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
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
players were chosen from eligible
Canadian universities
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and Canadian players playing in the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the
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 ...
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.
Territorial exemptions
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 ...
Neil Lumsden
Neil James Lumsden (born December 19, 1952) is a Canadian politician and retired professional football player. Lumsden was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election, and was subsequently appointed as the Minis ...
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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 ...
Vic Wasilenko
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
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British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
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 ...
Weber State
Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
History
Weber State University was founded ...
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
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 ...
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
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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Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Rick Koswin
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People
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*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
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Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
Jeff Avery
Jeff Avery (born March 28, 1953) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted as a territorial exemption in the 1976 CFL Draft by the Rough Riders and would ...
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Ottawa Rough Riders
John Palazeti
John Palazeti (born December 17, 1952) is a former American football fullback and linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League.
Early life in high school
Palazeti was born and grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Assumption Colleg ...
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Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
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 ...
University of Utah
The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...
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 ...
McGill McGill is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, from which the names of many places and organizations are derived. It may refer to:
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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 ...
Brian Fryer
Brian Fryer (born July 16, 1953) is a retired football player who starred at wide receiver for the University of Alberta, and played professionally for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League and the Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Ro ...
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Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
Edmonton Eskimos
Walter Bauer
Walter Bauer (; 8 August 1877 – 17 November 1960) was a German theologian, lexicographer of New Testament Greek, and scholar of the development of Early Christianity.
Life
Bauer was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, and raised in Marburg, ...
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Drake
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Animals
* A male duck
People and fictional characters
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* Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* ...
Tulsa
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11. British Columbia Lions John Turecki DE British Columbia
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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
Western Ontario
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13. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Barry Cozack Barry may refer to:
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Mount Allison
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Geography
Mount Allison is part of a ridge that also includes Mission Peak and Monument Peak. Unlike those other two peaks, Mount Allison ...
Wilfrid Laurier
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Toronto
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Saskatchewan
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17. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ron Mironuck LB Whitworth
18. Edmonton Eskimos Eric Upton G Ottawa
3rd round
19. Toronto Argonauts
Rodney Allison
Rodney Allison (born January 29, 1956) is an American former college football player and coach. He is currently the director of the Texas Tech letterman's organization, the Double T Varsity Club.
He was the former head football coach of the Unive ...
LB Saint Mary's
20. British Columbia Lions Dale Parkhouse TE Western Ontario
21. Calgary Stampeders Dave McMillan WR Concordia
22. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Paul Whaley
Paul Gene Whaley (January 14, 1947 – January 28, 2019) was an American drummer best known as the drummer for rock band Blue Cheer. He was the son of country music singer Paul Edward Whaley. He grew up in the towns of Vallejo and Winters, Califo ...
Memphis State
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The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.
The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
24. Montreal Alouettes
Charles McMann
Charles McMann (May 11, 1951July 20, 2021) was a Canadian professional Canadian football, football running back who played 10 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes. He went on to serve ...
TB Wilfrid Laurier
25. Saskatchewan Roughriders
John Glassford
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LB Wilfrid Laurier
26. Montreal Alouettes Errol Moen DT Alberta
27. Edmonton Eskimos
Darrell Penner
Darrell is a given name derived from an English surname, which was derived from Norman language, Norman-French , originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France. There are no longer any towns in France called Airelle, but is the French wo ...
Brian Utley
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan (given name), Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish language, Irish and Breton language, Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan language, Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world.
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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
Paul Genovese
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*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
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People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
Bob Palmer
Robert B. Palmer (born September 11, 1940) is an American businessman in the computer industry.
Palmer was the final Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Education
Palmer majored in Math and Physics at Texas Tec ...
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
Wayne Churchill
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People with the given name and surname
* Wayne (given name)
* Wayne (surname)
Geographical
Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Anthon ...
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Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
42. Ottawa Rough Riders Doug Kitts QB York
43. Saskatchewan Roughriders Greg Wood DB Windsor
44. Montreal Alouettes
Bill McIver
Bill(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
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* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
DB Queen's
45. Edmonton Eskimos Mark Ackley WR Toronto
6th round
46. Toronto Argonauts Doug Falconer DB Ottawa
47. British Columbia Lions
Greg Gardner
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Care ...
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
Purdue
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John Montelpare
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
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
Claude Riopelle Claude may refer to:
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DE Western Ontario
60. Ottawa Rough Riders Fred Brown LB Wilfrid Laurier
61. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Dalton Smarsh
Dalton Smarsh (born c. 1950) is a Canadian former football player. He is known for his playing career at the University of Alberta, where he is described as "one of the most outstanding running backs in the history of Golden Bear football".
Smarsh ...
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62. Montreal Alouettes
Rod Millard
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* Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority
* Connecting rod, main, coupling, ...
DB McMaster
63. Edmonton Eskimos Rob Nelms DT Carleton
8th round
64. Toronto Argonauts Jim Trimm TE Toronto
65. British Columbia Lions
Glen Wallace
Glen Wallace is a Northern Irish actor, known for portraying the role of Malachy Fisher on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''.
Career
In 2007, Wallace made his debut appearance in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' as Malachy Fisher. Aft ...
TB Simon Fraser
66. Calgary Stampeders Bill Lockhart C Guelph
67. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Frank Mckay
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People
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* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
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Curre ...
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
Gary McCann
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Places
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;Unit ...
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
Robert Forbes Robert Forbes may refer to:
*Robert Forbes (American football) (1886–1947), American football player and coach
*Robert Forbes (bishop) (1708–1775), Scottish Episcopal bishop of Ross and Caithness
*Robert Bennet Forbes
Captain Robert Bennet F ...
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New Brunswick
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Acadia
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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
Tony Ricci
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* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...
G British Columbia
83. Calgary Stampeders Doug Ransome WR Dalhousie
84. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Jon Jewell
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Mike Kashty TE Manitoba
86. Ottawa Rough Riders Chris Kziezopoloski WR Waterloo
87. Toronto Argonauts
Bernie Muldoon
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* Griffithsville, West Virginia, also called Bernie
People
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TB Windsor
88. British Columbia Lions Bob Janzen TB British Columbia