Andy Fantuz was the third overall pick in the 2006 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 2006 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 20, 2006.[1][2] 50 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Trades that occurred with the now defunct Ottawa Renegades were still valid, adding picks to both the second and fourth rounds, but any selections that were still held by the Renegades were justly skipped.[3][4] Of the 50 draft selections, 26 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions.
Round one[]
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton) | Adam Braidwood | DE | Washington State |
| 2 | BC Lions (via Winnipeg) | Jay Pottinger | LB | McMaster |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Andrew Fantuz | SB | Western Ontario |
| 4 | BC Lions (via Calgary) | Ricky Foley | LB | York |
| 5 | Toronto Argonauts | Daniel Federkeil | DL | Calgary |
| 6 | BC Lions | Dean Valli | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 7 | Montreal Alouettes | Eric Deslauriers | WR | Eastern Michigan |
| 8 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Edmonton) | Cedric Gagne-Marcoux | OL | Central Florida |
Round two[]
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Jermaine Reid | DL | Akron |
| 10 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg) | Leron Mitchell | DB | Western Ontario |
| 11 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Ottawa) | Peter Dyakowski | OL | Louisiana State |
| 12 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Luca Congi | K | Simon Fraser |
| 13 | Calgary Stampeders | Jon Cornish | RB | Kansas |
| 14 | Toronto Argonauts (via Winnipeg via Toronto) | Aaron Wagner | LB | Brigham Young |
| 15 | BC Lions | Jon Hameister-Ries | OL | Tulsa |
| 16 | Montreal Alouettes | Etienne Boulay | DB | New Hampshire |
| 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | Jason Nugent | DB | Rutgers |
Round three[]
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Shawn Mayne | DE | Connecticut |
| 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Arjei Franklin | WR | Windsor |
| 20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Chris Cowan | OL | Saint Mary's |
| 21 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Calgary) | Dwayne Mundle | LB | West Virginia |
| 22 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (via Toronto) | Tristan Clovis | LB | McMaster |
| 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via BC) | Dominic Picard | OL | Laval |
| 24 | Montreal Alouettes | Jeff Perrett | OT | Tulsa |
| 25 | Edmonton Eskimos | Mike Williams | DE | Boise State |
Round four[]
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Edmonton Eskimos (via Hamilton) | Andrew Brown | LB | Lafayette College |
| 27 | Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) | Riley Clayton | OL | Manitoba |
| 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (via Ottawa) | Chris Sutherland | OL | Saskatchewan |
| 29 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Peter Hogarth | OL | McMaster |
| 30 | Calgary Stampeders | Gerald Commissiong | RB | Stanford |
| 31 | Toronto Argonauts | Obed Cétoute | WR | Central Michigan |
| 32 | Montreal Alouettes (via BC) | Ivan Birungi | WR | Acadia |
| 33 | Montreal Alouettes | Adrian Davis | DL | Marshall |
| 34 | Edmonton Eskimos | Jean Phillipe Abraham | LB | Laval |
Round five[]
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Michael Roberts | CB | Ohio State |
| 36 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | David Stevens | RB | Saskatchewan |
| 37 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Jesse Alexander | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 38 | Calgary Stampeders | Derek Armstrong | OL | St. Francis Xavier |
| 39 | Toronto Argonauts | Brian Ramsay | OL | New Mexico |
| 40 | BC Lions | Mike Lindstrom | SB | British Columbia |
| 41 | Montreal Alouettes | Joel Wright | DB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 42 | Edmonton Eskimos | Nicolas Bisaillon | RB | Laval |
Round six[]
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Montreal Alouettes (via Winnipeg via Hamilton) | Danny Desriveaux | WR | Richmond |
| 44 | Calgary Stampeders (via Winnipeg) | Andre Knights | DB | St. Mary's |
| 45 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Stephen Hughes | RB | Calgary |
| 46 | Calgary Stampeders | Marc Trepanier | LB | Montreal |
| 47 | Toronto Argonauts | Clifton Dawson | RB | Harvard |
| 48 | BC Lions | Jason Ward | DL | Connecticut |
| 49 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (via Montreal) | Dexter Ross | DE | Minot State |
| 50 | Edmonton Eskimos | Greig Longchamps | OL | Montreal |
References[]
| Preceded by 2005 CFL Draft |
Canadian College Draft 2006 |
Succeeded by 2007 CFL Draft |
Further reading[]
- Forde, Duane (2006-04-07). "Preparing for the draft". CFL.ca. http://www.cfl.ca/article/preparing_for_the_draft. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- Canadian Press (2006-04-21). "Eskimos pick Braidwood first in CFL draft". TSN.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=163314&hubname=cfl. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- Cressman, Jim (2006-04-21). "'Riders catch Fantuz". London Free Press. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Saskatchewan/2006/04/21/1544023-sun.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- The 2006 Draft list at CFL.ca
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