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CFL Draft The CFL Draft (also known as the CFL Canadian Draft, CFL College Draft or the Canadian College Draft) is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) select eligible Canadian Football League#Players and compensat ...
composed of 10 rounds where 106
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players were chosen from eligible
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and Canadian players playing in the
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. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the
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being the only team to make no picks during this stage of the draft. Through a trade with the
Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
, the
Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
selected first overall in the draft. The Eskimos had four total picks in the first round of the draft alone.


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Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
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Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
Toronto Argonauts Steve Telfer TE Saint Mary's Toronto Argonauts
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British Columbia Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first season ...
Bill Norton DT
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British Columbia Lions Glen Jackson LB Simon Fraser British Columbia Lions Mitch Davies E
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
Bill Harrison TB Ottawa Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Kelley DB
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...
Ted Milian Ted Milian (born February 18, 1954) is a former Canadian football center who played six seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders. He was a territorial exemption of the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1976 ...
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Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
Ron Cherkas DT
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Saskatchewan Roughriders Brian O'Hara TB Whitworth
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
Yvon Thibeault T
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Montreal Alouettes Rodney Ward LB Bishop's
Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
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Edmonton Eskimos
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1st round


2nd round

10. British Columbia Lions Len Platt WR
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11. British Columbia Lions John Turecki DE British Columbia 12.
Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
Jay Parry WR
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13. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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14. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gordon Taylor QB
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15. Edmonton Eskimos Steve Andryjowicz TB
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16. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bog Gibbons DT
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17. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ron Mironuck LB Whitworth 18. Edmonton Eskimos Eric Upton G Ottawa


3rd round

19. Toronto Argonauts
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LB Saint Mary's 20. British Columbia Lions Dale Parkhouse TE Western Ontario 21. Calgary Stampeders Dave McMillan WR Concordia 22. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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DB Guelph 23. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tim Maltre WR
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24. Montreal Alouettes
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TB Wilfrid Laurier 25. Saskatchewan Roughriders
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LB Wilfrid Laurier 26. Montreal Alouettes Errol Moen DT Alberta 27. Edmonton Eskimos
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4th round

28. Toronto Argonauts
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TE Saskatchewan 29. British Columbia Lions Gerald Inglis LB Alberta 30. Calgaray Stampeders Richard Haswell FB Wilfrid Laurier 31. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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G McMaster 32. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Henry Booy E British Columbia 33. Ottawa Rough Riders Drew Allan G Carleton 34. Saskatchewan Roughriders Terry West DB Ottawa 35. Montreal Alouettes Glen Leach DB Wilfrid Laurier 36. Edmonton Eskimos Rick Scarborough TB Western Ontario


5th round

37. Toronto Argonauts
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TB York 38. British Columbia Lions Jim Cimba DB Western Ontario 39. Calgary Stampeders Larry Titley LB Concordia 40. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rick Slipetz LB York 41. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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42. Ottawa Rough Riders Doug Kitts QB York 43. Saskatchewan Roughriders Greg Wood DB Windsor 44. Montreal Alouettes
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DB Queen's 45. Edmonton Eskimos Mark Ackley WR Toronto


6th round

46. Toronto Argonauts Doug Falconer DB Ottawa 47. British Columbia Lions
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QB British Columbia 48. Calgary Stampeders Nick Grittani DT Toronto 49. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike Sokonvin DT Toronto 50. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gary Anderson DE Concordia 51. Ottawa Rough Riders Jim Anderson T Alberta 52. Saskatchewan Roughriders Hugh Gallagher DE Carleton 53. Montreal Alouettes Paul Szlichta QB
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54. Edmonton Eskimos Jim Kemp T Saskatchewan


7th round

55. Toronto Argonauts
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LB Concordia 56. Toronto Argonauts Peter Sorenson DT Bishop's 57. Calgary Stampeders Mike Walukavich DT Concordia 58. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rick Jeysman DT Toronto 59. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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DE Western Ontario 60. Ottawa Rough Riders Fred Brown LB Wilfrid Laurier 61. Saskatchewan Roughriders
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TB Alberta 62. Montreal Alouettes
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DB McMaster 63. Edmonton Eskimos Rob Nelms DT Carleton


8th round

64. Toronto Argonauts Jim Trimm TE Toronto 65. British Columbia Lions
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TB Simon Fraser 66. Calgary Stampeders Bill Lockhart C Guelph 67. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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DB Western Ontario 68. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bruce Young TB Manitoba 69. Ottawa Rough Riders Paul Lojewski G Windsor 70. Saskatchewan Roughriders Ken Platz TB Saskatchewan 71. Montreal Alouettes Larry Baines TB McMaster 72. Calgary Stampeders Norm Hagarty WR Wilfrid Laurier


9th round

73. Toronto Argonauts
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TB Windsor 74. British Columbia Lions Peter Coll DB Dalhousie 75. Calgary Stampeders Mike Weller WR Wilfrid Laurier 76. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Marty Dixon E Western Ontario 77. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brian Wagner DE Manitoba 78. Ottawa Rough Riders
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79. Toronto Argonauts George Beattie DB
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80. Calgary Stampeders Gordon Penn TB British Columbia


10th round

81. Toronto Argonauts Maurice St. Martin T Queen's 82. British Columbia Lions
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G British Columbia 83. Calgary Stampeders Doug Ransome WR Dalhousie 84. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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TB Windsor 88. British Columbia Lions Bob Janzen TB British Columbia


References


Canadian Draft
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