2001 CFL Draft

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2001 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 26
Time11:00 AM EST[1]
Overview
48 total selections in 6 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionScott Schultz, DL
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Most selections (8)BC Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Montreal Alouettes
Fewest selections (4)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CIAU selections26
NCAA selections18
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The 2001 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 26, 2001.[2] 48 players were chosen for Canadian Football League teams from among the eligible CIAU football players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and the NAIA.[3] Of the 48 draft selections, 26 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.[4]

Round one[]

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
1 Saskatchewan Roughriders Scott Schultz DL North Dakota
2 BC Lions (via Toronto) LB Memphis
3 BC Lions (via Winnipeg) Lyle Green FB Toledo
4 Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton) Angus Reid G Simon Fraser
5 Edmonton Eskimos Randy Chevrier DT McGill
6 Calgary Stampeders Kamau Peterson WR New Hampsphire
7 Montreal Alouettes Luke Fritz OL Eastern Washington
8 BC Lions Leif Thorsen G Montana

Round two[]

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
9 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jason French WR Murray State
10 Calgary Stampeders DB Fresno State
11 Montreal Alouettes Pat Woodcock WR Syracuse
12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB Acadia
13 Edmonton Eskimos CB Toledo
14 Calgary Stampeders Duncan O'Mahony K British Columbia
15 Montreal Alouettes Jesse Palmer QB Florida
16 BC Lions Jamie Boreham K/S Manitoba

Round three[]

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
17 Saskatchewan Roughriders LB Ottawa
18 Montreal Alouettes DL Toledo
19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR McGill
20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats TE Simon Fraser
21 Edmonton Eskimos Glenn Carson OL Saskatchewan
22 Calgary Stampeders WR Washington State
23 Calgary Stampeders S Ottawa
24 BC Lions WR Simon Fraser

Round four[]

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
25 Montreal Alouettes OT Charleston Southern
26 Toronto Argonauts Kevin Eiben S Bucknell
27 Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB Memphis
28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ryan Donnelly OL McMaster
29 Montreal Alouettes DL Syracuse
30 Calgary Stampeders OL Bishop's
31 Montreal Alouettes WR/QB Simon Fraser
32 BC Lions Kelly Bates OL Saskatchewan

Round five[]

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
33 Saskatchewan Roughriders WR Ottawa
34 Toronto Argonauts Andre Talbot WR Wilfrid Laurier
35 Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB Manitoba
36 Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB Slippery Rock
37 Edmonton Eskimos DL Alberta
38 Calgary Stampeders LB Regina
39 Toronto Argonauts DB Acadia
40 BC Lions Dave Tucker LB Manitoba

Round six[]

Pick # CFL Team Player Position College
41 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jocelyn Frenette G Ottawa
42 Toronto Argonauts S Waterloo
43 Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB Western Ontario
44 Hamilton Tiger-Cats QB Acadia
45 Edmonton Eskimos DB Bishop's
46 Calgary Stampeders LB York
47 Montreal Alouettes QB Ottawa
48 BC Lions OL British Columbia

References[]

  1. ^ "2001 Canadian College Draft call-in number". Canadian Football League. April 23, 2001. Archived from the original on August 28, 2001.
  2. ^ "26 CIAU football players selected in CFL draft". Canadian Football League. April 26, 2001. Archived from the original on June 25, 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "2001 CFL draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ 2011 Canadian Draft Guide Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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