1972 CFL Draft The 1972 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 70 Canadian football players that were chosen exclusively from eligible Canadian universities . The Montreal Alouettes , who had the worst record in the Eastern Conference in the previous season , had the first overall selection . 1st Round . 1 . Montreal Alouettes Larry Smith RB Bishop ' s 2 . Edmonton Eskimos Mike Lambrose LB Queen ' s 3 . British Columbia Lions Steve Szapka G Simon Fraser 4 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Tom Walker FB Waterloo Lutheran 5 . Montreal Alouettes Peter Paliotti WR Loyola 6 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats John Harris T York 7 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Mike O ' Shaughnessy DE McMaster 8 . Toronto Argonauts Rick Chevers LB Waterloo 9 . Calgary Stampeders Don Moulton DB Calgary 2nd Round . 10 . Montreal Alouettes Alexander Baptist LB Bishop ' s 11 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bruce Miatello T McMaster 12 . Toronto Argonauts Stewart Francis LB Simon Fraser 13 . Calgary Stampeders John Konihowski WR Saskatchewan 14 . Calgary Stampeders Bill Hogan WR Waterloo Lutheran 15 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jon Dellandrea T Toronto 16 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Bob Toogood DE Manitoba 17 . Toronto Argonauts Bill Turnbull DB Waterloo Lutheran 18 . Calgary Stampeders Bob Bayter DB McMaster 3rd Round . 19 . Montreal Alouettes Rick Kaupp DB New Brunswick 20 . Edmonton Eskimos Glen Colwill TB Simon Fraser 21 . British Columbia Lions Bob Friend DB Simon Fraser 22 . Ottawa Rough Riders Doug Cihoki E Western Ontario 23 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rein Enno C Toronto 24 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jim Chalkley FB McMaster 25 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Joe Watt T McMaster 26 . Toronto Argonauts John Buda T Waterloo 27 . Calgary Stampeders Jeff Owen T Windsor 4th Round . 28 . Montreal Alouettes Jim Leone G St . Francis Xavier 29 . Edmonton Eskimos Roy Beechey WR Alberta 30 . British Columbia Lions Art Lestins T Waterloo Lutheran 31 . Ottawa Rough Riders Stew MacSween DB Toronto 32 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Morash DT Windsor 33 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jerry Mays WR McMaster 34 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Jim Cooper DB Waterloo Lutheran 35 . Toronto Argonauts Mike Urban QB Windsor 36 . Calgary Stampeders Don Westlake TB Guelph 5th Round . 37 . Montreal Alouettes Mike Tanner DB Dalhousie 38 . Edmonton Eskimos Barry St . George WR Ottawa 39 . British Columbia Lions Bill MacDonald QB Bishop ' s 40 . Ottawa Rough Riders Ron Perowne TB Bishop ' s 41 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jamie Horne LB Manitoba 42 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Dan Smith QB Ottawa 43 . Toronto Argonauts Gary Jeffries DB Waterloo Lutheran 44 . Calgary Stampeders Paul Knill DB Western Ontario 6th Round . 45 . Montreal Alouettes Dave Scharman G Waterloo Lutheran 46 . Edmonton Eskimos Dave Syme QB Simon Fraser 47 . British Columbia Lions Jean Gouin T Ottawa 48 . Ottawa Rough Riders Gordon Ladbrook LB Dalhousie 49 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mario Nardone DT Carleton 50 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Mark Drexler DE Western Ontario 51 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Mark Baldosoro HB McMaster 52 . Toronto Argonauts Rick Henderson G Waterloo Lutheran 53 . Calgary Stampeders William Lockington QB McMaster 7th Round . 54 . Montreal Alouettes John Danaher DE New Brunswick 55 . Edmonton Eskimos Bud Coupland WR Calgary 56 . British Columbia Lions Wayne Terry DB Ottawa 57 . Ottawa Rough Riders Fred Tokaryk DT Dalhousie 58 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mark Millen DE Manitoba 59 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Rick Wiedenhoeft DB Waterloo 60 . Toronto Argonauts Doug Ball HB Toronto 61 . Calgary Stampeders Frank Belvedere HB Loyola 8th Round . 62 . Montreal Alouettes Ian Purcell DB Simon Fraser 63 . Edmonton Eskimos Jerry Simpson DB Dalhousie 64 . British Columbia Lions Ron Warner G British Columbia 65 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bill Thompson DE Queen ' s 66 . Calgary Stampeders Scott Henderson C Calgary 9th Round . 67 . Montreal Alouettes Larry Rodenbush C Brandon 68 . Montreal Alouettes William Beaton G Carleton 69 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Doug Cozac HB Queen ' s 70 . Calgary Stampeders Rick Coleman DT Calgary References .