The Calgary Stampeders are slated to pick seventh overall as the Canadian Football League holds its draft on Monday, May 6.
Starting at 10 a.m., TSN will televise the early portions of the annual selection process while the remainder of the draft will be shown on TSN.ca starting at noon MDT.
Calgary goes into the draft with eight selections including the seventh overall pick and two slots — 13th and 16th overall — in the second round. The Stamps also have one third-round pick (25th overall), two fourth-round picks (28th and 34th), one sixth-round pick (48th) and one seventh-round pick (59th).
The seventh round was added to the CFL Canadian Draft this year as a response to an increase in the depth of Canadian talent.
In addition to the eight active teams in the CFL, the Ottawa franchise — scheduled to begin play in 2014 — will pick last in each of the first four rounds of this year’s draft. The Ottawa team is limited to “futures” picks, i.e. players who are eligible to return to NCAA schools in 2013.
Stampeders Draft Facts
- The Stampeders’ current roster features 24 players who were chosen in the CFL draft including 19 Calgary selections
- Rob Cote, Rene Parades and Jeff Hecht are the only non-import players on the Stampeders roster who were not drafted
- Three Calgary first-round selections — Rob Maver (2010), Dimitri Tsoumpas (2008) and Jon Cornish (2006) — were selected as CFL all-stars in 2012
- The most draft picks Calgary has ever had was in 2003 when they had 11 selections
- The highest draft pick on the Stampeders current roster is Chris Bauman who was selected in the first round, first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2007
- The Stampeders traded up in the 2011 draft to acquire receiver Anthony Parker third overall and in 2008 the Stampeders traded up to draft Dimitri Tsoumpas second overall
- Since 1988 the Stampeders have drafted first overall three times. The last time was in 2005, selecting Miguel Robebe. The other two times were in 2003 when they selected Steven Morley and in 1992 when they selected Bruce Covernton
- Since 1988, the Stampeders have selected seventh overall five times. Recently retired Marc Calixte was the last player chosen by the Stampeders with the seventh pick in 2003
- The last two times Calgary drafted an offensive lineman from Weber State they won the Grey Cup that year
Stay tuned to www.stampeders.com throughout the draft for updates.