1979 CFL Draft The 1979 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA . A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions , with all nine teams making at least one selection in this stage of the draft . Territorial exemptions . Toronto Argonauts Mike McTague WR North Dakota Saskatchewan Roughriders Al Johns DT Pacific University Saskatchewan Roughriders Tim Hook G Montana British Columbia Lions Nick Hebeler DT Simon Fraser British Columbia Lions Ron Morehouse LB San Diego State Hamilton Tiger - Cats John Priestner LB Western Ontario Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jim Reid TB Wilfrid Laurier Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rick Chernoff TE Manitoba Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bill Yaworsky DE Manitoba Ottawa Rough Riders Malcolm Inglis OT Carleton Ottawa Rough Riders Pat Stoqua DB Carleton Calgary Stampeders Tom Krebs G Utah Calgary Stampeders Doug Battershill DB Weber State Calgary Stampeders Rob Forbes FB Drake Montreal Alouettes Nick Arakgi TE Bishop ' s Montreal Alouettes Phil Colwell TB Wilfrid Laurier Edmonton Eskimos Marco Cyncar DB Alberta Edmonton Eskimos Kerry O ' Connor TB Alberta 1st Round . 1 . Toronto Argonauts Kevin Powell OT Utah State 2 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Al Chorney DB British Columbia 3 . British Columbia Lions Mark Houghton TB California State 4 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Gerry Hornett OT Simon Fraser 5 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rick House TB Simon Fraser 6 . Ottawa Rough Riders Carman Cartieri LB Montana 7 . Calgary Stampeders Darrell Moir WR Calgary 8 . Calgary Stampeders Daryl Burko LB Saskatchewan 9 . Edmonton Eskimos Dan Brown TE Calgary 2nd Round . 10 . Toronto Argonauts Dan Huculak TB Simon Fraser 11 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Bernie Crump DB British Columbia 12 . British Columbia Lions Chris Curran DB Western Ontario 13 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jim O ' Keefe DB Wilfrid Laurier 14 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jim Dziedzina TE Simon Fraser 15 . Ottawa Rough Riders Al Dosant DB Windsor 16 . Calgary Stampeders Ed Thomas DB Boise State 17 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Walt Payerl WR Western Ontario 18 . Edmonton Eskimos Paul Shugart TE Queen ' s 3rd Round . 19 . Montreal Alouettes Ed Szpytma DE McMaster 20 . British Columbia Lions Kevin Aver DB St . Francis Xavier 21 . British Columbia Lions Murray Watson DE Western Ontario 22 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Walt Passaglia WR Simon Fraser 23 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Doug Biggerstaff DE British Columbia 24 . Montreal Alouettes Adrian Polesel T McMaster 25 . Calgary Stampeders Jeff Inglis OT Guelph 26 . Montreal Alouettes Jim Rutka WR Queen ' s 27 . Edmonton Eskimos Dave Roberts LB Queen ' s 4th Round . 28 . Toronto Argonauts Brent Racette DE British Columbia 29 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Joe Sturby LB Saskatchewan 30 . British Columbia Lions Torinado Panetta LB Carleton 31 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Chris Brewer DE Acadia 32 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jim McHugh LB McMaster 33 . Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Green TB Carleton 34 . Calgary Stampeders Clay Richards DB Gavilan College 35 . Montreal Alouettes Roland Mangold OG Northeast Missouri State 36 . Edmonton Eskimos Blair Shier T Bishop ' s 5th Round . 37 . Toronto Argonauts Mark Forsyth DB Wilfrid Laurier 38 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Lyle Bauer OG Weber State 39 . British Columbia Lions John Mackay TB British Columbia 40 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Mark Heidebrecht DT Springfield College 41 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bob McEachern LB Weber State 42 . Ottawa Rough Riders Blaine Shore K Queen ' s 43 . Calgary Stampeders Dan Hagen TE Waterloo - Seneca 44 . Montreal Alouettes Harry Webster OT Bishop ' s 45 . Edmonton Eskimos Gary Simpson DB Carleton 6th Round . 46 . Toronto Argonauts Peter Racey OT Simon Fraser 47 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Paul Krepinski DT Utah State 48 . British Columbia Lions Berry Muis WR British Columbia 49 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jack Davis DT Wilfrid Laurier 50 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gerry Hatherly LB Manitoba 51 . Ottawa Rough Riders Scott Spurgeon DB St . Francis Xavier 52 . Calgary Stampeders Ossie Wilson DB McMaster 53 . Montreal Alouettes Richard Payne LB Wilfrid Laurier 54 . Edmonton Eskimos Bob Colak LB Windsor 7th Round . 55 . Toronto Argonauts John Goodrow TB Toronto 56 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Lorne DeGroot DT Alberta 57 . British Columbia Lions Paul Jaffe G Carleton 58 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Peter Hepburn DT Wilfrid Laurier 59 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Barry Safinuik TB Manitoba 60 . Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Behm TB Ottawa 61 . Calgary Stampeders George Fieber C Manitoba 62 . Montreal Alouettes Keir Cutler WR McGill 63 . Edmonton Eskimos Paul Shugart TE Queen ' s References .