2017 BC Lions season

The 2017 BC Lions season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Lions finished the season in fifth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996, ending their playoff streak at 20 seasons, the second longest in CFL history.
This was the 11th year with Wally Buono as the team's head coach and his 15th year as general manager.
This was the eighth consecutive season that the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Offseason

Free agents

The following is a list of players whose contracts are/were set to expire on February 14, 2017 at 9AM PDT. Players are eligible to re-sign with the Lions prior to that date and, if not signed or released before then, are eligible to sign with any team they choose.

Position	Player	2017 Team	Date of Transaction	Notes
RB	Anthony Allen
DL	Alex Bazzie	Indianapolis Colts	January 9, 2017	Granted early release
LS	Mike Benson	BC Lions	December 19, 2016	One-year contract
DL	Mic'hael Brooks	BC Lions	February 14, 2017	Two-year contract
WR	Bryan Burnham	BC Lions	February 12, 2017	Two-year contract
DB	Steven Clarke	BC Lions	January 31, 2017	Two-year contract
LB	Solomon Elimimian	BC Lions	December 21, 2016	Two-year contract
DB	Anthony Gaitor	New Orleans Saints	January 9, 2017	Granted early release
WR	Marco Iannuzzi	BC Lions	February 14, 2017	Two-year contract
RB	Jeremiah Johnson	BC Lions	December 16, 2016	Two-year contract
LB	Nehemie Kankolongo	BC Lions	December 19, 2016	Two-year contract
DB	T. J. Lee	BC Lions	February 10, 2017	One-year contract
K/P	Richie Leone	Arizona Cardinals	January 5, 2017	Granted early release
LB	Bo Lokombo	Baltimore Ravens	January 31, 2017	Granted early release
FB	Rolly Lumbala	BC Lions	January 5, 2017	Two-year contract
K/P	Paul McCallum
SB	Nick Moore	BC Lions	February 10, 2017	One-year contract
C	Tim O'Neill			Retired
DB	Keynan Parker	BC Lions	January 4, 2017	Two-year contract
WR	Terrell Sinkfield	Minnesota Vikings	March 30, 2017
OL	Hunter Steward	BC Lions	February 8, 2017	One-year contract
DE	Bryant Turner	BC Lions	February 6, 2017	One-year contract
DL	Jabar Westerman	Montreal Alouettes	February 14, 2017	Three-year contract
DB	Ronnie Yell	BC Lions	February 14, 2017	One-year contract

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Lions had nine selections in the eight round draft after acquiring an additional first-round pick from the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for the negotiating rights to Vernon Adams.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team	Hometown
1	3	Daniel Vandervoort	WR	McMaster	Barrie, ON
1	7	Junior Luke	DL	Montreal	Montreal, QC
2	16	Jeremy Zver	OL	Regina	Regina, SK
3	24	Frederic Chagnon	LB	Montreal	Montreal, QC
4	33	Nathaniel Hamlin	DB	Carleton	Ottawa, ON
5	42	Edward Godin	DL	Laval	Quebec City, QC
6	51	Dakota Brush	WR	Mount Allison	Brantford, ON
7	60	Jordan Herdman	LB	Simon Fraser	Winnipeg, MB
8	69	Mitchell Hillis	WR	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK