1999 CFL draft


The 1999 CFL draft took place on Tuesday, April 13, 1999. 46 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Of the 46 draft selections, 28 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity [Athletics Union] institutions.

Trades

In the explanations below, ' denotes trades that took place during the draft, while ' indicates trades completed pre-draft. This is a partial list due to references being limited.

Round one

  • Toronto → Montreal. Toronto traded a first-round selection to Montreal in exchange for Nigel Williams.
  • Saskatchewan → Toronto. Saskatchewan traded a first-round selection to Toronto in a trade for Andrew Stewart.

Round two

  • Hamilton → Winnipeg. Hamilton traded a second-round selection to Winnipeg in a trade for Franco Rocca.
  • Winnipeg → Edmonton. Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to Edmonton in a trade for Shalon Baker.
  • Winnipeg → BC. Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to BC in a trade for Mike Trevathan.
  • Edmonton → Montreal. Edmonton traded a second-round selection to Montreal in a trade for Dwayne Provo.

Round four

  • Winnipeg → Montreal. Winnipeg traded a fourth-round selection to Montreal in a trade for Tom Monios.

Forfeitures

Draft order

Round one

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionSchool
1BC Lions Rob MeierDEWashington State
2Toronto Argonauts David De La PeralleOLKentucky
3BC LionsGreg LotyszOLNorth Dakota
4Edmonton EskimosTrevor BollersFBIowa
5Montreal Alouettes Sylvain GirardWRConcordia
6Montreal AlouettesDavis SanchezCBOregon
7Hamilton Tiger-CatsCorey GrantWRWilfrid Laurier
8Calgary StampedersBobby SinghOLPortland State

Round two

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionSchool
9Edmonton Eskimos Aaron WilliamsDEIndiana
10Saskatchewan RoughridersStephane FortinSIndianapolis
11BC LionsMathieu BeaudoinOLSyracuse
12Montreal Alouettes Adrian HoopleDBBritish Columbia
13Toronto ArgonautsWayne ShawCBKent State
14BC Lions David PolOTBritish Columbia
15BC Lions Richard MercierOLMiami
16Calgary StampedersCameron LegaultDTCarleton

Round three

Pick #CFL TeamPlayerPositionSchool
17Winnipeg Blue BombersJeff PilonOLSyracuse
18Saskatchewan RoughridersKennedy NkeyasenRBIdaho State University
19BC LionsJason KraltDBCarleton
20Edmonton EskimosÉric LaPointeRBMount Allison
21Toronto ArgonautsJean-Phillipe DarcheLBMcGill
22Montreal AlouettesYannic SermanouDLHoward
23Hamilton Tiger-CatsMorty BryceDBBowling [Green State University|Bowling Green]
24Calgary StampedersEvan DavisRBConcordia

Round six