OTTAWA (CIS) – University of Guelph defensive lineman Jeff Finley (St. Catharine's, Ont.) was selected in the third round of the 2014 CFL draft on Tuesday night. The fourth year was selected 22nd overall by the Montreal Alouettes. It marks the fifth time in the past six seasons that a Gryphon player has been selected in the Canadian draft.
 
Finley, a 2013 East West Bowl participant was part of a defensive line that ranked first in the CIS in rushing yards allowed and combined for over two thirds of the Gryphon's sacks with 21.5 this past season. The 6-foot-3, 260lb lineman has played a large role in the team's uprising the last few seasons. In 2012 he started eight games in his second season with the Gryphons and recorded 23 tackles, making his first playoff appearance that season in the team's overtime victory over the Queen's Gaels, qualifying and then making an appearance in the Yates Cup final.

A total of six Gryphons have been drafted in the last six seasons, covering five seasons.
2009 - Brad Crafford, DB, Toronto (6th rd)
2010 - Rob Maver, K, Calgary (1st rd) & Ryan Bomben, G, Montreal (4th rd)
2011 - Jedd Gardner, WR, Toronto (4th rd)
2012 - NA
2013 - Jake Piotrowski, OL, Montreal (5th rd)
2013 - Cameron Thorn, DL, BC (7th rd)
2014 - Jeff Finley, DL, Toronto (3rd rd)
 
Pierre Lavertu, a centre from Laval University, became the eighth CIS player in as many years – and the 12^th in the past 15 years - to be selected first overall in the CFL Canadian Draft when the Calgary Stampeders called his name at No. 1, on Tuesday evening.
 
For all the information on the CFL Canadian Draft: www.cfl.ca 
 
It was a record night for CIS football as 59 players from the league were selected out of 65 total picks (90.8%), shattering the previous standard of 44 set a year ago (out of 60 picks). The eight CIS standouts drafted in the opening round also tied the league mark from 1970 and 1972. 
 
Eight more CIS stars were called in each of the second, third and fourth rounds, with nine following in the fifth, seven in the sixth and 11 in the seventh, which included two more picks than the other rounds.
 
Since 1965 (year of first Vanier Cup championship), 29 CIS players have been chosen with the first pick. All players selected first overall in the first nine CFL Canadian Drafts between 1956 and 1964 were also from schools currently competing in CIS.
 
 The 2014 CFL season gets underway on June 26^th.
 
CIS players selected in 2014 CFL Canadian Draft (59):
 
First Round (9 total selections)
1. Pierre Lavertu, Laval, OL (by Calgary)
3. Anthony Coombs, Manitoba, RB (by Toronto)
4. Antoine Pruneau, Montreal, DB (by Ottawa)
5. David Foucault, Montreal, OL (by Montreal)
6. Devon Bailey, StFX, WR (by Edmonton)
7. Quinn Smith, Concordia, DL (by Calgary)
8. Beau Landry, Western, LB (by Hamilton)
9. Evan Gill, Manitoba, DL (by Hamilton)
 
Second Round (9 total selections)
1. (10 total) Andrew Lue, Queen's, DB (by Montreal)
2. (11 total) Dylan Ainsworth, Western, DL (by Saskatchewan)
4. (13 total) Scott MacDonnell, Queen's, WR (by Ottawa)
5. (14 total) Pascal Lochard, Laval, RB (by British Columbia)
6. (15 total) Aaron Milton, Toronto, RB (by Edmonton)
7. (16 total) Max Caron, Concordia, LB (by Calgary)
8. (17 total) Jesse Briggs, McGill, LB (by Winnipeg)
9. (18 total) Alex Pierzchalski, Toronto, WR (by Saskatchewan)
 
Third Round (9 total selections)
1. (19 total) Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill, OL (by Calgary)
2. (20 total) Johnny Mark, Calgary, K (by Saskatchewan)
3. (21 total) Jaskaran Dhillon, UBC, DL (by Toronto)
4. (22 total) Jeff Finley, Guelph, DL (by Montreal)
5. (23 total) Nigel Romick, Saint Mary's, DL (by Ottawa)
6. (24 total) Adam Thibault, Laval, DB (by Calgary)
7. (25 total) Joe Circelli, Western OL (by Calgary)
8. (26 total) Kristopher Bastien, Concordia, WR (by Saskatchewan)
 
Fourth Round (9 total selections)
1. (28 total) Aaron Weathon, Toronto, OL (by Ottawa)
3. (30 total) Raye Hartmann, StFX, DB (by Edmonton)
4. (31 total) James Tuck, York, DL (by Montreal)
5. (32 total) David Ménard, Montreal, DL (by British Columbia)
6. (33 total) Thomas Miles, Manitoba, LB (by Toronto)
7. (34 total) Derek Wiggan, Queen's, DL (by Calgary)
8. (35 total) Andrew Smith, Manitoba, WR (by Montreal)
9. (36 total) Alexandre Dupuis, Montreal, FB (by Toronto)
 
Fifth Round (9 total selections)
1. (37 total) Hugo Desmarais, Laval, OL (by Ottawa)
2. (38 total) Eric Black, Saint Mary's, DB (by Toronto)
3. (39 total) Matt Webster, Queen's, DB (by Saskatchewan)
4. (40 total) Tyler Crapigna, McMaster, K (by Calgary)
5. (41 total) Alexander Fox, Bishop's, WR (by British Columbia)
6. (42 total) Evan Pszczonak, Windsor, WR (by Toronto)
7. (43 total) Nick Boyd, Manitoba, K (by Montreal)
8. (44 total) Christopher Johnson, Toronto, LB (by Hamilton)
9. (45 total) Kyle Paterson, Regina, OL (by Saskatchewan)
 
Sixth Round (9 total selections)
1. (46 total) Stephon Miller, Windsor, DL (by Ottawa)
2. (47 total) Quinn Everett, Mount Allison, DL (by Winnipeg)
3. (48 total) Zackary Medeiros, Montreal, K (by Edmonton)
4. (49 total) Jean-Christophe Beaulieu, Sherbrooke, FB (by Montreal)
7. (52 total) Mathieu Girard, Montreal, DL (by Hamilton)
8. (53 total) Stephen Mawa, UBC, DL (by Hamilton)
9. (54 total) Travis Bent, Concordia, LB (by Saskatchewan)
 
Seventh Round (11 total selections)
1. (55 total) Vincent Desloges, Laval, DL (by Ottawa)
2. (56 total) Aram Eisho, McMaster, LB (by Winnipeg)
3. (57 total) Michael Dadzie, Regina, DL (by Edmonton)
4. (58 total) Mackenzie Sarro, Calgary, FB (by Montreal)
5. (59 total) Guillaume Bourassa, Laval, RB (by British Columbia)
6. (60 total) Kirby Fletcher, Acadia, DL (by Toronto)
7. (61 total) Brian Marshall, Western, WR (by Calgary)
8. (62 total) Martin Pesek, Acadia, DL (by Hamilton)
9. (63 total) Terry Hart, StFX, OL (by Saskatchewan)
10. (64 total) Alexandre Bernard, McGill, LB (by Ottawa)
11. (65 total) Kevin Malcolm, McMaster, DL (by Ottawa)
 
CIS players selected by round (59):
 
First round: 8
Second: 8
Third: 8
Fourth: 8
Fifth: 9
Sixth: 7
Seventh: 11
 
CIS players selected by regional associations (59):
 
RSEQ: 21
OUA: 19
Canada West: 11
AUS: 8
 
CIS players selected by universities (59):
 
Laval: 6 *
Montreal: 6 *
Manitoba: 5
Concordia: 4
Queen's: 4
Toronto: 4
Western: 4
McGill: 3
McMaster: 3
StFX: 3
Acadia: 2
UBC: 2
Calgary: 2
Regina: 2
Saint Mary's: 2
Windsor: 2
Bishop's: 1
Guelph: 1
Mount Allison: 1
Sherbrooke: 1
York: 1
 
* Laval and Montreal both had a player drafted who last played for the school in 2011
 
CIS players selected by positions (59):
 
Defensive linemen: 18 *
Offensive linemen: 8
Linebackers: 8
Receivers: 8
Running back / fullbacks: 7
Defensive backs: 6
Kickers: 4
 
* 1 defensive lineman (Kevin Malcolm) drafted as a long snapper