2023 CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft is a selection of non-Canadian and non-American players by Canadian Football League (CFL) teams that is scheduled to take place on May 2, 2023, at 11:00 am ET.[1] It will be the third CFL Draft that pools all of the global players together after previously having separate drafts for Mexican players and European players in 2019.[2] If the same format is used as for 2022, 27 players will be chosen from among eligible players following a CFL Combine.[3]

2023 CFL Global Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)May 2, 2023
Time11:00 am EDT
LocationToronto
Overview
LeagueCFL

Trades

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

Round three
  • Calgary → Saskatchewan (PD). Calgary traded this selection and a seventh-round selection in the 2023 CFL National Draft to Saskatchewan in exchange for James Smith.[trade 1]
  • Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded this selection originally acquired from Calgary back to Calgary in exchange for James Smith.[trade 2]

References

Trade references

  1. "Stamps acquire P James Smith in trade with Riders". Canadian Football League. June 5, 2022.
  2. "Riders acquire Global P Jimmy Smith in trade with Calgary". Canadian Football League. Jul 4, 2022.

General references

  1. "Revamped CFL Combine season, CFL Draft highlight '23 off-season". Canadian Football League. January 19, 2023.
  2. "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and Japan" (Press release). Canadian Football League. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
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