2021 Global Draft

Stamps sign 1st round Global pick Cody Grace

May 11, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Calgary Stampeders have signed global punter Cody Grace, the Stamps’ first-round selection – seventh overall – in last month’s CFL global draft.

Lions ink all 4 of their Global picks

May 6, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The BC Lions Football Club has signed all four prospects selected in last month’s CFL Global Draft: P/K Jake Ford, DL Boqiao Li, K/P Takeru Yamasaki and DL Niklas Gustav.

REDBLACKS sign 3 Global Draft picks, one other global player

April 29, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Ottawa REDBLACKS have signed three of their picks from the 2021 CFL Global Draft and inked global linebacker Ryan Gomes, the club announced on Thursday.

Edmonton signs three from Global Draft class including Nielsen

April 29, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Edmonton Football Team has signed their first three picks from the 2021 CFL Global Draft, the team announced on Thursday.

Ticats sign three Global Draft picks including Chris Mulumba

April 28, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Wednesday that three of the team’s four selections in the 2021 Global Draft have been signed to a contract.

Morris: Prokick Australia’s impact on the Global Draft

April 26, 2021 | Jim Morris
Fans may have wondered how a contingent of Australian-based punters were chosen in this year’s CFL Global Draft. The source, CFL.ca’s Jim Morris writes, is Prokick Australia, a ...

Bombers sign 2020 CFL Draft selection, 2021 Global Draft selection

April 26, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed 2020 CFL Draft selection Brendan O’Leary-Orange (receiver), and 2021 Global Draft selection Les Maruo (linebacker), the team announced on Monday.

Stamps sign a pair of Global players

April 22, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Calgary Stampeders have signed a pair of global players, in kicker Gerard Laws and running back Nico Leonard.

The Waggle, Ep. 258: Going global with Greg Quick

April 21, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The CFL’s former Director of Global Scouting, Greg Quick (now with Montreal) gives his insight to the level of talent converging on the CFL from around the globe and how his Alouettes fared in ...

Argonauts sign two from Global Draft class

April 20, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Toronto Argonauts announced on Tuesday that they have signed two players, DB Tigie Sankoh and K Toshiki Sato, from last week’s CFL Global Draft.

Ferguson: Celebrating diversity from the Global Draft

April 16, 2021 | Marshall Ferguson
As CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson writes, the players selected in the 2021 Global Draft should be celebrated.

O’Leary: No. 1 pick Ford has a big opportunity in BC

April 16, 2021 | Chris O'Leary
The BC Lions are optimistic that their No. 1 pick in the Global Draft can be an impact player for them, CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary says. Australia’s Jake Ford could be a ...

Japan’s Maruo: ‘I’m trying to compete against the best of the best’

April 15, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
Les Maruo is ready to go head to head with the best players in the world with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 2021 CFL Global Draft.

Jake Ford highlights a punter-heavy Global Draft

April 15, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The second-ever CFL Global Draft had an Australian flavour out of the gate, with four punters from the land down under chosen in the first round.

Argos select British DB Tigie Sankoh 3rd in Global Draft

April 15, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The Toronto Argonauts have selected British defensive back Tigie Sankoh with the third overall pick in the 2021 CFL Global Draft.

Lions take Aussie punter Jake Ford 1st overall in Global Draft

April 15, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The BC Lions have selected punter Jake Ford with the first overall pick in the 2021 CFL Global Draft.

Denmark’s Nielsen excited to bring athletic, aggressive style to CFL

April 14, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
Steven Nielsen fell in love with the game of football back home in Denmark, and now, the massive offensive lineman is ready to make the jump to the professional ranks through the 2021 CFL Global ...

A pair of potential first-rounders in Thursday’s Global Draft

April 14, 2021 | Chris O'Leary
With the CFL’s Global Draft a day away, we take a look at a pair of interesting offensive linemen that could both be first-round picks.

Global Draft Tracker: The full results are in

April 14, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
The 2021 Global Draft is complete and the full results can be found here.

Representing Finland in CFL would be ‘a dream come true’ for Mulumba

April 13, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
Chris Mulumba has taken his experience from judo and applied it to playing defensive line on the gridiron, and the native of Finland is one of the top players available in the 2021 CFL Global Draft.
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