2018 CFL draft

[jerrym]

Here' s the National Combines list. The National Combine will be held in Winnipeg March 24-25 in Winnipeg during CFL Week. CFL.ca will have live-streaming of the bench press, 40 yard dash and 1 on 1's.

https://www.cfl.ca/2018-cfl-combine-roster/

[OV Argo]

Here' s the National Combines list. The National Combine will be held in Winnipeg March 24-25 in Winnipeg during CFL Week. CFL.ca will have live-streaming of the bench press, 40 yard dash and 1 on 1's.

http://www.argofans.com/forumdisplay.php?2-Double-Blue-Room

SO - 3 of the top rated prospects - O-linemen (Knevel, Hunter, Rutherford = starters in NCAA Div I), plus a few CIS stars who have made the CFL Scouting Bureau's top 20 list - O-linemen Keillor Cherry (Acadia) & David Brown (Western), plus DE J-B Glaou (Montreal) - are not going to the CFL Combine?

I get that some top rated NCAA guys may avoid the CFL Combine cause it might hurt their NFL chances ( get injured participating or put up poor results); but the 3 CIS stars not going? - could be they are injured and unable, or maybe there are other reasons (told the CFL they have no interest in playing pro ball?). But I'd like to know the reason(s) ??? Doesn't look good on the CFL IMO when 6 of the top 20 or so prospects are not attending ?

[j-ski]

SO - 3 of the top rated prospects - O-linemen (Knevel, Hunter, Rutherford = starters in NCAA Div I), plus a few CIS stars who have made the CFL Scouting Bureau's top 20 list - O-linemen Keillor Cherry (Acadia) & David Brown (Western), plus DE J-B Glaou (Montreal) - are not going to the CFL Combine?

I get that some top rated NCAA guys may avoid the CFL Combine cause it might hurt their NFL chances ( get injured participating or put up poor results); but the 3 CIS stars not going? - could be they are injured and unable, or maybe there are other reasons (told the CFL they have no interest in playing pro ball?). But I'd like to know the reason(s) ??? Doesn't look good on the CFL IMO when 6 of the top 20 or so prospects are not attending ?

I'm pleasantly surprised that Julien Laurent from Georgia is going. Didn't expect he would show up.

[doubleblue]

I'm pleasantly surprised that Julien Laurent from Georgia is going. Didn't expect he would show up.

Laurent should give the scouts a good look at who among the offensive linemen are ready to take on a pro sized bull rusher.

[jerrym]

SO - 3 of the top rated prospects - O-linemen (Knevel, Hunter, Rutherford = starters in NCAA Div I), plus a few CIS stars who have made the CFL Scouting Bureau's top 20 list - O-linemen Keillor Cherry (Acadia) & David Brown (Western), plus DE J-B Glaou (Montreal) - are not going to the CFL Combine?

I get that some top rated NCAA guys may avoid the CFL Combine cause it might hurt their NFL chances ( get injured participating or put up poor results); but the 3 CIS stars not going? - could be they are injured and unable, or maybe there are other reasons (told the CFL they have no interest in playing pro ball?). But I'd like to know the reason(s) ??? Doesn't look good on the CFL IMO when 6 of the top 20 or so prospects are not attending ?

Two of the top 3 rated prospects (Hunter and Rutherford) have pro days at their schools in the 5 days before the National Combine in Winnipeg, so that's what they are focusing on in the hopes of impressing NFL scouts in order to get a NFL contract. Knevel's pro day is March 14.

[jerrym]

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[OV Argo]

Two of the top 3 rated prospects (Hunter and Rutherford) have pro days at their schools in the 5 days before the National Combine in Winnipeg, so that's what they are focusing on in the hopes of impressing NFL scouts in order to get a NFL contract. Knevel's pro day is March 14.

I get why those 3 NCAA O-linemen may be focusing on their pro days (though none of them are that highly rated for the NFL draft that i have heard of ? - and not attending the CFL event could possibly p/o some CFL scouts ?); still like to hear why those 3 CIS guys mentioned are not attending ?


The CFL has done a pretty good job of promoting and creating more interest in their draft over the past number of years; still more work could be done, and often so little respect for / knowledge of top Canadian talent entering the CFL draft - IMO.