The 1996 CFL Draft took place on May 31, 1996.[1] 61 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[2] This would be the last time that a CFL draft would have seven rounds, switching to six rounds in 1997, until the league reverted to seven in 2013. The Edmonton Eskimos obtained the first overall pick, along with Nick Mazzoli, from the Ottawa Rough Riders in exchange for Dan Murphy and Jay Chistenson.[1] In the fifth round, the Montreal Alouettes drafted defensive end James Eggink who had died from cancer in December 1995.[3] The Edmonton Eskimos obtained the first overall pick, along with Nick Mazzoli, from the Ottawa Rough Riders in exchange for Dan Murphy and Jay Chistenson.[1]

Round one

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Edmonton Eskimos (via Ottawa[1])Donnavan BlairSBCalgary
2Toronto ArgonautsKelly WiltshireCBJames Madison
3Saskatchewan RoughridersMike SutherlandOLNorthern Illinois
4Winnipeg Blue BombersAndrew HenryDBC.W. Post
5Hamilton Tiger-CatsJustin RingLBSimon Fraser
6BC LionsMark PimiskenLBWashington State
7EdmontonDuane ArrindellOLNorthern Illinois
8Calgary StampedersFarell DuclairLBConcordia
9Montreal AlouettesDenis MontanaWRConcordia

Round two

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
10HamiltonKyle WaltersRBGuelph
11WinnipegHarry Van HofwegenDLCarleton
12SaskatchewanTom MonoisWRNortheastern
13WinnipegSean ReadeRBWestern Ontario
14HamiltonMike MehelicOTIndiana
15BCAndrew EnglishWRBritish Columbia
16EdmontonJayson HamiltonRBAlberta
17CalgaryRob RobinsonDTCincinnati
18MontrealBryan ChiuDTWashington State

Round three

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
19OttawaSammie BrennanDBUniversity
20TorontoL.J. EibenWRHumboldt State
21CalgaryJean-Agnes CharlesDBMichigan
22WinnipegShane SpeenaLBHenderson State
23SaskatchewanAlton FrancisRB/KNorthern Illinois
24BCBrad YamaokaRBBritish Columbia
25EdmontonSheldon NapastukDTIowa State
26CalgaryCory StevensP/KMinot State
27MontrealAdam CassidyOLAlberta

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
28OttawaGrayson ShillingfordSBBritish Columbia
29SaskatchewanPaul FrianLBSt. Francis Xavier
30SaskatchewanDwayne EllDLNorth Dakota
31WinnipegLeonard Jean-PierreRBYork
32HamiltonDan BrownFB/RBBemidji State
33BCKevin Ho-YoungRBSt. Francis Xavier
34EdmontonMurray CunninghamDLAlberta
35CalgaryVito GrecoLB/FBCarleton
36MontrealTom HipszDEToronto

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
37OttawaDarcy CurtisDT/OLSimon Fraser
38OttawaGeorge SavardOLOttawa
39SaskatchewanNelson Van WaesSB/LBTulsa
40WinnipegStuart MacKenzieOTWestern Kentucky
41HamiltonPaul KentOLKutztown
42BCVictor BrynaDBSimon Fraser
43EdmontonJoe SaulDESaskatchewan
44CalgaryJung-Yul KimOTToronto

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
45OttawaRobert McElwainDBWindsor
46TorontoTim BiakabutukaRBMichigan
47SaskatchewanChris FloryOLSaskatchewan
48WinnipegMark HolmstromLBManitoba
49HamiltonTroy RusselDBBishop's
50BCBryan BourneOLBritish Columbia
51EdmontonDarcy ParkFBAlberta
52CalgaryDavid LaneOLSimon Fraser
53MontrealAdrian RainbowQBBritish Columbia

Round seven

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
54OttawaMichael HendricksLBOttawa
55TorontoCraig PooleWRWindsor
56SaskatchewanGreg MoeKSaskatchewan
57WinnipegGerald LewisLBEastern Michigan
58HamiltonDavid BurnieDEWestern Ontario
59BCPaul GreenhowCDQueen's
60EdmontonTroy ShwetzDBJamestown College
61MontrealMarc CharlesDTMorgan State

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CFL conducts Canadian College Draft". Archived from the original on 1996-11-22. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  2. "1996 Canadian Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. "Second Year In A Row CFL Team Drafts Dead Player". AP News. 1996-03-14.
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