1999 CFL Draft
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The 1999 CFL Draft composed of 43 Canadian football
players that were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA
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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 that were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as 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...
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Round one
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Lions BC 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... |
Rob Meier Rob Meier Rob Jack Daniel Meier is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft... |
DE | Washington State Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
| 2 | 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... |
David De La Peralle | OL | Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... |
| 3 | BC Lions | Greg Lotysz | OL | North Dakota University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ... |
| 4 | 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... |
Tervor Bollers | FB | Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... |
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
Sylvain Girard Sylvain Girard Sylvain Girard is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver who played eight seasons for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won a Grey Cup championship with the Alouettes in 2002. Girard announced his retirement from professional football on February 28, 2007... |
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... |
| 6 | Montreal Alouettes | Davis Sanchez Davis Sanchez Davis Sanchez is a former National Football League and current Canadian Football League cornerback for the B.C. Lions.-Early years:... |
CB | Oregon University of Oregon -Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :... |
| 7 | 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... |
Corey Grant Corey Grant Corey Grant is a former professional wide receiver who most recently played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.... |
WR | Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada.... |
| 8 | 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... |
Bobby Singh Bobby Singh Bobby Singh is a retired professional American and Canadian football guard. He last played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round of the 1999 CFL Draft.... |
OL | Portland State Portland State University Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in... |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Edmonton | Aaron Williams | DE | Indiana |
| 10 | 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... |
Stephane Fortin | S | Indianapolis University of Indianapolis The University of Indianapolis is a university located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The shortened name it uses is UIndy... |
| 11 | BC | Mathieu Beaudoin | OL | Syracuse Syracuse University Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College... |
| 12 | Montreal Alouettes | Adrian Hoople | DB | British Columbia University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley... |
| 13 | Toronto Argonauts | Wayne Shaw | CB | Kent State Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest... |
| 14 | BC | David Pol | OT | British Columbia |
| 15 | BC | Richard Mercier | OL | Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12... |
| 16 | Calgary | Cameron Legault Cameron Legault Cameron Legault is a former Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played for eight seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, BC Lions, Ottawa Renegades, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He won the 88th Grey Cup in 2000 as a member of the Lions. He played CIS football for the Carleton Ravens.-External... |
DT | Carleton Carleton University Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has... |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 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... |
Jeff Pilon Jeff Pilon Jeff Pilon is a former gridiron football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the third round with the 17th overall pick in the 1999 CFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.... |
OL | Syracuse |
| 18 | Saskatchewan | Kennedy Nkeyasen Kennedy Nkeyasen Kennedy Nkeyasen is a former free safety who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.... |
RB | Idaho State University Idaho State University Idaho State University is a public university located in Pocatello, Idaho. It has outreach programs in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, Boise, and Twin Falls.... |
| 19 | BC | Jason Kralt | DB | Carleton |
| 20 | Edmonton | Éric LaPointe | RB | Mount Allison Mount Allison University Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport... |
| 21 | Toronto | Jean-Phillipe Darche | LB | McGill McGill University Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... |
| 22 | Montreal | Yannic Sermanou | DL | Howard Howard University Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States... |
| 23 | Hamilton | Morty Bryce | DB | Bowling Green Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State... |
| 24 | Calgary | Evan Davis | RB | Concordia |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Montreal | Brad Chalmers | OL | St. Mary's Saint Mary's University (Halifax) Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's... |
| 26 | Saskatchewan | Matthew Hammer | DB | Guelph University of Guelph The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College... |
| 27 | BC | Craig Higgins | RB | Western Ontario University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and... |
| 28 | Edmonton | Brent Walker Brent Walker Brent Walker was a UK company which owns various businesses including property, gambling and pubs. It was founded by George Walker, the brother of the boxer, Billy Walker.-George Walker:... |
WR | Mary University of Mary The University of Mary is a four year Catholic university near Bismarck, North Dakota.The university is the largest degree granting institution in Bismarck... |
| 29 | Toronto | Andre Trudel | OL | Laval Université Laval Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French... |
| 30 | Montreal | Jeffery Anderson | DT | Concordia |
| 31 | Hamilton | Jason Tibbits | DB | Waterloo University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff... |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Winnipeg | Mike Abou-Mechrek Mike Abou-Mechrek Mike Abou-Mechrek is a professional Canadian football offensive linemen who is currently a free agent. He played CIS Football for the Western Ontario Mustangs. -References:... |
OL | Western Ontario |
| 33 | Saskatchewan | Eric Sanderson | OT | York York University York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university.... |
| 34 | BC | Jason Crumb | QB | Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the... |
| 35 | Edmonton | Frantz Clarkson | CB | Manitoba University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed... |
| 36 | Toronto | Glynn Hall | WR | St. Mary's |
| 37 | Montreal | Kevin Lefsrud | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 38 | Hamilton | Mike MacKenzie | RB | Eastern Washington |
| 39 | Calgary | Dan Disley | WR | Western Ontario |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Winnipeg | Ryan Wilkinson | QB | Waterloo University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff... Hastings College Hastings College Hastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards... |
| 41 | Saskatchewan | Carlo Panaro | OL | Alberta University of Alberta The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada... |
| 42 | BC | Akbal Singh | RB | British Columbia |
| 43 | Edmonton | Orlando Bowen | DE | Northern Illinois |
| 44 | Montreal | Pierre Landry | DB | Ottawa University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate... |
| 45 | Hamilton | Pascal Cheron | OL | Laval |
| 46 | Calgary | Andy Kolaczek | OL | Calgary University of Calgary The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently... |