1976 CFL Draft
The 1976 CFL Draft composed of 10 rounds where 106 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 the Calgary Stampeders being the only team to make no picks during this stage of the draft. Through a trade with the Toronto Argonauts, the Edmonton Eskimos selected first overall in the draft. The Eskimos had four total picks in the first round of the draft alone. Territorial exemptions. Toronto Argonauts Neil Lumsden TB Ottawa Toronto Argonauts Steve Telfer TE  Saint Mary's Toronto Argonauts Vic Wasilenko DB British Columbia British Columbia Lions Bill Norton DT Weber State British Columbia Lions Glen Jackson LB Simon Fraser British Columbia Lions Mitch Davies E Calgary Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill Harrison TB Ottawa Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Kelley DB Guelph Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ted Milian G Manitoba Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rick Koswin WR Manitoba Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Avery WR Ottawa Ottawa Rough Riders John Palazeti TB Richmond Saskatchewan Roughriders Ron Cherkas DT University of Utah Saskatchewan Roughriders Brian O'Hara TB Whitworth Montreal Alouettes Yvon Thibeault T McGill Montreal Alouettes Rodney Ward LB  Bishop's Edmonton Eskimos Brian Fryer WR Alberta Edmonton Eskimos Walter Bauer TE Drake 2nd Round. 10. British Columbia Lions Len Platt WR Tulsa 11. British Columbia Lions John Turecki DE British Columbia 12. Calgary Stampeders Jay Parry WR Western Ontario 13. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Barry Cozack TB Mount Allison 14. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gordon Taylor QB Wilfrid Laurier 15. Edmonton Eskimos Steve Andryjowicz TB Toronto 16. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bog Gibbons DT Saskatchewan 17. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ron Mironuck LB Whitworth 18. Edmonton Eskimos Eric Upton G Ottawa 3rd Round. 19. Toronto Argonauts Rodney Allison LB Saint Mary's 20 . British Columbia Lions Dale Parkhouse TE Western Ontario 21. Calgary Stampeders Dave McMillan WR Concordia 22. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Paul Whaley DB Guelph 23. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tim Maltre WR Memphis State 24. Montreal Alouettes Charles McMann TB Wilfrid Laurier 25. Saskatchewan Roughriders John Glassford LB Wilfrid Laurier 26. Montreal Alouettes Errol Moen DT Alberta 27. Edmonton Eskimos Darrell Penner DB Queen's 4th Round. 28. Toronto Argonauts Brian Utley TE Saskatchewan 29. British Columbia Lions Gerald Inglis LB Alberta 30. Calgaray Stampeders Richard Haswell FB Wilfrid Laurier 31. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Paul Genovese G McMaster 32. Winnipeg Blue Bombers  Henry Booy E British Columbia 33. Ottawa Rough Riders Drew Allan G Carleton 34. Saskatchewan Roughriders Terry West DB Ottawa 35. Montreal Alouettes Glen Leach DB Wilfrid Laurier 36. Edmonton Eskimos Rick Scarborough TB Western Ontario 5th Round. 37. Toronto Argonauts Bob Palmer TB York 38. British Columbia Lions Jim Cimba DB Western Ontario 39. Calgary Stampeders Larry Titley LB Concordia 40. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rick Slipetz LB York 41. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Wayne Churchill DE Windsor 42. Ottawa Rough Riders Doug Kitts QB York 43. Saskatchewan Roughriders Greg Wood DB Windsor 44. Montreal Alouettes Bill McIver DB Queen's  45. Edmonton Eskimos Mark Ackley WR Toronto 6th Round. 46. Toronto Argonauts Doug Falconer DB Ottawa 47. British Columbia Lions Greg Gardner QB British Columbia 48. Calgary Stampeders Nick Grittani DT Toronto 49. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mike Sokonvin DT Toronto 50. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gary Anderson DE Concordia 51. Ottawa Rough Riders Jim Anderson T Alberta 52. Saskatchewan Roughriders Hugh Gallagher DE Carleton 53. Montreal Alouettes Paul Szlichta QB Purdue 54. Edmonton Eskimos Jim Kemp T Saskatchewan 7th Round. 55. Toronto Argonauts John Montelpare LB Concordia 56. Toronto Argonauts Peter Sorenson DT Bishop's 57. Calgary Stampeders Mike Walukavich DT  Concordia 58. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Rick Jeysman DT Toronto 59. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Claude Riopelle DE Western Ontario 60. Ottawa Rough Riders Fred Brown LB Wilfrid Laurier 61. Saskatchewan Roughriders Dalton Smarsh TB Alberta 62. Montreal Alouettes Rod Millard DB McMaster 63. Edmonton Eskimos Rob Nelms DT Carleton 8th Round. 64. Toronto Argonauts Jim Trimm TE Toronto 65. British Columbia Lions Glen Wallace TB Simon Fraser 66. Calgary Stampeders Bill Lockhart C Guelph 67. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Frank Mckay DB Western Ontario 68. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bruce Young TB Manitoba 69. Ottawa Rough Riders Paul Lojewski G Windsor 70. Saskatchewan  Roughriders Ken Platz TB Saskatchewan 71. Montreal Alouettes Larry Baines TB McMaster 72. Calgary Stampeders Norm Hagarty WR Wilfrid Laurier 9th Round. 73. Toronto Argonauts Gary McCann TB Windsor 74. British Columbia Lions Peter Coll DB Dalhousie 75. Calgary Stampeders Mike Weller WR Wilfrid Laurier 76. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Marty Dixon E Western Ontario 77. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Brian Wagner DE Manitoba 78. Ottawa Rough Riders Robert Forbes WR New Brunswick 79. Toronto Argonauts George Beattie DB Acadia 80. Calgary Stampeders Gordon Penn TB British Columbia 10th Round. 81. Toronto Argonauts Maurice St. Martin T Queen's 82. British Columbia  Lions Tony Ricci G British Columbia 83. Calgary Stampeders Doug Ransome WR Dalhousie 84. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jon Jewell LB Western Ontario 85. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mike Kashty TE Manitoba 86. Ottawa Rough Riders Chris Kziezopoloski WR Waterloo 87. Toronto Argonauts Bernie Muldoon TB Windsor 88. British Columbia Lions Bob Janzen TB British Columbia