2019 CFL–LFA draft
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The 2019 CFL–LFA draft took place on January 14, 2019.[2][1] Twenty-seven players were chosen from an invited pool of 51 Mexican players: 34 from the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) (a professional American football league) and 17 seniors from Mexican university teams.[3]
| 2019 CFL–LFA draft | |
|---|---|
| |
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | January 14, 2019[1] |
| Time | 10:00 am CST |
| Location | Mexico City |
| Overview | |
| 27 total selections in 3 rounds | |
| First selection | Diego Viamontes, WR, Edmonton Eskimos |
Background
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Perspective
In October 2018, Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlined a plan to grow the CFL's presence, which he dubbed CFL 2.0, including growth internationally.[4] In November 2018, the LFA signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with the CFL to share resources and to allow for at least one CFL game to be played in Mexico,[5] as wells as lay the ground work for special Mexican-specific editions of the CFL Combine and CFL draft.
On January 11, 2019, 51 players from the LFA and Mexican college ranks were announced as participants in a combine to beheld on January 13 and a 27-player draft to be held on January 14, 2019.[1] Each CFL team sent scouts and were reported to likely receive four picks.[1] Consensus after the combine was that 6-18 players were of (or could be made into) CFL camp caliber, but that a majority of players had no professional potential.[6] This led to criticism of commissioner Ambrosie for spending time and resources on this additional draft, when a collective bargaining agreement with the CFLPA still had not been reached.[7] Originally, there were plans for a 4-round 36-player draft but, after the combine and interviews, was scaled back to a 3-round, 27-player draft.[8] BC Lions General Manager Ed Hervey was reported to have, "settled for athletic and the ability to speak English" in player evaluations.[9] It was not reported if drafted players would count towards a team's National or International slots.[10]
On January 12, 2019, the LFA held their own domestic 66-player draft in advance of the CFL's draft.[11]
Selection order
Unlike the normal CFL draft, which sets selection order based on a team's record the previous season (similar to the NFL draft), the CFL–LFA draft instead used a weighted lottery system where teams receive more balls in a selection bin depending on their record, with more balls increasing the chance at a higher draft priority (similar to the NBA draft).[1] The draft order was set the night before the draft:[12] The Edmonton Eskimos received the first pick, despite Edmonton's general manager and head coach both skipping the combine and draft process, sending a subordinate instead. Edmonton GM Brock Sunderland in particular was largely dismissive of the entire process.[13]
| Pick # | CFL Team | Lottery weight (% chance for 1st pick) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 6/45 (13.3%) |
| 2 | Ottawa Redblacks | 2/45 (4.4%) |
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes | 8/45 (17.8%) |
| 4 | Toronto Argonauts | 9/45 (20%) |
| 5 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7/45 (15.6%) |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3/45 (6.7%) |
| 7 | BC Lions | 5/45 (11.1%) |
| 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4/45 (8.9%) |
| 9 | Calgary Stampeders | 1/45 (2.2%) |
Selections
Round one
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College/LFA team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | Daniel Carrete | LB | Dinos de Saltillo |
| 11 | Ottawa Redblacks | Guillermo Villalobos | WR | Mexicas de la Ciudad de México |
| 12 | Montreal Alouettes | Diego Rojas Kuhlmann | OL | ITESM Toluca |
| 13 | Toronto Argonauts | David Casarrubias | DE | UANM |
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Omar Cojolum | RB | Mayas CDMX |
| 15 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Carlos Sebastián Olvera Rivas | WR | UDLAP |
| 16 | BC Lions | Fernando Richarte | WR | Dinos de Saltillo |
| 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Manuel Eduardo Hernández Reyes | S | UDLAP |
| 18 | Calgary Stampeders | Oscar Hugo Silva Reta | K | Dinos de Saltillo |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College/LFA team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | Jose Alfonsin Romero | DB | Artilleros de Puebla |
| 20 | Ottawa Redblacks | Maximiliano Soto Esquer | DE | ITESM Monterrey |
| 21 | Montreal Alouettes | Juan Manuel Márquez Tamayo | CB | UDLAP |
| 22 | Toronto Argonauts | Christian Alejandro Hernández Delgado | LB | Fundidores de Monterrey |
| 23 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Luis Humberto López Tinoco | RB | Condors CDMX |
| 24 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Francisco Javier García Ramírez | CB | Fundidores de Monterrey |
| 25 | BC Lions | Gerardo Álvarez | WR | Dinos de Saltillo |
| 26 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Gabriel Amavizca | K | BUAP |
| 27 | Calgary Stampeders | Guillermo Caldéron Leal | DT | UDLAP |
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References
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