The Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes each had six and the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers had five picks.
The defending Grey Cup champion BC Lions and the Saskatchewan Roughriders had the fewest selections with just four.
The first two rounds were broadcast live on TSN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon announcing each selection.
The production was hosted by Rod Black and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Dave Naylor, Farhan Lalji, Blake Nill, Jeff Cummins, and Stefan Ptaszek who analyzed the teams' needs and picks.
[4] 60 of the top Canadian athletes attended the 2012 CFL Evaluation Camp which took place March 2–4 in Toronto.