The 1971 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 70 Canadian football players that were chosen exclusively from eligible Canadian universities. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, despite being Western Conference finalists, had the first overall selection through a trade with the last place Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
1st round
1. Saskatchewan Roughriders Brian Donnelly DB Simon Fraser
2. Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Eccles LB Carleton
3. British Columbia Lions Archie McCord T Simon Fraser
4. Edmonton Eskimos Mel Smith E Alberta
5. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Peter Ribbins DB Ottawa
6. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bill Manchuk DB Alberta
7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bob Kraemer QB Manitoba
8. Edmonton Eskimos Cam Innes C Queen's
9. Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Gauthier T Ottawa
2nd round
10. Calgary Stampeders Joe Petrone PK Calgary
11. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bob Foulsewych FB Guelph
12. British Columbia Lions Michel Levelle F Ottawa
13. Edmonton Eskimos Pat Lett T Guelph
14. Toronto Argonauts Bob Hamilton E Waterloo Lutheran
15. Saskatchewan Roughriders John Steele LB Simon Fraser
16. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Walter Sehr HB Toronto
17. Calgary Stampeders Dan Dulmage T McGill
18. Calgary Stampeders Greg Gibson DB Calgary
3rd round
19. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Clay McEvoy TB Simon Fraser
20. Ottawa Rough Riders Bob Padfield T Waterloo
21. British Columbia Lions Henry Lodewyks F Manitoba
22. Edmonton Eskimos Gene Wolkowski E Guelph
23. Toronto Argonauts Ron Faulkner T Queen's
24. Saskatchewan Roughriders Jim Lazaruk C Alberta
25. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Paul Zarek Safety McMaster
26. Calgary Stampeders James Bond DT Simon Fraser
27. Calgary Stampeders Dwayne Dudgeon E Loyola
4th round
28. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Walt McKee PK Manitoba
29. Ottawa Rough Riders Art Lord DB Saskatchewan
30. British Columbia Lions John Chapman E Toronto
31. Edmonton Eskimos Dick Flynn G New Brunswick
32. Toronto Argonauts Bill Morrison DE Guelph
33. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bob Clarke DE Alberta
34. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Chuck Wakefield E Waterloo
35. Calgary Stampeders Ross Cote G Calgary
36. Montreal Alouettes Tony Proudfoot LB New Brunswick
5th round
37. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Steve Howell E Windsor
38. Ottawa Rough Riders Steve Derbyshire T Western Ontario