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2002 CFL draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 25
Time11:00 AM EST[1]
Overview
54 total selections in 6 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionAlexandre Gauthier, OL
Ottawa Renegades
Most selections (9)Toronto Argonauts
Fewest selections (3)Edmonton Eskimos
CIS selections26
NCAA selections24
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 CFL draft took place on Thursday, April 25, 2002.[2] From a list of 442 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the NCAA and NAIA, 54 players were chosen, including 26 players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[3][4]

This year's draft saw an increase in picks from 48 in 2001 to 54 with the addition of the Ottawa Renegades to the league for the 2002 season.[5][6] Ottawa was given the first selection in each round, including another bonus selection with the first overall pick.[7]

Forfeitures

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  • Saskatchewan forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Andrew Moore in the 2001 Supplemental Draft.[7]

Round one

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position School
1 Ottawa Renegades (Bonus) Alexandre Gauthier OL Laval
2 Ottawa Renegades Mike Vilimek RB Simon Fraser
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Selection forfeited[7]
3 Toronto Argonauts Cory Annett OL Eastern Michigan
4 BC Lions Jason Clermont SB Regina
5 Montreal Alouettes Patrick Dorvelus CB Hofstra
6 BC Lions (via Edmonton) Paul Cheng DL Simon Fraser
7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Macdonald DL McGill
8 Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) Jon Oosterhuis DE New Hampshire
9 Calgary Stampeders Brian Nugent WR York

Round two

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position School
10 Ottawa Renegades D.J. Owchar DL Bowling Green
11 Ottawa Renegades (via Saskatchewan) Pat Fleming P Bowling Green
12 Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto) Sherko Haji-Rasouli OL Miami
13 Ottawa Renegades (via BC) Brock Ralph WR Wyoming
14 Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal via Ottawa via Toronto) Deitan Dubuc TE Michigan
15 Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton) Francois Boulianne OL Laval
16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jake Roberts OL Simon Fraser
17 BC Lions (via Winnipeg) Brett Romberg OL Miami
18 Calgary Stampeders Scott Gordon DB Ottawa

Round three

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position School
19 Ottawa Renegades Kevin Lawrence RB Northwestern
20 Saskatchewan Roughriders Patrick Thibeault SB Saint Mary's
21 Toronto Argonauts Robin Tremblay DE Houston
22 BC Lions Chris Gayton LB Kentucky
23 Montreal Alouettes Josh Jansen LB Occidental College
24 Edmonton Eskimos Dahrran Diedrick RB Nebraska
25 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Doug Borden DT Saint Mary's
26 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Michael Shaver FB Ottawa
27 Calgary Stampeders Reid Seitz WR Northern Iowa

Round four

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position School
28 Toronto Argonauts (via Ottawa) Rob Stewart DT Manitoba
29 Saskatchewan Roughriders Darnell Edwards CB Manitoba
30 Toronto Argonauts Alexis Sanschagrin DB Western Ontario
31 BC Lions John Williams RB Edinboro
32 Montreal Alouettes Aaron Fiacconi OT Mansfield
33 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) Jon Landon OL Queen's
34 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jamie Elliot WR Calgary
35 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike Faisthuber SB Manitoba
36 Calgary Stampeders Jeff Almon RB Calgary

Round five

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position School
37 Ottawa Renegades Youdlain Marcellus DB Buffalo
38 Saskatchewan Roughriders Gonzalo Segovia DT Eastern Illinois
39 Toronto Argonauts Marvin Brereton RB Buffalo
40 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) Lloyd Orris RB Simon Fraser
41 BC Lions (via Montreal) Atnas Maeko WR Saint Mary's
42 Edmonton Eskimos Olanzo Jarrett DE Toledo
43 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Scott Coe LB Manitoba
44 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Joey Mikawoz LB Manitoba
45 Toronto Argonauts Chuck Walsh LB Waterloo

Round six

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Pick # CFL Team Player Position School
46 Ottawa Renegades Tyler Paopao QB Occidental College
47 Saskatchewan Roughriders Curtis Nash DB Saint Mary's
48 Toronto Argonauts Sean Spender LB Guelph
49 Toronto Argonauts (via BC) Jarel Cockburn WR Columbia
50 Montreal Alouettes Mitch Sutherland DE Alberta
51 Edmonton Eskimos Andrew Dubiellak WR UNLV
52 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kenneth Vermette RB Manitoba
53 BC Lions (via Winnipeg) Joe Orel WR Manitoba
54 Toronto Argonauts (via Calgary) Darryl Ray WR Ottawa

Notes

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  1. ^ "Live 2002 Canadian College Draft". Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002.
  2. ^ "2002 Canadian College Draft – The picks are in". Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ 2011 Canadian Draft Guide Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2002 Canadian Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  5. ^ "Alphabetical Draft List". Canadian Football League. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-12-19. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  6. ^ "Inside the numbers". CFL.ca. 2002-04-23. Archived from the original on 2002-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ^ a b c "2002 Canadian College Draft order". Canadian Football League. April 12, 2002. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003.

Further reading

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