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1981 CFL draft

The 1981 CFL draft composed of seven rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team making at least one selection during this stage of the draft. Through a trade with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Calgary Stampeders selected first overall in the draft.

Territorial exemptions

Saskatchewan Roughriders Eugene Larocque DT Utah

Toronto Argonauts Hazen Carinci DB Simon Fraser

Toronto Argonauts Dan Ferrone G Simon Fraser

Toronto Argonauts Bernie Pickett TB Wilfrid Laurier

Toronto Argonauts Bob Bronk TB Queen's

Ottawa Rough Riders John Park TE Bowling Green

Ottawa Rough Riders Ian Beckstead TE Richmond

Montreal Alouettes Marc Lacelle TB McGill

British Columbia Lions Rob Smith G Utah State

British Columbia Lions Rick Klassen G Simon Fraser

Calgary Stampeders Scott MacArthur DE Calgary

Calgary Stampeders Shawn Beaton DL Boise State

Calgary Stampeders Randy Besler G Northeast Missouri

Calgary Stampeders Randy Fournier DT Cincinnati

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Perry Kuras G North Dakota

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Howard C Western Ontario

Edmonton Eskimos Sean Kehoe TB Alberta

Edmonton Eskimos Joshua Borger WR Calgary

1st round

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Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionSchool
1Calgary StampedersFank KosecLBWaterloo
2Toronto ArgonautsTom TrifauxTCalgary
3Ottawa Rough RidersMaurice DoyleRBToronto
4Montreal AlouettesChris WalbyDTDickinson State
5BC LionsNelson MartinWRSeneca
6Calgary StampedersMike WolframSBAlberta
7Toronto ArgonautsTom BrayDTBishop's
8Toronto ArgonautsRonald EnglesonDTSimon Fraser
9Edmonton EskimosRob LoganDEWaterloo

2nd round

  1. Saskatchewan Roughriders Hazen Henderson DB Simon Fraser

  2. Toronto Argonauts Gord Elser LB Calgary

  3. Ottawa Rough Riders Don Burns WR Ottawa

  4. Montreal Alouettes Samuel Marshall DB Simon Fraser

  5. Toronto Argonauts Warner Miles OL Ottawa

  6. Montreal Alouettes Fred Prinzen LB Queen's

  7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dave Brown WR Alberta

  8. Calgary Stampeders Terry Lehne DB Saskatchewan

  9. Edmonton Eskimos Mike Reid C Ottawa

3rd round

  1. Saskatchewan Roughriders Don Busto FL/DB Simon Fraser

  2. Toronto Argonauts Dan Dominico WR Western Ontario

  3. British Columbia Lions Jamie Armstead DB Calgary

  4. Montreal Alouettes Joe Kuklo DB Simon Fraser

  5. British Columbia Lions Larry Priestnall TB Acadia

  6. Calgary Stampeders Kari Suutari LB Wisconsin

  7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hubert Walsh TB Acadia

  8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jeff Arp G Western Ontario

  9. Edmonton Eskimos Scott Essery TE Windsor

4th round

  1. Saskatchewan Roughriders David Pearson DT Western Ontario

  2. Ottawa Rough Riders John Lowe TB Guelph

  3. Ottawa Rough Riders Eric Boss DT Toronto

  4. Montreal Alouettes Dean Claridge DE British Columbia

  5. British Columbia Lions Ed Jones DB Simon Fraser

  6. Calgary Stampeders Ted Kozik DE Saint Mary's

  7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dick Rigelhof LB North Dakota

  8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rob Sommerville DB Waterloo

  9. Edmonton Eskimos Ron Lammer DL Alberta

5th round

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Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionSchool
37Saskatchewan RoughridersVic StevensonOTCalgary
38Toronto ArgonautsGord GoodwinRBCalgary
39Ottawa Rough RidersLarry RingDBBishop's
40Montreal AlouettesMurray WenhardtOTSaskatchewan
41BC LionsFrank RobertoRBSimon Fraser
42Calgary StampedersDan PavlicikOTConcordia
43Winnipeg Blue BombersMartin PardellRBAlberta
44Hamilton Tiger-CatsRick MaloneyOTWestern Ontario
45Edmonton EskimosRobin LawrenceDBAlberta

6th round

  1. Saskatchewan Roughriders John Celestino DT Windsor

  2. Toronto Argonauts Jeff Hale T Guelph

  3. Ottawa Rough Riders Anthony Refosso T Toronto

  4. Montreal Alouettes Dominic Vetro WR Wilfrid Laurier

  5. British Columbia Lions David Thornhill WR Bishop's

  6. Calgary Stampeders Jay Triano DB Simon Fraser

  7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hugh Goodman DL Acadia

  8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ian Troop G Wilfrid Laurier

  9. Edmonton Eskimos Wyatt Wishart DT Concordia

7th round

  1. Saskatchewan Roughriders Wayne Stremel LB Simon Fraser

  2. Toronto Argonauts Kevin Malone DB Queen's

  3. Ottawa Rough Riders Rob Ball DB Queen's

  4. Montreal Alouettes Dave Ridgway K Toledo

  5. British Columbia Lions Ed Hole T Alberta

  6. Calgary Stampeders Wayne Harris Jr. LB Calgary

  7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Martell TB St. Francis Xavier

  8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Paul TB Sheridan

  9. Edmonton Eskimos Craig Mallender TB Windsor

References

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