2018 CFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND RECAP

MARK CHAPMAN SELECTED FIRST OVERALL BY THE HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

TORONTO (May 3, 2018) -- With the first pick in the 2018 CFL Draft, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected receiver Mark Chapman from Central Michigan University.

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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