List of Ottawa Redblacks first-round draft picks

The following is a complete list of first-round draft picks selected by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Ottawa participated in the first Canadian college draft in 1953 when only eastern teams were permitted to make selections.

From 1960-1962, only eastern teams and the Calgary Stampeders participated in the draft as the other western clubs signed players from universities in their area.

[2] After being scheduled to re-enter the league in 2014, the Ottawa Redblacks participated in the 2013 CFL draft where they were only eligible to select NCAA redshirt juniors.

[5] Not including territorial exemptions, the most first-round picks Ottawa has had in one year is four, which occurred in the 1968 CFL Draft.

Russ Jackson is the only Ottawa first-round draft pick to enter the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a CFL player.