1974 CFL draft

The 1974 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 97 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions. Through trades with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Toronto Argonauts selected first in the first, second, and sixth rounds.

Territorial exemptions

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gordon Paterson TB Manitoba
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers Glen Perrin TB Bemidji State
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ted Greaves WB Ithaca
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats Gary Mueller LB Wilfrid Laurier
- Calgary Stampeders Murray Anderson C Calgary
- Calgary Stampeders Gordon Yeomans TB Washington State
- BC Lions Terry Bailey TB Simon Fraser
- BC Lions Loren Sherbina DT Idaho
- Toronto Argonauts Larry Uteck DB Wilfrid Laurier
- Toronto Argonauts Morris Zubkewych DT Simon Fraser
- Saskatchewan Roughriders Ken McEachern DB Weber State
- Saskatchewan Roughriders Laurie Skolrood T North Dakota
- Montreal Alouettes Gary Chown LB Bishop's
- Montreal Alouettes Gordon Knowlton TB Jacksonville State
- Edmonton Eskimos Dave Fennell DT North Dakota
- Edmonton Eskimos Bill Stevenson DT Drake
- Ottawa Rough Riders Perry Arnold DB Western Ontario
- Ottawa Rough Riders Darryl Craig T North Carolina

1st round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
1 Toronto Argonauts Randy Halsall T Wake Forest
2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ken Clark WR Saint Mary's
3 Calgary Stampeders Henry Janssen TE Western Ontario
4 BC Lions Bob Hornes DB Idaho State
5 Toronto Argonauts Larry Simpson TE Wilfrid Laurier
6 Saskatchewan Roughriders Vic McLeod DE Western Ontario
7 Calgary Stampeders Fraser MacDonald LB Saint Mary's
8 Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Hadden DB Queen's
9 Ottawa Rough Riders Darryl Craig T North Carolina

2nd round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
10 Toronto Argonauts Rick Konopka LB Wilfird Laurier
11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Tom Dufault HB LaCrosse State
12 Calgary Stampeders Morris Cousineau LB Windsor
13 BC Lions Mark Stevenson DT Simon Fraser
14 Edmonton Eskimos Al Shemanchuk DT Alberta
15 Saskatchewan Roughriders Leif Petterson WR Otterbein
16 Montreal Alouettes Phil Levesque G Guelph
17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Andy Currie DE Acadia
18 Montreal Alouettes Bob Petrie WR Western Ontario

3rd round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Derek Forbes LB McMaster
20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Frank Yakimchuk T Saint Mary's
21 Calgary Stampeders Brian Hedges T Carleton
22 BC Lions Andy Jonassen DE Calgary
23 Toronto Argonauts Bill Baker DB British Columbia
24 Saskatchewan Roughriders Duncan Findlay TB Whitworth
25 Montreal Alouettes Michael Fenner DT Fordham
26 Edmonton Eskimos Brian Heiland TE Simon Fraser
27 Ottawa Rough Riders Bill Robinson QB Saint Mary's

4th round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
28 Winnipeg Blue Bombers David Semple C Simon Fraser
29 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Peter McNab DB Queen's
30 Calgary Stampeders Donn Sommerfeldt LB Whitworth
31 BC Lions Dave Kaduhr WR Simon Fraser
32 Toronto Argonauts Wayne Sudsbury LB Mount Allison
33 Saskatchewan Rough Riders Brian Berg G Augsburg
34 Montreal Alouettes Doug Smith G Wilfrid Laurier
35 Edmonton Eskimos Peter Quigley TB Ottawa
36 BC Lions Paul Kliger LB Ottawa

5th round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
37 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Geoff Sutherland FB Waterloo
38 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Fred McLean HB Wilfrid Laurier
39 Calgary Stampeders Len Bzdel E Saskatchewan
40 BC Lions Joe Pal DB Queen's
41 Toronto Argonauts Heinz Brademan DT Alberta
42 Saskatchewan Roughriders Bruce Pazarena Puget Sound
43 Jim Allen DT Western Ontario
44 Edmonton Eskimos Rich Ellert WR Minot State
45 Ottawa Rough Riders Tom Balfe DT Wilfrid Laurier

6th round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
46 Toronto Argonauts Jay Chapman DE Western Ontario
47 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ralph Corvino DB McMaster
48 Calgary Stampeders Steve Fudge E Mount Allison
49 BC Lions Herb Page K Kent State
50 Toronto Argonauts John Dionisi WR Acadia
51 Saskatchewan Roughriders Vance Curtis TE Alberta
52 Montreal Alouettes Rick Griffiths C Wilfrid Laurier
53 Edmonton Eskimos Stuart Lang WR Queen's
54 Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Cope DB Simon Fraser

7th round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
55 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rick Howse FB Waterloo
56 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dave Lane DB Guelph
57 Calgary Stampeders Ron Southwick DE McMaster
58 BC Lions Charlie Campbell DE Simon Fraser
59 Toronto Argonauts Bob Spree QB Waterloo
60 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Doug Ward DB York
61 Montreal Alouettes Jim Boltin LB Otterbein
62 Edmonton Eskimos Neil Falkeid T Alberta
63 Ottawa Rough Riders Doug Ridding LB Otterbein

8th round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
64 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Carl Knovac DE Bridgeport
65 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jamie Porteous DB New Brunswick
66 Calgary Stampeders Bruce Morris HB Guelph
67 BC Lions Bob Osness E Augsburg
68 Toronto Argonauts John Wintermeyer TB Queen's
69 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dave Lawson QB McMaster
70 Montreal Alouettes Howard Hills WR Acadia
71 Edmonton Eskimos Tony Pugliese LB Alberta

9th round

Pick # CFL Team Player Position University
72 Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Malus DE Manitoba
73 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dave Hutton LB Guelph
74 Calgary Stampeders Art Carefoote T Guelph
75 BC Lions Mike Lapensee K Loyola
76 Toronto Argonauts Tom Graham C Guelph
77 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Craig Holt WR Guelph
78 Montreal Alouettes Terry Clement LB Eastern Washington
79 Edmonton Eskimos Blake Walker G Saskatchewan

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