With the First Selection in the 2021 CFL Draft Hamilton Selects Jake Burt

May 4, 2021 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release

TORONTO - With the first selection in the 2021 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected Jake Burt from Boston College.

Fans can continue to watch the CFL Draft on TSN1, TSN3 and RDS until 9 p.m. ET and then tune into CFL.ca's Draft Tracker for the rest of the Draft.

Below is a recap from the first-round selections:

Selection Team Name Position School Hometown

1 Hamilton Jake Burt TE Boston College Regina, SK

2 Saskatchewan Nelson Lokombo DB Saskatchewan Abbotsford, BC

3 Winnipeg Liam Dobson OL Maine Ottawa, ON

4 BC Daniel Joseph DL NC State Toronto, ON

5 Edmonton Cole Nelson DT Alberta Ponoka, AB

6 Ottawa Deshawn Stevens LB Maine Toronto, ON

7 Toronto Peter NiCastro OL Calgary Calgary, AB

8 Calgary Amen Ogbongbemiga LB Oklahoma State Calgary, AB

9 Hamilton via MTL Nick Cross LB UBC Regina, SK

BY THE NUMBERS:

Position Breakdown

Linebackers: 3

Offensive Linemen: 2

Defensive Linemen: 2

Defensive Back: 1

Tight End: 1

Provincial Breakdown:

Ontario: 3

Alberta: 3

Saskatchewan: 2

BC: 1

School Breakdown:

NCAA: 5

U SPORTS: 4

NOTES:

First time since 1977 that SIX defensive players were taken in Round #1. 7 went in 1977 (all-time record)

Jake Burt becomes the ninth player taken from Boston College and the first to be selected in the first round.

BC's pick of Daniel Joseph: first-ever player picked from NC State all-time by any club. 

BC's fourth year in a row taking an NCAA player in Round 1.

Third straight year taking an NCAA defensive player with their first-round pick.

Nick Cross becomes the second UBC first round pick in last four years. NONE before that for UBC back to 2008.

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