1998 CFL draft
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The 1998 CFL draft took place on April 7, 1998.[1] 43 Canadian football players were chosen from among 490 eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.[2]
Round one
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tim Fleiszer | DL | Harvard |
| 2 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) | Dave Miller-Johnston | P/K | Concordia |
| 3 | BC Lions | Steve Hardin | T | Oregon |
| 4 | Calgary Stampeders | Marc Pilon | LB | Syracuse |
| 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | Phillippe Girard | DB | Mount Allison |
| 6 | Montreal Alouettes | Ben Cahoon | WR | Brigham Young |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Curtis Galick | DB | British Columbia |
| – | Toronto Argonauts | Forfeit Pick[3] | ||
Round two
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Hamilton) | Ousmane Tounkara | WR | Ottawa |
| – | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) | Forfeit Pick[3] | ||
| 9 | BC Lions | Ryan Thelwell | SB | Minnesota |
| 10 | Calgary Stampeders | Andre Arlain | SB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 11 | Edmonton Eskimos | Samir Chahine | G | McGill |
| – | Montreal Alouettes | Forfeit Pick[3] | ||
| 12 | Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan) | Roger Dunbrack | DL | Western Ontario |
| – | Toronto Argonauts | Forfeit Pick[3] | ||
Round three
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Devin Grant | OL | Utah |
| 14 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | Matt Kellett | K | Saskatchewan |
| 15 | Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg via BC) | Scott Flory | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 16 | Calgary Stampeders | Harland Ah You | DL | Brigham Young |
| 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | Scott Deibert | RB | Minot State |
| 18 | Montreal Alouettes | William Loftus | D | Manitoba |
| 19 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Kevin Pressburger | LB | Waterloo |
| 20 | Toronto Argonauts | Jermaine Brown | RB | Winona State |
Round four
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Tarek Jayoussi | WR | Calgary |
| 22 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Garrett Sutherland | LB | Northern Illinois |
| 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | Jean Daniel Roy | DL | Ottawa |
| 24 | Calgary Stampeders | Aubrey Cummings | WR | Acadia |
| 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | Chris Evraire | SB | Ottawa |
| 26 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal) | Eddie Williams | WR | Southwest State |
| 27 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jason Van Geel | LB | Waterloo |
| 28 | Toronto Argonauts | Brian Mlachak | K | Calgary |
Round five
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jeff Brown | CB | Acadia |
| 30 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | Bernard Gravel | DB | Laval |
| 31 | BC Lions | Francesco Pepe-Esposito | LB | Laval |
| 32 | Calgary Stampeders | Gene Stahl | RB | Calgary |
| 33 | Edmonton Eskimos | James Cooper | OL | British Columbia |
| 34 | Montreal Alouettes | Daniel Lafontaine | OL | McGill |
| 35 | Toronto Argonauts (via Saskatchewan) | Eric Shilts | WR | Toronto |
| – | Toronto Argonauts | Forfeit Pick[3] | ||
Round six
| Pick # | CFL team | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Benjie Hutchison | DL | British Columbia |
| 37 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | John Baunemann | K | Manitoba |
| 38 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | Chad Vath | LB | Manitoba |
| 39 | Calgary Stampeders | Jodi Bednarek | LB | Calgary |
| 40 | Edmonton Eskimos | Adam Kossack | OL | Hastings College |
| 41 | Montreal Alouettes | Kelly Ireland | OL | Saint Mary's |
| 42 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | James Rapesse | LB | Saskatchewan |
| 43 | Toronto Argonauts | Bill Mitoulas | LB | Notre Dame |