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.

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.