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Russ Jackson is the only Ottawa first-round draft pick to enter the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a CFL player.

The following is a complete list of first-round draft picks selected by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ottawa participated in the first Canadian college draft in 1953 when only eastern teams were permitted to make selections. From 1960-1962, only eastern teams and the Calgary Stampeders participated in the draft as the other western clubs signed players from universities in their area. This list also includes all territorial exemptions from 1973, when teams were first permitted to selected players within their designated area, until 1985 when these exemptions were abolished.

As defined in the 2016 CFL's Facts, Figures, and Records and the 2023 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013). Consequently, this list includes figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1919, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1920–1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014–present). After being scheduled to re-enter the league in 2014, the Ottawa Redblacks participated in the 2013 CFL draft where they were only eligible to select NCAA redshirt juniors. Thereafter, starting with their first season in 2014, they were able to select any draft-eligible player in the CFL draft.

Ottawa has had the first overall selection in the draft 10 times since its inception in 1953. Since 1953, the club has lost their first round pick six times due to trades. Not including territorial exemptions, the most first-round picks Ottawa has had in one year is four, which occurred in the 1968 CFL Draft.

Player selections

= CFL Division All-Star = CFL All-Star = Hall of Famer
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1952 4 Bob Garside Halfback Toronto
1953 2 Joe Harris Tackle Toronto
1954 2 George Klein Halfback McGill
1955 1 Gino Fracas Halfback Western Ontario
1956 1 Lou Bruce End Queen's
1957 3 Russ Radchuk Guard Queen's
1958 6 Russ Jackson Halfback McMaster
1959 4 Jocko Thompson Placekicker/Halfback Queen's
1960 4 Steve Chisholm Halfback Toronto
1961 5 Paul Burroughs Halfback Toronto
1962 4 Chuck Wood Guard McGill
1963 4 Rick Black Halfback Mount Allison
1963 5 Peter Quinn Halfback Queen's
1963 6 Bill Miklas Guard Queen's
1964 6 Peter Martin Fullback Western Ontario
1965 6 Brian Bentley Centre Mount Allison
1966 6 Glen Markle Defensive back Toronto
1967 8 Greg McQueen Halfback Waterloo
1968 2 Paul Brule Halfback St. Francis Xavier
1968 6 Darryl Burgess Linebacker Saint Mary's
1968 7 Ron Wakelin Guard Toronto
1968 9 Don Cooper Centre Bishop's
1969 9 Jim Foley Quarterback St. Dunstan's
1970 9 Mike Sharp Quarterback Carleton
1971 2 Bob Eccles Linebacker Carleton
1972 - No pick - - Traded to Hamilton
1973 Ex Donn Smith Tackle Purdue
1973 - No pick - - Traded to Edmonton
1974 Ex Perry Arnold Defensive back Western Ontario
1974 Ex Darryl Craig Tackle North Carolina
1974 8 Dave Hadden Defensive back Queen's
1974 9 Bob Rushton Defensive lineman Otterbein
1975 Ex Peter Stenerson Quarterback Carleton
1975 Ex Jeff Turcotte Defensive tackle Utah State
1975 7 Marvin Allemang Linebacker Acadia
1976 Ex Jeff Avery Wide receiver Ottawa
1976 Ex John Palazeti Tailback Richmond
1976 4 Steve Gelley Defensive back Simon Fraser
1976 6 Bill Hatanaka Wide receiver York
1977 Ex Mike Murphy Tailback Ottawa
1977 Ex Doug McGee Guard Richmond
1977 Ex Dan Fournier Wide receiver Princeton
1977 Ex Brian McLaughlin Tackle Simon Fraser
1977 1 Mike Riley Defensive tackle Dalhousie Acquired from Calgary
1977 9 Kirk DeFazio Defensive back Waterloo
1978 Ex Dick Bakker Tackle Queen's
1978 Ex Bruce Walker Wide receiver Windsor
1978 7 Dan Taylor Tailback Iowa Central
1979 Ex Malcolm Inglis Tackle Carleton
1979 Ex Pat Stoqua Defensive back Carleton
1979 6 Carm Carteri Linebacker Montana
1980 Ex Gary Cook Slotback Carleton
1980 Ex Glenn Cook Cornerback Richmond
1980 6 Pat McBride Centre North Dakota State
1981 Ex John Park Tight end Bowling Green
1981 Ex Ian Beckstead Tight end Richmond
1981 3 Maurice Doyle Running back Toronto
1982 Ex Mark Seale Defensive tackle Richmond
1982 Ex Kevin Dalliday Guard/Defensive tackle Carleton
1982 Ex Ron St. Poulton Defensive back McGill
1982 - No pick - - Traded to BC
1983 Ex Roger Cattelan Tackle Boston College
1983 Ex Mike Hudson Tight end Guelph Acquired from Montreal
1983 2 Steve Harrison Linebacker British Columbia
1984 Ex Michel Bourgeau Defensive tackle Boise State
1984 Ex Jim De Silva Offensive lineman Carleton Acquired from Montreal
1984 4 Maurice Martin Defensive back Toronto
1985 1 Nick Benjamin Offensive lineman Concordia
1986 4 Michael Schad Tackle Queen's
1987 1 Leo Groenewegen Offensive lineman British Columbia
1988 1 Orville Lee Running back Simon Fraser
1989 1 Gerald Wilcox Slotback Weber State
1990 - No pick - - Traded to Edmonton
1991 7 Brett MacNeil Tackle Boston
1992 3 Denny Chronopoulos Guard Purdue
1993 3 Paul Yatkowski Defensive tackle Tennessee
1994 5 Tony Bailey Defensive end Saint Mary's
1994 7 Rod Murphy Linebacker Idaho State
1995 2 Stefen Reid Linebacker Boise State
1996 - No pick - - Traded to Edmonton
2002 1 Alexandre Gauthier Offensive lineman Laval
2002 2 Mike Vilimek Running back Simon Fraser
2003 - No pick - - Traded to Edmonton
2004 2 Ibrahim Khan Offensive lineman Simon Fraser
2004 3 David Azzi Wide receiver Ottawa
2005 2 Cam Yeow Linebacker Akron
2013 9 Nolan MacMillan Offensive lineman Iowa
2014 4 Antoine Pruneau Defensive back Montreal Acquired from Montreal
2015 1 Alex Mateas Offensive lineman Connecticut
2016 7 Jason Lauzon-Seguin Offensive lineman Laval
2017 9 Evan Johnson Offensive lineman Saskatchewan
2018 4 Mark Korte Offensive lineman Alberta
2019 7 Alex Fontana Offensive lineman Kansas
2020 6 Adam Auclair Defensive back Laval Acquired from Calgary
2021 6 Deshawn Stevens Linebacker Maine
2022 2 Zack Pelehos Offensive lineman Ottawa
2023 1 Dontae Bull Offensive lineman Fresno State
2024 2 Nick Mardner Wide receiver Auburn

References

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  2. ^ "2023 CFL Guide & Record Book" (PDF). Canadian Football League. pp. 20, 179. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  3. "CFL in Ottawa on track for the 2014 season". Canadian Football League. October 9, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  4. "CFL Draft Tracker, 2013". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. "CFL conducts Canadian College Draft". Archived from the original on November 22, 1996. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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  8. "Ottawa trades Glenn to BC for 5th overall pick". Canadian Football League. May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. "Redblacks acquire Arbuckle's rights from Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 3, 2020.
  10. "Redblacks sign Nick Arbuckle". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. January 31, 2020.
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