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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2001 CFL Draft
| logoalt = 2001 CFL draft logo
| sport = [[Canadian football]]
| date = April 26
| time = 11:00 AM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]<ref name="Call in">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/23_draft.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010828040021/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/23_draft.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2001|title=2001 Canadian College Draft call-in number|publisher=[[Canadian Football League]]|date=April 23, 2001}}</ref>
| overall = 48
| rounds = 6
| league = [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]
| first = {{nowrap|[[Scott Schultz]], [[Defensive lineman|DL]]}}<br>[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| fewnum = 4
| fewest = [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| mostnum = 8
| most = [[BC Lions]]<br>[[Calgary Stampeders]]<br>[[Montreal Alouettes]]
| ciau = 26
| ncaa = 18
| prev = [[2000 CFL Draft|2000]]
| next = [[2002 CFL Draft|2002]]
}}
The '''[[2001 CFL season|2001]] [[Canadian College Draft|CFL Draft]]''' took place on Thursday, April 26, 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/26_ciau.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625125028/http://cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/26_ciau.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2001|title=26 CIAU football players selected in CFL draft|publisher=[[Canadian Football League]]|date=April 26, 2001|access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref> 48 players were chosen for [[Canadian Football League]] teams from among the eligible [[U Sports football|CIAU football]] players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/2001/ |title=2001 CFL draft |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |access-date=February 13, 2021 }}</ref> Of the 48 draft selections, 26 players were drafted from [[Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union]] institutions.<ref>[http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf 2011 Canadian Draft Guide] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211000303/http://www.bclions.com/uploads/assets/BC/pages/CFL_Draft/2011/2011_Canadian_Draft_Guide.pdf |date=December 11, 2011 }}</ref>

==Round one==
{|
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= 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;"|
|= [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!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
|-
|align=center| 1 || [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [[Scott Schultz]] || DL || [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux football|North Dakota]]
|-
|align=center| 2 || [[BC Lions]] (via [[Toronto Argonauts|Toronto]]<ref name="order">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/4_cfl1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020617145938/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLNews0104/4_cfl1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2002|title=2001 Canadian College Draft Order|publisher=[[Canadian Football League]]|date=April 4, 2001}}</ref>) || [[Ian Williams (Canadian football)|Ian Williams]] || LB || [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]]
|-
|align=center| 3 || BC Lions (via [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|Winnipeg]]<ref name="order"/>)|| [[Lyle Green]] || FB || [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo]]
|-
|align=center| 4 || [[Toronto Argonauts]] (via [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats|Hamilton]]<ref name="order"/>) || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [[Angus Reid]] || G || [[Simon Fraser University football|Simon Fraser]]
|-
|align=center| 5 || [[Edmonton Eskimos]] || [[Randy Chevrier]] || DT || [[McGill Redmen football|McGill]]
|-
|align=center| 6 || [[Calgary Stampeders]] || bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Kamau Peterson]] || WR || [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|New Hampsphire]]
|-
|align=center| 7 || [[Montreal Alouettes]] || [[Luke Fritz]] || OL || [[Eastern Washington Eagles football|Eastern Washington]]
|-
|align=center| 8 || BC Lions || [[Leif Thorsen]] || G || [[Montana Grizzlies football|Montana]]
|}

==Round two==
{|
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= 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;"|
|= [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!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
|-
|align=center| 9 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [[Jason French]] || WR || [[Murray State Racers football|Murray State]]
|-
|-
|align=center| 10 || Calgary Stampeders (via Toronto<ref name="order"/>) || [[Lawrence Deck]] || DB || [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]]
|-
|align=center| 11 || Montreal Alouettes (via BC via Winnipeg<ref name="order"/>) || [[Pat Woodcock]] || WR || [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
|-
|align=center| 12 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Karim Grant]] || LB || [[Acadia Axemen football|Acadia]]
|-
|align=center| 13 || Edmonton Eskimos || [[Fabian Burke]] || CB || Toledo
|-
|align=center| 14 || Calgary Stampeders || bgcolor="#FFCC00"| [[Duncan O'Mahony]] || K || [[UBC Thunderbirds football|British Columbia]]
|-
|align=center| 15 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Jesse Palmer]] || QB || [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
|-
|align=center| 16 || BC Lions || [[Jamie Boreham]] || K/S || [[Manitoba Bisons football|Manitoba]]
|}

==Round three==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!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
|-
|align=center| 17 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [[Teddy Neptune]] || LB || [[Ottawa Gee-Gees football|Ottawa]]
|-
|align=center| 18 || Montreal Alouettes (via Toronto<ref name="order"/>) || [[Phil Gibson (Canadian football)|Phil Gibson]] || DL || Toledo
|-
|align=center| 19 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Ben Wearing (Canadian football)|Ben Wearing]] || WR || McGill
|-
|align=center| 20 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Randy Bowles]] || TE || Simon Fraser
|-
|align=center| 21 || Edmonton Eskimos || [[Glenn Carson (Canadian football)|Glenn Carson]] || OL || [[Saskatchewan Huskies football|Saskatchewan]]
|-
|align=center| 22 || Calgary Stampeders || [[Farwan Zubedi]] || WR || [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
|-
|align=center| 23 || Calgary Stampeders (via Montreal<ref name="order"/>) || [[Lukas Shaver]] || S || Ottawa
|-
|align=center| 24 || BC Lions || [[Scott Robinson (Canadian football)|Scott Robinson]] || WR || Simon Fraser
|}

==Round four==
{|
|-
|style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"|
|= 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;"|
|= [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!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
|-
|align=center| 25 || Montreal Alouettes (via Saskatchewan<ref name="order"/>) || [[Shawn Gifford]] || OT || [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers football|Charleston Southern]]
|-
|align=center| 26 || Toronto Argonauts || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [[Kevin Eiben]] || S || [[Bucknell Bison football|Bucknell]]
|-
|align=center| 27 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Nick Tsatsaronis]] || RB || Memphis
|-
|align=center| 28 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Ryan Donnelly (Canadian football)|Ryan Donnelly]] || OL || [[McMaster Marauders football|McMaster]]
|-
|align=center| 29 || Montreal Alouettes (via Edmonton<ref name="order"/>) || [[Peter Moore (Canadian football)|Peter Moore]] || DL || Syracuse
|-
|align=center| 30 || Calgary Stampeders || [[Andrew Carter (Canadian football)|Andrew Carter]] || OL || [[Bishop's Gaiters football|Bishop's]]
|-
|align=center| 31 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Steven Maheu]] || WR/QB || Simon Fraser
|-
|align=center| 32 || BC Lions || bgcolor="#B0E0E6"| [[Kelly Bates]] || OL || Saskatchewan
|}

==Round five==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!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
|-
|align=center| 33 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [[Mike Di Battista]] || WR || Ottawa
|-
|align=center| 34 || Toronto Argonauts || [[Andre Talbot]] || WR || [[Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football|Wilfrid Laurier]]
|-
|align=center| 35 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Howie Dryden]] || DB || Manitoba
|-
|align=center| 36 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Mike Waszczuk]] || LB || [[Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania|Slippery Rock]]
|-
|align=center| 37 || Edmonton Eskimos || [[Guillaume Petit]] || DL || [[Alberta Golden Bears football|Alberta]]
|-
|align=center| 38 || Calgary Stampeders || [[Jeffrey Simmer]] || LB || [[Regina Rams|Regina]]
|-
|align=center| 39 || Toronto Argonauts (via Montreal<ref name="order"/>) || [[Jermaine Romans]] || DB || Acadia
|-
|align=center| 40 || BC Lions || Dave Tucker || LB || Manitoba
|}

==Round six==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|-
!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
|-
|align=center| 41 || Saskatchewan Roughriders || [[Jocelyn Frenette]] || G || Ottawa
|-
|align=center| 42 || Toronto Argonauts || [[Matt McKnight (Canadian football)|Matt McKnight]] || S || [[Waterloo Warriors football|Waterloo]]
|-
|align=center| 43 || Winnipeg Blue Bombers || [[Darryl Fabiani]] || DB || [[Western Ontario Mustangs football|Western Ontario]]
|-
|align=center| 44 || Hamilton Tiger-Cats || [[Will Grant (Canadian football)|Will Grant]] || QB || Acadia
|-
|align=center| 45 || Edmonton Eskimos || [[William Wright (Canadian football)|William Wright]] || DB || Bishop's
|-
|align=center| 46 || Calgary Stampeders || [[David D'Onofrio]] || LB || [[York Lions football|York]]
|-
|align=center| 47 || Montreal Alouettes || [[Phil Côté]] || QB || Ottawa
|-
|align=center| 48 || BC Lions || [[Eric Collings]] || OL || British Columbia
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{CFL Drafts}}
{{2001 CFL season by team}}

[[Category:CFL draft]]
[[Category:2001 in Canadian football|Cfl Draft, 2001]]

2001 CFL draft - Revision history

imported>Earl Andrew at 16:50, 8 April 2025