The Calgary Stampeders are slated to make their first selection at seventh overall as the Canadian Football League holds its draft on Tuesday starting at 5 p.m. MDT.

Calgary goes into the draft with eight selections including the seventh and 14th overall picks as well as three choices — 19th, 24th and 25th overall — in the third round. The Stamps also have one fourth-round pick (33rd overall), one fifth-round pick (40th) and one seventh-round pick (61st).

The Stampeders’ current roster features 25 players who were chosen in the CFL draft including 19 Calgary selections. 

TSN will be televising the first round of the draft on its main network while subsequent rounds will be streamed on TSN.ca

Calgary’s selections

Round 1 — 7th overall
Round 2 — 16th overall
Round 3 — 19th overall *
Round 3 — 24th overall **
Round 3 — 25th overall
Round 4 — 34th overall
Round 5 — 40th overall ***
Round 7 — 61st overall

* Acquired from Ottawa in exchange for Justin Phillips and the 23rd overall selection
** Acquired from Winnipeg in exchange for Chris Randle and the 26th overall selection
*** Acquired from Montreal in exchange for Larry Taylor and the 43rd overall selection

Under Huff

Of the 41 players drafted by the Stampeders since John Hufnagel became head coach and general manager in 2008, 19 saw action with the Stampeders in 2013

2008 — Dimitri Tsoumpas (1st round), Jon Gott (5th)
2009 — Eric Fraser (1st), Spencer Armstrong (4th), Steve Myddelton (4th)
2010 — Rob Maver (1st), J’Michael Deane (3rd), Karl McCartney (5th)
2011 — Anthony Parker (1st), Junior Turner (2nd), Brad Sinopoli (4th), Matt Walter (5th)
2012 — Keenan MacDougall (3rd), Billy Peach (3rd), Adam Berger (4th), Wilkerson DeSouza (6th)
2013 — Ben D’Aguilar (2nd), Brett Jones (2nd), Shane Bergman (6th)

Five other draft picks from the Hufnagel regime completed their college careers last season and will be attending training camp with the Stamps in 2014

2013 — Brander Craighead (1st), Yannick Morin-Plante (3rd), Charlie Power (4th), Dumitru Ionita (7th)
2012 — Brad Erdos (4th)

An additional four Calgary draft picks from the 2008-13 period played for other CFL clubs in 2013

2009 — Tristan Black (2nd), Scott McHenry (4th)
2012 — Ameet Pall (1st), Mike Filer (5th)

Feeling a draft

The current Stampeders roster features 25 players who were selected in the CFL draft including 19 who were taken by Calgary 

2013 — Brander Craighead (Cgy.), Ben D’Aguilar (Cgy.), Brett Jones (Cgy.), Yannick Morin-Plante (Cgy.), Charlie Power (Cgy.), Shane Bergman (Cgy.)
2012 — Keenan MacDougall (Cgy.), Billy Peach (Cgy.) Brad Erdos (Cgy.), Adam Berger (Cgy.), Simon Charbonneau-Campeau (Ham.)
2011 — Anthony Parker (Cgy.), Junior Turner (Cgy.), Brad Sinopoli (Cgy.), Matt Walter (Cgy.)
2010 — Rob Maver (Cgy.), Karl McCartney (Cgy.)
2008 — Jon Gott (Cgy.), Tim St. Pierre (Edm.)
2007 — Jabari Arthur (Cgy.), Corey Mace (Wpg.), Yannick Carter (Ssk.)
2006 — Jon Cornish (Cgy.), Dan Federkeil (Tor.)
2001 — Randy Chevrier (Edm.)

Homegrown talent

With 19 of its own draft picks on the current roster, Calgary leads all CFL clubs. Here is a team-by-team breakdown of players currently on the roster of the team that originally drafted them

Calgary Stampeders – 19
Montreal Alouettes – 16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats – 13
Saskatchewan Roughriders – 13
BC Lions – 12
Toronto Argonauts – 11
Edmonton Eskimos – 10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers – 8

Since 2008

A breakdown of the 41 players selected by the Stamps between 2008-13

Origin

NCAA – 16
Canada West – 9
Ontario conference – 7
Quebec conference – 5
Atlantic conference – 4

By position

Offensive line – 14
Defensive line – 8
Receiver – 7
Defensive back – 4
Linebacker – 3
Running back – 2
Kicker/punter – 2
Quarterback – 1

Lucky No. 7

This is the second consecutive season the Stampeders have held the seventh overall pick. A year ago, they selected offensive lineman Brander Craighead, an underclassman from the University of Texas-El Paso.

Other seventh overall selections from the past 25 years of Stampeders drafts are Marc Calixte (2003), Scott Regimbald (2000), Jason Clemett (1997), Kevin Reid (1995) and Tyrone Williams (1992).

Sweet 16

The Stamps are also slated to draft 16th for a second straight season. In 2013, they selected eventual CFL rookie of the year Brett Jones with the 16th overall selection.

Tristan Black (2009), Fernand Kashama (2008), Pascal Masson (2004), Cameron Legault (1999) and Harland Ah You (1998) are the other players chosen by the Stamps with the 16th overall selection in the past quarter-century. 

Drafting great late

Of the 22 players selected by the Stamps in the first two rounds of the 10 most recent drafts (2004-13), 20 made it to a CFL roster.

The Stamps have also enjoyed success in the later rounds with 26 selections in the third round or later taken in the past decade who eventually made a CFL roster including 24 with Calgary. No fewer than 20 picks taken in the fourth round or later appeared on an active CFL roster.

3rd round (6) — John Comiskey (2005), Pat MacDonald (2007), J’Michael Deane (2010), Keenan MacDougall (2012), Billy Peach (2012), Yannick Morin-Plante (2013)
4th round (10) — Riley Clayton (2006), Gerald Commisiong (2006), Spencer Armstrong (2009), Steve Myddelton (2009), Scott McHenry (2009), Akwasi Antwi (2011), Brad Sinopoli (2011), Brad Erdos (2012), Adam Berger (2012), Charlie Power (2013)
5th round (6) — Marc Mitchell (2004), Derek Armstrong (2006), Jon Gott (2008), Karl McCartney (2010), Matt Walter (2011), Mike Filer (2012)
6th round (4) — Brett Ralph (2005), Greg Hetherington (2007), Wilkerson DeSouza (2012), Shane Bergman (2013)

By the numbers

4 — Calgary draft picks who were West Division all-stars in 2013 (Jon Cornish, Rob Maver, Brett Jones, Jon Gott)
13 — Cornish’s draft position in 2006
3 — Of the 12 players taken ahead of Cornish who are still with their original teams (Dean Valli sixth overall to BC, Eric Deslauriers seventh overall to Montreal and Pete Dyakowski 11th overall to Hamilton)
4 — Of the 12 players taken ahead of Cornish who are currently not on a CFL roster
10 — Fourth-round selections by the Stamps in the past 10 years who eventually made a CFL roster
4 — First-round selections by the Stamps in 2003 (Steven Morley, Joe McGrath, Wes Lysack, Marc Calixte)