A total of 16 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with the Montreal Alouettes being the only team to make no picks during this stage of the draft.
Through a trade with the Calgary Stampeders, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers selected first overall in the draft.
Calgary Stampeders Doug Carlson DB Colorado Calgary Stampeders Lloyd Fairbanks G Brigham Young Toronto Argonauts Paul Gilson DT Guelph Toronto Argonauts Neil Mairs TB Otterbein Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mel Barclay DE Manitoba Winnipeg Blue Bombers Doug MacIver DT Manitoba British Columbia Lions Barry Houlihan TB Simon Fraser British Columbia Lions Mark McDonald WR Washington State Hamilton Tiger-Cats Nick Bastaja G Simon Fraser Hamilton Tiger-Cats Angelo Santucci TB Saint Mary's Saskatchewan Roughriders Ron Moen LB Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Roughriders Larry Remmen TB Saskatchewan Ottawa Rough Riders Peter Stenerson QB Carleton Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Turcotte DT Colorado Edmonton Eskimos Pete Lavorato DB Utah State Edmonton Eskimos Tom Towns LB Alberta 1.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Don Bowman DB Western Ontario 5.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sean Sullivan TB Simon Fraser 6.
Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Patterson LB Simon Fraser 14.
Calgary Stampeders Rick Finseth QB Pacific Lutheran 20.
Ottawa Rough Riders Cliff Summers LB Western Ontario 26.
Calgary Stampeders Rick Fenseth QB Pacific Lutheran 29.
Ottawa Rough Riders Grant Stephenson LB Saint Mary's 35.
British Columbia Lions Warren Howe WR Western Ontario 40.
British Columbia Lions Paul Barchiesi DT Western Ontario 48.
British Columbia Lions Don McLellan LB Simon Fraser 56.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Richard Chalupka TB Wilfrid Laurier