CFL Draft Day Blog: Als make deal with Elks, move up to No. 1

The Montreal Alouettes will be on the clock first at the 2022 CFL Draft after completing a draft day trade with the Edmonton Elks. Keep up with all the news and rumours ahead of the first pick with TSN.ca's CFL Draft Blog. Watch the first two rounds of the 2022 CFL Draft LIVE on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET / 11 p.m. PT on TSN1, TSN3 the TSN App, and TSN Direct. Rounds 3-8 can be streamed LIVE on TSN.ca and the TSN App.

Trades shake up the first round 

The Montreal Alouettes now hold the first overall selection in the 2022 CFL Draft after completing a deal with the Edmonton Elks ahead of Tuesday evening's draft. 

The Als sent the fourth overall pick alongside national OL Carter O'Donnel to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for the pick.

O'Donnell, who is under contract with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, spent his collegiate years at the University of Alberta. The Red Deer, Atla. native earned First Team All-Canadian honors in 2019 and Second Team All-Canadian honors in 2018.

This likely means Tyrell Richards will end up with the Alouettes, as the Syracuse linebacker is widely regarded as the projected No. 1 overall selection in Tuesday's draft. Click here for TSN's Marshall Ferguson's 2022 CFL Mock Draft.

According to sources, @MTLAlouettes have completed a deal with @GoElks for the first overall pick in tonight’s @CFL Draft. Deal has been agreed upon, awaiting league approval to become official. #CFLDraft https://t.co/L2tlSw9uiG

#Elks get the #4 pick from #AlsMtl and the rights to OL Carter O’Donnell. @CFLonTSN https://t.co/yh76V97mRE

Additionally, the Alouettes completed another trade to bolster their draft capital, sending DT Cameron Lawson and the 13th overall pick in the 2022 draft to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the