2003 CFL Draft
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The 2003 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2003. 53 players were chosen for Canadian Football League
teams from among the eligible CIS football
players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA
.
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
teams from among the eligible CIS football
CIS football
Twenty-six universities across Canada compete in football under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The teams are divided into four conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of the CIS: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Quebec...
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 | 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... |
Steve Morley Steve Morley Steven Joseph Morley is a offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2003 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders... |
OL | Saint 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... |
| 2 | Calgary Stampeders | Joe McGrath Joe McGrath (football player) Joe McGrath is a professional Canadian football offensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Stampeders in the first round of the 2003 CFL Draft... |
OT | Miami |
| 3 | 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... |
Julian Radlein Julian Radlein Julian Radlein is a former Canadian Football League fullback who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He also attended LHPS and Bluvale Colligate Institute in Waterloo, Ontario.... |
RB | 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... |
| 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... |
Emmanuel Casseus | LB | Michigan |
| 5 | Calgary Stampeders | Wes Lysack Wes Lysack Wes Lysack is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 CFL Draft... |
DB | 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... |
| 6 | 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... |
Paris Jackson Paris Jackson Paris Jackson is a professional Canadian football slotback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted sixth overall by the Lions in the 2003 CFL Draft and signed with the team on August 30, 2003... |
WR | Utah |
| 7 | Calgary Stampeders | Marc Calixte Marc Calixte Marc Calixte is a Canadian football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2003 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders. He played college football at Tennessee-Martin. Marc is of Haitian descent.-External links:*... |
LB | Tennessee (Martin) |
| 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | Randy Spencer | DT | Weber State |
| 9 | 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... |
Andrew Noel | WR | Acadia |
Round two
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | Kojo Aidoo | FB | McMaster McMaster University McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens... |
| 11 | Calgary Stampeders | Taylor Robertson Taylor Robertson Taylor Robertson is a Canadian football guard for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders. He played college football at Central Florida.Robertson has also been a member of the Philadelphia... |
OL | Central Florida |
| 12 | Calgary Stampeders | Sandro Sciortino | K | Boston College |
| 13 | Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded... |
Trevor Kine | OT | New Mexico State |
| 14 | Montreal Alouettes | Richard Karikari Richard Karikari Richard Karikari is a professional Canadian football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the second round of the 2003 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.... |
CB | St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a post-secondary institution located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The school was founded in 1853, but did not offer degrees until 1868. The university has approximately 5000 students.-History:... |
| 15 | BC Lions | Javier Glatt Javier Glatt Javier Glatt is a retired professional Canadian football linebacker who played for eight seasons in the Canadian Football League... |
LB | British Columbia |
| 16 | Ottawa Renegades | Louis Hobson | DL | Stanford |
| 17 | Ottawa Renegades | Israel Idonije Israel Idonije Israel Idonije is a Nigerian-Canadian defensive end for the National Football League's Chicago Bears. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Manitoba... |
DE | Manitoba |
| 18 | Montreal Alouettes | Kerry Carter Kerry Carter Kerry Carter is a Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2003 and drafted by the Alouettes in the second round of the 2003 CFL Draft... |
RB | Stanford |
Round three
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ottawa Renegades | Patrick Kabongo Patrick Kabongo Watshidimba "Patrick" Kabongo is an Offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He also played Defensive Tackle for the University of Nebraska.-External links:***... |
DT | Nebraska |
| 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | Dounia Whitehouse | CB | Charleston Southern |
| 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Kevin Scott | LB | California PA |
| 22 | 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... |
Todd Krenbring | OL | Regina University of Regina The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated... |
| 23 | 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... |
Mike McCullough Mike McCullough (Canadian football) Mike McCullough is a Canadian football linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. McCullough was drafted by the Roughriders in the third round of the 2003 CFL Draft, after playing his college football at St. Francis Xavier University.-University... |
LB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 24 | BC Lions | Carl Gourgues | 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... |
| 25 | Calgary Stampeders | Mike Labinjo Mike Labinjo Mike Labinjo aka "Binjo" is a former professional Canadian football defensive end for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.-Early life:Labinjo was born in Toronto and attended St. Michael's College School... |
DL | Michigan State |
| 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Joseph Bonaventura | LB | Saint Mary's |
| 27 | Montreal Alouettes | Matt Brandt | TE | Miami (Ohio) |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 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... |
Ray Mariuz Ray Mariuz Ray Mariuz is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 28th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2003 CFL Draft and won a Grey Cup championship in 2004... |
LB | McMaster |
| 29 | Calgary Stampeders | Hassan Probherbs | WR | Portland State |
| 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Agustin Barrenechea Agustin Barrenechea Agustin Barrenechea is a Canadian football linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was selected in the fourth round with the 30th pick by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2003 CFL Draft... |
LB | 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... |
| 31 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jim Merrick | OG | McGill |
| 32 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Sebastian Roy | LB | Mount Allison |
| 33 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ian Shelswell | DL | Stanford |
| 34 | Edmonton Eskimos | Larry Ram | OL | Florida A&M |
| 35 | Montreal Alouettes | Paul Archer | OL | Saint Mary's |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Ottawa Renegades | Marc Parenteau Marc Parenteau Marc Parenteau is a Canadian Football League offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed to a contract on February 12, 2007.-References:... |
OG | Boston College |
| 37 | Calgary Stampeders | Blake Machan | SB | Calgary |
| 38 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | David Kasouf | WR | Holy Cross |
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts | Derik Fury | LB | Mount Allison |
| 40 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Mike Thomas | WR | Regina |
| 41 | BC Lions | Nicholas Hoffman | FB | 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... |
| 42 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Cory Olynick | WR | Regina |
| 43 | Calgary Stampeders | Travis Arnold | OL | Manitoba |
| 44 | Montreal Alouettes | Mathieu Bertrand Mathieu Bertrand Mathieu Bertrand is a Canadian football fullback playing for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.-External links:* *... |
QB | Laval |
Round six
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Ottawa Renegades | Todd Seely | LB | 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... |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | Greg Schafer | OT | British Columbia |
| 47 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Erico-Olivier Hakim | FB | Saint Mary's |
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts | Michael Palmer | WR | 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... |
| 49 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Adrian Olenick | OL | 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... |
| 50 | Montreal Alouettes | Dave Stala Dave Stala Dave Stala is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the 6th round, 50th overall by the Montreal Alouettes as a placekicker in 2003. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies... |
K | Saint Mary's |
| 51 | Montreal Alouettes | Michael Botterill Michael Botterill Michael Botterill is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was selected in the sixth round with the 51st pick by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2003 CFL Draft.... |
LB | McMaster |
| 52 | Edmonton Eskimos | Didier Ormejuste | DL | Toledo |
| 53 | Montreal Alouettes | Ed Becker | K | 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.... |