1996 CFL draft

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The 1996 CFL Draft took place on May 31, 1996. [1] 61 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. [2] This would be the last time that a CFL draft would have seven rounds, switching to six rounds in 1997, until the league reverted to seven in 2013. The Edmonton Eskimos obtained the first overall pick, along with Nick Mazzoli, from the Ottawa Rough Riders in exchange for Dan Murphy and Jay Chistenson. [1] In the fifth round, the Montreal Alouettes drafted defensive end James Eggink who had died from cancer in December 1995. [3] The Edmonton Eskimos obtained the first overall pick, along with Nick Mazzoli, from the Ottawa Rough Riders in exchange for Dan Murphy and Jay Chistenson. [1]

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Round one

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1 Edmonton Eskimos (via Ottawa [1] ) Donnavan Blair SB Calgary
2 Toronto Argonauts Kelly Wiltshire CB James Madison
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders Mike Sutherland OL Northern Illinois
4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Andrew Henry DB C.W. Post
5 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Justin Ring LB Simon Fraser
6 BC Lions Mark Pimisken LB Washington State
7Edmonton Duane Arrindell OLNorthern Illinois
8 Calgary Stampeders Farell Duclair LB Concordia
9 Montreal Alouettes Denis Montana WRConcordia

Round two

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
10Hamilton Kyle Walters RB Guelph
11Winnipeg Harry Van Hofwegen DL Carleton
12Saskatchewan Tom Monois WR Northeastern
13Winnipeg Sean Reade RB Western Ontario
14Hamilton Mike Mehelic OT Indiana
15BC Andrew English WR British Columbia
16Edmonton Jayson Hamilton RB Alberta
17Calgary Rob Robinson DT Cincinnati
18Montreal Bryan Chiu DTWashington State

Round three

= CFL Division All-Star= CFL All-Star= Hall of Famer
Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
19Ottawa Sammie Brennan DB University
20Toronto L.J. Eiben WR Humboldt State
21Calgary Jean-Agnes Charles DB Michigan
22Winnipeg Shane Speena LB Henderson State
23Saskatchewan Alton Francis RB/KNorthern Illinois
24BC Brad Yamaoka RBBritish Columbia
25Edmonton Sheldon Napastuk DT Iowa State
26Calgary Cory Stevens P/K Minot State
27Montreal Adam Cassidy OLAlberta

Round four

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
28Ottawa Grayson Shillingford SBBritish Columbia
29Saskatchewan Paul Frian LB St. Francis Xavier
30Saskatchewan Dwayne Ell DL North Dakota
31Winnipeg Leonard Jean-Pierre RB York
32Hamilton Dan Brown FB/RB Bemidji State
33BC Kevin Ho-Young RBSt. Francis Xavier
34Edmonton Murray Cunningham DLAlberta
35Calgary Vito Greco LB/FBCarleton
36Montreal Tom Hipsz DE Toronto

Round five

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
37Ottawa Darcy Curtis DT/OLSimon Fraser
38Ottawa George Savard OL Ottawa
39Saskatchewan Nelson Van Waes SB/LB Tulsa
40Winnipeg Stuart MacKenzie OT Western Kentucky
41Hamilton Paul Kent OL Kutztown
42BC Victor Bryna DBSimon Fraser
43Edmonton Joe Saul DE Saskatchewan
44Calgary Jung-Yul Kim OTToronto

Round six

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
45Ottawa Robert McElwain DB Windsor
46Toronto Tim Biakabutuka RBMichigan
47Saskatchewan Chris Flory OLSaskatchewan
48Winnipeg Mark Holmstrom LB Manitoba
49Hamilton Troy Russel DBBishop's
50BC Bryan Bourne OLBritish Columbia
51Edmonton Darcy Park FBAlberta
52Calgary David Lane OLSimon Fraser
53Montreal Adrian Rainbow QBBritish Columbia

Round seven

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
54Ottawa Michael Hendricks LBOttawa
55Toronto Craig Poole WRWindsor
56Saskatchewan Greg Moe KSaskatchewan
57Winnipeg Gerald Lewis LB Eastern Michigan
58Hamilton David Burnie DEWestern Ontario
59BC Paul Greenhow CD Queen's
60Edmonton Troy Shwetz DB Jamestown College
61Montreal Marc Charles DT Morgan State

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