2018 CFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND RECAP
MARK CHAPMAN SELECTED FIRST OVERALL BY THE HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Edit: An audio recording of the media conference call with the top three prospects is attached for download and media use below.
Below is the 2018 CFL Draft first round recap:
| Selection | Team | Name | Position | Hometown | School |
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Mark Chapman | WR | Port Huron, MI | Central Michigan |
| 2 | Montreal Alouettes | Trey Rutherford | OL | Markham, ON | University of Connecticut |
| 3 | BC Lions | Peter Godber | OL | Toronto, ON | Rice University |
| 4 | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Mark Korte | OL | Spruce Grove, AB | University of Alberta |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Dakoda Shepley | OL | Windsor, ON | UBC |
| 6 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Darius Ciraco | OL | Burlington, ON | University of Calgary |
| 7 | BC Lions | Julien Laurent | DL | Toronto, ON | Georgia State |
| 8 | Calgary Stampeders | Ryan Sceviour | OL | Calgary, AB | University of Calgary |
| 9 | Toronto Argonauts | Ryan Hunter | OL | North Bay, ON | Bowling Green State |
NOTES
Mark Chapman became the first receiver to go first overall since 2007 when Hamilton selected Chris Bauman. Since 1980 only four receivers have been selected first overall.
Trey Rutherford of Connecticut, who was drafted second overall, was the first UConn player selected in the first round since Alex Mateas was chosen first overall in 2015.
With the selection of OL Ryan Sceviour, the Calgary Dinos have produced 14 first round selections since 2003 - the most in that time. Two Calgary players were taken in the first round; the last time multiple players from the same school were chosen in the first round was in 2016 when Laval had three players selected.
This year also set a record for the most offensive linemen taken in the first round with seven. The previous record was six, set in 2015.
Six players from Ontario and two from Alberta were chosen in the first round.
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