2027 CFL draft

The 2027 CFL national draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on April 13, 2027.¹ 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.²³ That number is subject to change if there are any forfeited selections.

As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the 2026 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.³

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

• Winnipeg → Ottawa (D). Winnipeg traded a first-round pick in this year's draft and a conditional second-round pick in the 2028 CFL draft to Ottawa in exchange for Dru Brown and Winnipeg's original second-round pick in this year's draft.^{trade 1}

• Ottawa → Toronto (PD). Ottawa traded a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft to Toronto in exchange for the playing rights to Luiji Vilain and a third-round pick in the 2026 CFL draft.^{trade 2} This selection became a second-round pick on April 27, 2026, when Vilain signed with the Redblacks.^{trade 34}
• Winnipeg → Ottawa (D). Winnipeg traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and the 13th overall pick in the 2026 CFL draft to Ottawa in exchange for the 10th overall pick in the 2026 CFL draft.^{trade 4}
• Ottawa → Winnipeg (PD). Ottawa traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and Dru Brown to Winnipeg in exchange for a first-round pick in this year's draft and a conditional second-round pick in the 2028 CFL draft.^{trade 1}

• Toronto → Hamilton (PD). Toronto traded a seventh-round pick in this year's draft to Hamilton in exchange for Simon Chaves.^{trade 5}