Mitchell tops prospect list for CFL draft

Rice offensive lineman Scott Mitchell will enter this year's CFL Canadian college draft as the top-ranked prospect.

The six-foot-four, 295-pound tackle moved up a spot to the No. 1 position in the CFL's Scouting Bureau's list following a solid performance at the league's evaluation camp in March.

Mitchell, an Ottawa native, went in as the second-ranked prospect but impressed with his versatility, lining up at guard and centre as well as at his natural position.

The 2011 CFL Canadian college draft will be held May 8. Toronto native Philip Blake, a junior centre at Baylor, was the top-ranked prospect but didn't participate in the evaluation camp because he has another year of NCAA eligibility remaining and is expected to return to school this fall.

He fell to No. 4 but is still eligible to be selected in the draft, with any team taking him retaining his CFL rights.

Calgary receiver Anthony Parker moved up a spot to No. 3 on the overall list. But making the biggest jump was St. Francis Xavier's Henoc Muamba, who went from seventh to third following the evaluation camp.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have the top pick in this year's draft. The last time the club selected first in the Canadian draft was in 1975.