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Adrian Greene selected in 2022 CFL Draft
Posted: May 04, 2022

Adrian Greene selected in 2022 CFL Draft

Saint Mary's Huskies defensive back Adrian Greene was selected in the 2022 Canadian Football League (CFL) entry draft on Thursday evening.

Greene, a 6'1" defensive back out of Scarborough, ON, was selected 32nd overall in the fourth round by the BC Lions.

Greene played three seasons with the Huskies and registered 37 combined tackles, one interception and a fumble recovery in 20 total appearances.

He was voted to the 2021 East-West Bowl and also served as a defensive captain for the Huskies. 

The complete release from U SPORTS follows

Ottawa's Pelehos chosen second overall, 60 U SPORTS players selected in 2022 CFL Draft

TORONTO –Zack Pelehos, an offensive lineman from the Ottawa Gee-Gees, was the first U SPORTS player selected second overall in the 2022 CFL Draft by the Ottawa RedBlacks on Tuesday evening.

Pelehos was one of six U SPORTS players who went in the opening round on Tuesday. He was followed by Saskatchewan Huskies defensive lineman Nathan Cherry at No. 3 by the BC Lions. Calgary Dinos receiver Jalen Philpot was selected fifth overall by the Calgary Stampeders before Gregor MacKellar, an offensive lineman from the StFX X-Men was drafted sixth by the Toronto Argonauts. Waterloo Warriors quarterback and reigning Hec Crighton Award winner, Tre Ford went eighth overall to the Edmonton Elks, while the Montreal Alouettes concluded the first round by selecting Calgary Dinos receiver Tyson Philpot ninth overall.

Pelehos was ranked No. 15 in the final Scouting Bureau rankings published Apr. 19, while Ford was the highest-ranked player in U SPORTS at No. 4 overall in the final rankings.

Overall, 60 U SPORTS standouts were selected out of 74 total picks (81 percent) over eight rounds. OUA led the way with 28 selections, followed by Canada West with 19 – with the Ottawa Gee-Gees having the most players picked with six.

In all, 21 of the 27 U SPORTS programs had at least one player chosen. 

Since 2007, 716 total U SPORTS football alumni have been drafted into the CFL, while approximately 200 Canadian university football standouts start the season on opening day rosters of the league's nine teams.