List of Ottawa Redblacks first-round draft picks

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List of Ottawa Redblacks first-round draft picks - Wikipedia

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The following is a complete list of first-round draft picks selected by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ottawa participated in the first Canadian college draft in 1953 when only eastern teams were permitted to make selections. From 1960-1962, only eastern teams and the Calgary Stampeders participated in the draft as the other western clubs signed players from universities in their area. This list also includes all territorial exemptions from 1973, when teams were first permitted to selected players within their designated area, until 1985 when these exemptions were abolished.

As defined in the 2016 CFL's Facts, Figures, and Records and the 2023 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013).^[1]^[2] Consequently, this list includes figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1919, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1920–1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014–present).^[2] After being scheduled to re-enter the league in 2014, the Ottawa Redblacks participated in the 2013 CFL draft where they were only eligible to select NCAA redshirt juniors.^[3]^[4] Thereafter, starting with their first season in 2014, they were able to select any draft-eligible player in the CFL draft.

Ottawa has had the first overall selection in the draft 10 times since its inception in 1953. Since 1953, the club has lost their first round pick six times due to trades.^[5] Not including territorial exemptions, the most first-round picks Ottawa has had in one year is four, which occurred in the 1968 CFL Draft.^[5]

Player selections

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= CFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1952	4	Bob Garside	Halfback	Toronto
1953	2	Joe Harris	Tackle	Toronto
1954	2	George Klein	Halfback	McGill
1955	1	Gino Fracas	Halfback	Western Ontario
1956	1	Lou Bruce	End	Queen's
1957	3	Russ Radchuk	Guard	Queen's
1958	6	Russ Jackson	Halfback	McMaster
1959	4	Jocko Thompson	Placekicker/Halfback	Queen's
1960	4	Steve Chisholm	Halfback	Toronto
1961	5	Paul Burroughs	Halfback	Toronto
1962	4	Chuck Wood	Guard	McGill
1963	4	Rick Black	Halfback	Mount Allison
1963	5	Peter Quinn	Halfback	Queen's
1963	6	Bill Miklas	Guard	Queen's
1964	6	Peter Martin	Fullback	Western Ontario
1965	6	Brian Bentley	Centre	Mount Allison
1966	6	Glen Markle	Defensive back	Toronto
1967	8	Greg McQueen	Halfback	Waterloo
1968	2	Paul Brule	Halfback	St. Francis Xavier
1968	6	Darryl Burgess	Linebacker	Saint Mary's
1968	7	Ron Wakelin	Guard	Toronto
1968	9	Don Cooper	Centre	Bishop's
1969	9	Jim Foley	Quarterback	St. Dunstan's
1970	9	Mike Sharp	Quarterback	Carleton
1971	2	Bob Eccles	Linebacker	Carleton
1972	-	No pick	-	-	Traded to Hamilton
1973	Ex	Donn Smith	Tackle	Purdue
1973	-	No pick	-	-	Traded to Edmonton
1974	Ex	Perry Arnold	Defensive back	Western Ontario
1974	Ex	Darryl Craig	Tackle	North Carolina
1974	8	Dave Hadden	Defensive back	Queen's
1974	9	Bob Rushton	Defensive lineman	Otterbein
1975	Ex	Peter Stenerson	Quarterback	Carleton
1975	Ex	Jeff Turcotte	Defensive tackle	Utah State
1975	7	Marvin Allemang	Linebacker	Acadia
1976	Ex	Jeff Avery	Wide receiver	Ottawa
1976	Ex	John Palazeti	Tailback	Richmond
1976	4	Steve Gelley	Defensive back	Simon Fraser
1976	6	Bill Hatanaka	Wide receiver	York
1977	Ex	Mike Murphy	Tailback	Ottawa
1977	Ex	Doug McGee	Guard	Richmond
1977	Ex	Dan Fournier	Wide receiver	Princeton
1977	Ex	Brian McLaughlin	Tackle	Simon Fraser
1977	1	Mike Riley	Defensive tackle	Dalhousie	Acquired from Calgary
1977	9	Kirk DeFazio	Defensive back	Waterloo
1978	Ex	Dick Bakker	Tackle	Queen's
1978	Ex	Bruce Walker	Wide receiver	Windsor
1978	7	Dan Taylor	Tailback	Iowa Central
1979	Ex	Malcolm Inglis	Tackle	Carleton
1979	Ex	Pat Stoqua	Defensive back	Carleton
1979	6	Carm Carteri	Linebacker	Montana
1980	Ex	Gary Cook	Slotback	Carleton
1980	Ex	Glenn Cook	Cornerback	Richmond
1980	6	Pat McBride	Centre	North Dakota State
1981	Ex	John Park	Tight end	Bowling Green
1981	Ex	Ian Beckstead	Tight end	Richmond
1981	3	Maurice Doyle	Running back	Toronto
1982	Ex	Mark Seale	Defensive tackle	Richmond
1982	Ex	Kevin Dalliday	Guard/Defensive tackle	Carleton
1982	Ex	Ron St. Poulton	Defensive back	McGill
1982	-	No pick	-	-	Traded to BC
1983	Ex	Roger Cattelan	Tackle	Boston College
1983	Ex	Mike Hudson	Tight end	Guelph	Acquired from Montreal
1983	2	Steve Harrison	Linebacker	British Columbia
1984	Ex	Michel Bourgeau	Defensive tackle	Boise State
1984	Ex	Jim De Silva	Offensive lineman	Carleton	Acquired from Montreal
1984	4	Maurice Martin	Defensive back	Toronto
1985	1	Nick Benjamin	Offensive lineman	Concordia
1986	4	Michael Schad	Tackle	Queen's
1987	1	Leo Groenewegen	Offensive lineman	British Columbia
1988	1	Orville Lee	Running back	Simon Fraser
1989	1	Gerald Wilcox	Slotback	Weber State
1990	-	No pick	-	-	Traded to Edmonton
1991	7	Brett MacNeil	Tackle	Boston
1992	3	Denny Chronopoulos	Guard	Purdue
1993	3	Paul Yatkowski	Defensive tackle	Tennessee
1994	5	Tony Bailey	Defensive end	Saint Mary's
1994	7	Rod Murphy	Linebacker	Idaho State
1995	2	Stefen Reid	Linebacker	Boise State
1996	-	No pick	-	-	Traded to Edmonton^[6]
2002	1	Alexandre Gauthier	Offensive lineman	Laval
2002	2	Mike Vilimek	Running back	Simon Fraser
2003	-	No pick	-	-	Traded to Edmonton^[7]
2004	2	Ibrahim Khan	Offensive lineman	Simon Fraser
2004	3	David Azzi	Wide receiver	Ottawa
2005	2	Cam Yeow	Linebacker	Akron
2013	9	Nolan MacMillan	Offensive lineman	Iowa
2014	4	Antoine Pruneau	Defensive back	Montreal	Acquired from Montreal^[8]
2015	1	Alex Mateas	Offensive lineman	Connecticut
2016	7	Jason Lauzon-Seguin	Offensive lineman	Laval
2017	9	Evan Johnson	Offensive lineman	Saskatchewan
2018	4	Mark Korte	Offensive lineman	Alberta
2019	7	Alex Fontana	Offensive lineman	Kansas
2020	6	Adam Auclair	Defensive back	Laval	Acquired from Calgary^[9]^[10]
2021	6	Deshawn Stevens	Linebacker	Maine
2022	2	Zack Pelehos	Offensive lineman	Ottawa
2023	1	Dontae Bull	Offensive lineman	Fresno State
2024	2	Nick Mardner	Wide receiver	Auburn

References

^ "CFL GUIDE & RECORD BOOK: 2016 EDITION" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 155. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2023 CFL Guide & Record Book" (PDF). Canadian Football League. pp. 20, 179. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
^ "CFL in Ottawa on track for the 2014 season". Canadian Football League. October 9, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "CFL Draft Tracker, 2013". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
^ "CFL conducts Canadian College Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 1996. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
^ "Top Canadian talent available on CFL Draft Day". Canadian Football League. April 29, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003.
^ "Ottawa trades Glenn to BC for 5th overall pick". Canadian Football League. May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Redblacks acquire Arbuckle's rights from Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 3, 2020.
^ "Redblacks sign Nick Arbuckle". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. January 31, 2020.

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