CFL’s Elks make vet LB top pick … As expected, Edmonton chose former Cincinnati LB Joel Dublanko with the first pick overall at last night’s CFL draft of Canadian players. Dublanko actually came late to the process; he was a 2022 grad at Cincinnati and was in a couple of NFL camps last summer before playing the 2023 season in the USFL, but was granted late eligibility for the CFL draft when he was deemed eligible for the CFL draft because his father is a Canadian. Ottawa with the 2nd pick overall chose Auburn WR Nick Mardner while Saskatchewan selected Boston College OG Kyle Hergel with the 3rd pick. Hergel has signed as an undrafted free agent with New Orleans, but is considered to be a long shot to make the Saints’ roster this fall. On the other hand, most of the CFL’s top prospects who were selected at last weekend’s NFL draft weren’t selected until the later rounds. In fact, OG Isaiah Adams, the CFL Scouting Bureau’s top overall prospect, wasn’t selected at all last night after he was taken in the 3rd round of the NFL draft by Arizona. Meanwhile, OG Giovanni Manu was a 5th round pick by Winnipeg, while TEs Tanner McLachlan and Theo Johnson went in the 6th and 8th rounds respectively to Calgary and BC.