The2025 CFL national draft is aselection ofnational players byCanadian Football League teams that is scheduled to take place on April 29, 2025 at 8:00 pm ET.[1] Seventy-two players are scheduled to be chosen from among eligible players fromCanadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in theNCAA.[2][3] That number is subject to change if there are any more forfeited selections.
As per the 2022 collective bargaining agreement, the two teams that had National players featured in the highest percentage of snaps played in the2024 CFL season will each be awarded an additional second-round pick.[3]
Calgary → BC (PD).Calgary traded the ninth overall pick and the 29th overall pick in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the2026 CFL draft toBC in exchange forVernon Adams, the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the2026 CFL draft.[trade 1]
Toronto → Hamilton (PD).Toronto traded a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft,Jordan Williams, and the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the2024 CFL Draft to Hamilton in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights toDeontay Burnett.[trade 4] The condition was not met and Toronto traded a third-round pick instead.[6]
Calgary ←→ BC (PD).Calgary traded the 29th overall pick and the ninth overall pick in this year's draft and a second-round pick in the2026 CFL draft to BC in exchange forVernon Adams, the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft, and a third-round pick in the2026 CFL draft.[trade 1]
Hamilton → Toronto (PD).Hamilton traded a conditional third-round pick in this year's draft, the fifth overall selection and two third-round picks in the2024 CFL Draft, and the negotiation rights toDeontay Burnett toToronto in exchange forJordan Williams, the seventh overall selection, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the2024 CFL Draft, and a conditional fourth-round pick in this year's draft.[trade 4] The condition was not met and Hamilton traded a fourth-round pick instead.[6]
Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD).Saskatchewan traded an eighth-round pick in this year's draft to Calgary in exchange forJake Maier.[trade 5] This became a seventh-round pick when Maier re-signed with Saskatchewan on January 9, 2025.[9]
