1983 CFL draft

Canadian football draft August 2026 The 1983 CFL draft composed of eight rounds where over 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of nine players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team but Montreal making at least one selection during this stage of the draft. Territorial exemptions British Columbia Lions Jim Millshttp://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/History/Documents/Draft%20History,%20Presidents%20&%20Ownership.pdf Archived copy 2011-11-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111210232639/http://bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/History/Documents/Draft%20History%2C%20Presidents%20%26%20Ownership.pdf 2011-12-10 BC LIONS DRAFT HISTORY, PRESIDENTS & OWNERSHIP OL Hawaii Calgary Stampeders Greg Vavra QB Calgary Edmonton Eskimos Blake Dermott OL Alberta Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jim Pendergast TE Queen's Ottawa Rough Riders Roger Cattelanhttp://capitalregionfootball.info/index.php?pr=Rider_Draft_History https://web.archive.org/web/20110721191505/http://capitalregionfootball.info/index.php?pr=Rider_Draft_History 2011-07-21 Rough Rider Drafts by the Numbers OT Boston College Ottawa Rough Riders (via Montreal) Mike Hudson TE Guelph Saskatchewan Roughriders Scott Redl DE Saskatchewan Toronto Argonauts Kelvin Pruensterhttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list Official Home of the Toronto Argonauts Football Club :: - All-Time Draft List 2011-05-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110422090154/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list 2011-04-22 TORONTO ARGONAUTS DRAFT LIST (1956-2011) OT Cal-Poly Winnipeg Blue Bombers Scott Oliver LB Moorhead State 1st round = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 Calgary Stampeders Jerry Dobrovolny T British Columbia 2 Ottawa Rough Riders Steve Harrison LB British Columbia 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike Emery LB British Columbia 4 Edmonton Eskimos Pieter Vanden Bos G British Columbia 5 BC Lions Jacques Chapdelaine WR Simon Fraser 6 Calgary Stampeders Chris Byrne RB Western Ontario 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jason Riley DE British Columbia 8 BC Lions Jamie Buis T Simon Fraser 9 Edmonton Eskimos Tony Lawson DE McGill 2nd round = CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer Pick # CFL team Player Position School 10 Montreal Concordes Mark Hopkins LB York 11 Ottawa Rough Riders Junior Robinson DB Guelph 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders Ray Elgaard SB Utah 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Paul Palma T Concordia 14 BC Lions Kevin Lapa LB Weber State 15 Calgary Stampeders John Lynch DB Western Ontario 16 Edmonton Eskimos Dale Kinney DE St. Francis Xavier 17 BC Lions Peter LeClaire FB British Columbia 18 Edmonton Eskimos Steve McAndrews LB Alberta 3rd round 19. Montreal Concordes Blake Nill DL Calgary 20. Ottawa Rough Riders Sam Benincasa LB Guelph 21. Saskatchewan Roughriders Richard White LB Simon Fraser 22. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Carey Lapa LB British Columbia 23. British Columbia Lions William Bickowski FB Wilfrid Laurier 24. Calgary Stampeders Bill Mintsoulis WR Toronto 25. Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Pitts LB Western Ontario 26. Toronto Argonauts Kevin Adams DB Waterloo 27. Edmonton Eskimos Rick Makos G Toronto 4th round 28. Montreal Concordes Jim Kardash TE Western Ontario 29. Ottawa Rough Riders John Kane OL Michigan State 30. Saskatchewan Roughriders Art Heier WR Waterloo 31. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rory Radford LB Guelph 32. British Columbia Lions Jerome Erdman WR Simon Fraser 33. Calgary Stampeders Brian Strong OL Montana State 34. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pat Cantner TE British Columbia 35. Toronto Argonauts Boyd Young DL Ottawa 36. Edmonton Eskimos Steve Hall DB Guelph 5th round 37. Montreal Concordes Steve Nagel DE Wilfrid Laurier 38. Ottawa Rough Riders Courtney Taylor DB Wilfrid Laurier 39. Saskatchewan Roughriders Joel Johnston FB Simon Fraser 40. Hamilton Tiger-Cats George Piva T British Columbia 41. British Columbia Lions Harold Jackman T Moorhead State 42. Calgary Stampeders Tim Petros TB Calgary 43. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Todd Turnbull G Wilfrid Laurier 44. Toronto Argonauts Bryan Black G Guelph 45. Edmonton Eskimos Jerry Philip DB York 6th round 46. Montreal Concordes Ed Slabikowski DB Windsor 47. Ottawa Rough Riders Francois Payer DE Bishop's 48. Saskatchewan Roughriders Todd McGauley DE Western Ontario 49. Hamilton Tiger-Cats David Brace TE Western Connecticut State 50. British Columbia Lions Kyle Barrow LB Western Ontario 51. Calgary Stampeders Matt Janes LB Western Ontario 52. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Fred Lyseyko LB Manitoba 53. Toronto Argonauts Joel Tynes TB St. Francis Xavier 54. Edmonton Eskimos Paul Hickle K Saskatchewan 7th round 55. Montreal Concordes Ken Ross DE Carleton 56. Ottawa Rough Riders Chris Rhora DE Acadia 57. Saskatchewan Roughriders Alain Groleau DB Ottawa 58. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike Zivolak C Western Ontario 59. British Columbia Lions Mike Brown DB Toronto 60. Calgary Stampeders Mike Kurchak K Nevada-Las Vegas 61. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dave Bowness TE Manitoba 62. Toronto Argonauts Dave Waud LB Wilfrid Laurier 63. Edmonton Eskimos Gord Reinich SB Alberta 8th round 64. Montreal Concordes Scott Leckie DB Toronto 65. Ottawa Rough Riders Don Clow WR Acadia 66. Saskatchewan Roughriders Reindy Dundas DT Minot State 67. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jack Kalthof LB Saskatchewan 68. British Columbia Lions Ken Munroe WR British Columbia 69. Calgary Stampeders Yorg Gromer TE Montana-Western 70. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Danny Jakobs DB Manitoba 71. Toronto Argonauts Rick Van Maanen DL Western Ontario 72. Edmonton Eskimos Jaimie Crawford QB Alberta https://www.cfl.ca/historic-draft-results/ Draft Tracker References Category:CFL draft Cfl Draft, 1983