A total of 18 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 Ottawa Rough Riders selected first overall in the draft.
Calgary Stampeders Lawrence Harrison G University of Calgary Calgary Stampeders Larry Leathem WR Calgary Calgary Stampeders John Malinosky OT Michigan State Toronto Argonauts Paul Bennett DT Wilfrid Laurier Toronto Argonauts Mark Bragagnolo TB University of Toronto British Columbia Lions John Blain OT San Jose State Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gary Rosolowich DB Boise State Winnipeg Blue Bombers Lyall Woznesensky DE Simon Fraser Edmonton Eskimos Leon Lyszkiewicz DT University of Alberta Edmonton Eskimos Dave Salloum OT Alberta Hamilton Tiger-Cats John Kinch TB Youngstown State Hamilton Tiger-Cats Daniel Bovair DB Wilfrid Laurier Saskatchewan Roughriders Lorne Hubick TB Eastern Illinois Saskatchewan Roughriders Preston Young DB Simon Fraser Ottawa Rough Riders Mike Murphy TB University of Ottawa Ottawa Rough Riders Doug McGee G Richmond Ottawa Rough Riders Dan Fournier WR Princeton Ottawa Rough Riders Brian McLaughlin OT Simon Fraser 10.
Montreal Alouettes Hector Pothier DT Saint Mary's University (Halifax) 15.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Duncan MacKinlay LB University of Western Ontario 23.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jamie Bone QB Western Ontario 32.
Ottawa Rough Riders Rod Bell TE University of New Brunswick 37.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jon McCorquindale TB Brigham Young University 41.
British Columbia Lions Nigel Wilson WR Western Ontario 49.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Doyle Matheson DB Calgary 59.
Montreal Alouettes Brian Johnston DT Mount Allison University 60.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Mark Dumont LB St. Francis Xavier University 71.
British Columbia Lions Paul Sheenan WR Western Kentucky 76.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gary Krahn LB North Dakota 77.
Ottawa Rough Riders Phil Ridley FB St. Francis Xavier 82.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Wayne Parizeau QB Wilfrid Laurier 86.