1981 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 June 2011 June 2011 The 1981 CFL draft composed of seven rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team making at least one selection during this stage of the draft. Through a trade with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Calgary Stampeders selected first overall in the draft. Frank Kosec was selected first overall by Saskatchewan.https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/k/kose00050.html Frank Kosec ProFootballArchives August 10, 2026 Territorial exemptions Saskatchewan Roughriders Eugene Larocque DT Utah Toronto Argonauts Hazen Carinci DB Simon Fraser Toronto Argonauts Dan Ferrone G Simon Fraser Toronto Argonauts Bernie Pickett TB Wilfrid Laurier Toronto Argonauts Bob Bronk TB Queen's Ottawa Rough Riders John Park TE Bowling Green Ottawa Rough Riders Ian Beckstead TE Richmond Montreal Alouettes Marc Lacelle TB McGill British Columbia Lions Rob Smith G Utah State British Columbia Lions Rick Klassen G Simon Fraser Calgary Stampeders Scott MacArthur DE Calgary Calgary Stampeders Shawn Beaton DL Boise State Calgary Stampeders Randy Besler G Northeast Missouri Calgary Stampeders Randy Fournier DT Cincinnati Winnipeg Blue Bombers Perry Kuras G North Dakota Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Howard C Western Ontario Edmonton Eskimos Sean Kehoe TB Alberta Edmonton Eskimos Joshua Borger WR Calgary 1st round = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Calgary Stampeders Frank Kosec LB Waterloo 2 Toronto Argonauts Tom Trifaux T Calgary 3 Ottawa Rough Riders Maurice Doyle RB Toronto 4 Montreal Alouettes Chris Walby DT Dickinson State 5 BC Lions Nelson Martin WR Seneca 6 Calgary Stampeders Mike Wolfram SB Alberta 7 Toronto Argonauts Tom Bray DT Bishop's 8 Toronto Argonauts Ronald Engleson DT Simon Fraser 9 Edmonton Eskimos Rob Logan DE Waterloo 2nd round 10. Saskatchewan Roughriders Hazen Henderson DB Simon Fraser 11. Toronto Argonauts Gord Elser LB Calgary 12. Ottawa Rough Riders Don Burns WR Ottawa 13. Montreal Alouettes Samuel Marshall DB Simon Fraser 14. Toronto Argonauts Warner Miles OL Ottawa 15. Montreal Alouettes Fred Prinzen LB Queen's 16. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dave Brown WR Alberta 17. Calgary Stampeders Terry Lehne DB Saskatchewan 18. Edmonton Eskimos Mike Reid C Ottawa 3rd round 19. Saskatchewan Roughriders Don Busto FL/DB Simon Fraser 20. Toronto Argonauts Dan Dominico WR Western Ontario 21. British Columbia Lions Jamie Armstead DB Calgary 22. Montreal Alouettes Joe Kuklo DB Simon Fraser 23. British Columbia Lions Larry Priestnall TB Acadia 24. Calgary Stampeders Kari Suutari LB Wisconsin 25. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hubert Walsh TB Acadia 26. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jeff Arp G Western Ontario 27. Edmonton Eskimos Scott Essery TE Windsor 4th round 28. Saskatchewan Roughriders David Pearson DT Western Ontario 29. Ottawa Rough Riders John Lowe TB Guelph 30. Ottawa Rough Riders Eric Boss DT Toronto 31. Montreal Alouettes Dean Claridge DE British Columbia 32. British Columbia Lions Ed Jones DB Simon Fraser 33. Calgary Stampeders Ted Kozik DE Saint Mary's 34. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dick Rigelhof LB North Dakota 35. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rob Sommerville DB Waterloo 36. Edmonton Eskimos Ron Lammer DL Alberta 5th round = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 37 Saskatchewan Roughriders Vic Stevenson OT Calgary 38 Toronto Argonauts Gord Goodwin RB Calgary 39 Ottawa Rough Riders Larry Ring DB Bishop's 40 Montreal Alouettes Murray Wenhardt OT Saskatchewan 41 BC Lions Frank Roberto RB Simon Fraser 42 Calgary Stampeders Dan Pavlicik OT Concordia 43 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Martin Pardell RB Alberta 44 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rick Maloney OT Western Ontario 45 Edmonton Eskimos Robin Lawrence DB Alberta 6th round 46. Saskatchewan Roughriders John Celestino DT Windsor 47. Toronto Argonauts Jeff Hale T Guelph 48. Ottawa Rough Riders Anthony Refosso T Toronto 49. Montreal Alouettes Dominic Vetro WR Wilfrid Laurier 50. British Columbia Lions David Thornhill WR Bishop's 51. Calgary Stampeders Jay Triano DB Simon Fraser 52. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hugh Goodman DL Acadia 53. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ian Troop G Wilfrid Laurier 54. Edmonton Eskimos Wyatt Wishart DT Concordia 7th round 55. Saskatchewan Roughriders Wayne Stremel LB Simon Fraser 56. Toronto Argonauts Kevin Malone DB Queen's 57. Ottawa Rough Riders Rob Ball DB Queen's 58. Montreal Alouettes Dave Ridgway K Toledo 59. British Columbia Lions Ed Hole T Alberta 60. Calgary Stampeders Wayne Harris Jr. LB Calgary 61. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Martell TB St. Francis Xavier 62. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Paul TB Sheridan 63. Edmonton Eskimos Craig Mallender TB Windsor References External links Canadian Draft Category:CFL draft Cfl Draft, 1981