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Lions Select Two Global Prospects, Hold Seven Picks in Tuesday Night's CFL Draft

May 2, 2023 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
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(Vancouver) - The BC Lions kicked off a busy and important Tuesday by selecting two prospects in the 2023 Global Draft: wide receiver Jevoni Robinson out of Jamaica (Round 1, 7th overall) and defensive lineman Junior Aho out of France (Round 2, 16th overall).

Robinson (6'8, 225 lbs)- the big target moved from Jamaica to North Carolina at a young age and would ultimately pursue a basketball career after playing football in high school. Following 17 games over two seasons at North Carolina State, Robinson moved to Barry University for 2014-15 campaign.

After one season of pro basketball in Italy, he turned his attention back to football and would ultimately earn a spot on the Houston Texans practice squad in 2017. After appearing in one pre-season game, Robinson had stints with the AAF San Antonio Commanders in 2019 and XFL St. Louis Battlehawks to start 2023.

Aho (6'4, 272 lbs)- the native of Nice, France played his freshman season at New Mexico Military Institute before moving on to Southern Methodist University from 2020-22.

With SMU, Aho registered 44 total tackles (25 solo, 19 assisted), six sacks and two forced fumbles across 34 games. As a senior, Aho was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

The focus now shifts to this evening's CFL Draft at 5:00 pm. With seven selections over eight rounds, it presents an opportunity for the club to further complement the solid core of Canadian players in place.

"It's always a good process to mine through the players that are there," said co-general manager/director of football operations Neil McEvoy.

"That's the exciting and cool part of the job where you get to really evaluate the top Canadian players that are going to be coming and playing professional football over hopefully the next three to five to six to maybe ten years."

Fans can watch TSN for in depth commentary and analysis of the opening two rounds while rounds three through eight can be streamed on TSN+.

Fans can follow the Lions' activity at ourDraft Central page.

The Lions hold the following selections this evening:

Round 1, 9th overall*

Round 2, 14th overall

Round 4, 34th overall

Round 5, 43rd overall

Round 6, 52nd overall

Round 7, 61st overall

Round 8, 70th overall

*The 9th overall selection was acquired from Toronto in a trade for linebacker Jordan Williams on February 9, 2023.

** The Lions' own round 1 selection (7th overall) belongs to Montreal as a result of the trade for quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. on August 31, 2022.

*** The Lions' round 3 selection (25th overall) belongs to Ottawa as a result of the trade for receiver/returner Terry Williams on September 4, 2022.

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