With free agency winding down, the CFL draft will be the next big milestone of the off season.

Draft Date:  May 3, 2018

CFL Combine:  Will be in Winnipeg during Mark's CFL Week March 22 - 25  

Draft Tracker:  https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/

Where do the Bombers pick:   Pick 7 (Round 1 - 7th pick),  Pick 16 (Round 2 - 7th pick),  Pick 26 (Round 3 - 8th pick),  Pick 33 (Round 4 - 7th pick),  Pick 41 (Round 5 - 6th pick),  Pick 49 (Round 6 - 6th pick),  Pick 58 (Round 7 - 7th pick),  Pick 67 (Round 8 - 7th pick), 

Prospect Rankings (December 2017)

Rank	Name	Position	School	Hometown
1 (1)	David Knevel	OL	Nebraska	Brantford, Ont.
2 (2)	Trey Rutherford	OL	Connecticut	Markham, Ont.
3 (3)	Ryan Hunter	OL	Bowling Green	North Bay, Ont.
4 (6)	Peter Godber	OL	Rice	Toronto
5 (10)	Julien Laurent	DL	Georgia State	Toronto
6 (4)	Godfrey Onyeka	DB	Laurier	Brampton, Ont.
7 (12)	Rashaun Simonise	REC	Calgary/Okanagan	Vancouver, B.C.
8 (9)	Regis Cibasu	REC	Montreal	Kinshasa, Congo
9 (5)	Darius Ciraco	OL	Calgary	Burlington, Ont.
10 (-)	Mark Chapman	REC	Central Michigan	Port Huron, Mich.
11 (14)	Dakoda Shepley	OL	UBC	Windsor, Ont.
12 (-)	Mark Korte	OL	Alberta	Spruce Grove, Alta.
13 (19)	Jackson Bennett	DB	Ottawa	Cumberland, Ont.
14 (8)	Kene Onyeka	DL	Carleton	Brampton, Ont.
15 (13)	Andrew Pickett	OL	Guelph	Kitchener, Ont.
16 (15)	Alex Taylor	RB	Western	Winnipeg, Man.
17 (20)	Nelkas Kwemo	LB	Queen’s	Montreal, Que.
18 (16)	Ryan Sceviour	OL	Calgary	Calgary, Alta.
19 (11)	Chris Amoah	RB	Laval	Montreal, Que.
20 (-)	David Brown	OL	Western	London, Ont

Hoping to check some Friday-Sunday stuff out. Gonna be a great weekend! 

3 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Hoping to check some Friday-Sunday stuff out. Gonna be a great weekend! 

Get your tickets for the Combine now. Sunday is already sold out. 

Hopefully the fan fest stuff is good. 

Dunno if I can make it, but snagged tickets to the 40 and the 1 on 1's

On 2/23/2018 at 9:24 PM, JCon said:

The only thing that worked for me and my family's schedule was the Sunday event and it's "sold out".

My son will be very disappointed. 

That being said, if anyone has a pair of tickets to the Sunday combine that cannot attend, please consider sharing them with someone who can. 

Wow no CFL prospects selected in NFL draft...  thought Knevel was supposed to be a late round pick

Ryan Hunter and Nathan Shepherd sign NFL FA contracts.

Edited April 28, 20187 yr by Floyd

Shepherd was drafted in the 3rd round by the Jets.

1 hour ago, Dr. Blue said:

Shepherd was drafted in the 3rd round by the Jets.

Huh.  Curse you 3downnation!!!

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Huh.  Curse you 3downnation!!!

Dakoda Shepley was signed as an undrafted free agent.  

15 minutes ago, Dr. Blue said:

Dakoda Shepley was signed as an undrafted free agent.  

As was Korte and Jackson Bennett.. Well, they accepted mini camp invites

25 minutes ago, Goalie said:

As was Korte and Jackson Bennett.. Well, they accepted mini camp invites

Mini Camo invite is not the same thing as a free agent deal.

Mini camp invite to the Giants is basically extended to every Canadian draft prospect with a pulse around this time of year.

mini camp invite is not the same as a UDFA contract... mini camp is a try out and UDFA contract is actually putting real money on a guy to be there... more likely the team will be invested in the player...

Anyone listen to Walters pre draft conference a few mins ago? What was said?

46 minutes ago, Dirty30 said:

Anyone listen to Walters pre draft conference a few mins ago? What was said?

Kyle Walters, #Bombers GM, met with the media this morning in advance of Thursday's draft. Club is high on OL prospects Michael Couture, Qadr Spooner and Cody Speller... made no guarantees they take an OL high in the draft.

-Ed Tait

5 minutes ago, Atomic said:

made no guarantees they take an OL high in the draft.

-Ed Tait

I'll believe it when I see it. Walters loves picking linemen. 

1 hour ago, Dirty30 said:

Anyone listen to Walters pre draft conference a few mins ago? What was said?

I found two tweets (one each from Bauming & Tait) that said anything about this press conference. Brutal coverage...

Winnipeg media is busy with the Jets.

28 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Kyle Walters, #Bombers GM, met with the media this morning in advance of Thursday's draft. Club is high on OL prospects Michael Couture, Qadr Spooner and Cody Speller... made no guarantees they take an OL high in the draft.

-Ed Tait

Not sure where's Walter's getting 'the emergence of Spooner and Speller...' - have they even been on a gameday roster...?

29 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

I found two tweets (one each from Bauming & Tait) that said anything about this press conference. Brutal coverage...

Conference was streamed live on Twitter. 

 

31 minutes ago, EdTait said:

Conference was streamed live on Twitter. 

 

 

Hi Ed.  Thanks for all you do for the Bombers in this town.

31 minutes ago, EdTait said:

Conference was streamed live on Twitter. 

Um, we're trying to complain here... please don't interrupt the process with facts.

http://3downnation.com/2018/05/02/john-hodges-cfl-mock-draft-2-0/

John Hodge Mock Draft

Round One

1. Montreal Alouettes — OL Trey Rutherford, UConn

A stud athlete with the ability to play both guard and tackle, Montreal uses the first pick in the draft to select a player who should be a fixture on their offensive line for years to come.

2. Hamilton Tiger-Cats — REC Mark Chapman, Central Michigan

Hamilton lands the most polished Canadian receiver prospect the draft has seen in years.

3. B.C. Lions — OL Peter Godber, Rice

The Lions land the draft’s heaviest lifter who could look to become a day-one starter at guard.

4. Ottawa Redblacks — OL David Knevel, Nebraska

The Redblacks add the behemoth offensive lineman (6’9, 315) who has the potential to start in the CFL at offensive tackle.

5. Saskatchewan Roughriders — REC Rashaun Simonise, Calgary

The ‘Canadian Duron Carter’ joins the original Duron Carter in Riderville where his athleticism and natural ability will be most coveted.

6. Edmonton Eskimos — DB Godrey Onyeka, Wilfrid Laurier

Onyeka could be the hard-hitting safety that Edmonton needs to round out their vaunted defence.

7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers — OL Mark Korte, Alberta

The most athletic lineman available in this year’s draft, Korte will be given time to continue developing his frame before one day entering the starting line-up.

8. Calgary Stampeders — OL Ryan Sceviour, Calgary

The Stamps go local to grab a versatile lineman with quicks and a pro-ready body.

9. Toronto Argonauts — DB Jackson Bennett, Ottawa

I believe Jackson could be the first Canadian prospect in a long time with the potential to start at the league’s ultra-tough strong-side linebacker position.

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Not sure where's Walter's getting 'the emergence of Spooner and Speller...' - have they even been on a gameday roster...?

Speaking to coaches and watching practices seems to me to be the logical answer to your question.

I was waiting for this year's 'next Andy Fantuz'...

http://3downnation.com/2018/05/01/game-changer-auburn-receiver-pete-berryman-late-add-cfl-draft/

 

7 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

Speaking to coaches and watching practices seems to me to be the logical answer to your question.

It would, wouldn't it.

Edited May 2, 20187 yr by Floyd