1986 CFL draft
The 1986 CFL draft composed of eight rounds where 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA.
1st round
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | Calgary Stampeders | Kent Warnock | DE | Calgary |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Rueben Mayes | RB | Washington State |
| 3 | Toronto Argonauts | Markus Koch | DE | Boise State |
| 4 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Michael Schad | T | Queen's |
| 5 | Montreal Concordes | Matt Finlay | LB | Eastern Michigan |
| 6 | Edmonton Eskimos | John Coflinn | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Brian Belway | DL | Calgary |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jeff Watson | T | Saint Mary's |
| 9 | BC Lions | Paul Nastasiuk | RB | Wilfrid Laurier |
2nd round
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | School |
| 10 | Toronto Argonauts | Donohue Grant | DB | Simon Fraser |
| 11 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | James Ellingson | WR | British Columbia |
| 12 | Toronto Argonauts | Dwayne Derban | LB | British Columbia |
| 13 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Bob Harding | SB | York |
| 14 | Calgary Stampeders | Andy Stubbert | RB/FB | Queen's |
| 15 | Edmonton Eskimos | Jeff Volpe | DB | Guelph |
| 16 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Darryl Sampson | DB | York |
| 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | Blaine Schmidt | DE | Guelph |
| 18 | BC Lions | Mark Turner | DL | Miami |
3rd round
4th round
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | School |
| 28 | Calgary Stampeders | Steve Hudson | T/G | Queen's |
| 29 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Rob Taylor | DE/OL | Toronto |
| 30 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Tony Brown | K | San Jose State University |
| 31 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Angus Donnelly | DE | Carleton |
| 32 | Montreal Concordes | Peter Hess | TE/SB | Mount Allison |
| 33 | Edmonton Eskimos | Michael Pauls | TB/FB | Simon Fraser |
| 34 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | David Taylor | TE | Simon Fraser |
| 35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Rick Lococo | C | York |
| 36 | British Columbia Lions | Scott Lecky | WR | Guelph |
5th round
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | School |
| 37 | Calgary Stampeders | Tyler Robinson | DB | Calgary |
| 38 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Bill Henry | DL | British Columbia |
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts | Brian Cluff | G | Guelph |
| 40 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Ian McLellan | OT/FB | Simon Fraser |
| 41 | Montreal Concordes | Jim Spreadbrow | DE | Windsor |
| 42 | Edmonton Eskimos | Andrew Stephan | G | Alberta |
| 43 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Glenn Harper | P | Washington State |
| 44 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Peter Curwin | DE | Saint Mary's |
| 45 | BC Lions | Peter Jeffrey | T | Simon Fraser |
6th round
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | School |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | Albert Calaguiro | TB | Concordia |
| 47 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Elio Geremia | TB | Calgary |
| 48 | Toronto Argonauts | Bruce Elliot | LB | Western Ontario |
| 49 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Richard Storey | DL | McMaster |
| 50 | Montreal Concordes | Dennis Touchette | DL | McGill |
| 51 | Edmonton Eskimos | Darrelle Monzer | DL | Alberta |
| 52 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Trevor Hollett | DB | Manitoba |
| 53 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Mike Jellema | LB | Simon Fraser |
| 54 | British Columbia Lions | Floyd Mingo | DB | Simon Fraser |
7th round
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | School |
| 55 | Calgary Stampeders | Keith Holliday | LB | Calgary |
| 56 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Dave Ostertag | DB | Saskatchewan |
| 57 | Toronto Argonauts | Eric Jensen | T | York |
| 58 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Devon Hanson | DB | York |
| 59 | Montreal Concordes | Paul Johnson | WR | Mount Allison |
| 60 | Edmonton Eskimos | Stuart Bundy | OL | Western Kentucky |
| 61 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Craig Watson | DB | British Columbia |
| 62 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Steve Pozzobon | DE/LB | Cornell |
| 63 | BC Lions | Paul Osbaldiston | K/P | Western Montana |