The 2004 CFL draft took place on Wednesday, April 28, 2004.[1] 53 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[2] Of the 53 draft selections, 35 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[3]
| 2004 CFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | April 28 |
| Overview | |
| 53 total selections in 6 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| First selection | Wayne Smith, OL Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Most selections (7) | Ottawa Renegades Montreal Alouettes Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Stampeders |
| Fewest selections (4) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| CIS selections | 35 |
| NCAA selections | 18 |
Round one
edit| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Wayne Smith | OL | Appalachian State |
| 2 | Ottawa Renegades | Ibrahim Khan | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | Ottawa Renegades | David Azzi | WR | Ottawa |
| 4 | Toronto Argonauts | Mark Moroz | OL | Wake Forest |
| 5 | BC Lions | O.J. Atogwe | S | Stanford |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Ducamel Augustin | FB | Villanova |
| 7 | Toronto Argonauts | Jean-Fredric Tremblay | WR | Laval |
| 8 | Montreal Alouettes | Alain Kashama | DL | Michigan |
| 9 | Edmonton Eskimos | Amarpreet Sanghera | OL | British Columbia |
Round two
edit| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | Gilles Lezi | FB | Northwestern |
| 11 | Calgary Stampeders | Tyler Lynem | DL | Calgary |
| 12 | Ottawa Renegades | Christian Leibl-Cote | OL | New Hampshire |
| 13 | BC Lions (via Toronto) | Nautyn McKay-Loescher | DE | Alabama |
| 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Marwan Hage | OL | Colorado |
| 15 | Montreal Alouettes | Ryan Jeffrey | OL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 16 | Calgary Stampeders | Pascal Masson | DB | Laval |
| 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | Rhett McLane | OL | Saskatchewan |
Round three
edit| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Sean Kent | OL | Regina |
| 19 | Calgary Stampeders | Jason Taylor | DE | British Columbia |
| 20 | Ottawa Renegades | Shaun Suisham | K | Bowling Green |
| 21 | Montreal Alouettes | Josh Bourke | OL | Grand Valley State |
| 22 | BC Lions | Scott Plummer | DB | Simon Fraser |
| 23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Walter Spencer | DB | Indianapolis |
| 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jon Ryan | WR/K | Regina |
| 25 | Montreal Alouettes | O'Neil Wilson | WR | Connecticut |
| 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Andrew Nowacki | WR | Murray State |
Round four
edit| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Connor Healey | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 28 | Calgary Stampeders | Anthony Forgione | OL | York |
| 29 | Ottawa Renegades | L.P. Ladouceur | DT | California |
| 30 | Toronto Argonauts | Frank Hoffmann | DL | York |
| 31 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Luc Mullinder | DE | Michigan State |
| 32 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Ryan Strong | OL | Wayne State |
| 33 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Neil McKinlay | LB | Simon Fraser |
| 34 | Montreal Alouettes | Rudy Hage | DE | Concordia |
| 35 | Edmonton Eskimos | Chad Rempel | WR | Saskatchewan |
Round five
edit| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Anthony Mason | OL | Guelph |
| 37 | Calgary Stampeders | Christian Simmerling | DB | Saint Mary's |
| 38 | Ottawa Renegades | Matt Kirk | DL | Queen's |
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts | Mike Mahoney | LB | McGill |
| 40 | BC Lions | Troy Cunningham | DE | Concordia |
| 41 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Craig Zimmer | LB | Regina |
| 42 | Calgary Stampeders | Marc Mitchell | LB | Queen's |
| 43 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ryan Folk | LB | Calgary |
| 44 | Edmonton Eskimos | Martin Gagnon | DB | Laval |
Round six
edit| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Justin Shakell | DL | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | Andrew Gallant | SB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 47 | Ottawa Renegades | Christian Heffernan | SB | Western Ontario |
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts | Brendan Mahoney | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 49 | BC Lions | Billy Palmer | TE | Notre Dame |
| 50 | Montreal Alouettes | Landon White | DB | Alberta |
| 51 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | John Sullivan | S | Waterloo |
| 52 | Montreal Alouettes | Steven Frake | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 53 | Edmonton Eskimos | David Thorne | OL | Mount Allison |
References
edit- ^ "SFU's Khan first CIS player selected; 35 of 53 choices from CIS". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "2004 CFL draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "2020 CFL Draft Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. April 30, 2020.