| 2028 CFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Overview | |
| 74 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| Most selections (9) | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Fewest selections (7) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
The 2028 CFL Canadian draft is a selection of national players by Canadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2028. 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.12 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 2027 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.2
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round two
- Winnipeg → Ottawa (D). Winnipeg traded a second-round pick in this year's draft and a first-round pick in the 2027 CFL draft to Ottawa in exchange for Dru Brown and Winnipeg's original second-round pick in the 2027 CFL draft.trade 1 It was reported that this second-round pick could be upgraded to a first-round pick if unspecified conditions are met.3
References
References
Trade references
- "Redblacks acquire a pair of draft picks for Dru Brown". Ottawa Redblacks. June 23, 2026.
General references
- "Canadian Football League expands draft to eight rounds". Canadian Football League. May 4, 2016.
- "Details of the CFL's new CBA: salary cap increases, ratio changes, and guaranteed contracts". 3DownNation. May 26, 2022.
- @TheSuperAJ (June 23, 2026). "Hearing the conditional 2nd round pick in 2028 could turn into a 1st round pick" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).