Nine Atlantic conference players selected in 2023 CFL draft
Overall, 57 U SPORTS standouts were selected out of 72 total picks (79.17 per cent) over eight rounds.
(TORONTO, ONT.) Montréal linebacker Michael Brodrique was the first U SPORTS player selected in the 2023 CFL Draft, as he went second overall by the Edmonton Elks on Tuesday evening.
Brodrique was one of four U SPORTS players who went in the opening round. He was followed by UBC Thunderbirds defensive lineman Lake Korte-Moore (No. 3, Saskatchewan Roughriders), Saskatchewan Huskies offensive lineman Dayton Black (No. 6, Hamilton Tiger-Cats), and Regina Rams defensive lineman Anthony Bennett (No. 8, Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
Brodrique was the highest ranked U SPORTS product (No. 11) on the final Scouting Bureau Prospects List published Apr. 21, followed by Korte-Moore at No. 13.
Overall, 57 U SPORTS standouts were selected out of 72 total picks (79.17 per cent) over eight rounds. The OUA led the way with 23 selections, followed by Canada West with 17 – with the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Saint Mary's Huskies and Western Mustangs each having the most players picked with five.
In all, 24 of the 27 U SPORTS programs had at least one player chosen.
Since the CFL draft was expanded in 2013, 577 U SPORTS athletes have been drafted into the CFL - more than 75 per cent of the total players selected, while approximately 200 Canadian university football alumni annually start the season on the league's nine teams. This is the seventh time in the past eight drafts to see at least 50 U SPORTS players selected, with the only exception being 2021 when the draft was shortened to six rounds.
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U SPORTS players selected in the 2023 CFL Draft (57)
| ROUND | SELECTIONS |
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 7 |
| CONFERENCE | SELECTIONS |
| OUA | 23 |
| CW | 17 |
| AUS | 9 |
| RSEQ | 8 |
| SCHOOL | SELECTIONS |
| Ottawa | 5 |
| Saint Mary's | 5 |
| Western | 5 |
| Regina | 4 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 |
| Alberta | 3 |
| Guelph | 3 |
| Montréal | 3 |
| Queen's | 3 |
| UBC | 3 |
| Laurier | 2 |
| Laval | 2 |
| Manitoba | 2 |
| McMaster | 2 |
| Mount Allison | 2 |
| Bishop's | 1 |
| Calgary | 1 |
| Concordia | 1 |
| McGill | 1 |
| Sherbrooke | 1 |
| STFX | 1 |
| Waterloo | 1 |
| Windsor | 1 |
| York | 1 |
| Acadia | 0 |
| Carleton | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 |
| TEAM | SELECTIONS |
| Edmonton Elks | 8 |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 8 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 7 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 |
| BC Lions | 5 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 5 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 5 |
Source: U SPORTS Communications