1997 CFL draft explained
The 1997 CFL Draft took place on Monday, April 7, 1997.[1] 48 Canadian football players were chosen from 363 eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[2]
The Ottawa Rough Riders folded following the 1996 CFL season, but any trades involving the club were still in effect. Since the Rough Riders finished last in the CFL, teams that received selections in trades picked first in those rounds, including the first overall pick. Conversely, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats traded their third round selection to the Rough Riders and that pick was subsequently forfeited. All other Ottawa selections were skipped.
Forfeitures
- Hamilton forfeited their sixth round selection after making a selection in the 1996 Supplemental Draft.[1]
Round one
Round two
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | College |
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| 10 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg via Saskatchewan) | | OL | |
| 11 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC) | | WR | Washington |
| 12 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | DL | Akron |
| 13 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via BC via Winnipeg) | | FB | Eastern Illinois |
| 14 | Montreal Alouettes | | OL | |
| 15 | Calgary Stampeders | | DT | Edinboro |
| 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | | LB | Western Ontario |
| 17 | Toronto Argonauts | | OL | Ottawa | |
Round three
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | College |
|---|
| 18 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg via Saskatchewan) | | CB | Michigan State |
| 19 | BC Lions | | LB | Simon Fraser |
| – | Ottawa Rough Riders (via Hamilton) | Team folded prior to season |
| 20 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | | OT | Michigan |
| 21 | Montreal Alouettes | | RB | Western Michigan |
| 22 | Calgary Stampeders | | OL | Eastern Michigan |
| 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton) | | S | Colorado |
| 24 | Toronto Argonauts | | OT | Michigan State | |
Round four
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | College |
|---|
| 25 | BC Lions (via Ottawa) | | P | Simon Fraser |
| 26 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | CB | Ottawa |
| 27 | BC Lions | | CB | Manitoba |
| 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | RB | British Columbia |
| 29 | Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) | | LB | Western Ontario |
| 30 | Montreal Alouettes | | SB | Calgary |
| 31 | Calgary Stampeders | | SB | Concordia |
| 32 | Edmonton Eskimos | | OL | Northern Arizona |
| 33 | Toronto Argonauts | | OL | Texas Tech | |
Round five
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | College |
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| 34 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | WR | York |
| 35 | BC Lions | | OT | Northern Illinois |
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | WR | Bishop's University |
| 37 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | LB | Tennessee-Martin |
| 38 | Montreal Alouettes | | SB | Western Michigan |
| 39 | Calgary Stampeders | | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 40 | Edmonton Eskimos | | TE | Kent State |
| 41 | Toronto Argonauts | | DE | Evangel College | |
Round six
| Pick # | width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | CFL Team ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | College |
|---|
| 42 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | OL | Windsor |
| 43 | BC Lions | | LB | Northern Arizona |
| – | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Forfeit Pick |
| 44 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | DE | Manitoba |
| 45 | Montreal Alouettes | | LB | Bishop's |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | | RB | Acadia |
| 47 | Edmonton Eskimos | | QB | Manitoba |
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts | | QB | Salisbury State | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Linemen in demand in '97 draft . Canadian Football League . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980507151659/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/apr8_draft.html . May 7, 1998 .
- Web site: 1997 Canadian Draft. Canadian Football League. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230918/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list/year/1997. 2015-09-23. dead.
