The 1982 CFL Draft composed of six rounds where 72 Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team making at least one selection during this stage of the draft.

Territorial exemptions

Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

  Geoff Townsend  TB Boston College

Boston College Eagles

The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...

Toronto Argonauts Stephen Delcol  DT Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser Clan

Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II...

Montreal Concordes  Luc Tousignant

Luc Tousignant

Luc Tousignant is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League and Olympic handball player....

  QB Fairmont State

Fairmont State University

Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. Enrollment of the university is about 7,700 and offers masters degrees in business, education, teaching, criminal justice and nursing in addition to 90 baccalaureate and 50 associate degrees...

Calgary Stampeders

Calgary Stampeders

The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...

  Ken Moore  TE Hawaii

Calgary Stampeders Greg Peterson

Greg Peterson (Canadian football)

Gregory Peterson was a football player in the CFL for nine years years. Peterson played defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders from 1984-1992. He was part of the Stampeders 1992 Grey Cup winning team. Peterson was an All-Star in 1990. He played college football at Brigham Young University and...

  DB Brigham Young University

BYU Cougars

BYU Cougars is an American soccer team based in Provo, Utah, United States. The team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference....

Calgary Stampeders Kevin Molle  OL Fresno State

Fresno State Bulldogs

The Fresno State Bulldogs represent California State University, Fresno in 19 NCAA Division I sports. The teams have been members of the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. Before that, it had been a member of the Big West Conference since 1969...

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

  Brent Molnar  OL Minot State

Minot State Beavers

The Minot State Beavers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Minot State University , located in Minot, North Dakota. The Beavers currently in the process of transitioning from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to the NCAA Division II...

British Columbia Lions

British Columbia Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

  Dennis Guevin  OT Simon Fraser

British Columbia Lions Gerald Roper

Gerald Roper

Gerald Roper is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for two different teams. He was a part of the BC Lions Grey Cup victory in 1985.-External links:...

  G Arizona

Arizona Wildcats

-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...

  Milson Jones  TB North Dakota

North Dakota Fighting Sioux

The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are the athletic teams of the University of North Dakota , which is located in the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States. The logo is a Native American figure. The logo was designed by Bennett Brien, a local artist and UND graduate of Ojibwa...

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Stan Mikawos

Stan Mikawos

Stan Mikawos is a former Canadian football player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mikawos played college football at North Dakota. He played professional football in the Canadian Football League as a defensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1982 to 1996...

  DT North Dakota

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...

  Kari Yli-Renko  T Cincinnati

Cincinnati Bearcats

The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference....

Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

  Mark Seale  DT Richmond

Richmond Spiders

The Richmond Spiders represent the University of Richmond, a member of the NCAA's Division I and a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football and women's golf, which participate as members of the Colonial Athletic Association....

Ottawa Rough Riders Kevin Dalliday  G/DT Carleton

Carleton Ravens

The Carleton Ravens football team is a future varsity team that was approved for 2013 membership on July 6, 2011. The team will be a member of the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, returning football to Carleton University after a 15-year absence...

Ottawa Rough Riders Ron St. Poulton  DB McGill

McGill Redmen

The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game...

Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...

  Nereo Bolzon  LB Alberta

Alberta Golden Bears

The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas.-History:...

Edmonton Eskimos Peter Eshenko  WR Alberta

Edmonton Eskimos Greg Marshall  FB Western Ontario

Western Ontario Mustangs

The Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada...

1st Round

1. Toronto Argonauts Mike Kirkley  TB Western Ontario

2. Toronto Argonauts Greg Holmes  WR Carroll College

Carroll College

Carroll College can refer to:*Carroll College *Carroll University...

3. Calgary Stampeders Neil Evans  TB Toronto

4. Saskatchewan Roughriders Trent Soper  DB Eastern Oregon

Eastern Oregon University

Eastern Oregon University is one of seven state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the State of Oregon and belongs to the Oregon University System...

5. British Columbia Lions Bernie Glier  DB British Columbia

UBC Thunderbirds

The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are one of the most successful teams in the CIS, though a few of their teams are members of the U.S...

6. Toronto Argonauts Tony Antunovic  T Simon Fraser

7. Toronto Argonauts Chris Schultz

Chris Schultz

Christopher "Chris" Schultz is a retired National Football League and Canadian Football League player who played the offensive tackle position primarily with the CFL Toronto Argonauts...

  DT Arizona

8. British Columbia Lions Troy Ciochetti  WR Alberta

9. Edmonton Eskimos Rod Connop

Rod Connop

Rod Connop is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League Edmonton Eskimos. Connop spent his entire 16-year career with the Eskimos as an offensive lineman. Connop played CIS football at Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks...

  T Wilfrid Laurier

Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks

The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks is the name used by the varsity sports teams of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west...

2nd Round

10. Edmonton Eskimos Harry Doering  DE Guelph

Guelph Gryphons

The Guelph Gryphons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport and, where applicable, in the west division.-Varsity...

11. Montreal Alouettes Clint Van Ostrand  OL Whitworth

Whitworth University

Whitworth University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Spokane, Washington, United States, that offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a variety of academic disciplines. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church...

12. Calgary Stampeders Rob Wait  DL British Columbia

13. Saskatchewan Roughriders Gerald Prud'homme  WR Concordia

Concordia Stingers

The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically, in the Quebec Student Sports Federation and the Quebec University Football League...

14. British Columbia Lions Don Moen  DB British Columbia

15. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Derek Faggiani  DT Simon Fraser

16. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dave Zilli  LB Toronto

17. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Peter Langford  DE Guelph

18. Edmonton Eskimos Mark Debrueys  TE Western Ontario

3rd Round

19. Calgary Stampeders Phil Charron  WR Bishop's

Bishop's Gaiters

The Bishop's Gaiters is the name of the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Although their logo and mascot suggest the term stems from the word alligator, "Gaiter" actually refers to a boot covering worn by Anglican bishops up until the...

20. Toronto Argonauts Marc Lemery  LB McGill

21. Calgary Stampeders Dave Amer  WR Bishop's

22. Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike Hughes  T Sheridan

Sheridan College

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...

23. British Columbia Lions Ryan Potter  TB Western Ontario

24. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dan Bowes  DE McMaster

McMaster Marauders

The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario...

25. British Columbia Lions Bernie Jolette  LB Ottawa

26. Ottawa Rough Riders Terry Cahill  DB East Stroudsberg State

27. Edmonton Eskimos Peter Janiuk  G York

4th Round

28. British Columbia Lions David Singh  TB British Columbia

29. Montreal Alouettes Larry Stewart  T Saint Mary's

30. Calgary Stampeders Rod Ambrose  G Manitoba

Manitoba Bisons

The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football and soccer teams play their games at University Stadium, which also serves as the location of track & field events...

31. Saskatchewan Roughriders Pierre Lord  WR Fairmount State

32. British Columbia Lions Dave Leuty  WR Western Ontario

33. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Darrin Boivin  DL Manitoba

34. Hamilton Tiger-Cats David McCann  WR Western Ontario

35. Ottawa Rough Riders Bruce Milks  DB South Arkansas

South Arkansas Community College

South Arkansas Community College is a public two-year college in downtown El Dorado in Union County, Arkansas.-Historical summary:...

36. Edmonton Eskimos David Sauve  DE Harvard

Harvard Crimson

The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...

5th Round

37. Saskatchewan Roughriders James Williams  DE Acadia

Acadia Axemen

In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981...

38. Montreal Concordes Carmen Salvatore  DB Wilfrid Laurier

39. Calgary Stampeders Denis Tardif  LB McGill

40. Saskatchewan Roughriders Kevin Rydeard  DB Western Ontario

41. British Columbia Lions Tony Prencipe  LB Manitoba

42. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sam Papaconstantinou  LB Toronto

43. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dave Purve  TE Simon Fraser

44. Ottawa Rough Riders Terry Elik  LB Simon Fraser

45. Edmonton Eskimos Barry Quarrel  DB Wilfrid Laurier

6th Round

46. Saskatchewan Roughriders Paul Starkey

Paul Starkey

Paul Starkey is a British scholar and translator of Arabic literature. He received his doctorate from Oxford University; the subject of his dissertation was the works of the Egyptian writer Tawfiq Hakim. He is currently the head of the Arabic department at the University of Durham...

  C Eastern Oregon

47. Montreal Concordes Fred West  DE Wilfrid Laurier

48. Calgary Stampeders Stuart Maclean  LB Acadia

49. Saskatchewan Roughriders Mark Joncas  DT McGill

50. British Columbia Lions Matt Kavanaugh  C Simon Fraser

51. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mitch Kiesman  DE Manitoba

52. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Scott Waggoner  TB Florida

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...

53. Ottawa Rough Riders Greg Clarke  QB British Columbia

54. Edmonton Eskimos Rick Paulitsch TB Alberta