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Michael Couture (52) OL Simon Fraser during the CFL combine in Toronto, Sunday March 13, 2016. (Photo: Johany Jutras / CFL)

A quick recap of May 10th’s CFL Draft:

9th overall: Trent Corney (DL)

10th overall: Michael Couture (OL)

19th overall: Taylor Loffler (DB)

28th overall: Shayne Gauthier (LB)

37th overall: Zachary Intzandt (OL)

46th overall: Rupert Butcher (DL)

55th overall: Alex Vitt (WR)

63rd overall: Frank Renaud-Berra (LB)

 

For more details, breakdown and Kyle Walters’ post-draft press conference, look below!

 
2016 CFL Draft Breakdown
TRENT CORNEY Selected: Second round, 9th overall Position: Defensive end School: Virginia Height: 6-3 Weight: 255 lbs Notable: Started 11 of Virginia’s 12 games last year with the Cavaliers and has a career-high six tackles in his first start, vs. UCLA… Was the CJFL’s defensive rookie of the year with the Ottawa Sooners in 2011… Was the Canadian junior national titleholder in the javelin and anchored his high school’s 4×100 meter relay team… Was recently in a mini-camp with the New ...
 
Prospect Profile: Taylor Loffler
Taylor Loffler on his long road to the CFL Draft.
 
Inside the War Room
It’s 5:43 p.m. and General Manager Kyle Walters is seated at the head of the boardroom table, as straight-faced as you will see the boss of football operations. Head Coach Mike O’Shea sits to his left, and President & CEO Wade Miller to his right. The draft is about 15 minutes from commencing on national television, and a TSN TV crew accompanied by Sara Orlesky is stationed across the hall. As I step out of the room to speak with TSN, Kyle does as well with his phone pressed to his ear. ...
 
The new blue crew
May 10, 2016 Kyle Walters and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have spent the last few years at the ready during the Canadian Football League’s Draft, cued up to spit out a name not long after the annual talent grab begins. It was Sukh Chungh in the second-overall spot last year; ditto for Matthias Goossen in 2014. In fact, dating back to the Joe Mack regime, the Bombers had a top 3 selection in each of the last five years. So Tuesday night’s 2016 draft differed in that Walters & Co. sat and ...
 
Post-Draft Press Conference: GM Kyle Walters
GM Kyle Walters took questions from the media following a successful 2016 CFL Draft.
 
Bold moves, twists and turns highlight 2016 CFL Draft
They may have had the fewest picks in the draft, but it didn’t stop the Saskatchewan Roughriders from making the biggest splash.
 
CFL Draft Tracker
 
2016 CFL Mock Draft 4.0: A new No. 1 overall?
Josiah St. John’s reign at the top comes to an end, but who’s number one in Justin Dunk’s final 2016 CFL Mock Draft?
 
Preview: Top talent takes centre stage at the CFL Draft
The CFL Draft kicks off Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on TSN 1, 3, 4 and 5 and RDS2 as all nine CFL teams zero in on the country’s top amateur talent.
 
Kyle Walters: Quiet on CFL Draft eve
May 9, 2016 There will undoubtedly be the usual last minute, last second telephone calls. That’s always how the Canadian Football League Draft works, with teams sometimes desperately trying to move up or down the proceedings. But on the eve of Tuesday’s annual Canadian talent grab, Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters summed up the activity – at least, from his end – like this: “It’s quiet… right now. There was a little bit (of discussion) with one team. Everybody wants to talk about nine ...
 
Primer: What you need to know about Tuesday's CFL Draft
From Laval’s chance to make history to the trades that have affected the order, here’s what you need to know going into Tuesday night.
 
Walters on Draft: It’s a different mindset this year
When it comes to the CFL Draft, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers may finally be dealing from a position of strength.
 
Draft Rewind: 5 years of 1st round picks
TORONTO — Two major indicators of success in the CFL are the quarterback position and Canadian content. The quarterback has the ball in his hands every offensive play of the game and has the single largest impact on the outcome of any game. But with the need to start seven national players, strong Canadian talent provides flexibility — and teams lacking it can find themselves in trouble, fast. While CFL clubs can acquire national talent from many different places, the source of ...
 
Pre-Draft FAQ
His phone is hardly buzzing to life right now with calls and text messages. But that could change for Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM, Kyle Walters, within the next couple of days in the countdown to the Canadian Football League’s draft on Tuesday. The Bombers hold the 9th and 10th picks in Tuesday’s proceedings – their first rounder, second overall, was forfeited in last year’s supplemental draft for Garrett Waggoner – and it’s an intriguing spot for a couple of reasons. First, it marks the first ...
 
A year in the making
Kyle Walters is scrolling through page after page of player evaluations, the information quickly flickering on the monitor in the Winnipeg Blue Bomber GM’s office like a picture flip book. To his right is an enormous white board, featuring the names of some of the players the Bombers are tracking heading into next Tuesday’s Canadian Football League Draft. There are numbers in brackets, representing player evaluations and grades. There are notations scribbled in as updates. And, frankly, the ...
 
CCES confirms asserted anti-doping rule violation against CIS player
TORONTO (May 6, 2016) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) confirmed that it has asserted an anti-doping rule violation against a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football athlete that has tested positive for the presence of a banned substance. The athlete’s urine samples were collected during out-of-competition doping control on March 9, 2016, at the Canadian Football League (CFL) Regional Combine in Montreal, Quebec. Bishop’s University defensive back, Jonathan ...
 
Breaking Down the CFL Draft
He’s at the top of every Canadian Football League draft board and the No. 1 prospect, as ranked by the CFL Scouting Bureau. And yet in one of those quirky twists that makes the CFL so unique, University of Manitoba Bisons defensive tackle David Onyemata won’t be the first name called out during next Tuesday’s CFL Draft. Heck, he could drop a round – or two – before one of the nine CFL teams select him. And here’s why; as a fourth-round pick of the New Orleans Saints in last weekend’s NFL ...
 
2016 CFL Draft to be held May 10 at 7 p.m. on TSN2 and RDS2
The CFL has revealed time and broadcast details for the 2016 CFL Draft, which will be televised on TSN2 and RDS2 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET on May 10.
 
2016 CFL Mock Draft 3.0: Corney, Brescacin on the way up
Three new players are on the board as Trent Corney and Juwan Brescacin fly up the charts in Justin Dunk’s latest 2016 CFL Mock Draft.
 
Prospect Profile: Vaillancourt set to join new football family
From his Laval football family to the CFL Draft, offensive guard Charles Vaillancourt is one of the top prospects in this year’s draft.
 
Onyemata, Loffler top Canada West CFL prospect rankings
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — David Onyemata continues to dominate the ranks ahead of the 2016 CFL Draft, most recently topping Canada West’s first annual CFL prospect rankings. Coaches from Canada West’s six football programs each submitted a list of 21 players, with a first place vote being worth 21 points, a second place vote worth 20 points etc. The rankings provide a glimpse into how Canada West coaches view the top draft eligible players ahead of the May 10 CFL Draft, with ...