2001 CFL draft
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| 2001 CFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Canadian football |
| Date(s) | April 26 |
| Time | 11:00 AM EST[1] |
| Overview | |
| 48 total selections in 6 rounds | |
| League | CFL |
| First selection | Scott Schultz, DL Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Most selections (8) | BC Lions Calgary Stampeders Montreal Alouettes |
| Fewest selections (4) | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| CIAU selections | 26 |
| NCAA selections | 18 |
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
[edit]| = 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[5]) | Ian Williams | LB | Memphis |
| 3 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg[5]) | Lyle Green | FB | Toledo |
| 4 | Toronto Argonauts (via Hamilton[5]) | 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
[edit]| = 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 (via Toronto[5]) | Lawrence Deck | DB | Fresno State |
| 11 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC via Winnipeg[5]) | Pat Woodcock | WR | Syracuse |
| 12 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Karim Grant | LB | Acadia |
| 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | Fabian Burke | 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
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Teddy Neptune | LB | Ottawa |
| 18 | Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto[5]) | Phil Gibson | DL | Toledo |
| 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ben Wearing | WR | McGill |
| 20 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Randy Bowles | TE | Simon Fraser |
| 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | Glenn Carson | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 22 | Calgary Stampeders | Farwan Zubedi | WR | Washington State |
| 23 | Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal[5]) | Lukas Shaver | S | Ottawa |
| 24 | BC Lions | Scott Robinson | WR | Simon Fraser |
Round four
[edit]| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan[5]) | Shawn Gifford | OT | Charleston Southern |
| 26 | Toronto Argonauts | Kevin Eiben | S | Bucknell |
| 27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Nick Tsatsaronis | RB | Memphis |
| 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Ryan Donnelly | OL | McMaster |
| 29 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton[5]) | Peter Moore | DL | Syracuse |
| 30 | Calgary Stampeders | Andrew Carter | OL | Bishop's |
| 31 | Montreal Alouettes | Steven Maheu | WR/QB | Simon Fraser |
| 32 | BC Lions | Kelly Bates | OL | Saskatchewan |
Round five
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Mike Di Battista | WR | Ottawa |
| 34 | Toronto Argonauts | Andre Talbot | WR | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 35 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Howie Dryden | DB | Manitoba |
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Mike Waszczuk | LB | Slippery Rock |
| 37 | Edmonton Eskimos | Guillaume Petit | DL | Alberta |
| 38 | Calgary Stampeders | Jeffrey Simmer | LB | Regina |
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal[5]) | Jermaine Romans | DB | Acadia |
| 40 | BC Lions | Dave Tucker | LB | Manitoba |
Round six
[edit]| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jocelyn Frenette | G | Ottawa |
| 42 | Toronto Argonauts | Matt McKnight | S | Waterloo |
| 43 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Darryl Fabiani | DB | Western Ontario |
| 44 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Will Grant | QB | Acadia |
| 45 | Edmonton Eskimos | William Wright | DB | Bishop's |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | David D'Onofrio | LB | York |
| 47 | Montreal Alouettes | Phil Côté | QB | Ottawa |
| 48 | BC Lions | Eric Collings | OL | British Columbia |
References
[edit]- ^ "2001 Canadian College Draft call-in number". Canadian Football League. April 23, 2001. Archived from the original on August 28, 2001.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2001 CFL draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ 2011 Canadian Draft Guide Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2001 Canadian College Draft Order". Canadian Football League. April 4, 2001. Archived from the original on June 17, 2002.