Edmonton Takes American Samoa's Eteva Mauga-Clements First Overall in 2024 CFL Global Draft
April 30, 2024 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO - The Edmonton Elks selected American Samoan linebacker Eteva Mauga-Clements with the first overall selection in the 2024 Canadian Football League (CFL) Global Draft.
At No. 2, the Ottawa REDBLACKS drafted Australian punter Matt Hayball before Samoan defensive lineman Tyrone Taleni was taken by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to round out the Top-3 selections.
2023 CFL GLOBAL DRAFT - RESULTS
(No. (Overall) | Team | Position | Name | College/Team | Country)
First Round
Edmonton | LB | Eteva Mauga-Clements | Nebraska | American Samoa
Ottawa | P | Matt Hayball | Vanderbilt | Australia
Saskatchewan | DL | Tyrone Taleni | USC | Samoa
Calgary | TE | Ron Tiavaasue | New Mexico State | New Zealand
Hamilton | P | Nik Constantinou | Texas A&M | Australia
BC | K | Carl-Heinrich Meyer | N/A | South Africa
Toronto | P | Jeremy Edwards | Eastern Kentucky | Australia
Winnipeg | LB | Fabian Weitz | Cologne Centurions (ELF) | Germany
Montreal | P | Sam Clark | James Madison | Australia
Second Round
(10) | Edmonton | DL | David Olajiga | Central Missouri | England
(11) | Ottawa | LB | Heston Lameta | Northern Arizona | American Samoa
(12) | Saskatchewan | P | Jordy Sandy | TCU | Australia
(13) | Calgary | DL | Julius Welschof | UNC-Charlotte | Germany
(14) | Hamilton | TE | Thomas Yassmin | Utah | Australia
(15) | BC | P | Tory Taylor | Iowa | Australia
(16) | Toronto | DL | Denzel Daxon | Illinois | Bahamas
(17) | Winnipeg | DB | Lucky Ogbevoen | Tirol Raiders (ELF) | Austria
(18) | Montreal | OL | Nouredin Nouili | Nebraska | Germany
SELECTIONS BY COUNTRY
Seven - Australia
Three - Germany
Two - American Samoa
One - Austria, Bahamas, England, New Zealand, Samoa, and South Africa
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