TORONTO, Ontario (EMUEagles.com) – Former Eastern Michigan University football player Steven Nielsen (Dragoer, Denmark-La Lumiere (Ind.) School) was selected the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 Canadian Football League Global Draft Thursday, April 15.
The Dragoer, Denmark native went to Edmonton Football Team (formerly known as the Edmonton Eskimos) to become the third EMU player to be taken second overall in the CFL Draft. He joins defensive end Andy Mulumba (2013 - Winnipeg) and defensive lineman Jabar Westerman (2012 - BC Lions) in the elite group.
Since 1973, Eastern Michigan has had 19 players taken in the CFL Draft, including eight first round selections.