RIDERS TAKE RECEIVER IN EUROPEAN DRAFT
TORONTO (April 11, 2019) — With the first pick in the first ever Canadian Football League (CFL) European Draft, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected France’s Valentin Gnahoua.
The one-round draft followed a year that saw agreements signed between the CFL and several European federations, and the participation of 18 European players at the CFL Combine presented by New Era in March.Nine players were selected from four different countries.Below are the results from the 2019 CFL European Draft:
| Selection | Team | Name | Position | Country |
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Valentin Gnahoua | DL | Le Mans, France |
| 2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Thiadric Hansen | LB | Flensburg, Germany |
| 3 | Montreal Alouettes | Asnnel Robo | RB | Cayenne, France |
| 4 | Edmonton Eskimos | Maxime Rouyer | LB | Troyes, France |
| 5 | Toronto Argonauts | Marc Anthony Hor | DL | Mannheim, Germany |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Max Zimmermann | REC | Berlin, Germany |
| 7 | BC Lions | Benjamin Plu | REC | Le Mans, France |
| 8 | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Jordan Bouah | REC | Rome, Italy |
| 9 | Calgary Stampeders | Roni Salonen | LB | Vantaa, Finland |
Country Breakdown:4 – France
3 – Germany
1 – Italy and FinlandPositional Breakdown:
3 – Receivers and Linebackers
2 – Defensive Linemen
1 – Running Back(CFL PR/Lucas Barrett)
