The Canadian Football League conducted its annual draft on Tuesday evening, with each of the nine teams participating in the six-round selection process.
It was an encouraging sign for the league, which was forced to cease operations due to a combination of the coronavirus pandemic and reported financial difficulties in 2020, and the optimism resulted in several players getting drafted from MAC schools.
Mohamed Diallo, a six-foot-four, 305 lb. defensive tackle from Toronto, Ontario, was the first MAC selection taken in Thursday’s draft, as he was selected with the 19th overall pick (Round 3, Pick 1) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.