1999 CFL draft

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1999 CFL Draft

| logoalt = 1999 CFL draft logo

| sport = Canadian football

| date = April 13

| time = 11:00 AM EST

| overall = 47

| rounds = 6

| league = CFL

| first = {{nowrap|Rob Meier, DE}}
BC Lions

| fewnum = 3

| fewest = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| mostnum = 9

| most = BC Lions

| ciau = 28

| ncaa = 19

| prev = 1998

| next = 2000

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/1999/ |title=1999 CFL draft |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 15, 2021}} Of the 46 draft selections, 28 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union institutions.{{cite web|url=https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/a3afe8c6-ac4e-470b-8848-62e1a8e647f1/-/inline/no/2020-en-cfl-draft-guide.pdf |title=2020 CFL Draft Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 30, 2020}}

Trades

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

=Round one=

Toronto → Montreal (PD). Toronto traded a first-round selection to Montreal in exchange for Nigel Williams.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9807/jul13_nigel.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307092030/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9807/jul13_nigel.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2003 |title=Argonauts swing deal with Montreal for Nigel Williams |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 13, 1998}}
Saskatchewan → Toronto (PD). Saskatchewan traded a first-round selection to Toronto in a trade for Andrew Stewart.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr7_report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030410054441/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr7_report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2003 |title=Rider Report |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 7, 1999}}

=Round two=

Hamilton → Winnipeg (PD). Hamilton traded a second-round selection to Winnipeg in a trade for Franco Rocca.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9806/jun21_wpg.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307091044/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9806/jun21_wpg.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2003 |title=Bombers deal Rocca to Hamilton |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=June 21, 1998}}
Winnipeg → Edmonton (PD). Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to Edmonton in a trade for Shalon Baker.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr13_bombers.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030410060713/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9904/apr13_bombers.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2003 |title=Bombers draft three |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 13, 1999 |access-date=February 15, 2021 }}
Winnipeg → BC (PD). Winnipeg traded a second-round selection to BC in a trade for Mike Trevathan.
Edmonton → Montreal (PD). Edmonton traded a second-round selection to Montreal in a trade for Dwayne Provo.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9808/aug5_news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307104052/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews9808/aug5_news.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2003 |title=CFL Report |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=August 5, 1998}}

=Round four=

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

Forfeitures

Toronto forfeited their sixth-round selection after selecting Noel Prefontaine in the 1998 Supplemental Draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2007/05/02/cfl_canadian_draft_for_dummies/ |title=CFL Canadian Draft For Dummies |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 5, 2007}}

Draft order

=Round one=

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|= CFL Division All-Star

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|= CFL All-Star

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|= Hall of Famer

style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%\| Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| CFL Team	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Player	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Position	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| School
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align=center\| 1	BC Lions (via Winnipeg)	Rob Meier	DE	Washington State
align=center\| 2	Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan)	David De La Peralle	OL	Kentucky
align=center\| 3	BC Lions	Greg Lotysz	OL	North Dakota
align=center\| 4	Edmonton Eskimos	Trevor Bollers	FB	Iowa
align=center\| 5	Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto)	Sylvain Girard	WR	Concordia
align=center\| 6	Montreal Alouettes	bgcolor="#B0E0E6"\| Davis Sanchez	CB	Oregon
align=center\| 7	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Corey Grant	WR	Wilfrid Laurier
align=center\| 8	Calgary Stampeders	Bobby Singh	OL	Portland State

=Round two=

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|= CFL Division All-Star

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|= CFL All-Star

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|

|= Hall of Famer

style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%\| Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| CFL Team	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Player	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Position	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| School
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align=center\| 9	Edmonton Eskimos (via Winnipeg)	Aaron Williams	DE	Indiana
align=center\| 10	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Stephane Fortin	S	Indianapolis
align=center\| 11	BC Lions	Mathieu Beaudoin	OL	Syracuse
align=center\| 12	Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton)	Adrian Hoople	DB	British Columbia
align=center\| 13	Toronto Argonauts	bgcolor="#B0E0E6"\| Wayne Shaw	CB	Kent State
align=center\| 14	BC Lions (via Montreal)	David Pol	OT	British Columbia
align=center\| 15	BC Lions (via Winnipeg via Hamilton)	Richard Mercier	OL	Miami
align=center\| 16	Calgary Stampeders	Cameron Legault	DT	Carleton

=Round three=

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|= CFL Division All-Star

|style="background-color:#B0E0E6; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|

|= CFL All-Star

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|

|= Hall of Famer

style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%\| Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| CFL Team	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Player	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Position	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| School
class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\| 17	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\| Jeff Pilon	OL	Syracuse
align=center\| 18	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Kennedy Nkeyasen	RB	Idaho State University
align=center\| 19	BC Lions	Jason Kralt	DB	Carleton
align=center\| 20	Edmonton Eskimos	Éric LaPointe	RB	Mount Allison
align=center\| 21	Toronto Argonauts	Jean-Phillipe Darche	LB	McGill
align=center\| 22	Montreal Alouettes	Yannic Sermanou	DL	Howard
align=center\| 23	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Morty Bryce	DB	Bowling Green
align=center\| 24	Calgary Stampeders	Evan Davis	RB	Concordia

=Round four=

style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%\| Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| CFL Team	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Player	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Position	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| School
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align=center\| 25	Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg)	Brad Chalmers	OL	St. Mary's
align=center\| 26	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Matthew Hammer	DB	Guelph
align=center\| 27	BC Lions	Craig Higgins	RB	Western Ontario
align=center\| 28	Edmonton Eskimos	Brent Walker	WR	Mary
align=center\| 29	Toronto Argonauts	Andre Trudel	OL	Laval
align=center\| 30	Montreal Alouettes	Jeffery Anderson	DT	Concordia
align=center\| 31	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Jason Tibbits	DB	Waterloo
align=center\| –	Calgary Stampeders	colspan="3"\|Forfeit Pick[https://web.archive.org/web/19990508201938/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews/apr11_sel.html Selection order for the 1999 CFL Canadian College Draft]

=Round five=

style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%\| Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| CFL Team	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Player	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Position	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| School
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align=center\| 32	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Mike Abou-Mechrek	OL	Western Ontario
align=center\| 33	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Eric Sanderson	OT	York
align=center\| 34	BC Lions	Jason Crumb	QB	Saskatchewan
align=center\| 35	Edmonton Eskimos	Frantz Clarkson	CB	Manitoba
align=center\| 36	Toronto Argonauts	Glynn Hall	WR	St. Mary's
align=center\| 37	Montreal Alouettes	Kevin Lefsrud	OL	Saskatchewan
align=center\| 38	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Mike MacKenzie	RB	Eastern Washington
align=center\| 39	Calgary Stampeders	Dan Disley	WR	Western Ontario

=Round six=

style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=7%\| Pick #	width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| CFL Team	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Player	width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| Position	width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"\| School
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align=center\| 40	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Ryan Wilkinson	QB	Waterloo
align=center\| 41	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Carlo Panaro	OL	Alberta
align=center\| 42	BC Lions	Akbal Singh	RB	British Columbia
align=center\| 43	Edmonton Eskimos	Orlando Bowen	DE	Northern Illinois
align=center\| –	Toronto Argonauts	colspan="3"\|Forfeit Pick
align=center\| 44	Montreal Alouettes	Pierre Landry	DB	Ottawa
align=center\| 45	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Pascal Cheron	OL	Laval
align=center\| 46	Calgary Stampeders	Andy Kolaczek	OL	Calgary

References

Category:CFL draft

Cfl Draft, 1999

Category:1999 in Canadian football