The 2002CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 25, 2002.[2] From a list of 442 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the NCAA and NAIA, 54 players were chosen, including 26 players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.[3][4]
This year's draft saw an increase in picks from 48 in 2001 to 54 with the addition of the Ottawa Renegades to the league for the 2002 season.[5][6] Ottawa was given the first selection in each round, including another bonus selection with the first overall pick.[7]
Forfeitures
Saskatchewan forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Andrew Moore in the 2001 Supplemental Draft.[7]
^"Live 2002 Canadian College Draft". Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002.
^"2002 Canadian College Draft - The picks are in". Canadian Football League. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^2011 Canadian Draft Guide Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^"2002 Canadian Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^"Alphabetical Draft List". Canadian Football League. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-12-19. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^"Inside the numbers". CFL.ca. 2002-04-23. Archived from the original on 2002-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^ a b c"2002 Canadian College Draft order". Canadian Football League. April 12, 2002. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003.
Further reading
"Top 2002 Canadian College Draft prospects". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2002-05-01.
"Draft List By College for Year 2002". Canadian Football League. 2002-04-25. Archived from the original on 2002-12-19.
"2002 CFL Evaluation Camp results". Canadian Football League. 2002-04-09. Archived from the original on 2002-08-06.