1998 CFL draft explained
The 1998 CFL Draft took place on April 7, 1998.[1] 43 Canadian football players were chosen from among 490 eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[2]
Round one
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|
| 8 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) | | WR | Ottawa |
| – | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) | Forfeit Pick |
| 9 | BC Lions | | SB | Minnesota |
| 10 | Calgary Stampeders | | SB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 11 | Edmonton Eskimos | | G | McGill |
| – | Montreal Alouettes | Forfeit Pick |
| 12 | Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan) | | DL | Western Ontario |
| – | Toronto Argonauts | Forfeit Pick | |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|
| 13 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | OL | Utah |
| 14 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | | K | Saskatchewan |
| 15 | Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg via BC) | | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 16 | Calgary Stampeders | | DL | Brigham Young |
| 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | | RB | Minot State |
| 18 | Montreal Alouettes | | D | Manitoba |
| 19 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | LB | Waterloo |
| 20 | Toronto Argonauts | | RB | Winona State | |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|
| 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | WR | Calgary |
| 22 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | LB | Northern Illinois |
| 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | | DL | Ottawa |
| 24 | Calgary Stampeders | | WR | Acadia |
| 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | | SB | Ottawa |
| 26 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal) | | WR | Southwest State |
| 27 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | LB | Waterloo |
| 28 | Toronto Argonauts | | K | Calgary | |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|
| 29 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | CB | Acadia |
| 30 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | | DB | Laval |
| 31 | BC Lions | | LB | Laval |
| 32 | Calgary Stampeders | | RB | Calgary |
| 33 | Edmonton Eskimos | | OL | British Columbia |
| 34 | Montreal Alouettes | | OL | McGill |
| 35 | Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan) | | WR | Toronto |
| – | Toronto Argonauts | Forfeit Pick | |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | | DL | British Columbia |
| 37 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | K | Manitoba |
| 38 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | | LB | Manitoba |
| 39 | Calgary Stampeders | | LB | Calgary |
| 40 | Edmonton Eskimos | | OL | Hastings College |
| 41 | Montreal Alouettes | | OL | Saint Mary's |
| 42 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | | LB | Saskatchewan |
| 43 | Toronto Argonauts | | LB | Notre Dame | |
External links
- Web site: 1998 Canadian Draft. Canadian Football League. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813103246/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list/year/1998. 2012-08-13. dead.
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/19980507151229/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/mar31_draft.html 1998 CFL Canadian College Draft prospects
- https://web.archive.org/web/19980507151210/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/apr7_draftstory.html Fleiszer first pick in CFL Draft
- https://web.archive.org/web/19980507151217/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/apr7_draft.html Fleiszer picked first in CFL Draft
