This is a list of first overall Canadian Football League draft picks.
[1] This list does not include the 1952 IRFU college draft due to its unofficial status.
From 1960 to 1962, however, due to a dispute over talent from western universities and a reluctance of eastern draftees to move west, BC, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, and Winnipeg were awarded territorial rights to players from their city's university.
Because Calgary had no university program in their territory, they continued to participate in the draft during these three years.
[3] Since 2016, in non-pandemic years, the draft has consisted of eight rounds, with teams selecting in reverse order of their placement in the previous season.