# 2001 CFL draft > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2001_CFL_draft > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2001_CFL_draft.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_CFL_draft > Source revision: 1352552695 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian football draft}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 2001 CFL Draft | logoalt = 2001 CFL draft logo | sport = [Canadian football](/source/Canadian_football) | date = April 26 | time = 11:00 AM [EST](/source/Eastern_Time_Zone){{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/23_draft.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010828040021/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/23_draft.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2001|title=2001 Canadian College Draft call-in number|publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League)|date=April 23, 2001}} | overall = 48 | rounds = 6 | league = [CFL](/source/Canadian_Football_League) | first = {{nowrap|[Scott Schultz](/source/Scott_Schultz), [DL](/source/Defensive_lineman)}}
[Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders) | fewnum = 4 | fewest = [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers) | mostnum = 8 | most = [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions)
[Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders)
[Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) | ciau = 26 | ncaa = 18 | prev = [2000](/source/2000_CFL_Draft) | next = [2002](/source/2002_CFL_Draft) }} The '''[2001](/source/2001_CFL_season) [CFL draft](/source/Canadian_College_Draft)''' took place on Thursday, April 26, 2001.{{Cite news|url=http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/26_ciau.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625125028/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/26_ciau.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2001|title=26 CIAU football players selected in CFL draft|publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League)|date=April 26, 2001|access-date=February 13, 2021}} 48 players were chosen for [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) teams from among the eligible [CIAU football](/source/U_Sports_football) players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) and the [NAIA](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics).{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/2001/ |title=2001 CFL draft |publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) |access-date=February 13, 2021 }} Of the 48 draft selections, 26 players were drafted from [Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union](/source/Canadian_Interuniversity_Athletics_Union) institutions.[http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf 2011 Canadian Draft Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211000303/http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf |date=December 11, 2011 }} ==Round one== {| |- |style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= CFL Division All-Star|| |style="background-color:#B0E0E6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= CFL All-Star|| |style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= [Hall of Famer](/source/Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) |} {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| School |- |align=center| 1 || [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders) || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [Scott Schultz](/source/Scott_Schultz) || DL || [North Dakota](/source/North_Dakota_Fighting_Sioux_football) |- |align=center| 2 || [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) (via [Toronto](/source/Toronto_Argonauts){{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/4_cfl1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020617145938/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/4_cfl1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2002|title=2001 Canadian College Draft Order|publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League)|date=April 4, 2001}}) || [Ian Williams](/source/Ian_Williams_(Canadian_football)) || LB || [Memphis](/source/Memphis_Tigers_football) |- |align=center| 3 || BC Lions (via [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers))|| [Lyle Green](/source/Lyle_Green) || FB || [Toledo](/source/Toledo_Rockets_football) |- |align=center| 4 || [Toronto Argonauts](/source/Toronto_Argonauts) (via [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton_Tiger-Cats)) || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [Angus Reid](/source/Angus_Reid) || G || [Simon Fraser](/source/Simon_Fraser_University_football) |- |align=center| 5 || [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos) || [Randy Chevrier](/source/Randy_Chevrier) || DT || [McGill](/source/McGill_Redmen_football) |- |align=center| 6 || [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders) || bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Kamau Peterson](/source/Kamau_Peterson) || WR || [New Hampsphire](/source/New_Hampshire_Wildcats_football) |- |align=center| 7 || [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) || [Luke Fritz](/source/Luke_Fritz) || OL || [Eastern Washington](/source/Eastern_Washington_Eagles_football) |- |align=center| 8 || BC Lions || [Leif Thorsen](/source/Leif_Thorsen) || G || [Montana](/source/Montana_Grizzlies_football) |} ==Round two== {| |- |style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= CFL Division All-Star|| |style="background-color:#B0E0E6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= CFL All-Star|| |style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= [Hall of Famer](/source/Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) |} {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| School |- |align=center| 9 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [Jason French](/source/Jason_French) || WR || [Murray State](/source/Murray_State_Racers_football) |- |- |align=center| 10 || Calgary Stampeders (via Toronto) || [Lawrence Deck](/source/Lawrence_Deck) || DB || [Fresno State](/source/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football) |- |align=center| 11 || Montreal Alouettes (via BC via Winnipeg) || [Pat Woodcock](/source/Pat_Woodcock) || WR || [Syracuse](/source/Syracuse_Orange_football) |- |align=center| 12 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [Karim Grant](/source/Karim_Grant) || LB || [Acadia](/source/Acadia_Axemen_football) |- |align=center| 13 || Edmonton Eskimos || [Fabian Burke](/source/Fabian_Burke) || CB || Toledo |- |align=center| 14 || Calgary Stampeders || bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [Duncan O'Mahony](/source/Duncan_O'Mahony) || K || [British Columbia](/source/UBC_Thunderbirds_football) |- |align=center| 15 || Montreal Alouettes || [Jesse Palmer](/source/Jesse_Palmer) || QB || [Florida](/source/Florida_Gators_football) |- |align=center| 16 || BC Lions || [Jamie Boreham](/source/Jamie_Boreham) || K/S || [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba_Bisons_football) |} ==Round three== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| School |- |align=center| 17 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [Teddy Neptune](/source/Teddy_Neptune) || LB || [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa_Gee-Gees_football) |- |align=center| 18 || Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto) || [Phil Gibson](/source/Phil_Gibson_(Canadian_football)) || DL || Toledo |- |align=center| 19 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [Ben Wearing](/source/Ben_Wearing_(Canadian_football)) || WR || McGill |- |align=center| 20 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [Randy Bowles](/source/Randy_Bowles) || TE || Simon Fraser |- |align=center| 21 || Edmonton Eskimos || [Glenn Carson](/source/Glenn_Carson_(Canadian_football)) || OL || [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan_Huskies_football) |- |align=center| 22 || Calgary Stampeders || [Farwan Zubedi](/source/Farwan_Zubedi) || WR || [Washington State](/source/Washington_State_Cougars_football) |- |align=center| 23 || Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal) || [Lukas Shaver](/source/Lukas_Shaver) || S || Ottawa |- |align=center| 24 || BC Lions || [Scott Robinson](/source/Scott_Robinson_(Canadian_football)) || WR || Simon Fraser |} ==Round four== {| |- |style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= CFL Division All-Star|| |style="background-color:#B0E0E6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= CFL All-Star|| |style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= [Hall of Famer](/source/Canadian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) |} {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| School |- |align=center| 25 || Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan) || [Shawn Gifford](/source/Shawn_Gifford) || OT || [Charleston Southern](/source/Charleston_Southern_Buccaneers_football) |- |align=center| 26 || Toronto Argonauts || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [Kevin Eiben](/source/Kevin_Eiben) || S || [Bucknell](/source/Bucknell_Bison_football) |- |align=center| 27 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [Nick Tsatsaronis](/source/Nick_Tsatsaronis) || RB || Memphis |- |align=center| 28 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [Ryan Donnelly](/source/Ryan_Donnelly_(Canadian_football)) || OL || [McMaster](/source/McMaster_Marauders_football) |- |align=center| 29 || Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) || [Peter Moore](/source/Peter_Moore_(Canadian_football)) || DL || Syracuse |- |align=center| 30 || Calgary Stampeders || [Andrew Carter](/source/Andrew_Carter_(Canadian_football)) || OL || [Bishop's](/source/Bishop's_Gaiters_football) |- |align=center| 31 || Montreal Alouettes || [Steven Maheu](/source/Steven_Maheu) || WR/QB || Simon Fraser |- |align=center| 32 || BC Lions || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [Kelly Bates](/source/Kelly_Bates) || OL || Saskatchewan |} ==Round five== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| School |- |align=center| 33 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [Mike Di Battista](/source/Mike_Di_Battista) || WR || Ottawa |- |align=center| 34 || Toronto Argonauts || [Andre Talbot](/source/Andre_Talbot) || WR || [Wilfrid Laurier](/source/Wilfrid_Laurier_Golden_Hawks_football) |- |align=center| 35 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [Howie Dryden](/source/Howie_Dryden) || DB || Manitoba |- |align=center| 36 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [Mike Waszczuk](/source/Mike_Waszczuk) || LB || [Slippery Rock](/source/Slippery_Rock_University_of_Pennsylvania) |- |align=center| 37 || Edmonton Eskimos || [Guillaume Petit](/source/Guillaume_Petit) || DL || [Alberta](/source/Alberta_Golden_Bears_football) |- |align=center| 38 || Calgary Stampeders || [Jeffrey Simmer](/source/Jeffrey_Simmer) || LB || [Regina](/source/Regina_Rams) |- |align=center| 39 || Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal) || [Jermaine Romans](/source/Jermaine_Romans) || DB || Acadia |- |align=center| 40 || BC Lions || Dave Tucker || LB || Manitoba |} ==Round six== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%| Pick # !!width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| CFL team !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| School |- |align=center| 41 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [Jocelyn Frenette](/source/Jocelyn_Frenette) || G || Ottawa |- |align=center| 42 || Toronto Argonauts || [Matt McKnight](/source/Matt_McKnight_(Canadian_football)) || S || [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo_Warriors_football) |- |align=center| 43 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [Darryl Fabiani](/source/Darryl_Fabiani) || DB || [Western Ontario](/source/Western_Ontario_Mustangs_football) |- |align=center| 44 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [Will Grant](/source/Will_Grant_(Canadian_football)) || QB || Acadia |- |align=center| 45 || Edmonton Eskimos || [William Wright](/source/William_Wright_(Canadian_football)) || DB || Bishop's |- |align=center| 46 || Calgary Stampeders || [David D'Onofrio](/source/David_D'Onofrio) || LB || [York](/source/York_Lions_football) |- |align=center| 47 || Montreal Alouettes || [Phil Côté](/source/Phil_C%C3%B4t%C3%A9) || QB || Ottawa |- |align=center| 48 || BC Lions || [Eric Collings](/source/Eric_Collings) || OL || British Columbia |} == References == {{Reflist}} {{CFL Drafts}} {{2001 CFL season by team}} Category:CFL draft Cfl Draft, 2001 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2001 CFL draft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_CFL_draft) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_CFL_draft?action=history)). 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