2003 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 2003 CFL Draft 2003 CFL draft logo Canadian football April 30 11:00 AM ESThttp://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/29_ott.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010828040021/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/23_draft.html dead August 28, 2001 2001 Canadian College Draft call-in number Canadian Football League April 23, 2001 53 6 CFL Steve Morley, OLCalgary Stampeders 4 BC LionsSaskatchewan RoughridersWinnipeg Blue Bombers 11 Calgary Stampeders 32 21 2002 2004 The 2003 CFL draft took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2003. 53 players were chosen for Canadian Football League teams from among the eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/2003/ 2003 CFL draft Canadian Football League February 15, 2021 Of the 53 draft selections, 32 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a3afe8c6-ac4e-470b-8848-62e1a8e647f1/-/inline/no/2020-en-cfl-draft-guide.pdf 2020 CFL Draft Guide Canadian Football League April 30, 2020 Notably, the Calgary Stampeders had the first and second overall picks in the draft, which was only the third time in CFL Draft history that a team had the first two selections in a draft.http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/30_cfl2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030624011650/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/30_cfl2.html dead June 24, 2003 Steven Morley Selected First Overall In 2003 CFL Canadian College Draft Canadian Football League April 30, 2003 The Toronto Argonauts were the first to accomplish this via trade in the 1982 CFL draft and the Ottawa Renegades had done this the year before as they were awarded the first and second overall selections as an expansion team in the 2002 CFL draft. Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. This is a partial list due to references being limited. Round one Ottawa → Edmonton (PD). Ottawa traded a first-round selection to Edmonton in exchange for Darren Davis.http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/29_ott.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030620072704/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/29_ott.html dead June 20, 2003 Top Canadian talent available on CFL Draft Day Canadian Football League April 29, 2003 Edmonton ←→ Calgary (PD). Edmonton traded the first overall selection and the 43rd overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the fourth overall selection and Deitan Dubuc.http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/30_cal2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030624010359/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/30_cal2.html dead June 24, 2003 Stampeders and Eskimos swing major deal Canadian Football League April 30, 2003 Toronto → Calgary (PD). Toronto traded the fourth overall selection to Calgary in a trade for the playing rights to Michael Bishop.http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/29_cal2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030620072113/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/29_cal2.html dead June 20, 2003 2003 draft order Canadian Football League April 29, 2003 Saskatchewan → Calgary (PD). Saskatchewan traded the fifth overall selection to Calgary in exchange for Travis Moore and Chris Hoople.http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/30_cal3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030620073629/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0304/30_cal3.html dead June 20, 2003 Let's make a deal! Canadian Football League April 30, 2003 Winnipeg → Calgary (PD). Winnipeg traded the seventh overall selection to Calgary in a trade for Pat Barnes. Round two Hamilton → Calgary (PD). Hamilton traded a second-round selection to Calgary in exchange for Ryan Ward.http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0205/27_cal4.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030427040040/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0205/27_cal4.html dead April 27, 2003 Stamps trade Ward! Canadian Football League May 27, 2002 Round five Edmonton → Calgary (PD). Edmonton traded the 43rd overall selection and the first overall selection to Calgary in exchange for the fourth overall selection and Deitan Dubuc. Draft order Round one = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton via Ottawa) Steve Morley OL Saint Mary's 2 Calgary Stampeders Joe McGrath OT Miami 3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Julian Radlein RB British Columbia 4 Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary via Toronto) Emmanuel Casseus LB Michigan 5 Calgary Stampeders (via Saskatchewan) Wes Lysack DB Manitoba 6 BC Lions Paris Jackson WR Utah 7 Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) Marc Calixte LB Tennessee (Martin) 8 Edmonton Eskimos Randy Spencer DT Weber State 9 Montreal Alouettes Andrew Noel WR Acadia Round two = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 10 Edmonton Eskimos (via Ottawa) Kojo Aidoo FB McMaster 11 Calgary Stampeders Taylor Robertson OL Central Florida 12 Calgary Stampeders (via Hamilton) Sandro Sciortino K Boston College 13 Ottawa Renegades (via Toronto) Trevor Kine OT New Mexico State 14 Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) Richard Karikari CB St. Francis Xavier 15 BC Lions Javier Glatt LB British Columbia 16 Ottawa Renegades (via Winnipeg) Louis Hobson DL Stanford 17 Ottawa Renegades (via Edmonton) Israel Idonije DE Manitoba 18 Montreal Alouettes Kerry Carter RB Stanford Round three = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 19 Ottawa Renegades Patrick Kabongo DT Nebraska 20 Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary) Dounia Whitehouse CB Charleston Southern 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kevin Scott LB California PA 22 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Toronto) Todd Krenbrink OL Regina 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike McCullough LB St. Francis Xavier 24 BC Lions Carl Gourgues OL Laval 25 Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) Mike Labinjo DL Michigan State 26 Edmonton Eskimos Joseph Bonaventura LB Saint Mary's 27 Montreal Alouettes Matt Brandt TE Miami (Ohio) Round four Pick # CFL team Player Position School 28 Toronto Argonauts (via Ottawa) Ray Mariuz LB McMaster 29 Calgary Stampeders Hassan Probherbs WR Portland State 30 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Agustin Barrenechea LB Calgary – Toronto Argonauts Forfeit pick 31 Saskatchewan Roughriders Jim Merrick OG McGill 32 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Ottawa via BC) Sebastian Roy LB Mount Allison 33 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ian Shelswell DL Stanford 34 Edmonton Eskimos Larry Ram OL Florida A&M 35 Montreal Alouettes Paul Archer OL Saint Mary's Round five Pick # CFL team Player Position School 36 Ottawa Renegades Marc Parenteau OG Boston College 37 Calgary Stampeders Blake Machan SB Calgary 38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats David Kasouf WR Holy Cross 39 Toronto Argonauts Derik Fury LB Mount Allison 40 Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike Thomas WR Regina 41 BC Lions Nicholas Hoffman FB McGill 42 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Cory Olynick WR Regina 43 Calgary Stampeders (via Edmonton) Travis Arnold OL Manitoba 44 Montreal Alouettes Mathieu Bertrand QB Laval Round six = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 45 Ottawa Renegades Todd Seely LB Ottawa 46 Calgary Stampeders Greg Schafer OT British Columbia 47 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Erico-Olivier Hakim FB Saint Mary's 48 Toronto Argonauts Michael Palmer WR Guelph 49 Saskatchewan Roughriders Adrian Olenick OL Saskatchewan 50 Montreal Alouettes (via BC) Dave Stala K Saint Mary's 51 Montreal Alouettes (via BC via Winnipeg) Michael Botterill LB McMaster 52 Edmonton Eskimos Didier Ormejuste DL Toledo 53 Montreal Alouettes Ed Becker K Wilfrid Laurier References Category:CFL draft Cfl Draft, 2003