lalji hosts the network's live draft coverage, joined by the CFL ON TSN roster, including analysts Duane Forde, Marshall Ferguson, and Jim Barker. The panel will break down each draft selection and deliver player profiles and interviews with key newsmakers from around the league.

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[TecnoGenius]

Got the PVR all set.  I've watched a couple of the recent ones and found it worthwhile to see the synopsis for the top draftees and get a glimpse at these kids, some of whom will soon be CFL stars.

If you're short on time, just watch the first nine selections...

[Blue In BC]

Waiting to see how many of the top 20 draft choices get selected by the NFL. I see Adams was drafted in the 3rd round with the 71st pick. That's a very strong indication he'll stick.

Should hear more just before our draft day about others that get drafted or signed as free agents.

[dizzycamper]

Waiting to see how many of the top 20 draft choices get selected by the NFL. I see Adams was drafted in the 3rd round with the 71st pick. That's a very strong indication he'll stick.

Should hear more just before our draft day about others that get drafted or signed as free agents.

Blue, thinking that with this top 20 group, we will never see four (4) of them in the CFL.

Two (2) will be gone for upwards of 2 - 3 years living their dream and another three (3) will have a look/see for the next year until they return.

Just my thoughts.

[Blue In BC]

Blue, thinking that with this top 20 group, we will never see four (4) of them in the CFL.

Two (2) will be gone for upwards of 2 - 3 years living their dream and another three (3) will have a look/see for the next year until they return.

Just my thoughts.

Sounds about right. I see Manu from UBC just got drafted. Johnson as well. That's CFL draft ranking 1, 2 and 8 gone to NFL already.

[TecnoGenius]

Call me ignorant on the subject... but can a NAT player be in both the CFL and NFL draft at the same time?  And they can get selected in both?

And which happens first?  NFL?  So if NATs can be NFL drafted, and they are selected first, why would a CFL team select the same player?

I can understand a CFL team selecting a maybe-will-be-picked-up-by-NFL-team player, but why select a was-definitely-selected-by-a-NFL-team player?

[dizzycamper]

Call me ignorant on the subject... but can a NAT player be in both the CFL and NFL draft at the same time?  And they can get selected in both?

And which happens first?  NFL?  So if NATs can be NFL drafted, and they are selected first, why would a CFL team select the same player?

I can understand a CFL team selecting a maybe-will-be-picked-up-by-NFL-team player, but why select a was-definitely-selected-by-a-NFL-team player?

TG, if you break down my comment that I provided to Blue, you have your answer. They are all available to both drafts.

The four (4)mentioned that are drafted or will be drafted, probably will not be in the CFL. CFL teams may use a very, very late draft choice on them, like Manu as an example. I believe these guys have a place to hang their hats, moving forward. Although, the later the picks in the NFL, the greater the chance of them returning to the CFL as well.

Now, the others that have been mentioned: two (2)  & three (3) groupings, CFL teams will take chances on them at some stage of the CFL draft on the 30th of April.

It all comes down to how much a need, fit and draft capital (timing within the draft) CFL teams want to spend and how soon the prospect will be back in Canada.

[Blue In BC]

Call me ignorant on the subject... but can a NAT player be in both the CFL and NFL draft at the same time?  And they can get selected in both?

And which happens first?  NFL?  So if NATs can be NFL drafted, and they are selected first, why would a CFL team select the same player?

I can understand a CFL team selecting a maybe-will-be-picked-up-by-NFL-team player, but why select a was-definitely-selected-by-a-NFL-team player?

NFL draft is completing today, rounds 4 - 7. CFL draft is next week.

Dankwah, Benedet, Hergel and Chris-Ike sign un-drafted free agent NFL contracts. Argos DB Stiggers was actually drafted at 176 IIRC.

So 6 of the top 10 projected Canadian players will be NFL bound. Some for quite awhile and others that may be available after NFL TC?

[TecnoGenius]

Thanks dizzy & BC, that helps explain a lot.

We were talking about gambling... sure sounds like GMs do a lot of gambling if they pick NFL-bound DPs!  Betting that they aren't good enough to stick down south, but good enough to stick up north.  Talk about a difficult job!!

[Blue In BC]

Thanks dizzy & BC, that helps explain a lot.

We were talking about gambling... sure sounds like GMs do a lot of gambling if they pick NFL-bound DPs!  Betting that they aren't good enough to stick down south, but good enough to stick up north.  Talk about a difficult job!!

Several Canadians that weren't drafted but picked up post draft as free agents. There is still a decent chance those guys might make PR rosters. That's still possibly 1 injury from moving to the AR. We know NFL PR money is pretty good to sit and wait for that chance.

Really hard to tell without a deep dive into which team picked the un-drafted players to evaluate their depth charts.

OTOH, several top Canadians were drafted very high and that is as good as gold in making a roster.

[dizzycamper]

NFL draft is completing today, rounds 4 - 7. CFL draft is next week.

Dankwah, Benedet, Hergel and Chris-Ike sign un-drafted free agent NFL contracts. Argos DB Stiggers was actually drafted at 176 IIRC.

So 6 of the top 10 projected Canadian players will be NFL bound. Some for quite awhile and others that may be available after NFL TC?

Blue, my understanding is that Chris-Ike is a N. Y. Jets mini camp invitee, the other three (3) are rookie undrafted free agents that have accepted a contract and will begin chasing after their NFL dream. Have I got it wrong, with Chris-Ike?

Mini camp guys I see the CFL teams drafting, the undrafted free agents will be drafted, but the question remains, when will they come back to Canada. 

[Blue In BC]

Blue, my understanding is that Chris-Ike is a N. Y. Jets mini camp invitee, the other three (3) are rookie undrafted free agents that have accepted a contract and will begin chasing after their NFL dream. Have I got it wrong, with Chris-Ike?

Mini camp guys I see the CFL teams drafting, the undrafted free agents will be drafted, but the question remains, when will they come back to Canada. 

I think you are correct. Either way it adds some risk to a CFL team drafting a given player in early rounds I suppose.

Wouldn't think he'd be a Bomber choice in this year's draft unless they take a flyer with one of the much later rounds.  10 picks is a lot to accommodate.

Overall, I total 10 players in the top 20 either drafted or invited to mini camps by the NFL.

I wonder if we'll see any new mock drafts with the new information? It does appear we'll have a chance to select on OL with our 1st pick if the other teams draft according to rankings. Obviously that doesn't always happen but it does cause a re-thinking by each team with so many off the board so to speak.

[theaardvark]

Call me ignorant on the subject... but can a NAT player be in both the CFL and NFL draft at the same time?  And they can get selected in both?

And which happens first?  NFL?  So if NATs can be NFL drafted, and they are selected first, why would a CFL team select the same player?

I can understand a CFL team selecting a maybe-will-be-picked-up-by-NFL-team player, but why select a was-definitely-selected-by-a-NFL-team player?

The CFL draft happens after the NFL draft for a reason.  It shows whether a player is immediately available, somewhat available, or not available until later in his career.  Which greatly affects when he will be selected by a CFL team

For a local boy that has expressed some CFL interest but gets drafted at all in the NFL draft, the local team might want to take a flyer on him coming home ahead of a team that the player may have less interest in playing for.  Especially is you have a lot of DP's.  Drafting a guy in the third round who will be dominant *if* he comes to the CFL, but only has a 25% chance of ever coming is worth that pick to his local club, in mu opinion. 

Even if a player is drafted in the NFL, and falls though the CFL draft unpicked, I believe a team can neg list them, no?

Likewise, if a player falls through the NFL draft, there are still a lot of options, many get signed as undrafted players.

Geoff Gray was drafted by us in the first round, even though he was already signed as an undrafted FA by Green Bay 2 days earlier...

Getting drafted of signed by an NFL team does affect draft order, for some teams more than others.

[Blue In BC]

The CFL draft happens after the NFL draft for a reason.  It shows whether a player is immediately available, somewhat available, or not available until later in his career.  Which greatly affects when he will be selected by a CFL team

For a local boy that has expressed some CFL interest but gets drafted at all in the NFL draft, the local team might want to take a flyer on him coming home ahead of a team that the player may have less interest in playing for.  Especially is you have a lot of DP's.  Drafting a guy in the third round who will be dominant *if* he comes to the CFL, but only has a 25% chance of ever coming is worth that pick to his local club, in mu opinion. 

Even if a player is drafted in the NFL, and falls though the CFL draft unpicked, I believe a team can neg list them, no?

Likewise, if a player falls through the NFL draft, there are still a lot of options, many get signed as undrafted players.


Geoff Gray was drafted by us in the first round, even though he was already signed as an undrafted FA by Green Bay 2 days earlier...

Getting drafted of signed by an NFL team does affect draft order, for some teams more than others.

I don't know I'd want to take a flyer in the 3rd round on a player we might not see. It's complicated. Who we might have access to and who we need comes into play. The better any team has in depth with their Canadians falls into that risk assessment.

Now Bombers are looking pretty good now and for the future. Their assessment who they pick on how long it takes to become starters or productive is always a best guess. If a choice is available that could be a starter soon makes taking a flyer a bad decision.

IMO who who pick in rounds 1 - 3 have a very good chance of making the roster in 2024. The round 3 player might never be more than a good ST player. OTOH, he might progress into a good rotational piece in his 2nd year or even be moving towards becoming a starter.

[Blue In BC]

NFL mini camps happen in in May. So a Canadian attending one of those may still be available soon for the CFL. He may or may not get an offer as an undrafted free agent. He may decide to wait it out for awhile to see if something happens as actual NFL TC's approach.

Each will make his own decision. A CFL team may have that kind of decision with a possible candidate.

I guess we'll have to watch and see which of all these Canadians end up getting drafted by the CFL and with what pick.