REDBLACKS select three in first-ever LFA/CFL draft in Mexico
The Ottawa REDBLACKS added three new players to their ranks on Monday in the first-ever draft in Mexico.
Held at Mexico’s Crowne Plaza and in conjunction with the Liga de Futbol Americano Professional (LFA), 27 players were selected by the CFL’s nine teams.
The REDBLACKS selected kicker Jose Carlos Maltos with their second overall pick. Maltos most recently suited up for two pre-season games with the BC Lions in 2018. He also spent time on the roster of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and suited up for Fundidores Monterrey in 2017.
.@josemaltos19 es la primera selección de @REDBLACKS pic.twitter.com/3HolcdbSTV
— LFA (@LFAmex) January 14, 2019
The REDBLACKS also drafted receiver Guillermo Villalobos with the 11th overall pick and defensive lineman Maximiliano Soto with the 20th selection.
A summary of the entire draft can be viewed below:
ROUND 1
| OVERALL | CFL TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | TEAM |
| 1 | EDM | Diego Jair Viamontes Cotera | WR | Mayas |
| 2 | OTT | José Carlos Maltos Diaz | K | Fundidores |
| 3 | MTL | Enrique Gerardo Yenny Romero | K | Borregos ITESM Tol |
| 4 | TOR | Uriel Martínez Bernal | DE | Tigres UANL |
| 5 | HAM | José Humberto Noriega Montiel | WR | Artilleros |
| 6 | SSK | Rene Francisco Brassea Valenzuela | OL | Fundidores |
| 7 | BC | Octavio Noé Gonzalez Chapa | DL | Fundidores |
| 8 | WPG | Sergio Shiaffino Pérez | DB | Dinos |
| 9 | CGY | Andres Salgado Gómez | WR | Condors |
ROUND 2
| OVERALL | CFL TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | TEAM |
| 10 | EDM | Daniel Carrete Landeros | LB | Dinos |
| 11 | OTT | Guillermo Alberto Villalobos Zanabria | WR | Mexicas |
| 12 | MTL | Diego Rojas Kuhlmann | OL | Borregos ITESM Tol |
| 13 | TOR | Jose David Casarrubias Santiago | DE | Leones UAMN |
| 14 | HAM | Omar Alejandro Cojolum Delgado | RB | Mayas |
| 15 | SSK | Carlos Sebastián Olvera Rivas | WR | Aztecas UDLAP |
| 16 | BC | Fernando Richarte Martinez | WR | Dinos |
| 17 | WPG | Eduardo Manuel Hernández Reyes | S | Aztecas UDLAP |
| 18 | CGY | Oscar Hugo Silva Reta | K | Dinos |
ROUND 3
| OVERALL | CFL TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | TEAM |
| 19 | EDM | Jose Alfonsin Romero | DB | Artilleros |
| 20 | OTT | Maximiliano Soto Esquer | DE | Borregos ITESM Mty |
| 21 | MTL | Juan Manuel Márquez Tamayo | CB | Aztecas UDLAP |
| 22 | TOR | Chistian Alejandro Hernández Delgado | LB | Fundidores |
| 23 | HAM | Luis Humberto López Tinoco | RB | Condors |
| 24 | SSK | Francisco Javier García Ramírez | CB | Fundidores |
| 25 | BC | Gerardo Elias Alvarez Ovalle | WR | Dinos |
| 26 | WPG | Gabriel Amavizca Ortiz | K | Lobos BUAP |
| 27 | CGY | Guillermo Caldéron Leal | DL | Aztecas UDLAP |
