CFL.ca Staff

TORONTO — Regional combines became an important part of the annual CFL Combine in 2013, as the league continues broadening its evaluation of the top amateur talent in the country.

That year in addition to the National Combine held each year in Toronto, the league added two regional combines in Edmonton and Quebec City. The next year, a third regional combine was added to Toronto while the other two were held in Edmonton and Montreal, a format that continued in 2015 and 2016.

Last year, the Western Regional Combine headed to Winnipeg in it’s second year as a part of Mark’s CFL Week, while the Eastern Regional and Ontario Regional remain in Montreal and Toronto respectively.

This year, the Western Regional will take place in Edmonton, while the Eastern Regional and Ontario Regional will once again remain in Montreal and Toronto respectively.

Of the regional combine participants that received invites to the national combine, 75 per cent have gone on to be drafted while 68 per cent are currently on CFL rosters.

Regional Combine by the Numbers:

– 56 of 74 players invited from regional combines to the National Combine went on to be drafted.

– 50 of 74 are currently on a CFL roster.

By Pick:

1st Round – 0

2nd Round – 8

3rd Round – 2

4th Round – 12

5th Round – 6

6th Round – 8

7th Round – 13

8th Round – 4

Undrafted – 17

List of Regional Combine participants invited to National Combine