Calgary Stampeders take Australian punter Masin 1st overall in CFL's global draft

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 29, 2025 3:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Australian punter Fraser Masin was the archetypal subordinate taken Tuesday successful the CFL's planetary draft.

The Calgary Stampeders took Masin, who played collegiately astatine Ole Miss, with the apical selection, not a astonishment fixed they mislaid seasoned Australian punter Cody Grace to the Edmonton Elks this off-season.

Grace spent 4 years with Calgary aft being selected successful the 2021 planetary draft.

2 players, 2 rounds

Each CFL squad selected 2 players implicit 2 rounds successful the draft.

Winnipeg followed by taking British antiaircraft lineman Kemari Munier-Bailey of Weber State 2nd overall. The Bombers moved up to No. 2 by making a woody with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to instrumentality Munier-Bailey.

Winnipeg acquired the No. 2 pick, Canadian moving backmost Matthew Peterson and a '25 fifth-round CFL draught prime (No. 39 overall) from Hamilton for Canadian antiaircraft lineman Kyle Samson, the No. 8 prime successful the planetary draught and a '25 fourth-round (No. 36) CFL draught selection.

Edmonton past took Troy linebacker Richard Jubunor, a Nigerian, astatine No. 3. The six-foot-two, 232-pound Jubunor was signed by the NFL's Seattle Seahawks arsenic a escaped cause past twelvemonth but didn't ace the roster.

B.C. and Ottawa past took kicker/punters with their first-round picks. The Lions selected Idaho State's Ross Bolger, of Ireland, earlier Ottawa took Australian Callum Eddings, who played collegiately astatine Stephen F. Austin.

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Saskatchewan selected Belgian Sylvain Yondjouen, a antiaircraft lineman from Georgia Tech, astatine No. 6. The six-foot-three, 260-pound Yondjouen appeared successful 51 vocation games with the Yellow Jackets earlier signing with the NFL's Carolina Panthers arsenic an undrafted escaped cause pursuing past weekend's draft.

Montreal and Hamilton past utilized their first-round selections connected Australian punters. The Als took Joshua Sloan of Memphis with the seventh prime earlier the Ticats took Oregon State's Josh Green.

The Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts concluded the opening circular by selecting Austrian Valentin Senn, an violative lineman from UConn. The six-foot-six, 305-pound Senn signed with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals arsenic an undrafted escaped cause Saturday.

Calgary opened the 2nd circular by taking different Australian punter, Colorado's Mark Vassett. B.C., Ottawa and Montreal besides spent their 2 picks connected kicker/punters.

In total, 11 punters/kickers were drafted. Only Edmonton (two linebackers) and Toronto (offensive, antiaircraft linemen) didn't instrumentality punter/kickers with their selections.