2001 CFL draft

2001 CFL Draft
General information
SportCanadian football
Date(s)April 26
Time11:00 AM EST[1]
Overview
48 total selections in 6 rounds
LeagueCFL
First selectionScott Schultz, DL
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Most selections (8)BC Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Montreal Alouettes
Fewest selections (4)Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CIAU selections26
NCAA selections18
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The 2001 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 26, 2001.[2] 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.[3] Of the 48 draft selections, 26 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.[4]

  1. ^ "2001 Canadian College Draft call-in number". Canadian Football League. April 23, 2001. Archived from the original on August 28, 2001.
  2. ^ "26 CIAU football players selected in CFL draft". Canadian Football League. April 26, 2001. Archived from the original on June 25, 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "2001 CFL draft". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ 2011 Canadian Draft Guide Archived December 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine