{"id":636021,"date":"2026-04-29T08:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636021\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:37:16","slug":"8-ncaa-prospects-drafted-in-the-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636021\/","title":{"rendered":"8 NCAA prospects drafted in the first round"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2014 There was a heavy NCAA presence in the first round of the 2026 CFL Canadian Draft.<\/p>\n

Out of the nine first round selections, eight came from U.S. schools, including Ottawa\u2019s first overall pick Giordano Vaccaro<\/a>. The only first round pick that didn\u2019t come from an NCAA school was Queen\u2019s offensive lineman Niklas Henning, who went second overall to the Toronto Argonauts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who else is making the jump from down south? Check out the full list below.<\/p>\n

\"CFLCFL CANADIAN DRAFT
\u00bb REDBLACKS select offensive lineman Giordano Vaccaro first overall<\/a>
\u00bb A team-by-team look at the 2026 CFL Canadian Draft<\/a>
\u00bb View the entire 2026 CFL Canadian Draft class<\/a>
\u00bb CFL Global Mock Draft: How will things shake out?<\/a><\/p>\n

PLAYER
\nPOSITION
\nSCHOOL
\nTeam (pick)<\/p>\n

Giordano Vaccaro
\nOL
\nPurdue
\nOTT (1st)<\/p>\n

Dariel Djabome
\nLB
\nRutgers
\nEDM (3rd)<\/p>\n

Nuer Gatkuoth
\nDL
\nWake Forest
\nWPG (4th)<\/p>\n

Jonathan Denis
\nOL
\nLouisiana Tech
\nHAM (5th)<\/p>\n

Eric Rascoe
\nLB
\nAngelo State
\nCGY (6th)<\/p>\n

Nate DeMontagnac
\nREC
\nNorth Dakota
\nBC (7th)<\/p>\n

Rohan Jones
\nTE
\nArkansas
\nMTL (8th)<\/p>\n

Malcolm Bell
\nDB
\nMichigan State
\nSSK (9th)<\/p>\n

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