# 1999 CFL draft

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The **[1999](/source/1999_CFL_season) [CFL draft](/source/CFL_draft)** took place on Tuesday, April 13, 1999.[2] 46 [Canadian football](/source/Canadian_football) players were chosen from eligible players from [Canadian universities](/source/List_of_universities_in_Canada) as well as Canadian players playing in the [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association).[3] Of the 46 draft selections, 28 players were drafted from [Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union](/source/Canadian_Interuniversity_Athletics_Union) institutions.[4]

## Trades

In the explanations below, **(D)** denotes trades that took place during the draft, while **(PD)** indicates trades completed pre-draft. This is a partial list due to references being limited.

### Round one

- **Toronto → Montreal (PD).** Toronto traded a first-round selection to Montreal in exchange for [Nigel Williams](/source/Nigel_Williams_(wide_receiver)).[5]
- **Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD).** Saskatchewan traded a first-round selection to Toronto in a trade for [Andrew Stewart](/source/Andrew_Stewart_(gridiron_football)).[1]

### Round two

- **Hamilton → Winnipeg (PD).** Hamilton traded a second-round selection to Winnipeg in a trade for [Franco Rocca](/source/Franco_Rocca).[6]
- **Winnipeg → Edmonton (PD).** Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to Edmonton in a trade for [Shalon Baker](/source/Shalon_Baker).[2]
- **Winnipeg → BC (PD).** Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to BC in a trade for [Mike Trevathan](/source/Mike_Trevathan).[2]
- **Edmonton → Montreal (PD).** Edmonton traded a second-round selection to Montreal in a trade for [Dwayne Provo](/source/Dwayne_Provo).[7]

### Round four

- **Winnipeg → Montreal (PD).** Winnipeg traded a fourth-round selection to Montreal in a trade for [Tom Monios](/source/Tom_Monios).[2]

## Forfeitures

- **Toronto** forfeited their sixth-round selection after selecting [Noel Prefontaine](/source/Noel_Prefontaine) in the 1998 Supplemental Draft.[4][8]

## Draft order

### Round one

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer

Pick # CFL team Player Position School 1 BC Lions (via Winnipeg) Rob Meier DE Washington State 2 Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan[1]) David De La Peralle OL Kentucky 3 BC Lions Greg Lotysz OL North Dakota 4 Edmonton Eskimos Trevor Bollers FB Iowa 5 Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto[5]) Sylvain Girard WR Concordia 6 Montreal Alouettes Davis Sanchez CB Oregon 7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Corey Grant WR Wilfrid Laurier 8 Calgary Stampeders Bobby Singh OL Portland State

### Round two

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer

Pick # CFL team Player Position School 9 Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg[2]) Aaron Williams DE Indiana 10 Saskatchewan Roughriders Stephane Fortin S Indianapolis 11 BC Lions Mathieu Beaudoin OL Syracuse 12 Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton[7]) Adrian Hoople DB British Columbia 13 Toronto Argonauts Wayne Shaw CB Kent State 14 BC Lions (via Montreal) David Pol OT British Columbia 15 BC Lions (via Winnipeg[2] via Hamilton[6]) Richard Mercier OL Miami 16 Calgary Stampeders Cameron Legault DT Carleton

### Round three

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer

Pick # CFL team Player Position School 17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jeff Pilon OL Syracuse 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders Kennedy Nkeyasen RB Idaho State University 19 BC Lions Jason Kralt DB Carleton 20 Edmonton Eskimos Éric LaPointe RB Mount Allison 21 Toronto Argonauts Jean-Phillipe Darche LB McGill 22 Montreal Alouettes Yannic Sermanou DL Howard 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Morty Bryce DB Bowling Green 24 Calgary Stampeders Evan Davis RB Concordia

### Round four

Pick # CFL team Player Position School 25 Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg) Brad Chalmers OL St. Mary's 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders Matthew Hammer DB Guelph 27 BC Lions Craig Higgins RB Western Ontario 28 Edmonton Eskimos Brent Walker WR Mary 29 Toronto Argonauts Andre Trudel OL Laval 30 Montreal Alouettes Jeffery Anderson DT Concordia 31 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jason Tibbits DB Waterloo – Calgary Stampeders Forfeit Pick[9]

### Round five

Pick # CFL team Player Position School 32 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike Abou-Mechrek OL Western Ontario 33 Saskatchewan Roughriders Eric Sanderson OT York 34 BC Lions Jason Crumb QB Saskatchewan 35 Edmonton Eskimos Frantz Clarkson CB Manitoba 36 Toronto Argonauts Glynn Hall WR St. Mary's 37 Montreal Alouettes Kevin Lefsrud OL Saskatchewan 38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike MacKenzie RB Eastern Washington 39 Calgary Stampeders Dan Disley WR Western Ontario

### Round six

Pick # CFL team Player Position School 40 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ryan Wilkinson QB Waterloo 41 Saskatchewan Roughriders Carlo Panaro OL Alberta 42 BC Lions Akbal Singh RB British Columbia 43 Edmonton Eskimos Orlando Bowen DE Northern Illinois – Toronto Argonauts Forfeit Pick[9] 44 Montreal Alouettes Pierre Landry DB Ottawa 45 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Pascal Cheron OL Laval 46 Calgary Stampeders Andy Kolaczek OL Calgary

## References

1. ["Rider Report"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030410054441/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr7_report.html). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). April 7, 1999. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr7_report.html) on April 10, 2003.

1. ["Bombers draft three"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030410060713/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr13_bombers.html). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). April 13, 1999. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr13_bombers.html) on April 10, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

1. ["1999 CFL draft"](https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/1999/). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). Retrieved February 15, 2021.

1. ["2020 CFL Draft Guide"](https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a3afe8c6-ac4e-470b-8848-62e1a8e647f1/-/inline/no/2020-en-cfl-draft-guide.pdf). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). April 30, 2020.

1. ["Argonauts swing deal with Montreal for Nigel Williams"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030307092030/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9807/jul13_nigel.html). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). July 13, 1998. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9807/jul13_nigel.html) on March 7, 2003.

1. ["Bombers deal Rocca to Hamilton"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030307091044/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9806/jun21_wpg.html). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). June 21, 1998. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9806/jun21_wpg.html) on March 7, 2003.

1. ["CFL Report"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030307104052/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9808/aug5_news.html). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). August 5, 1998. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9808/aug5_news.html) on March 7, 2003.

1. ["CFL Canadian Draft For Dummies"](https://www.cfl.ca/2007/05/02/cfl_canadian_draft_for_dummies/). [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League). May 5, 2007.

1. [Selection order for the 1999 CFL Canadian College Draft](https://web.archive.org/web/19990508201938/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/apr11_sel.html)

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