The 1988 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 64 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. [1] [2] This was the first draft not to feature a Montreal franchise, as the Alouettes had folded just before the start of the 1987 regular season. This was also the first national draft to feature only eight teams.
= CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Orville Lee | RB | Simon Fraser |
2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jeff Fairholm | WR/SB | Arizona |
3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Dan Wicklum | LB | Guelph |
4 | Calgary Stampeders | Poly Georganos | T | Bishop's |
5 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ryan Hanson | RB | Slippery Rock |
6 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Pete Giftopoulos | LB | Penn State |
7 | BC Lions | Tony Martino | P | Kent State |
8 | Edmonton Eskimos | Brian Forde | LB | Washington State |
= CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Ken Evraire | WR | Wilfrid Laurier |
10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Peter Mangold | FB | Western Ontario |
11 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tim Lorenz | DE | California State |
12 | Calgary Stampeders | Chris Bleue | SB | Washburn |
13 | Calgary Stampeders | Wayne Yearwood | WR | West Virginia |
14 | BC Lions | Dave Vankoughnett | C | Boise State |
15 | Toronto Argonauts | Paul Masotti | WR | Acadia |
16 | Edmonton Eskimos | Branko Vincic | DE/DT | Eastern Michigan |
= CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Brian Wise | DE | Utah |
18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jim Jauch | DB | North Carolina |
19 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Shawn Daniels | FB | Bowling Green |
20 | Calgary Stampeders | Mark McLoughlin | K | South Dakota |
21 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Rob Crifo | WR/QB | Toronto |
22 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Leon Hatziioannou | DL | Simon Fraser |
23 | Toronto Argonauts | Tommy Kane | WR | Syracuse |
24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Greg Nyte | S | Simon Fraser |
25. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brad Tierney OL Acadia
26. Ottawa Rough Riders Sheridon Baptiste WR/HB Queen's
27. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Burt Cummings WR/CB North Dakota
28. Calgary Stampeders Wally Zatylny WR Bishop's
29. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Michael Allen CB/RB Carleton
30. British Columbia Lions Warren Robinson T York
31. Toronto Argonauts Floyd Salazar CB/HB McGill
32. Edmonton Eskimos Todd Middleton ILB Dickinson State
33. Ottawa Rough Riders Sieg Will T/DE Guelph
34. Ottawa Rough Riders Christopher Rick OLB Queen's
35. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jeff MacDonald S New Mexico State
36. Calgary Stampeders Jeff Yausie TB Saskatchewan
37. Saskatchewan Roughriders John Hoffman TB/P Saskatchewan
38. British Columbia Lions Carl Ljungberg P/K Guelph
39. Toronto Argonauts Chris Munford S Simon Fraser
40. Edmonton Eskimos Greg Kratzer WR Dickinson State
41. Ottawa Rough Riders Brent Matich P/K Calgary
42. Saskatchewan Roughriders Darrell Harle T Eastern Michigan
43. Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Yach OLB/DE Queen's
44. Calgary Stampeders Steve Watts CB/S Toronto
45. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Matt Fitzpatrick DE British Columbia
46. British Columbia Lions Dave Johnson LB Simon Fraser
47. Toronto Argonauts Tim Karbonick SB/TE Calgary
48. Edmonton Eskimos Terry Ainge TB British Columbia
49. Ottawa Rough Riders Scott Warr T McGill
50. Saskatchewan Roughriders Hugh Alexander T Utah
51. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob Frenkel NG Arizona State
52. Calgary Stampeders Jordan Gagner QB British Columbia
53. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob Deluca P/K McMaster
54. British Columbia Lions Tony Mandarich T Michigan State
55. Toronto Argonauts Frank Paradiso ILB York
56. Edmonton Eskimos Stephen Kasowski P/K/WR Alberta
57. Ottawa Rough Riders Ray Goerke T Weber State
58. Saskatchewan Roughriders Floyd Collins TB Boise State
59. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Michael Carrier TB Western Kentucky
60. Calgary Stampeders Ian James OLD Calgary
61. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jim Taplin FB Acadia
62. British Columbia Lions Tom Vlasic TE British Columbia
63. Toronto Argonauts Jamie Williamson HB York
64. Edmonton Eskimos Neil Ferguson DB Alberta
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