2017 CFL draft
The 2017 CFL draft took place on Sunday May 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN and RDS. 71 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.
The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Dave Naylor, and Marshall Ferguson. Jim Lawson, the CFL's Chairman of the Board of Governors, announced the picks for the first two rounds at the TSN studios. This was announced following the resignation of current CFL Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge.
Top prospects
| Final Ranking | December Ranking | September Ranking | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Justin Senior | Offensive lineman | Mississippi State | Montreal, QC |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Eli Ankou | Defensive lineman | UCLA | Ottawa, ON |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | Geoff Gray | Offensive lineman | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | Daniel Vandervoort | Wide receiver | McMaster | Barrie, ON |
| 5 | 11 | 14 | Faith Ekakitie | Defensive lineman | Iowa | Brampton, ON |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Christophe Mulumba | Linebacker | Maine | Laval, QC |
| 7 | 2 | 10 | Antony Auclair | Tight end | Laval | Notre-Dame-des-Pins, QC |
| 8 | 10 | 15 | Mason Woods | Offensive lineman | Idaho | Port Coquitlam, BC |
| 9 | 12 | 8 | Nathaniel Behar | Wide receiver | Carleton | London, ON |
| 10 | 15 | - | Dariusz Bladek | Offensive lineman | Bethune–Cookman | Kissimmee, FL |
| 11 | 9 | 13 | Junior Luke | Defensive lineman | Montreal | Montreal, QC |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Kwaku Boateng | Defensive lineman | Wilfrid Laurier | Milton, ON |
| 13 | 13 | 9 | Qadr Spooner | Offensive lineman | McGill | Brossard, QC |
| 14 | 17 | 12 | Robert Woodson | Defensive back | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
| 15 | 19 | 17 | Kay Okafor | Defensive lineman | St. Francis Xavier | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 16 | - | - | Braden Schram | Offensive lineman | Calgary | Manning, AB |
| 17 | - | - | Johnny Augustine | Running back | Guelph | Welland, ON |
| 18 | - | - | Fabion Foote | Defensive lineman | McMaster | North York, ON |
| 19 | - | - | Dondre Wright | Defensive back | Henderson State | Ajax, ON |
| 20 | - | - | Connor McGough | Defensive lineman | Calgary | Medicine Hat, AB |
| - | 14 | 18 | Jean-Simon Roy | Offensive lineman | Laval | Quebec, QC |
| - | 16 | - | Jordan Herdman | Linebacker | Simon Fraser | Winnipeg, MB |
| - | 18 | 16 | Nakas Onyeka | Linebacker | Wilfrid Laurier | Brampton, ON |
| - | 20 | - | Mitchell Picton | Wide receiver | Regina | Regina, SK |
| - | 4 | 7 | Rashaun Simonise | Wide receiver | Calgary | Vancouver, BC |
| - | - | 3 | Akeel Lynch | Running back | Nevada | Toronto, ON |
| - | - | 19 | Kwabena Asare | Offensive lineman | Carleton | Brampton, ON |
| - | - | 20 | Corey Williams | Linebacker | Toronto | Toronto, ON |
Trades
In the explanations below, ' denotes trades that took place during the draft, while ' indicates trades completed pre-draft.Round one
- Montreal → BC. Montreal traded this selection to BC for the negotiating rights to Vernon Adams.
- Toronto → Winnipeg. Toronto traded this selection, T. J. Heath, and a third-round pick in the 2018 CFL draft to Winnipeg for Drew Willy.
- Winnipeg ←→ Calgary. Winnipeg traded the sixth overall selection to Calgary for the eighth overall selection and the 34th overall selection in this year's draft.
Round two
- None
Round three
- None
Round four
- Saskatchewan → Calgary. Saskatchewan traded this selection to Calgary for Tevaughn Campbell.
- Winnipeg → Montreal. Winnipeg traded this selection to Montreal for Kevin Glenn.
- Hamilton → Saskatchewan. Hamilton traded this selection, Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.
- Montreal → Saskatchewan. Montreal traded this selection and a conditional second-round pick in the 2018 CFL draft to Saskatchewan for Darian Durant.
- Calgary → Winnipeg. Calgary traded the 34th overall selection and the eighth overall selection to Winnipeg for the sixth overall selection in this year's draft.
Round five
- Montreal → Hamilton. Montreal traded this selection, Khalid Wooten, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft to Hamilton for Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.
- Hamilton → Montreal. Hamilton traded this selection, Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for Khalid Wooten, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.
- Winnipeg → Edmonton. Winnipeg traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Edmonton for Matt Nichols. This later became a fifth-round selection after Nichols became Winnipeg's starting quarterback.
Round six
- Toronto → Montreal. Toronto traded this selection and a conditional pick in the 2018 CFL draft to Montreal for S. J. Green.
- Montreal → Hamilton. Montreal traded this selection, Khalid Wooten, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to Hamilton for Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.
- Hamilton → Montreal. Hamilton traded this selection, Cierre Wood, Denzell Perine, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to Montreal for Khalid Wooten, a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, and a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.
Round seven
- Hamilton → Saskatchewan. Hamilton traded this selection, Linden Gaydosh, Tommy Streeter, and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft to Saskatchewan for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.
- Edmonton → Hamilton. Edmonton traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Hamilton for Brian Simmons. The draft pick was solidified after the condition was met.
Round eight
- None
Conditional trades
- Winnipeg → Hamilton. Winnipeg traded a conditional selection to Hamilton for the negotiation list rights to Tajh Boyd. The condition was not met and Winnipeg did not transfer their selection to Hamilton.
Forfeitures
- Saskatchewan forfeits their third-round selection after selecting Kevin Francis in the 2016 Supplemental Draft.
Draft order