1971 CFL Draft The 1971 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 70 Canadian football players that were chosen exclusively from eligible Canadian universities . The Saskatchewan Roughriders , despite being Western Conference finalists , had the first overall selection through a trade with the last place Winnipeg Blue Bombers . 1st Round . 1 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Brian Donnelly DB Simon Fraser 2 . Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Eccles LB Carleton 3 . British Columbia Lions Archie McCord T Simon Fraser 4 . Edmonton Eskimos Mel Smith E Alberta 5 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Ribbins DB Ottawa 6 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Bill Manchuk DB Alberta 7 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bob Kraemer QB Manitoba 8 . Edmonton Eskimos Cam Innes C Queen ' s 9 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Gauthier T Ottawa 2nd Round . 10 . Calgary Stampeders Joe Petrone PK Calgary 11 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Bob Foulsewych FB Guelph 12 . British Columbia Lions Michel Levelle F Ottawa 13 . Edmonton Eskimos Pat Lett T Guelph 14 . Toronto Argonauts Bob Hamilton E Waterloo Lutheran 15 . Saskatchewan Roughriders John Steele LB Simon Fraser 16 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Walter Sehr HB Toronto 17 . Calgary Stampeders Dan Dulmage T McGill 18 . Calgary Stampeders Greg Gibson DB Calgary 3rd Round . 19 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Clay McEvoy TB Simon Fraser 20 . Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Padfield T Waterloo 21 . British Columbia Lions Henry Lodewyks F Manitoba 22 . Edmonton Eskimos Gene Wolkowski E Guelph 23 . Toronto Argonauts Ron Faulkner T Queen ' s 24 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Jim Lazaruk C Alberta 25 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Paul Zarek F McMaster 26 . Calgary Stampeders James Bond DT Simon Fraser 27 . Calgary Stampeders Dwayne Dudgeon E Loyola 4th Round . 28 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Walt McKee PK Manitoba 29 . Ottawa Rough Riders Art Lord DB Saskatchewan 30 . British Columbia Lions John Chapman E Toronto 31 . Edmonton Eskimos Dick Flynn G New Brunswick 32 . Toronto Argonauts Bill Morrison DE Guelph 33 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Bob Clarke DE Alberta 34 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Chuck Wakefield E Waterloo 35 . Calgary Stampeders Ross Cote G Calgary 36 . Montreal Alouettes Tony Proudfoot LB New Brunswick 5th Round . 37 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Steve Howell E Windsor 38 . Ottawa Rough Riders Steve Derbyshire T Western Ontario 39 . British Columbia Lions Mike Begg WR Simon Fraser 40 . Edmonton Eskimos Don Tallas DB Alberta 41 . Toronto Argonauts Allan Dresser G Windsor 42 . Saskatchewan Roughriders Fred Pazarena LB Simon Fraser 43 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Jim Dimitroff FB Saint Mary ' s 44 . Calgary Stampeders Bryden Murray C Bishop ' s 45 . Montreal Alouettes Jack Galbraith T Manitoba 6th Round . 46 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Paul Paddon DB Ottawa 47 . Ottawa Rough Riders Steve Hoffman DE Windsor 48 . British Columbia Lions Ron Fowler TB British Columbia 49 . Edmonton Eskimos Bob Rowe LB Calgary 50 . Toronto Argonauts Bill Hartley G St . Francis Xavier 51 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roy Parker F Manitoba 52 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Rodger Hunter DB Guelph 53 . Calgary Stampeders Bruce Macrae HB Western Ontario 54 . Montreal Alouettes Bob Keating T Manitoba 7th Round . 55 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ben Labovich E Carleton 56 . Ottawa Rough Riders George Hill LB Western Ontario 57 . British Columbia Lions John Farlinger DB Calgary 58 . Edmonton Eskimos Jack Buchan E Toronto 59 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Art Rochette QB Queen ' s 60 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Mike Chevers E Waterloo 61 . Calgary Stampeders Don Hickey E Alberta 62 . Montreal Alouettes Jack Schneider LB Bishop ' s 8th Round . 63 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ian Jukes G British Columbia 64 . Ottawa Rough Riders Marshall Caplan LB McMaster 65 . British Columbia Lions Bryan Ansley DT Simon Fraser 66 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats Wayne Fox F Waterloo 67 . Montreal Alouettes Peter Merrill QB New Brunswick 9th Round . 68 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers Dennis Hrychiko HB Manitoba 69 . British Columbia Lions Gerald Fraser G Manitoba 70 . Montreal Alouettes Art Strothart DB New Brunswick References .