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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2009 CFL draft
| logoalt = 2009 CFL draft logo
| sport = [[Canadian football]]
| date = May 2
| time = 11:00 AM [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]
| location = Toronto
| network = [[The Sports Network|TSN]]
| overall = 48
| rounds = 6
| first = [[Simeon Rottier]]
| fewest = [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] (2)
| most = [[Calgary Stampeders]] (8)<br>[[Montreal Alouettes]] (8)<br>[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] (8)
| cis = 38
| ncaa = 10
| prev = [[2008 CFL draft|2008]]
| next = [[2010 CFL draft|2010]]
}}

The '''[[2009 CFL season|2009]] [[CFL draft]]''' took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM ET on [[The Sports Network|TSN]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-kick-off-on-canada-day|title=CFL to kick off on Canada Day|date=2009-02-03|publisher=CFL.ca|access-date=2009-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206045303/http://cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-kick-off-on-canada-day|archive-date=6 February 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="huntington">{{cite news|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/News/2008/09/25/6874776-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115082924/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/News/2008/09/25/6874776-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=Building draft interest |last=Huntington|first=Jonathan|date=2008-09-25|publisher=Sun Media|access-date=2008-11-11}}</ref> 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from [[U Sports football|Canadian universities]] across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the [[NCAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.cdn.mrx.ca/cfl/league/images/en/2009/draft/pdfs/2009_draft_list.pdf|title=Draft List for Year 2009|date=2009-04-14|publisher=Canadian Football League|access-date=2009-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065341/http://static.cdn.mrx.ca/cfl/league/images/en/2009/draft/pdfs/2009_draft_list.pdf|archive-date=2009-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> Of the 48 draft selections, 38 players were drafted from [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] institutions, including the first seven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/cis-well-represented-34-players-selected |title=CIS well represented: 34 players selected |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221904/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cis-well-represented-34-players-selected |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The first two rounds were broadcast live on [[The Sports Network|TSN]] with CFL Commissioner [[Mark Cohon]] announcing each selection. The production was hosted by [[Rod Black]] and featured the [[CFL on TSN]] panel which included [[Duane Forde]], [[Steve Sumarah]], [[Stefan Ptaszek]], [[Farhan Lalji]], [[Glen Suitor]], [[Matt Dunigan]], and [[Chris Schultz]] who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/2009-cfl-canadian-draft-live-on-tsn-may-2|title=2009 CFL Canadian Draft live on TSN, May 2|date=2009-04-23|publisher=CFL.ca|access-date=2009-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426215839/http://www.cfl.ca/article/2009-cfl-canadian-draft-live-on-tsn-may-2|archive-date=26 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Round one==
{|
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= CFL Division All-Star||
|style="background-color:#B0E0E6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= CFL All-Star||
|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 100%"
!style="background:#a8bdec;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| School
|-
|align=center| 1 || [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [[Simeon Rottier]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || [[Alberta Golden Bears|Alberta]]
|-
|align=center| 2 || [[Toronto Argonauts]] || [[Étienne Légaré]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Laval Rouge et Or|Laval]]
|-
|align=center| 3 || [[BC Lions]] (via Hamilton via [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Winnipeg]]) || [[Jamall Lee]] || [[Running back|RB]] || [[Bishop's Gaiters|Bishop's]]
|-
|align=center| 4 || BC Lions (via Toronto via [[Edmonton Eskimos|Edmonton]]) || [[James Yurichuk]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || Bishop's
|-
|align=center| 5 || BC Lions || [[Matt Carter (Canadian football)|Matt Carter]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || [[Acadia Axemen|Acadia]]
|-
|align=center| 6 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC via [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Saskatchewan]]) || [[Darcy Brown]] || WR || [[Saint Mary's Huskies|St. Mary's]]
|-
|align=center| 7 || [[Montreal Alouettes]] || [[Dylan Steenbergen]] || [[Offensive lineman|OL]] || [[Calgary Dinos|Calgary]]
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[Calgary Stampeders]] || [[Eric Fraser (Canadian football)|Eric Fraser]] || [[Safety (American football position)|S]] || [[Central Michigan Chippewas football|Central Michigan]]
|}

==Round two==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 100%"
!style="background:#a8bdec;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| School
|-
|align=center| 9 || Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) || [[Tamon George]] || [[Defensive back|DB]] || [[Regina Rams|Regina]]
|-
|align=center| 10 || Toronto Argonauts || [[Matt Lambros]] || WR || [[Liberty Flames|Liberty]]
|-
|align=center| 11 || Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg) || [[Gordon Hinse]] || OT || Alberta
|-
|align=center| 12 || Edmonton Eskimos || [[Dee Stirling]] || [[Defensive lineman|DL]] || Queen's
|-
|align=center| 13 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via BC) || [[Ryan Hinds (Canadian football)|Ryan Hinds]] || DB || [[New Hampshire Wildcats|New Hampshire]]
|-
|align=center| 14 || Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) || [[Martin Bédard]] || [[Tight end|TE]] || [[Connecticut Huskies football|UConn]]
|-
|align=center| 15 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Matt Singer (Canadian football)|Matt Singer]] || OL || [[Manitoba Bisons|Manitoba]]
|-
|align=center| 16 || Calgary Stampeders || [[Tristan Black]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Wayne State University|Wayne State]]
|}

==Round three==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 100%"
!style="background:#a8bdec;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| School
|-
|align=center| 17 || Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) || [[Nick Hutchins]] || OL || Regina
|-
|align=center| 18 || Toronto Argonauts || [[James Green (linebacker)|James Green]] || LB || Calgary
|-
|align=center| 19 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Mike Morris (Canadian football)|Mike Morris]] || OL || [[UBC Thunderbirds|UBC]]
|-
|align=center| 20 || Edmonton Eskimos || [[Andrea Bonaventura]] || LB || Calgary
|-
|align=center| 21 || BC Lions || [[Matt Morencie]] || OL || [[Windsor Lancers|Windsor]]
|-
|align=center| 22 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) || [[Scott McCuaig]] || LB || UBC
|-
|align=center| 23 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Nickolas Morin-Soucy]] || DL || [[Montreal Carabins|Montreal]]
|-
|align=center| 24 || Calgary Stampeders || [[John Hashem]] || OT || Regina
|}

==Round four==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 100%"
!style="background:#a8bdec;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| School
|-
|align=center| 25 || Montreal Alouettes (via Hamilton) || [[Stan Van Sichem]] || DL || Regina
|-
|align=center| 26 || Toronto Argonauts || [[Zachary Pollari]] || OT || [[Western Ontario Mustangs|Western Ontario]]
|-
|align=center| 27 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Adam Bestard]] || OL || [[Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks|Wilfrid Laurier]]
|-
|align=center| 28 || Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton) || [[Spencer Armstrong]] || WR || [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]]
|-
|align=center| 29 || BC Lions || [[Tang Bacheyie]] || S || [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]]
|-
|align=center| 30 || Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan) || [[Steve Myddelton]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[St. Francis Xavier X-Men|St. Francis Xavier]]
|-
|align=center| 31 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Ivan Brown (Canadian football)|Ivan Brown]] || DL || [[Saskatchewan Huskies|Saskatchewan]]
|-
|align=center| 32 || Calgary Stampeders || [[Scott McHenry]] || [[Slotback|SB]] || Saskatchewan
|}

==Round five==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 100%"
!style="background:#a8bdec;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| School
|-
|align=center| 33 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Guillarme Allard-Cameus]] || RB || Laval
|-
|align=center| 34 || Toronto Argonauts || [[Gordon Sawler]] || DL || St. Francis Xavier
|-
|align=center| 35 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Peter Quinney]] || [[Fullback (American football)|FB]] || Wilfrid Laurier
|-
|align=center| 36 || Edmonton Eskimos || Eric Lee || RB || [[Weber State Wildcats|Weber State]]
|-
|align=center| 37 || BC Lions || [[Jonathan Pierre-Etienne]] || DE || Montreal
|-
|align=center| 38 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) || [[Raymond Wladichuk]] || DB || [[Simon Fraser Clan|Simon Fraser]]
|-
|align=center| 39 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Benoît Boulanger]] || RB || [[Sherbrooke Vert et Or|Sherbrooke]]
|-
|align=center| 40 || Calgary Stampeders || [[Osie Ukwuoma]] || DL || Queen's
|}

==Round six==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 100%"
!style="background:#a8bdec;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#a8bdec;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#a8bdec;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#a8bdec;"| School
|-
|align=center| 41 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Cassidy Doneff]] || WR || [[Washburn University|Washburn]]
|-
|align=center| 42 || Toronto Argonauts || [[Anthony DesLauriers]] || DB || Simon Fraser
|-
|align=center| 43 || Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) || [[Brad Crawford (Canadian football)|Brad Crawford]] || DB || [[Guelph Gryphons|Guelph]]
|-
|align=center| 44 || Edmonton Eskimos || Jason Kosec || LB || Western Ontario
|-
|align=center| 45 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) || [[Thaine Carter]] || LB || Queen's
|-
|align=center| 46 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Saskatchewan) || [[Bill McGrath (American Football)|Bill McGrath]] || OL || [[Indiana State Sycamores|Indiana State]]
|-
|align=center| 47 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Ryan Mousseau]] || OL || [[Ottawa Gee-Gees|Ottawa]]
|-
|align=center| 48 || Calgary Stampeders || [[John Kanaroski]] || WR || Regina
|}

==Further reading==
* {{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/columnists/duane_forde/?id=272833 |title=The CFL Draft Day Plot Thickens |last=Forde |first=Duane |date=2009-03-27 |publisher=TSN.ca |access-date=31 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401155346/http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/duane_forde/?id=272833 |archive-date=1 April 2009 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news|author=Ken Peters |url=http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/458809 |title=Sports – 15 reasons to tune in |publisher=TheSpec.com |date=2008-10-31| access-date= 11 November 2008 }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=13096 |title=Canadian Interuniversity Sport |publisher=Universitysport.ca |date=2008-11-10 |access-date=11 November 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/columnists/duane_forde/?id=252898 |last=Forde |first=Duane |title=2009 Draft Preview – NCAA Prospects |publisher=TSN.ca |date=2008-10-17 |access-date=11 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103045015/http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/duane_forde/?id=252898 |archive-date=3 November 2008 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1290385 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204144218/http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1290385 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2013 |title=Gaels rise in CFL prospects rankings |publisher=The Whig Standard |access-date=11 November 2008 }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=13028 |title=Canadian Interuniversity Sport |publisher=Universitysport.ca |date=2008-11-06 |access-date=11 November 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=2ad6f87f-012c-42b6-b956-488419721407 |title=Gee-Gees' lineman cracks OUA dream team |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |date=2008-11-05 |access-date=11 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105120918/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/sports/story.html?id=2ad6f87f-012c-42b6-b956-488419721407 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=7aba33a9-ac17-4810-b563-d9cafc320183 |title=Morencie on short leash |publisher=Windsor Star |date=2008-01-30 |access-date=11 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105120933/http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=7aba33a9-ac17-4810-b563-d9cafc320183 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

==Notes==
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