Redblacks select punter Aidan Laros first overall in CFL global draft
South African punter Aidan Laros was the first player taken Wednesday in the 2026 CFL global draft, which was once again dominated by kicking specialists. The Ottawa Redblacks selected Laros, who attended Kentucky, first overall. Of the 18 players selected over the two rounds, 10 were either punters or kickers. Ottawa and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats both used their two selections on specialists. The Toronto Argonauts were the only team not to take a kicking specialist, selecting offensive linemen Jordan Spasojevic-Moko (an Australian out of California) and Fa鈥檃lili Fa鈥檃moe (an American Samoan out of Wake Forest). Six of the first nine...
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