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
Round three
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
18
Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg via Saskatchewan)
Aldi Henry
CB
Michigan State
19
BC Lions
Paul Stoilen
LB
Simon Fraser
–
Ottawa Rough Riders (via Hamilton)
Team folded prior to season
20
BC Lions (via Winnipeg)
John Partchenko
OT
Michigan
21
Montreal Alouettes
Bruno Heppell
RB
Western Michigan
22
Calgary Stampeders
Frank Rocca
OL
Eastern Michigan
23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Edmonton)
Marice Henriques
S
Colorado
24
Toronto Argonauts
Dave Mudge
OT
Michigan State
Round four
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
25
BC Lions (via Ottawa)
Bret Anderson
P
Simon Fraser
26
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Mark Raphael
CB
Ottawa
27
BC Lions
Martin Miller-Johnston
CB
Manitoba
28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Mark Nohra
RB
British Columbia
29
Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg)
Derek Krete
LB
Western Ontario
30
Montreal Alouettes
Ryan Carruthers
SB
Calgary
31
Calgary Stampeders
Uzo Ubani
SB
Concordia
32
Edmonton Eskimos
David Heasman
OL
Northern Arizona
33
Toronto Argonauts
Jayson Hansen
OL
Texas Tech
Round five
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
34
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Andre Batson
WR
York
35
BC Lions
Jamie MacDonald
OT
Northern Illinois
36
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Luc Normand
WR
Bishop's University
37
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Jonathan Swift
LB
Tennessee-Martin
38
Montreal Alouettes
Andy Brereton
SB
Western Michigan
39
Calgary Stampeders
Trent Bagnail
OL
Saskatchewan
40
Edmonton Eskimos
O.J. Santiago
TE
Kent State
41
Toronto Argonauts
Mark Giardetti
DE
Evangel College
Round six
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
42
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Dan Comiskey
OL
Windsor
43
BC Lions
Kelly Lochbaum
LB
Northern Arizona
–
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Forfeit Pick[1]
44
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Wayne Weathers
DE
Manitoba
45
Montreal Alouettes
Francis Bellefroid
LB
Bishop's
46
Calgary Stampeders
Paul Donkersley
RB
Acadia
47
Edmonton Eskimos
Chris Hardy
QB
Manitoba
48
Toronto Argonauts
Kris Kershaw
QB
Salisbury State
References
^ a b c "Linemen in demand in '97 draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on May 7, 1998.
^ "1997 Canadian Draft". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23 .
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