Kolby Hurford



Golden Bears Football
4/30/2025 7:46:00 AM

Connor Hood



Five selections are the most Bears drafted since 1985



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Five Golden Bears heard their names called on Tuesday night, as Mack Bannatyne (DB), Ty Anderson (DL), Chase Tataryn (LB), Kolby Hurford (REC), and Iwinosa Uwubanmwen (OL) were selected in the 2025 Canadian Football League Draft. 

It marks the largest draft class for the Golden Bears since they had seven selections in 1985. 

Bannatyne was the first Bear off the board, going 28th overall to Hamilton. Anderson joined Bannatyne in Hamilton, going 36th overall to the Tiger-Cats. The BC Lions took linebacker Chase Tataryn 50th overall, followed shortly by receiver Kolby Hurford going to the Edmonton Elks at pick 58. Left tackle Iwinosa Uwubanmwen was taken by Winnipeg with the second to last pick in the draft, 71st overall. 

A transfter from York, Bannatyne had an excellent second season for the Bears in 2024. The fourth-year defensive back finished third on the Golden Bears with 37 tackles, and led Canada West in fumble recoveries. He was named a Canada West All-Star and second team U SPORTS All-Canadian. 

Anderson earned his first All-Star selection in 2024, finishing with 21 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. The Calgary native played five games at defensive tackle for the Bears in the fall, before moving to nose tackle for the final three games. 

Tataryn led Canada West with 54.5 total tackles in 2024. The 5-11, 220 pound linebacker also added a conference-best 4.5 sacks, to go along with 8.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. 

Just the second Bears receiver selected in the last seven years, Hurford was taken by the home-town Elks in the seventh round. The speed threat finished second on the Bears with 24 receptions last season, adding 337 yards. His best season came in 2022, when he finished third in Canada West with 560 yards to go along with a conference-best seven receiving touchdowns. 

With the second to last pick in the draft, Winnipeg took Uwubanmwen. The 6-4, 290 pound offensive lineman started the season as the Bears left tackle, before hurting his knee in the season-opener at UBC. 

CFL rookie camps being on May 7th, with full training camps getting underway on May 11th. The 2025 CFL season will kickoff on June 5th. 

Golden Bears/CFL Draft – By the Numbers

Largest Alberta Draft Classes
* – Since 1985
7 – 1985
5 – 2025
4 – 1996, 2022, 2024
3 – 1986, 1993, 2023
2 – 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018
Golden Bears by drafted CFL Franchise
* – Since 1963
Edmonton – 75
Saskatchewan – 23
Calgary – 21
Montreal – 13
BC – 13
Winnipeg – 10
Hamilton – 10
Ottawa – 7
Toronto – 3
Recent Golden Bears football draft history




YEAR
ROUND
OVERALL
TEAM
NAME
POS


2018
1
4
Ottawa
Mark Korte
OL


2018
5
39
Calgary
Justin Lawrence
OL


2019
5
42
BC
Jon Harke
OL


2020
3
22
Montreal
Carter O’Donnell
OL


2021
1
5
Edmonton
Cole Nelson
DL


2022
2
14
Calgary
Josiah Schakel
LB


2022
2
18
Montreal
Rodeem Brown
OL


2022
6
51
Montreal
Peter Kozushka
OL


2022
6
54
Saskatchewan
Jayden Dalke
DB


2023
2
19
Edmonton
Jake Taylor
LB


2023
3
22
Calgary
Kwadwo Boahen
DL


2023
7
62
Winnipeg
Jonathan Rosery
REC


2024
3
27
Toronto
Tyshon Blackburn
DB


2024
4
36
Hamilton
Matthew Peterson
RB


2024
6
52
Hamilton
Jonathan Giustini
DB/K


2024
8
72
Toronto
Daniel Shin
OL


2025
3
28
Hamilton
Mack Bannatyne
DB


2025
4
36
Hamilton
Ty Anderson
DL


2025
6
50
BC
Chase Tataryn
LB


2025
7
58
Edmonton
Kolby Hurford
REC


2025
8
71
Winnipeg
Iwinosa Uwubanmwen
OL

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