2026 CFL draft
The 2026 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on April 28, 2026. Seventy-four players are scheduled to be chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.
Format
As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2025 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.Top prospects
| Final ranking | January ranking | August ranking | Player | Position | University | Hometown |
| 1 | 1 | Akheem Mesidor | Defensive lineman | Miami | Ottawa, ON | |
| 2 | 2 | Logan Taylor | Offensive lineman | Boston College | Lunenburg, NS | |
| 3 | 5 | Albert Reese IV | Offensive lineman | Mississippi State | Edmonton, AB | |
| 4 | 7 | Rene Konga | Defensive lineman | Louisville | Ottawa, ON | |
| 5 | 3 | Wesley Bailey | Defensive lineman | Louisville | Ottawa, ON | |
| 6 | 6 | Jett Elad | Defensive back | Rutgers | Mississauga, ON | |
| 7 | 10 | Dariel Djabome | Linebacker | Rutgers | Longueuil, QC | |
| 8 | – | Nuer Gatkuoth | Defensive lineman | Wake Forest | Edmonton, AB | |
| 9 | 12 | Malcolm Bell | Defensive back | Michigan State | Montreal, QC | |
| 10 | 16 | Rohan Jones | Tight end | Arkansas | Montreal, QC | |
| 11 | 4 | Nick Cenacle | Wide receiver | Hawaii | Montreal, QC | |
| 12 | 13 | Darius Bell | Offensive lineman | East Carolina | Hamilton, ON | |
| 13 | 18 | Darius McKenzie | Linebacker | South Alabama | Ottawa, ON | |
| 14 | 8 | Devynn Cromwell | Defensive back | Michigan State | Toronto, ON | |
| 15 | – | Jonathan Denis | Offensive lineman | Louisiana Tech | Homestead, FL | |
| 16 | 19 | Aamarii Notice | Defensive lineman | Coastal Carolina | Toronto, ON | |
| 17 | 9 | Nolan Ulm | Wide receiver | Eastern Washington | Kelowna, BC | |
| 18 | – | Nate DeMontagnac | Wide receiver | North Dakota | Mississauga, ON | |
| 19 | 11 | Giordano Vaccaro | Offensive lineman | Purdue | Winnipeg, MB | |
| 20 | – | Émeric Boutin | Fullback | Laval | L'Assomption, QC | |
| – | 14 | Jez Janvier | Offensive lineman | Southern Mississippi | Montreal, QC | |
| – | 15 | Josh Baka | Defensive back | Alabama-Birmingham | Ottawa, ON | |
| – | 17 | Tyrell Lawrence | Offensive lineman | Alabama A&M | Milton, ON | |
| – | 20 | Trae Tomlinson | Defensive back | Louisiana | Winnipeg, MB |
Draft order
- Note: this order is subject to change once all conditional trades are known and the formal draft order is revealed by the league. If there are any more forfeited draft picks, that will also change the draft order.
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Trades
In the explanations below, ' denotes trades that took place during the draft, while ' indicates trades completed pre-draft.Round two
- Calgary → BC. Calgary traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft to BC in exchange for Vernon Adams, a third-round pick in this year's draft, and the 32nd overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft.
- BC → Toronto. BC traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and Ryder Varga to Toronto in exchange for Dejon Allen.
Round three
- BC → Calgary. BC traded a third-round pick in this year's draft, Vernon Adams, and the 32nd overall pick in the 2025 CFL draft to Calgary in exchange for a second-round pick in this year's draft and the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall in the 2025 CFL draft.
- Edmonton ←→ Ottawa. Edmonton traded the 23rd overall pick in this year's draft, Nyles Morgan, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to Ottawa in exchange for the 21st overall pick and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.
Round four
- Calgary → Ottawa. Calgary traded a fourth-round pick in this year's draft to Ottawa in exchange for Lorenzo Mauldin.
- Ottawa → Edmonton. Ottawa traded the 35th overall pick in this year's draft and a third-round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton in exchange for a third-round pick, Nyles Morgan, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.
Round five
- Edmonton → Ottawa. Edmonton traded the 41st overall pick in this year's draft, Nyles Morgan, and a fifth-round pick in this year's draft to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in this year's draft.
Round seven
- Ottawa → Toronto. Ottawa traded a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Toronto in exchange for Mark Milton.
Conditional trades
- Ottawa → Toronto. Ottawa traded a conditional sixth-round pick in this year's draft and the negotiation rights to Andre Carter to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Adeboboye.
- Toronto → Edmonton. Toronto traded a conditional eighth-round pick in this year's draft to Edmonton in exchange for the negotiation rights to Spencer Brown.