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

Why did they not use the guy they already had in that role? (tight end) He showed he could catch when it was thrown to him. Normand.

Toronto used a big Canadian as a tight end last season, worked really well. 

Edited May 3, 20187 yr by Mark F

im hoping for bo banner @ 12. 

 

I am hoping a receiver or DB drops to us at 12.

33 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Why did they not use the guy they already had in that role? (tight end) He showed he could catch when it was thrown to him. Normand.

Toronto used a big Canadian as a tight end last season, worked really well. 

I really liked normand. But we didnt get harris enough touches and our red zone calls were still head scratching. I think thats part of the evolution of the game though. every year one or two good hback types come out and no one makes great use of them. Normand did a lot away from the ball in packages, but he could have done a lot more and may yet find more use. 

9 hours ago, Atomic said:

New CBA coming this offseason and the cap is expected to rise by more than the usual annual 50k so it's not that laughable.

And we could do the same thing next year as last year... bring in a "today" player and a "future" player.

I don't know why you have such a problem with this.

Seriously?  You have no idea???

Joe Mack sighting

On 2018-05-02 at 5:36 PM, sweep the leg said:

I wonder if that neg list player is Manziel.

No it's not.

The Als also got international receiver Jamal Robinson.

 

Chapman to the Tigercats, Rutherford to the Als. No surprises so far.

Jonestown must be comfortable to pick a player who won't be in the CFL for probably a couple years at least.

5 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Jonestown must be comfortable to pick a player who won't be in the CFL for probably a couple years at least.

He keeps doing it hoping itll pay off. drafts like mack. does what ever he wants xD 

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

He keeps doing it hoping itll pay off. drafts like mack. does what ever he wants xD 

Already a waste with Bouka, who was briefly in Saskatchewan last year but has already left for the NFL again meaning you no longer have his rights.

Riderfans masters love Jones' pick! They love it !

It as if they feel they should vocally support whatever Jones' decisions are. LOL

Looking good for the Bombers to have their pick of receiver, DB or RB at 12.

Well I wouldn't have minded picking up Julien Laurent at #7.

1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Looking good for the Bombers to have their pick of receiver, DB or RB at 12.

i have a feeling we are gonna grab who ever we are gonna grab no matter who falls. 

Calgary probably goes DB here, Bennett or Onyeka.  Fortunate to have the run on OL ahead of them.

5 minutes ago, Zontar said:

Riderfans masters love Jones' pick! They love it !

It as if they feel they should vocally support whatever Jones' decisions are. LOL

I like what Hamilton has done to be truthful.

Onyeka, Bennett, Peterman, Simonese all left. I hope we select one.

4 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I like what Hamilton has done to be truthful.

You'd be surprised at the amount of moaning over losing Bomben. Too many HTC fans think small.

These OL runs in CFL Drafts are basically a meme now.

There's a few guys in this draft who are high end who aren't OL, and there's a few of these OL who are going to bust hard.  But everyone just takes OL.

10 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Onyeka, Bennett, Peterman, Simonese all left. I hope we select one.

ideally one of the first 3 but yes. 

Onyeka would be great for us, the DB not the DL.

Well at least one of Bennett or Peterman will be there and I'd be happy with either.

6 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Onyeka would be great for us, the DB not the DL.

damn those moes 

Petermann or Mackie.