CFL Draft Recap

CFL Draft Recap

From 2 and Out CFL Podcast by Travis Currah & Sheldon Jones

April 30, 2026 · 47 min · Episode 541

About this episode

The episode features a recap of the 2026 CFL Canadian draft with insights from guest JC Abbott.

JC Abbott of 3DownNation.com joins Travis Currah and Sheldon Jones to recap yesterday's 2026 CFL Canadian draft. 00:00 - Open 02:35 - JC's thoughts on next year's changes and the timing of the CFL's announcement 06:37 - Messaging around the league's announcements 10:12 - How will the players receive the news? 11:52 - The effects of an all East or all West Grey Cup 14:40 - Do Canadians playing NCAA football get more attention in the draft? 17:15 - Game action in USports vs. practice time in NCAA 20:03 - No Western Mustangs drafted 21:50 - Teams with strong drafts 25:26 - Rookies being more pro ready than ever 28:03 - Drafting the best player available vs. positional need 30:35 - Teams with weak drafts 34:47 - Strong value picks 37:25 - Problems with the global draft 41:30 - How will moving up the season effect next year's draft? SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1-WTbs82THRNHc-RQbCVA 2 and Out Merch: https://2-and-out-cfl.myspreadshop.ca/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/2andOutCFLPodcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Travis Currah, Sheldon Jones

Guest: JC Abbott

Topics covered

  • CFL Draft
  • Canadian football
  • player evaluation
  • draft strategies
  • Grey Cup
  • NCAA football
  • USports

Keywords

  • CFL Draft
  • JC Abbott
  • Canadian football
  • Grey Cup
  • NCAA
  • USports
  • draft strategies

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Organizations: 3DownNation.com

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