Territorial Protections Jan. 25, 1979
| Team | [Via] | Player (Position) | College/Program |
| TOR |
|
Mike McTague (WR) |
North Dakota State |
| SSK |
|
Al Johns (DT) |
Pacific |
| SSK |
|
Tim Hook (OG) |
Montana |
| BC |
|
Nick Hebeler (DT) |
Simon Fraser |
| BC |
|
Ron Morehouse (LB) |
San Diego State |
| HAM |
|
John Priestner (LB) |
Western Ontario |
| HAM |
|
Jim Reid (RB) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| WPG |
|
Rick Chernoff (TE) |
Manitoba |
| WPG |
|
Bill Yaworsky (DE) |
Manitoba |
| OTT |
|
Malcolm Inglis (OT) |
Carleton |
| OTT |
|
Pat Stoqua (DB) |
Carleton |
| CGY |
|
Tom Krebs (G) |
Utah |
| CGY |
|
Doug Battershill (DB) |
Weber State |
| CGY |
[TOR] |
Rob Forbes (FB) |
Drake |
| MTL |
|
Nick Arakgi (TE) |
Bishop's |
| MTL |
|
Phil Colwell (RB) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| EDM |
|
Marco Cyncar (DB) |
Alberta |
| EDM |
|
Kerry O'Connor (RB) |
Alberta |
Canadian Amateur Draft Selections
Round–Pos
(Overall) | Team | [Via] | Player (Position) | College/Program |
| 1–1 (1) |
TOR |
|
Kevin Powell
(OT) |
Utah State |
| 1–2 (2) |
SSK |
|
Al Chorney
(DB) |
British Columbia (UBC) |
| 1–3 (3) |
BC |
|
Mark Houghton
(RB) |
California-Berkeley |
| 1–4 (4) |
SSK |
[HAM] |
Gerry Hornett
(OT) |
Simon Fraser |
| 1–5 (5) |
WPG |
|
Rick House
(RB) |
Simon Fraser |
| 1–6 (6) |
OTT |
|
Carm Carteri
(LB) |
Montana |
| 1–7 (7) |
CGY |
|
Darrell Moir
(WR) |
Calgary |
| 1–8 (8) |
CGY |
[MTL] |
Darrell Burko
(LB) |
Saskatchewan |
| 1–9 (9) |
EDM |
|
Dan Brown
(LB) |
Calgary |
| 2–1 (10) |
TOR |
|
Dan Huclack
(RB) |
Simon Fraser |
| 2–2 (11) |
SSK |
|
Bernard Crump
(DB) |
British Columbia (UBC) |
| 2–3 (12) |
BC |
|
Chris Curran
(DB) |
Western Ontario |
| 2–4 (13) |
HAM |
|
Jim O'Keeffe
(DB) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| 2–5 (14) |
WPG |
|
Jim Dziedzina
(TE) |
Simon Fraser |
| 2–6 (15) |
OTT |
|
Al Dosant
(DB) |
Windsor |
| 2–7 (16) |
CGY |
|
Ed Thomas
(DB) |
Boise State |
| 2–8 (17) |
HAM |
[MTL] |
Walt Payerl
(WR) |
Western Ontario |
| 2–9 (18) |
EDM |
|
Chris Davies
(TE) |
British Columbia (UBC) |
| 3–1 (19) |
MTL |
[TOR] |
Ed Szpytma
(DE) |
McMaster |
| 3–2 (20) |
BC |
[SSK] |
Kevin Aver
(DB) |
St. Francis Xavier |
| 3–3 (21) |
BC |
|
Murray Watson
(DE) |
Western Ontario |
| 3–4 (22) |
WPG |
[HAM] |
Walt Passaglia
(WR) |
Simon Fraser |
| 3–5 (23) |
WPG |
|
Doug Biggerstaff
(DE) |
British Columbia (UBC) |
| 3–6 (24) |
MTL |
[OTT] |
Adrien Polesel
(DT) |
McMaster |
| 3–7 (25) |
CGY |
|
Jeff Inglis
(OL) |
Guelph |
| 3–8 (26) |
MTL |
|
Jim Rutka
(WR) |
Queen's |
| 3–9 (27) |
EDM |
|
Dave Roberts
(LB) |
Queen's |
| 4–1 (28) |
TOR |
|
Brent Racette
(DE) |
British Columbia (UBC) |
| 4–2 (29) |
SSK |
|
Joe Sturby
(LB) |
Saskatchewan |
| 4–3 (30) |
BC |
|
Torinda Panetta
(LB) |
Carleton |
| 4–4 (31) |
WPG |
[HAM] |
Chris Brewer
(DE) |
Acadia |
| 4–5 (32) |
WPG |
|
Jim McHugh
(LB) |
McMaster |
| 4–6 (33) |
OTT |
|
David Green
(FB) |
Carleton |
| 4–7 (34) |
CGY |
|
Clay Richards
(DB) |
Gavilan JC |
| 4–8 (35) |
MTL |
|
Roland Mangold
(OG) |
Northeast Missouri State |
| 4–9 (36) |
EDM |
|
Blair Shier
(OT) |
Bishop's |
| 5–1 (37) |
TOR |
|
Mark Forsyth
(DB) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| 5–2 (38) |
SSK |
|
Lyle Bauer
(OG) |
Weber State |
| 5–3 (39) |
BC |
|
John MacKay
(RB) |
Simon Fraser |
| 5–4 (40) |
HAM |
|
Mark Heidebrecht
(DT) |
Springfield College (MA) |
| 5–5 (41) |
WPG |
|
Bob McEachern
(LB) |
Weber State |
| 5–6 (42) |
OTT |
|
Blaine Shore
(WR) |
Queen's |
| 5–7 (43) |
CGY |
|
Dan Hagen
(SB) |
Waterloo |
| 5–8 (44) |
MTL |
|
Harry Webster
(OT) |
Bishop's |
| 5–9 (45) |
EDM |
|
Gary Simpson
(DB) |
Carleton |
| 6–1 (46) |
TOR |
|
Peter Racey
(OT) |
Simon Fraser |
| 6–2 (47) |
SSK |
|
Paul Krepinski
(DT) |
Utah State |
| 6–3 (48) |
BC |
|
Barry Muis
(WR) |
British Columbia (UBC) |
| 6–4 (49) |
HAM |
|
Jack Davis
(DT) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| 6–5 (50) |
WPG |
|
Gerry Hatherly
(LB) |
Manitoba |
| 6–6 (51) |
OTT |
|
Scott Spurgeon
(DB) |
St. Francis Xavier |
| 6–7 (52) |
CGY |
|
Ossie Wilson
(SB) |
McMaster |
| 6–8 (53) |
MTL |
|
Richard Payne
(LB) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| 6–9 (54) |
EDM |
|
Bob Colak
(LB) |
Windsor |
| 7–1 (55) |
TOR |
|
John Goodrow
(RB) |
Toronto |
| 7–2 (56) |
SSK |
|
Lorne Groot
(DT) |
Alberta |
| 7–3 (57) |
BC |
|
Paul Jaffe
(LB) |
Carleton |
| 7–4 (58) |
HAM |
|
Peter Hepburn
(DT) |
Wilfrid Laurier |
| 7–5 (59) |
WPG |
|
Barry Safiniuk
(RB) |
Manitoba |
| 7–6 (60) |
OTT |
|
David Behm
(RB) |
Ottawa |
| 7–7 (61) |
CGY |
|
George Fieber
(C) |
Manitoba |
| 7–8 (62) |
MTL |
|
Keir Cutler
(WR) |
McGill |
| 7–9 (63) |
EDM |
|
Paul Shugart
(TE) |
Queen's |
- Date: Feb. 14, 1979
- Location: Toronto, ON
- Territorial protections: 18
- Rounds: 7
- Players selected: 63
| Round |
Played / Picks (%) |
League GP |
| League Total |
17 / 63 (26.98%) |
1,335 |
| 1 |
8 / 9 (88.89%) |
717 |
| 2 |
2 / 9 (22.22%) |
160 |
| 3 |
3 / 9 (33.33%) |
134 |
| 4 |
3 / 9 (33.33%) |
163 |
| 5 |
1 / 9 (11.11%) |
161 |
| 6 |
0 / 9 (0.00%) |
0 |
| 7 |
0 / 9 (0.00%) |
0 |
| Team |
Played / Picks (%) |
League GP |
Team GP |
| League Total |
17 / 63 (26.98%) |
1,335 |
594 |
| Toronto Argonauts |
3 / 6 (50.00%) |
383 |
72 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks |
3 / 6 (50.00%) |
113 |
7 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders |
3 / 7 (42.86%) |
293 |
93 |
| Calgary Stampeders |
3 / 8 (37.50%) |
197 |
149 |
| Montreal Alouettes |
2 / 7 (28.57%) |
106 |
81 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2 / 9 (22.22%) |
211 |
160 |
| BC Lions |
1 / 8 (12.50%) |
32 |
32 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
0 / 5 (0.00%) |
0 |
0 |
| Edmonton Elks |
0 / 7 (0.00%) |
0 |
0 |
Breakdown by Position
- 14 — DB
- 14 — LB
- 10 — RB
- 8 — DT
- 8 — WR
- 6 — DE
- 6 — OT
- 5 — TE
- 3 — OG
- 2 — FB
- 2 — SB
- 1 — C
- 1 — G
- 1 — OL
Breakdown by College/Program
- 8 — Simon Fraser
- 7 — Wilfrid Laurier
- 6 — British Columbia (UBC)
- 6 — Carleton
- 5 — Manitoba
- 4 — McMaster
- 4 — Queen's
- 4 — Western Ontario
- 3 — Alberta
- 3 — Bishop's
- 3 — Weber State
- 2 — Calgary
- 2 — Montana
- 2 — Saskatchewan
- 2 — St. Francis Xavier
- 2 — Utah State
- 2 — Windsor
- 1 —
Acadia,
Boise State,
California-Berkeley,
Drake,
Gavilan JC,
Guelph,
McGill,
North Dakota State,
Northeast Missouri State,
Ottawa,
Pacific,
San Diego State,
Springfield College (MA),
Toronto,
Utah,
Waterloo
- No contributors for this draft.
- No notices for this draft.