1997 CFL dispersal draft

August 2026 The 1997 CFL Dispersal draft took place on March 12, 1997, to distribute players who were under contract to the Ottawa Rough Riders at the time of their disbandment.https://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/mar4_ottawa.html Ottawa dispersal draft set for March 12 Canadian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980507151714/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/mar4_ottawa.html May 7, 1998 The Saskatchewan Roughriders were awarded a bonus selection as well as the first selection in the first round. Otherwise the order of selection was determined based on priority waiver (reverse standings from 1996, with the 84th Grey Cup loser selecting second last and 84th Grey Cup winner selecting last in each round). Teams were permitted to trade selections, consequently, Winnipeg traded their first selection to Edmonton for Cody Ledbetter. 32 players were selected in the five-round draft, including 20 import players.https://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/mar12_draftlist.html CFL Dispersal Draft List Canadian Football League dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980507151707/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/mar12_draftlist.html May 7, 1998 Bonus pick Pick # Player Position CFL team 1 David Archer QB Saskatchewan Roughriders Round one Pick # Player Position CFL team 2 Lamar McGriggs LB Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 Leonard Humphries CB BC Lions 4 Kenny Wilhite CB Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5 André Bolduc SB Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg) 6 Uzooma Okeke G Montreal Alouettes 7 Joseph Rogers WR Calgary Stampeders 8 Robert Gordon WR Edmonton Eskimos 9 Sammie Brennan DB Toronto Argonauts Round two Pick # Player Position CFL team 10 Shawn Daniels FB Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Duane Arrindell OL BC Lions 12 Orlondo Steinauer S Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 Obrad Spanic DL Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 Swift Burch DT Montreal Alouettes 15 Ray Bernard LB Calgary Stampeders 16 Tommy Henry DB Edmonton Eskimos 17 Travis Anderson WR Toronto Argonauts Round three Pick # Player Position CFL team 18 Dave Dinnall RB Saskatchewan Roughriders 19 Mike Gillock DB BC Lions 20 Frank West DB Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 Stacy Evans DE Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 Michael Hendricks LB Montreal Alouettes 23 Troy Mills RB Calgary Stampeders 24 Sean Reade RB Edmonton Eskimos 25 Joe Mero CB Toronto Argonauts Round four Pick # Player Position CFL team 26 Profall Grier RB Saskatchewan Roughriders 27 Pass — BC Lions 28 Jermaine Younger LB Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29 Lubo Zizakovic DT Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30 Robert Stevenson G Montreal Alouettes 31 Charles Esty G Calgary Stampeders 32 Pass — Edmonton Eskimos 33 Pass — Toronto Argonauts Round five Pick # Player Position CFL team 34 Pass — Saskatchewan Roughriders 35 Pass — BC Lions 36 Pass — Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37 Jayson Dzikowicz DB Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38 David Harper LB Montreal Alouettes 39 Pass — Calgary Stampeders 40 Pass — Edmonton Eskimos 41 Pass — Toronto Argonauts References Category:1997 in Canadian football Category:Ottawa Rough Riders Category:Dispersal drafts Category:CFL draft