# 1999 CFL draft

The 1999 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, April 13, 1999. 46 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Of the 46 draft selections, 28 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.

## 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.
* Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded a first-round selection to Toronto in a trade for Andrew Stewart.

### Round two

* Hamilton → Winnipeg (PD). Hamilton traded a second-round selection to Winnipeg in a trade for Franco Rocca.
* Winnipeg → Edmonton (PD). Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to Edmonton in a trade for Shalon Baker.
* Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to BC in a trade for Mike Trevathan.
* Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded a second-round selection to Montreal in a trade for Dwayne Provo.

### Round four

* Winnipeg → Montreal (PD). Winnipeg traded a fourth-round selection to Montreal in a trade for Tom Monios.

## Forfeitures

* Toronto forfeited their sixth-round selection after selecting Noel Prefontaine in the 1998 Supplemental Draft.

## Draft order
### Round one

| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | Rob Meier | DE | Washington State |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan) | 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) | 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 | College |
| 9 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg) | Aaron Williams | DE | Indiana |
| 10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Stephane Fortin | S | Indianapolis |
| 11 | BC Lions | Mathieu Beaudoin | OL | Syracuse |
| 12 | Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton) | 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 via Hamilton) | 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 | College |
| 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 | College |
| 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 | Forfeit Pick | Forfeit Pick |

### Round five

| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 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 | College |
| 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 | Forfeit Pick | Forfeit Pick |
| 44 | Montreal Alouettes | Pierre Landry | DB | Ottawa |
| 45 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Pascal Cheron | OL | Laval |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | Andy Kolaczek | OL | Calgary |