2012 CFL Draft, round by round
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OTTAWA – Ben Heenan, an offensive lineman from the University of
Saskatchewan, became the sixth CIS player in as many years – and
the 10th in the past 13 years - to be selected first overall in the
CFL Canadian Draft when the Saskatchewan Roughriders called his
name at No. 1, on Thursday.
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A total of 24 CIS players were selected out of 45 total picks
(53.3%), including three in the first round, four apiece in the
second, third, fourth and fifth rounds, and five in the
sixth.
Heenan, who hails from Grand Coulee, Sask., followed in the
footsteps of St. Francis Xavier linebacker Henoc Muamba, who was
picked first overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a year ago, as
well as Queen’s linebacker Shomari Williams (Saskatchewan), Alberta
offensive lineman Simeon Rottier (Hamilton), Saskatchewan defensive
back Dylan Barker (Hamilton) and Regina wide receiver Chris Bauman
(Hamilton), the No. 1 selections in 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007,
respectively.
Barker was the only previous U of S player to go at No. 1.
Laval defensive end Miguel Robédé (2005, Calgary), Saint Mary’s
offensive lineman Steven Morley (2003, Calgary), Laval offensive
lineman Alexandre Gauthier (2002, Ottawa) and UBC linebacker Tyson
St. James (2000, Saskatchewan) were also top picks out of CIS since
2000.
Since 1965 (year of first Vanier Cup championship), 27 CIS players
have been chosen with the first pick. All players selected first
overall in the first nine CFL Canadian Drafts between 1956 and 1964
were also from schools currently competing in CIS.
Heenan had a remarkable university career with the Huskies. After
being named Canada West rookie of the year in 2008, the 22-year-old
twice earned all-Canadian status, making the first CIS all-star
team as a guard in 2010 and the second squad as a tackle last fall.
One of the few players to take part in two CIS East West Bowls
(2010, 2011), he was one of three CIS standouts invited to the
NCAA’s East West Shrine Game last January in Florida.
In four campaigns at Saskatchewan, the 6-foot-4, 310-pound
agriculture and bioresources student helped the Huskies to three
Canada West regular season titles and four playoff appearances, and
played a major role as the team led the conference in points scored
and total offence on two occasions. Last fall, the Huskies kept a
5-3 record in league play and once again featured one of the most
productive offensive units in the country with an average of 29.8
points per game.
Heenan topped the first two prospect lists published this season by
the CFL’s Scouting Bureau and occupied the second spot on the third
and final ranking, on April 24.
“It was overwhelming and to be able to share this experience with
2000 Huskie supporters, teammates, coaches and my family really
meant a lot,” said Heenan, after his selection was announced by
Roughriders CEO Jim Hopson Thursday morning at the 12th Annual
Dogs’ Breakfast, a scholarship fundraiser for the Huskie football
team. “Although my name was the one being called out, everybody
from Huskie Athletics helped me get to this point today and for
that I am incredibly thankful and forever indebted to them.”
Other CIS players selected in the first round on Thursday were
Wildrid Laurier wide receiver Shamawd Chambers, claimed by the
Edmonton Eskimos at No. 6, as well as Calgary offensive lineman
Kirby Fabien, who was taken by the B.C. Lions with the seventh
pick.
Chambers, a native of Markham, Ont., had moved up to a season-high
No. 3 on the final Scouting Bureau list. The 6-foot-3, 219-pound
senior had 36 catches for 562 yards and five touchdowns in seven
conference games last fall to up his career numbers to 123-1765-15
in four campaigns with the Golden Hawks. The three-time OUA
all-star was spectacular in Laurier’s lone playoff contest of 2011,
amassing 111 yards on 11 receptions in a loss to Queen’s.
Fabien, a Calgary native, was only 15th on the April 24 prospect
list but had been ranked fifth on each of the season’s first two
lists. In only three campaigns at the U of C, the 6-foot-6,
295-pound tackle was twice named a Canada West all-star and merited
all-Canadian status on two occasions, earning a spot on the second
CIS team as a freshman in 2009 and on the first squad last fall. He
helped the Dinos claim three straight conference banners and reach
a pair of Vanier Cup finals.
Other notables among CIS draftees include Calgary linebacker Sam
Hurl, the reigning two-time Canada West defensive player of the
year, who went in the second round (12th overall); Laval defensive
end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, the back-to-back J.P. Metras Trophy winner
as CIS outstanding lineman (17th); Western offensive lineman
Matthew Norman, a three-time all-Canadian (22nd); and Sherbrooke
wide receiver Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, named RSEQ MVP each of the
past two seasons (25th).
Calgary led all CIS programs for the second year in a row, with
four players selected. Laval and Sherbrooke followed with four
apiece.
Canada West was the most prolific of the four CIS conferences with
eight draftees, followed by the RSEQ (7), OUA (5) and the AUS
(4).
Linebackers were the most popular CIS players as seven were called.
Offensive linemen (6) were second, ahead of receivers (5),
defensive backs (3), defensive linemen (2) and running backs
(1).
The 2012 CFL season gets underway on June 29th.
NOTES: The 1983 and 1984 CFL Canadian Drafts opened with one
Territorial Protection per team, so the first player drafted was
the 10th overall choice... Each Draft from 1973 to 1982 opened with
two Territorial Protections per team, so the first player drafted
was the 19th overall choice...ĚýĚý
CIS players selected in 2012 CFL Canadian Draft (24):
First Round (7 total selections)
1. Ben Heenan, Saskatchewan, OL (by Saskatchewan)
6. Shamawd Chambers, Wilfrid Laurier, WR (by Edmonton)
7. Kirby Fabien, Calgary, OL (by B.C.)
Second Round (7 total selections)
3. (10 total) Frédéric Plesius, Laval, LB (by Hamilton)
4. (11 total) Patrick Lavoie, Laval, RB (by Montreal)
5. (12 total) Sam Hurl, Calgary, LB (by Saskatchewan)
6. (13 total) Carson Rockhill, Calgary, OL (by Hamilton)
Third Round (8 total selections)
1. (15 total) Keenan MacDougall, Saskatchewan, DB (by
Calgary)
2. (16 total) Johnny Aprile, Queen’s, WR (by Winnipeg)
3. (17 total) Arnaud Gascon-Nadon, Laval, DL (by Hamilton)
8. (22 total) Matthew Norman, Western, OL (by B.C.)
Fourth Round (8 total selections)
3. (25 total) Simon Charbonneau-Campeau, Sherbrooke, WR (by
Hamilton)
4. (26 total) Lance Milton, UBC, DB (by Montreal)
6. (28 total) Quincy Hurst, Manitoba, WR (by Toronto)
7. (29 total) Jake Thomas, Acadia, DL (by Winnipeg)
Fifth Round (8 total selections)
1. (31 total) Mike Filer, Mount Allison, OL (by Calgary)
5. (35 total) Kevin Régimbald-Gagné, Sherbrooke, LB (by
Saskatchewan)
7. (37 total) Jordan Verdone, Calgary, LB (by B.C.)
8. (38 total) Ryan King, Saint Mary’s, LB (by Edmonton)
Sixth Round (7 total selections)
1. (39 total) Ismaël Bamba, Sherbrooke, WR (by Saskatchewan)
2. (40 total) Aaron Crawford, Saint Mary’s, LB (by Toronto)
3. (41 total) Shea Pierre, Windsor, DB (by Toronto)
6. (44 total) Ryan White, Bishop’s, OL (by Montreal)
7. (45 total) Wilkerson DeSouza, Toronto, LB (by Calgary)
CIS players selected by round (24):
First round: 3
Second round: 4Ěý
Third round: 4
Fourth round: 4
Fifth round: 4
Sixth round: 5
CIS players selected by regional associations (24):
Canada West: 8
RSEQ: 7
OUA: 5
AUS: 4
CIS players selected by universities (24):
Calgary: 4
Laval: 3
Sherbrooke: 3
Saskatchewan: 2
Saint Mary’s: 2
Wilfrid Laurier: 1
Queen’s: 1
Western: 1
UBC: 1
Manitoba: 1
Acadia: 1
Mount Allison: 1
Windsor: 1
Bishop’s: 1
Toronto: 1
CIS players selected by positions (24):
Linebacker: 7
Offensive linemen: 6
Receivers: 5
Defensive backs: 3
Defensive linemen: 2
Running back: 1
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Here is a list of all players selected in the 2012 CFL Draft
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Pick |
Player | Pos | School | Team | |
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Round 1 | |||||
1 | OL | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||
2 | DL | Eastern Michigan | BC Lions via TOR via EDM | ||
3 | OL | Washington State | Winnipeg Blue Bombers via HAM | ||
4 | OL | Virginia | Edmonton Eskimos via MTL via BC | ||
5 | DL | Wofford College | Calgary Stampeders | ||
6 | WR | Wilfrid Laurier | Edmonton Eskimos | ||
7 | OL | Calgary | BC Lions | ||
Round 2 | |||||
8 | DB | Northern Illinois | Hamilton Tiger-Cats via SSK via WPG | ||
9 | DE | Iowa State | Toronto Argonauts | ||
10 | LB | Laval | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||
11 | RB | Laval | Montreal Alouettes | ||
12 | LB | Calgary | Saskatchewan Roughriders via CGY | ||
13 | OL | Calgary | Hamilton Tiger-Cats via WPG | ||
14 | DL | Simon Fraser | Edmonton Eskimos via BC | ||
Round 3 | |||||
15 | DB | Saskatchewan | Calgary Stampeders via SSK | ||
16 | WR | Queen's | Winnipeg Blue Bombers via TOR | ||
17 | DL | Laval | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||
18 | DL | Western Kentucky | Montreal Alouettes | ||
19 | OL | Jacksonville University | Calgary Stampeders | ||
20 | DL | Boise State | Hamilton Tiger-Cats via BC via EDM | ||
21 | DE | Georgia State | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||
22 | Norman, Matthew | OL | Western | BC Lions via HAM | |
Round 4 | |||||
23 | Stephan, Rene | LB | Harding | Winnipeg Blue Bombers via SSK | |
24 | Tonye-Tonye, Herve | LB | Northern Colorado | Toronto Argonauts | |
25 | Charbonneau-Campeau, Simon | WR | Sherbrooke | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
26 | Milton, Lance | DB | UBC | Montreal Alouettes | |
27 | Erdos, Bradley | OL | Simon Fraser | Calgary Stampeders | |
28 | Hurst, Quincy | WR | Manitoba | Toronto Argonauts via EDM | |
29 | Thomas, Jake | DL | Acadia | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
30 | Berger, Adam | DB | Simon Fraser | Calgary Stampeders via BC | |
Round 5 | |||||
31 | Filer, Mike | OL | Mount Allison | Calgary Stampeders via WPG via SSK | |
32 | Willson, Luke | TE | Rice | Toronto Argonauts | |
33 | Palmer, Daronn | SB | Simon Fraser | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
34 | Roy, Bryn | LB | Texas A&M Commerce | Montreal Alouettes | |
35 | Régimbald-Gagné, Kevin | LB | Sherbrooke | Saskatchewan Roughriders via CGY | |
36 | Hazime, Hasan | DE | Akron | Edmonton Eskimos | |
37 | Verdone, Jordan | LB | Calgary | BC Lions via WPG | |
38 | King, Ryan | LB | Saint Mary's | Edmonton Eskimos via BC | |
Round 6 | |||||
39 | Bamba, Ismaël | WR | Sherbrooke | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
40 | Crawford, Aaron | LB | Saint Mary's | Toronto Argonauts | |
41 | Pierre, Shea | DB | Windsor | Toronto Argonauts via HAM | |
42 | Parker, Keynan | DB | Oregon State | Montreal Alouettes | |
43 | Spence, Jordan | DL | Eastern Oregon University | Calgary Stampeders | |
44 | White, Ryan | OL | Bishop's | Montreal Alouettes via EDM | |
45 | Desouza, Wilkerson | LB | Toronto | Calgary Stampeders via WPG |
*Winnipeg forfeited its first round pick (7th overall) by virtue of choosing Central Michigan receiver Kito Poblah in the 2011 Supplemental Draft; Edmonton forfeited its second round pick (14th overall) by virtue of choosing Mississippi defensive lineman Ted Laurent in the 2011 Supplemental Draft; B.C. forfeited its sixth round pick (48th overall) by virtue of choosing Wilfrid Laurier defensive lineman Alex Ellis in the 2011 Supplemental Draft.
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PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM THE RSEQ CONFERENCE SINCE
2006:
2006 - 5
2007 - 4
2008 - 8
2009 - 7
2010 - 10
2011 - 14
2012 - 7
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