{"id":630690,"date":"2026-04-26T22:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/630690\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:43:08","slug":"potential-edmonton-elks-2026-draft-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/630690\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Edmonton Elks 2026 Draft Selections"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Edmonton Elks<\/a> concluded their 2025 CFL season with a 7-11 record, it was another season of no postseason play for Edmonton fans.\u00a0 However, for a team that did not make the playoffs in 2025, they appeared to really find an identity during the 2nd half of the season.\u00a0 The offence, special teams, and defence displayed a lot of character down the stretch.\u00a0 Ultimately, it was too little too late to be part of the selected group for the 2025 playoffs.<\/p>\n

With the 2025 CFL behind them, along with the 2026 CFL free agency, the clock will officially begin to tick for the Edmonton Elks<\/a> on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.<\/p>\n

As it stands, Edmonton will have the 3rd pick overall and a total of nine picks unless, between now and draft day, other trades occur in the order at various rounds.\u00a0 Also to note, Edmonton, along with Winnipeg, obtained 1 bonus pick as part of the National Snaps Reward.\u00a0 This is a reward pick in the 2nd round.\u00a0 Both Edmonton and Winnipeg obtained these picks as they had the highest percentage of National players playing the most snaps during the 2025 season.\u00a0 Furthermore, the global draft will not be on the same day as in the past.\u00a0 The global draft will take place one day later on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at noon.\u00a0 Here is Edmonton\u2019s current list of draft order:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Round 1, 3rd pick.<\/p>\n

Round 2, 12th pick.<\/p>\n

Round 2, 19th pick.\u00a0 National Snaps Reward<\/p>\n

Round 3, 21st pick.\u00a0 Edmonton obtained this pick from Ottawa with the Nyles Morgan trade on December 27th, 2025.<\/p>\n

Round 4, 32nd pick.<\/p>\n

Round 4, 35th pick.\u00a0 Edmonton obtained this pick from Ottawa as part of the Nyles Morgan trade on December 27th, 2025.<\/p>\n

Round 5, none.\u00a0 The 41st pick was sent to Ottawa as part of the Nyles Morgan trade.<\/p>\n

Round 6, 50th pick.<\/p>\n

Round 7, 58th pick.\u00a0 Edmonton acquired this pick from Toronto by trading Spencer Brown to Toronto on August 5th, 2025.<\/p>\n

Round 7, 59th pick.<\/p>\n

Round 8th, none.\u00a0 Edmonton traded its 68th pick to Toronto as part of the Spencer Brown trade.<\/p>\n

Global Draft<\/p>\n

Round 1, 3rd pick.<\/p>\n

Round 2, 12th pick.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here are some prospects that the Edmonton Elks should draft in no particular order of rounds, and or picks, if they are still available:<\/p>\n

Darius Bell \u2013 OL \u2013 East Carolina \u2013 Hamilton, Ontario<\/p>\n

A good plug-in player is hard to come by on draft day.\u00a0 Darius Bell also checks a lot of boxes.\u00a0 For starters, he has played multiple positions on the offensive line.\u00a0 The 6\u2019 \u2013 3\u201d Hamilton-born player comes with a jolt of energy, along with his centre of gravity off the line of scrimmage.\u00a0 Footwork is one of the most important traits when drafting an offensive lineman.\u00a0 His football IQ and athleticism work in tandem.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dariel Djabome \u2013 LB \u2013 Rutgers \u2013 Longueuil, Quebec<\/p>\n

Edmonton could use some more national talent at LB and in the secondary.\u00a0 If we are thinking long-term, it would be a beautiful thing here with Dariel Djabome at LB, alongside Joel Dublanko.\u00a0 Dariel is a highly intelligent player who has an instinct for reading an offence.\u00a0 He is a two-time recipient of the All-Big Ten team.\u00a0 With an eye-popping 176 tackles in two seasons, let\u2019s say it\u2019s a good problem to have.<\/p>\n

Giordano Vaccaro \u2013 OL \u2013 Purdue \u2013 Winnipeg, Manitoba \u00a0<\/p>\n

Sometimes you draft a player who has had a great football career at college, and will still be a work in progress.\u00a0 It might be the case with Giordano Vaccaro.\u00a0 What he lacks in size, he makes up for with his explosiveness and footwork when battling in the trenches.\u00a0 At the end of the day, many undersized players in the CFL have played in this league and had successful careers. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nate DeMontagnac \u2013 Wide Receiver \u2013 University of North Dakota \u2013 Mississauga, Ontario<\/p>\n

He broke out in his senior year as he had more playing time.\u00a0 He stands at 6\u2019 \u2013 2\u201d and 188 pounds.\u00a0 What he does bring to the table is a lot of speed, along with the combination of his route-running precision.\u00a0 He has deep-threat abilities who can block on offence.\u00a0 He will be a hidden gem in this draft.<\/p>\n

Matt Sibley \u2013 WR \u2013 University of Calgary \u2013 Calgary, Alberta<\/p>\n

Good things come in small packages.\u00a0 This is the case with Matt Sibley.\u00a0 At 5\u2019 \u2013 10\u201d and 189 pounds, he has a surge of speed off the line of scrimmage.\u00a0 Many defenders had a hard time marking him as he would find ways to get open on many occasions, making him one of the fastest in Canada West.\u00a0 He might be a player that teams would take from rounds 4 \u2013 7.\u00a0 On that note, he would be a player that Edmonton can use on special teams.\u00a0 He will be a great utility player with his versatility.<\/p>\n

Rohan Jones \u2013 FB\/WR\/TE \u2013 Arkansas \u2013 Montreal, Quebec\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anytime you can add a multi-positional player who has good statistics in two or more categories, it makes a general manager\u2019s decision a lot easier.\u00a0 Playing in the most difficult division in the Southeastern Conference, Rohan Jones made the most of his opportunities as a fullback and wide receiver.\u00a0 With 519 yards receiving and 4 touchdowns last season with the Razorbacks.\u00a0 In 2024, with Montana State, he would collect 9 touchdowns and 470 yards.<\/p>\n

Ben Sangmuah \u2013 DB\/LB \u2013 UBC \u2013 Toronto, Ontario \u00a0<\/p>\n

The 6\u2019 \u2013 3\u201d, 205-pounder from Toronto, Ontario, via Ghana experienced a great football career for the University of British Columbia Thunder-Birds.\u00a0 In 41 games representing UBC, Ben Sangmuahwas an integral part of the Thunder-Birds defence.\u00a0 With 41 games played, 162 total tackles, and 5 interceptions.\u00a0 With a 4.44 speed in the 40-yard dash, he has the all-around package of what you want in your defence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Edmonton Elks concluded their 2025 CFL season with a 7-11 record, it was another season of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":630691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-630690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}