1987 CFL draft

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The 1987 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA.

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1st round

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1 Ottawa Rough Riders Leo Groenewegen OL British Columbia
2 Edmonton Eskimos Blake Marshall FB Western Ontario
3Edmonton Eskimos Todd Storme OL Utah State
4 BC Lions Tony Visco DL Purdue
5 Calgary Stampeders Rocco Romano OL Concordia
6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Andrew McConnell DL St. Francis Xavier
7BC Lions Larry Clarkson OLMontana
8 Montreal Alouettes Matthew Salo OL Bishop's
9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Joe Germain WR Simon Fraser

2nd round

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
10Ottawa Rough Riders Kyle Hall DBWestern Ontario
11Montreal Alouettes Doug Davies OLSimon Fraser
12Ottawa Rough Riders Patrick Wayne LBSimon Fraser
13BC Lions Todd Wiseman DBSimon Fraser
14Calgary Stampeders Andy McVey FB Toronto
15Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sean Orr OLBritish Columbia
16BC Lions Luc Gerritsen FB Wilfrid Laurier
17Edmonton Eskimos Pierre Vercheval OGWestern Ontario
18BC Lions Paul Shorten WRToronto

3rd round

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
19Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jeff Johnson FB Cornell
20Edmonton Eskimos David Brathwaite DLToronto
21 Toronto Argonauts Jake Vaughan DBBishop's
22Winnipeg Blue Bombers Steve Rodehutskors OL/DL Calgary
23BC Lions Karl Jovanovic OLSimon Fraser
24Winnipeg Blue Bombers Matt MacLeod K Oregon
25BC Lions Jamie Taras OGWestern Ontario
26Edmonton Eskimos Mark Norman DBBritish Columbia
27Hamilton Tiger-Cats Lou Godry OL Guelph

4th round

28. Ottawa Rough Riders Rae Robiritis OC British Columbia

29. Montreal Alouettes David Stroud DB Minot State

30. Saskatchewan Roughriders Oral Sybblis OL Acadia

31. Toronto Argonauts Scott Lesperance OL Colgate

32. Calgary Stampeders Bruno Geremia DB Calgary

33. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob Pavan LB Guelph

34. British Columbia Lions Andrew Murray WR Carleton

35. Edmonton Eskimos Jeff Funtasz TB Alberta

36. British Columbia Lions Robin Belanger DB McGill

5th round

37. Ottawa Rough Riders Brent Lewis LB Western Ontario

38. Montreal Alouettes Andre Schad LB Carleton

39. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bruce Lowe NT Wilfrid Laurier

40. Toronto Argonauts Veron Stiliadis DL/LB Wilfrid Laurier

41. Calgary Stampeders Paul Kerber OL Calgary

42. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gus Alevizos OL Guelph

43. British Columbia Lions Ray Ljubistic OL Hawai'i-Manoa

44. Edmonton Eskimos Tim Spirel TE Western Ontario

45. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill McIntyre WR St. Francis Xavier

6th round

46. Ottawa Rough Riders Gary Lehmberg DL Simon Fraser

47. Montreal Alouettes Joe Barnabe WR Carleton

48. Saskatchewan Roughriders Joe Marchildon LB York

49. Toronto Argonauts Ron Klein DB Wilfrid Laurier

50. Calgary Stampeders Tony Pierson WR Alberta

51. Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Sutton RB/FB McMaster

52. British Columbia Lions Roald Kovacik LB British Columbia

53. Edmonton Eskimos Darrell Skuse TB Guelph

54. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Joe Fortune OL McMaster

7th round

55. Ottawa Rough Riders Rick Wolkensperg WR Western Ontario

56. Montreal Alouettes Mike Bertone OL Concordia

57. Saskatchewan Roughriders Kevin Stroud OL Minot State

58. Toronto Argonauts Rob Raycroft OL Toronto

59. Calgary Stampeders Craig Robson OL North Dakota

60. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Allan Lekun OC McGill

61. British Columbia Lions Rob Moretto DB British Columbia

62. Edmonton Eskimos Tony Spoletini TB Calgary

63. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sean Guy DL Purdue

8th round

64. Ottawa Rough Riders David Waterhouse TB Ottawa

65. Montreal Alouettes Jordan Leith DB British Columbia

66. Saskatchewan Roughriders Byron McCorkell DT Saskatchewan

67. Toronto Argonauts Dave Kohler LB Wilfrid Laurier

68. Calgary Stampeders Kent Lapa DL Murray State

69. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pete Riley QB Livingston

70. British Columbia Lions Mike Murphy DB Central Washington

71. Edmonton Eskimos Ken Hoppus OL Whitworth

72. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Greg Doren OL Nevada-Reno

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