1981 CFL Draft The 1981 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 every team making at least one selection during this stage of the draft . Through a trade with the Saskatchewan Roughriders , the Calgary Stampeders selected first overall in the draft . Territorial exemptions . Saskatchewan Roughriders Eugene Larocque DT Utah Toronto Argonauts Hazen Carinci DB Simon Fraser Toronto Argonauts Dan Ferrone G Simon Fraser Toronto Argonauts Bernie Pickett TB Wilfrid Laurier Toronto Argonauts Bob Bronk TB Queen ' s Ottawa Rough Riders John Park TE Bowling Green Ottawa Rough Riders Ian Beckstead TE Richmond Montreal Alouettes Mark Lacelle TB McGill British Columbia Lions Rob Smith G Utah State British Columbia Lions Rick Klassen G Simon Fraser Calgary Stampeders Scott MacArthur DE Calgary Calgary Stampeders Shawn Beaton DL Boise State Calgary Stampeders Randy Besler G Northeast Missouri Calgary Stampeders Randy Fournier DT Cincinnati Winnipeg Blue Bombers Perry Kuras G North Dakota Hamilton Tiger - Cats Bill Howard C Western Ontario Edmonton Eskimos Sean Kehoe TB Alberta Edmonton Eskimos Joshua Borger WR Calgary 2nd Round . 10 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Hazen Henderson DB Simon Fraser 11 . Toronto Argonauts Gord Elser LB Calgary 12 . Ottawa Rough Riders Don Burns WR Ottawa 13 . Montreal Alouettes Samuel Marshall DB Simon Fraser 14 . Toronto Argonauts Warner Miles OL Ottawa 15 . Montreal Alouettes Fred Prinzen LB Queen ' s 16 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dave Brown WR Alberta 17 . Calgary Stampeders Terry Lehne DB Saskatchewan 18 . Edmonton Eskimos Mike Reid C Ottawa 3rd Round . 19 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Don Busto FL / DB Simon Fraser 20 . Toronto Argonauts Don Dominico WR Western Ontario 21 . British Columbia Lions Jamie Armstead DB Calgary 22 . Montreal Alouettes Joe Kuklo DB Simon Fraser 23 . British Columbia Lions Larry Priestnall TB Acadia 24 . Calgary Stampeders Kari Suutari LB Wisconsin 25 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hubert Walsh TB Acadia 26 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jeff Arp G Western Ontario 27 . Edmonton Eskimos Scott Essery TE Windsor 4th Round . 28 . Saskatchewan Roughriders David Pearson DT Western Ontario 29 . Ottawa Rough Riders John Lowe TB Guelph 30 . Ottawa Rough Riders Eric Boss DT Toronto 31 . Montreal Alouettes Dean Claridge DE British Columbia 32 . British Columbia Lions Ed Jones DB Simon Fraser 33 . Calgary Stampeders Ted Kozik DE Saint Mary ' s 34 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dick Rigelhof LB North Dakota 35 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Rob Sommerville DB Waterloo 36 . Edmonton Eskimos Ron Lammer DL Alberta 6th Round . 46 . Saskatchewan Roughriders John Celestino DT Windsor 47 . Toronto Argonauts Jeff Hale T Guelph 48 . Ottawa Rough Riders Anthony Refosso T Toronto 49 . Montreal Alouettes Dominic Vetro WR Wilfrid Laurier 50 . British Columbia Lions David Thornhill WR Bishop ' s 51 . Calgary Stampeders Jav Troiano DB Simon Fraser 52 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hugh Goodman DL Acadia 53 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Ian Troop G Wilfrid Laurier 54 . Edmonton Eskimos Wyatt Wisharts DT Concordia 7th Round . 55 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Wayne Strembel LB Simon Fraser 56 . Toronto Argonauts Kevin Malone DB Queen ' s 57 . Ottawa Rough Riders Rob Ball DB Queen ' s 58 . Montreal Alouettes Dave Ridgeway K Toledo 59 . British Columbia Lions Ed Hole T Alberta 60 . Calgary Stampeders Wayne Harris LB Calgary 61 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Martell TB St . Francis Xavier 62 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Bill Paul TB Sheridan 63 . Edmonton Eskimos Craig Mallender TB Windsor References .