The Montreal Alouettes will be on the clock first at the 2022 CFL Draft after completing a draft day trade with the Edmonton Elks. Keep up with all the news and rumours ahead of the first pick with TSN.ca's CFL Draft Blog. Watch the first two rounds of the 2022 CFL Draft LIVE on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on TSN1, TSN3 the TSN App, and TSN Direct. Rounds 3-8 can be streamed LIVE on TSN.ca and the TSN App.

Trades shake up the first round 

The Montreal Alouettes now hold the first overall selection in the 2022 CFL Draft after completing a deal with the Edmonton Elks ahead of Tuesday evening's draft. 

The Als sent the fourth overall pick alongside national OL Carter O'Donnel to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for the pick.

O'Donnell, who is under contract with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, spent his collegiate years at the University of Alberta. The Red Deer, Atla. native earned First Team All-Canadian honors in 2019 and Second Team All-Canadian honors in 2018.

This likely means Tyrell Richards will end up with the Alouettes, as the Syracuse linebacker is widely regarded as the projected No. 1 overall selection in Tuesday's draft. Click here for TSN's Marshall Ferguson's 2022 CFL Mock Draft.

 

 

Additionally, the Alouettes completed another trade to bolster their draft capital, sending DT Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall pick in the 2022 draft to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the ninth and 18th picks. 

 

The night before the draft, Hamilton Tiger-Cats got in on the action when acquired offensive lineman Kyle Saxelid and linebacker Grant McDonald, along with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 CFL Global Draft from the Elks in exchange for the eighth and 28th overall picks in the 2022 CFL Draft and the ninth overall pick in the CFL Global Draft. 

Saxelid, a 27-year-old from Sacramento, Calif., spent two seasons with the Elks, appearing in 26 games.

McDonald, a  22-year-old Tsawwassen, BC., native, spent his rookie campaign with the Elks, recording 16 special teams tackles in 14 games played. 

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With all the trades that have happened, the new first round draft order reads as following: 

Montreal Alouettes 

Ottawa Redblacks

BC Lions 

Edmonton Elks 

Calgary Stampeders 

Toronto Argonauts 

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Edmonton Elks 

Montreal Alouettes 

Tre Ford garners NFL attention 

Touted as the top QB prospect in this year's CFL draft, Tre ford has drawn attention from both sides of the boarder. 

The Niagara falls, Ont., native and this year's Hec Crighton Trophy winner spent four years with the OUA's Waterloo Warriors. In Ford's 2021-22 season, he threw for 1770 yards and 12 touchdowns to just six interceptions. He added another trio of touchdowns and 667 yards on the ground. 

His speed and athleticism have made him one of the most desirable prospects in the class. As a result, the NFL has come calling with the Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants inviting him to mini-camp as reported by TSN's Dave Naylor. 

The Ravens will have him audition as a quarterback while the Giants will use him at various positions as well as quarterback.