2019 CPL–U Sports Draft


The 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft was the second annual CPL–U Sports Draft. It was held on November 11, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec. Seven Canadian Premier League teams selected 14 eligible U Sports athletes in total.

Format

Each CPL team will make two selection in the U Sports Draft. Players can be selected if they have years of U Sports eligibility remaining and have declared for the draft.
For the non-finalist teams, the CPL combined standings were used to determine the order for the first round, with last-placed HFX Wanderers FC selecting first. Finals runner-up Cavalry FC selected sixth, while champions Forge FC selected seventh. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round.

Player selection

Round 1

Round 2

Pick #CPL teamPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
8Forge FCAlex ZisCAMCanadaGuelph
9Cavalry FCMoe El GandourCMCanadaMount Royal
10York9Isaiah Johnston*RMCanadaCape Breton
11FC EdmontonJacob BoschCMCanadaAlberta
12Pacific FCThomas GardnerFWCanadaBritish Columbia
13Valour FCCharlie WatersSTEnglandCape Breton
14HFX WanderersJake Ruby*RBCanadaTrinity Western

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Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Canadian draftees by province

RankProvinceSelections
13
13
32
32

Draftees by university