The 2020 CFL Draft is set to kick off at 8 p.m. ET Thursday, April 30, as the nine Canadian-based franchises will draft their next football stars.
TSN will provide live remote coverage starting with commissioner Randy Ambrosie's special message to fans.
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Below is all you need to know about the 2020 CFL Draft:
When is the CFL Draft 2020?
- Date: Thursday, April 30
- Start time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV channels: TSN, TSN3, TSN5
- Live stream: CFL.ca
The 2020 CFL Draft is scheduled to begin Thursday, April 30, on TSN before switching over to CFL.ca at 10 p.m. ET.
Farhan Lalji will announce the picks on TSN. Brodie Lawson and Marshall Ferguson take over on CFL.ca.
What time does the CFL Draft start?
The start time for the 2020 CFL Draft is 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 30.
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CFL Draft 2020 order of picks
There are 74 selections in the 2020 CFL Draft.
First round
| PICK NO. | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders (via Ottawa) |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 3 | BC Lions |
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Montreal) |
| 6 | Ottawa Redblacks (via Calgary) |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 9 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) |
CFL Scouting Bureau's top 20 prospects
The Canadian Football league (CFL) Scouting Bureau released its final edition of the top-20 prospects eligible for the 2020 CFL Draft back on April 21. Five players are now off the board as they have joined the NFL's ranks as either a draft pick or signed a contract as an undrafted free agent.
| RANK | NAME | POS | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neville Gallimore* | DT | Oklahoma | Ottawa, Ont. |
| 2 | Chase Claypool# | REC | Notre Dame | Abbotsford, B.C. |
| 3 | Carter O’Donnell^ | OL | Alberta | Red Deer, Alta. |
| 4 | Tomas Jack-Kurdyla | OL | Buffalo | Montreal, Que. |
| 5 | Dejon Brissett | REC | Virginia | Mississauga, Ont. |
| 6 | Michael Hoecht^ | DL | Brown | Oakville, Ont. |
| 7 | Nathan Rourke | QB | Ohio | Oakville, Ont. |
| 8 | Jordan Williams | LB | ECU | Louisville, Ky. |
| 9 | Marc-Antoine Dequoy^ | DB | Montreal | Île-Bizard, Que. |
| 10 | Mason Bennett | DE | North Dakota | Winnipeg, Man. |
| 11 | Kétel Assé | OL | Laval | Saint-Marc, Haiti |
| 12 | Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund | DL | Southeastern Louisiana | Dartmouth, N.S. |
| 13 | Brendan O'Leary-Orange | REC | Nevada | Toronto, Ont. |
| 14 | Cameron Lawson | DL | Queen’s | Caledon, Ont. |
| 15 | Adam Auclair | DB | Laval | Quebec City, Que. |
| 16 | Dylan Giffen | OL | Western | Strathroy, Ont. |
| 17 | Tyler Ternowski | REC | Waterloo | Hamilton, Ont. |
| 18 | Rysen John^ | REC | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, B.C. |
| 19 | Jack Cassar | LB | Carleton | Mississauga, Ont. |
| 20 | JJ Molson | K | UCLA | Montreal, Que. |
* Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.
# Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
^ Signed with an NFL team as an undrafted free agent.