In 2016, 53 CIS players were selected in the CFL draft with Laval Rouge et Or leading the way with 8 selections including: # 2. Philippe Gagnon, Laval, OL (by Montreal); 5. Charles Vaillancourt, Laval, OL (by British Columbia); 7. Jason Lauzon-Séguin, Laval, OL (by Ottawa); (28th overall) Shayne Gauthier, Laval, LB (by Winnipeg); (38th overall) Jean-Philippe Bolduc, Laval, DB (by Calgary); (39th overall) Félix Faubert-Lussier, Laval, WR (by Hamilton); (42nd overall) Pierre-Luc Caron, Laval, LB (by Calgary); and (69th overall) Guillaume Tremblay-Lebel, Laval, LB (by Ottawa). The following article includes all 53CIS drafted players.

Philippe Gagnon, an offensive lineman from Laval University, was the first CIS player selected in the 2016 CFL Canadian Draft when the Montreal Alouettes called his name at No. 2, on Tuesday evening.
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The first overall selection, by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was offensive lineman Josiah St. John from the University of Oklahoma, marking the second straight year than an NCAA player topped the charts after an eight-year CIS stranglehold on the first pick from 2007 to 2014.

Overall, 53 CIS standouts were selected out of 70 total picks (75.7%). The tally is the second best in league history, trailing only the whopping 59 CIS stars chosen in 2014 out of 65 total selections (90.8%). A year ago, CIS players made up 71% of draftees (44 out of 62).

Other CIS representatives to go in the first round were Acadia wide receiver Brian Jones at No. 4 (Toronto), as well as two more members of the dominating Laval offensive line, Charles Vaillancourt at No. 5 (British Columbia) and Jason Lauzon-Séguin at No. 7 (Ottawa).


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