{{Short description|Canadian football draft}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 2002 CFL draft | logoalt = 2002 CFL draft logo | sport = Canadian football | date = April 25 | time = 11:00 AM EST<ref name="Draft order">{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/home.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021013202928/http://cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/home.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 13, 2002|title=Live 2002 Canadian College Draft|publisher=Canadian Football League|date=April 25, 2002}}</ref> | overall = 54 | rounds = 6 | league = CFL | first = {{nowrap|Alexandre Gauthier, OL}}<br>Ottawa Renegades | fewnum = 3 | fewest = Edmonton Eskimos | mostnum = 9 | most = Toronto Argonauts | cis = 26 | ncaa = 24 | prev = 2001 | next = 2003 }}
The '''2002 CFL draft''' took place on Thursday, April 25, 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/25_cfl2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020053128/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/25_cfl2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 20, 2002|title=2002 Canadian College Draft – The picks are in|publisher=Canadian Football League|date=April 25, 2002|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf 2011 Canadian Draft Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211000303/http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf |date=December 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2002 |title=2002 Canadian Draft |publisher=Canadian Football League |accessdate=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224529/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=2002 |archivedate=2012-07-28 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/draftlist.html|title=Alphabetical Draft List|date=2002|publisher=Canadian Football League|accessdate=2009-07-15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021219113339/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/draftlist.html|archivedate=2002-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/inside.html|title=Inside the numbers|date=2002-04-23|publisher=CFL.ca|accessdate=2009-07-15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020615171442/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/inside.html|archivedate=2002-06-15}}</ref> Ottawa was given the first selection in each round, including another bonus selection with the first overall pick.<ref name="Early order">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/12_cfl.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219055859/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/12_cfl.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2003|title=2002 Canadian College Draft order|publisher=Canadian Football League|date=April 12, 2002}}</ref>
== Forfeitures == * '''Saskatchewan''' forfeited their first-round pick after selecting Andrew Moore in the 2001 Supplemental Draft.<ref name="Early order"/>
== 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;"| |= 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 || Ottawa Renegades (Bonus) || bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Alexandre Gauthier || OL || Laval |- |align=center| 2 || Ottawa Renegades || Mike Vilimek || RB || Simon Fraser |- |align=center| – || Saskatchewan Roughriders || colspan="3"|{{center|1=''Selection forfeited''<ref name="Early order"/>}} |- |align=center| 3 || Toronto Argonauts || Cory Annett || OL || Eastern Michigan |- |align=center| 4 || BC Lions || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| Jason Clermont || SB || Regina |- |align=center| 5 || Montreal Alouettes || Patrick Dorvelus || CB || Hofstra |- |align=center| 6 || BC Lions (via Edmonton) || Paul Cheng || DL || Simon Fraser |- |align=center| 7 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || John Macdonald || DL || McGill |- |align=center| 8 || Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) || Jon Oosterhuis || DE || New Hampshire |- |align=center| 9 || Calgary Stampeders || Brian Nugent || WR || York |}
== 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| 10 || Ottawa Renegades || D.J. Owchar || DL || Bowling Green |- |align=center| 11 || Ottawa Renegades (via Saskatchewan) || Pat Fleming || P || Bowling Green |- |align=center| 12 || Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto) || Sherko Haji-Rasouli || OL || Miami |- |align=center| 13 || Ottawa Renegades (via BC) || Brock Ralph || WR || Wyoming |- |align=center| 14 || Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal via Ottawa via Toronto) || Deitan Dubuc || TE || Michigan |- |align=center| 15 || Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Edmonton) || Francois Boulianne || OL || Laval |- |align=center| 16 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || Jake Roberts || OL || Simon Fraser |- |align=center| 17 || BC Lions (via Winnipeg) || Brett Romberg || OL || Miami |- |align=center| 18 || Calgary Stampeders || Scott Gordon || DB || Ottawa |}
== 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| 19 || Ottawa Renegades || Kevin Lawrence || RB || Northwestern |- |align=center| 20 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || Patrick Thibeault || SB || Saint Mary's |- |align=center| 21 || Toronto Argonauts || Robin Tremblay || DE || Houston |- |align=center| 22 || BC Lions || Chris Gayton || LB || Kentucky |- |align=center| 23 || Montreal Alouettes || Josh Jansen || LB || Occidental College |- |align=center| 24 || Edmonton Eskimos || Dahrran Diedrick || RB || Nebraska |- |align=center| 25 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || Doug Borden || DT || Saint Mary's |- |align=center| 26 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || Michael Shaver || FB || Ottawa |- |align=center| 27 || Calgary Stampeders || Reid Seitz || WR || Northern Iowa |}
== 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| 28 || Toronto Argonauts (via Ottawa) || Rob Stewart || DT || Manitoba |- |align=center| 29 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || Darnell Edwards || CB || Manitoba |- |align=center| 30 || Toronto Argonauts || Alexis Sanschagrin || DB || Western Ontario |- |align=center| 31 || BC Lions || John Williams || RB || Edinboro |- |align=center| 32 || Montreal Alouettes || Aaron Fiacconi || OT || Mansfield |- |align=center| 33 || Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) || Jon Landon || OL || Queen's |- |align=center| 34 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || Jamie Elliot || WR || Calgary |- |align=center| 35 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || Mike Faisthuber || SB || Manitoba |- |align=center| 36 || Calgary Stampeders || Jeff Almon || RB || Calgary |}
== 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| 37 || Ottawa Renegades || Youdlain Marcellus || DB || Buffalo |- |align=center| 38 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || Gonzalo Segovia || DT || Eastern Illinois |- |align=center| 39 || Toronto Argonauts || Marvin Brereton || RB || Buffalo |- |align=center| 40 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) || Lloyd Orris || RB || Simon Fraser |- |align=center| 41 || BC Lions (via Montreal) || Atnas Maeko || WR || Saint Mary's |- |align=center| 42 || Edmonton Eskimos || Olanzo Jarrett || DE || Toledo |- |align=center| 43 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || Scott Coe || LB || Manitoba |- |align=center| 44 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || Joey Mikawoz || LB || Manitoba |- |align=center| 45 || Toronto Argonauts || Chuck Walsh || LB || Waterloo |}
== 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| 46 || Ottawa Renegades || Tyler Paopao || QB || Occidental College |- |align=center| 47 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || Curtis Nash || DB || Saint Mary's |- |align=center| 48 || Toronto Argonauts || Sean Spender || LB || Guelph |- |align=center| 49 || Toronto Argonauts (via BC) || Jarel Cockburn || WR || Columbia |- |align=center| 50 || Montreal Alouettes || Mitch Sutherland || DE || Alberta |- |align=center| 51 || Edmonton Eskimos || Andrew Dubiellak || WR || UNLV |- |align=center| 52 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || Kenneth Vermette || RB || Manitoba |- |align=center| 53 || BC Lions (via Winnipeg) || Joe Orel || WR || Manitoba |- |align=center| 54 || Toronto Argonauts (via Calgary) || Darryl Ray || WR || Ottawa |}
== Notes == {{Reflist|30em}}
== Further reading == * {{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/prospects.html|title=Top 2002 Canadian College Draft prospects|publisher=Canadian Football League|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020501071356/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/prospects.html|archivedate=2002-05-01}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/schools.html|title=Draft List By College for Year 2002|date=2002-04-25|publisher=Canadian Football League|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021219115951/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLDraft02/schools.html|archivedate=2002-12-19}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/09_cfl.html|title=2002 CFL Evaluation Camp results|date=2002-04-09|publisher=Canadian Football League|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806064704/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0204/09_cfl.html|archivedate=2002-08-06}}
{{CFL Drafts}} {{2002 CFL season by team}}
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