The 1972

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/non-import players, typically from ...

composed of nine rounds where 70

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players that were chosen exclusively from eligible Canadian universities. The

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, who had the worst record in the Eastern Conference in the previous season, had the first overall selection.

1st round

Larry Smith RB Bishop's 2.

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 ...

Mike Lambrose LB Queen's 3.

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 ...

Steve Szapka G Simon Fraser 4.

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 ...

Tom Walker FB Waterloo Lutheran 5. Montreal Alouettes Peter Paliotti WR Loyola 6. Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Harris T

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7. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike O'Shaughnessy DE McMaster 8.

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 ...

Rick Chevers LB Waterloo 9.

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 ...

Don Moulton DB

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2nd round

10. Montreal Alouettes Alexander Baptist LB Bishop's 11.

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 ...

Bruce Miatello T McMaster 12. Toronto Argonauts

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LB Simon Fraser 13. Calgary Stampeders John Konihowski WR

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14. Calgary Stampeders Bill Hogan WR Waterloo Lutheran 15. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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16.

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 ...

Bob Toogood DE

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17. Toronto Argonauts

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DB Waterloo Lutheran 18. Calgary Stampeders Bob Bayter DB McMaster

3rd round

19. Montreal Alouettes Rick Kaupp DB

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20. Edmonton Eskimos Glen Colwill TB Simon Fraser 21. British Columbia Lions

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DB Simon Fraser 22.

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Doug Cihoki E

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23. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rein Enno C Toronto 24. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jim Chalkley FB McMaster 25. Saskatchewan Roughriders

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T McMaster 26. Toronto Argonauts John Buda T Waterloo 27. Calgary Stampeders

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4th round

28. Montreal Alouettes Jim Leone G St. Francis Xavier 29. Edmonton Eskimos Roy Beechey WR

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30. British Columbia Lions Art Lestins T Waterloo Lutheran 31. Ottawa Rough Riders Stew MacSween DB Toronto 32. Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Morash DT Windsor 33. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jerry Mays WR McMaster 34. Saskatchewan Roughriders

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DB Waterloo Lutheran 35. Toronto Argonauts Mike Urban QB Windsor 36. Calgary Stampeders Don Westlake TB Guelph

5th round

37. Montreal Alouettes Mike Tanner DB Dalhousie 38. Edmonton Eskimos Barry St. George WR

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39. British Columbia Lions

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QB Bishop's 40. Ottawa Rough Riders Ron Perowne TB Bishop's 41. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jamie Horne LB Manitoba 42. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dan Smith QB Ottawa 43. Toronto Argonauts

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DB Waterloo Lutheran 44. Calgary Stampeders Paul Knill DB Western Ontario

6th round

45. Montreal Alouettes Dave Scharman G Waterloo Lutheran 46. Edmonton Eskimos Dave Syme QB Simon Fraser 47. British Columbia Lions Jean Gouin T Ottawa 48. Ottawa Rough Riders Gordon Ladbrook LB Dalhousie 49. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mario Nardone DT Carleton 50. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mark Drexler DE Western Ontario 51. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mark Baldosoro HB McMaster 52. Toronto Argonauts

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G Waterloo Lutheran 53. Calgary Stampeders William Lockington QB McMaster

7th round

54. Montreal Alouettes John Danaher DE New Brunswick 55. Edmonton Eskimos Bud Coupland WR Calgary 56. British Columbia Lions Wayne Terry DB Ottawa 57. Ottawa Rough Riders Fred Tokaryk DT Dalhousie 58. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mark Millen DE Manitoba 59. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rick Wiedenhoeft DB Waterloo 60. Toronto Argonauts Doug Ball HB Toronto 61. Calgary Stampeders Frank Belvedere HB Loyola

8th round

62. Montreal Alouettes Ian Purcell DB Simon Fraser 63. Edmonton Eskimos Jerry Simpson DB Dalhousie 64. British Columbia Lions Ron Warner G

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65. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bill Thompson DE Queen's 66. Calgary Stampeders

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C Calgary

9th round

67. Montreal Alouettes Larry Rodenbush C

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68. Montreal Alouettes William Beaton G Carleton 69. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Doug Cozac HB Queen's 70. Calgary Stampeders Rick Coleman DT Calgary

References

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