American Samoa's Blessman Ta'Ala Taken First Overall by Ottawa in 2023 CFL Global Draft
May 2, 2023 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO (May 2, 2022) - The Ottawa REDBLACKS have selected American Samoan defensive lineman Blessman Ta'ala with the first overall selection in the 2023 Canadian Football League (CFL) Global Draft.
Great Britain kicker Dean Faithfull was then taken by the Edmonton Elks and Australian punter Adam Korsak was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to round out the Top-3 selections.
2023 CFL GLOBAL DRAFT - RESULTS
(No. (Overall) | Team | Position | Name | Country)
First Round
Ottawa | DL | Blessman Ta'ala | American Samoa
Edmonton | K | Dean Faithfull | Great Britain
Saskatchewan | P | Adam Korsak | Australia
Hamilton | LB | Penei Pavihi | American Samoa
Montreal | DL | Simon Lars Sandberg | Sweden
Calgary | OL | Isaac Moore | Sweden
BC | WR | Jevoni Robinson | Jamaica
Winnipeg | P | Jamieson Sheahan | Australia
Toronto | K | Alfredo Gachuz Lozada | Mexico
Second Round
(10) | Ottawa | OL | Lucas Lavin | Sweden
(11) | Edmonton | OL | Kilian Zierer | Germany
(12) | Saskatchewan | DL | Habakkuk Baldonado | Italy
(13) | Hamilton | P | Lou Hedley | Australia
(14) | Montreal | P | Rhys Burns | Australia
(15) | Calgary | LB | Lino Schroeter | Germany
(16) | BC | DL | Junior Aho | France
(17) | Winnipeg | P | Karl Schmitz | Bermuda
(18) | Toronto | LB | Emmanuel Falola | Great Britain
SELECTIONS BY COUNTRY
4 - Australia
3 - Sweden
2 - American Samoa, Great Britain, Germany
1 - Bermuda, France, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico
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