2001 CFL draft

The 2001 CFL draft took place on Thursday, April 26, 2001. 48 players were chosen for Canadian Football League teams from among the eligible CIAU football players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA and the NAIA. Of the 48 draft selections, 26 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.

Round one

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
1	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Scott Schultz	DL	North Dakota
2	BC Lions	Ian Williams	LB	Memphis
3	BC Lions	Lyle Green	FB	Toledo
4	Toronto Argonauts	Angus Reid	G	Simon Fraser
5	Edmonton Eskimos	Randy Chevrier	DT	McGill
6	Calgary Stampeders	Kamau Peterson	WR	New Hampsphire
7	Montreal Alouettes	Luke Fritz	OL	Eastern Washington
8	BC Lions	Leif Thorsen	G	Montana

Round two

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
9	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Jason French	WR	Murray State
10	Calgary Stampeders	Lawrence Deck	DB	Fresno State
11	Montreal Alouettes	Pat Woodcock	WR	Syracuse
12	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Karim Grant	LB	Acadia
13	Edmonton Eskimos	Fabian Burke	CB	Toledo
14	Calgary Stampeders	Duncan O'Mahony	K	British Columbia
15	Montreal Alouettes	Jesse Palmer	QB	Florida
16	BC Lions	Jamie Boreham	K/S	Manitoba

Round three

Round four

Pick #	CFL Team	Player	Position	School
25	Montreal Alouettes	Shawn Gifford	OT	Charleston Southern
26	Toronto Argonauts	Kevin Eiben	S	Bucknell
27	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Nick Tsatsaronis	RB	Memphis
28	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Ryan Donnelly	OL	McMaster
29	Montreal Alouettes	Peter Moore	DL	Syracuse
30	Calgary Stampeders	Andrew Carter	OL	Bishop's
31	Montreal Alouettes	Steven Maheu	WR/QB	Simon Fraser
32	BC Lions	Kelly Bates	OL	Saskatchewan

Round five

Round six