1996 CFL Dispersal Draft

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Following the collapse of the CFL's American teams after the 1995 CFL season, a dispersal draft was held on 7 March 1996. 121 players from the Memphis Mad Dogs, Birmingham Barracudas, San Antonio Texans and Shreveport Pirates were dispersed among the nine remaining teams over 16 rounds.[1]

## Round one

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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1  | David Archer | QB  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
2  | Alex Gordon | DE  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
3  | Curtis Mayfield | WR  | Shreveport Pirates  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
4  | Angelo Snipes | LB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
5  | Marcus Grant  | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
6  | Brandon Hamilton | CB  | Shreveport Pirates  | BC Lions
7  | Al Shipman  | RB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Edmonton Eskimos
8  | Rodney Harding | DT  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Calgary Stampeders
9  | Mike Saunders | RB  | San Antonio Texans  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round two

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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10  | Jason Phillips | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats (via Ottawa)
11  | Bobby Dawson | DB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
12  | Rod Harris | WR  | Shreveport Pirates  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
13  | Damion Lyons | CB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
14  | Donovan Gans | DE  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
15  | Andre Strode | DB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | BC Lions
16  | Grady Cavness Jr.  | DB  | San Antonio Texans  | Edmonton Eskimos
17  | Steve Anderson  | DE  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Calgary Stampeders
18  | Greg Battle | LB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round three

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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19  | Eddie Britton  | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Ottawa Rough Riders
20  | Donald Smith | CB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
21  | Shont'e Peoples | DE  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
22  | Mike Armstrong  | DT  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
23  | Kim Phillips | CB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
24  | David Maeva  | LB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | BC Lions
25  | Maurice Miller  | LB  | San Antonio Texans  | Edmonton Eskimos
26  | Eddie Davis | QB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Calgary Stampeders
27  | Jimmy Kemp | QB  | San Antonio Texans  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round four

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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28  | Jason Wallace  | CB  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
29  | Ed Berry Jr.  | CB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
30  | Darryl Ford | LB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
31  | Mark Stock | WR  | San Antonio Texans  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
32  | Mac Cody | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
33  | Delius Moore  | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | BC Lions
34  | Tom Rayam  | OL  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Edmonton Eskimos
35  | Travis Cozart  | RB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Calgary Stampeders
36  | Norman Bradford  | RB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round five

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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37  | Chris Zingo  | LB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Ottawa Rough Riders
38  | Chris Perez | OT  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
39  | Shawn Collins | WR  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
40  | Freeman Baysinger Jr.  | WR  | Shreveport Pirates  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
41  | Jimmy Reed  | LB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
42  | Fernando Thomas  | CB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | BC Lions
43  | Robbie Keen  | K  | Shreveport Pirates  | Edmonton Eskimos
44  | Sam Peoples  | CB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Calgary Stampeders
45  | Joe Kralik  | WR  | San Antonio Texans  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round six

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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46  | Alex Mash  | DE  | Shreveport Pirates  | Ottawa Rough Riders
47  | Darrin Mullenburg  | OL  | San Antonio Texans  | Toronto Argonauts
48  | Chris Dyko | OT  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
49  | Antony Jordan | RB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
50  | Roosevelt Patterson  | OL  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
51  | Johnny Scott | DL  | Shreveport Pirates  | BC Lions
52  | Johnnie Harris | DB  | San Antonio Texans  | Edmonton Eskimos
53  | Schredrick Austin  | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Calgary Stampeders
54  | Mario Perry  | LB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round seven

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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55  | Billy Hess  | WR  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
56  | Jami Anderson  | LB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
57  | Mark Ledbetter  | DL  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
58  | Eddie Fuller | RB  | San Antonio Texans  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
59  | Quenton King  | DB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
60  | Fred Montgomery  | WR  | Shreveport Pirates  | BC Lions
61  | Chuck Frank  | DB  | San Antonio Texans  | Edmonton Eskimos
62  | Vance Hammond  | OL  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Calgary Stampeders
63  | Hurlie Brown  | DB  | San Antonio Texans  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round eight

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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64  | Marcus Gates  | DB  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
65  | Scott Player | P  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Toronto Argonauts
66  | Anthony Drawhorn | DB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
67  | Bobby Evans | DB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
68  | Ted Long  | WR  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
69  | Mike Jones | LB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | BC Lions
70  | Akaba Delaney  | DL  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Edmonton Eskimos
71  | Kelvin Simmons  | QB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Calgary Stampeders
72  | Luis Zendejas | K  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round nine

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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73  | Judd Garrett | RB  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
74  | Mike Dingle | RB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
75  | Kyle Faulkner  | DE  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
76  | Daryle Smith | OT  | San Antonio Texans  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
77  | Joe Montford | LB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
78  | Tommy Oates  | DB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | BC Lions
79  | Bobby Roland  | DB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Edmonton Eskimos
80  | Troy Mills | RB  | San Antonio Texans  | Calgary Stampeders
81  | Rickey Foggie | QB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round ten

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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82  | Chris Dausin  | C  | Shreveport Pirates  | Ottawa Rough Riders
83  | Oscar Giles Jr.  | DL  | San Antonio Texans  | Toronto Argonauts
84  | Mike Kiselak | C  | San Antonio Texans  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
85  | Matt Pearson  | DE  | Shreveport Pirates  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
86  | Jim Ward  | DT  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
87  | Reggie Carthon | DB  | Shreveport Pirates  | BC Lions
88  | Steve Henley  | LB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Edmonton Eskimos
89  | Kenyon Ragsdale  | LB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Calgary Stampeders
90  | Tim Walton | LB  | San Antonio Texans  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round eleven

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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91  | Will Covington Jr.  | WR  | Shreveport Pirates  | Ottawa Rough Riders
92  | Jimmy Lee  | WR  | San Antonio Texans  | Toronto Argonauts
93  | Gary Morris  | SB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
94  | Jamie Redmond  | DB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
95  | Junior Smith | RB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
96  | Nick Mystrom  | K  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | BC Lions
97  | Pass  | Edmonton Eskimos
98  | David Lucas  | WR  | San Antonio Texans  | Calgary Stampeders
99  | Steve Bates  | DE  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round twelve

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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100  | Jeff Neal  | OL  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Ottawa Rough Riders
101  | Todd Jones | OG  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
102  | Gary Anderson | RB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
103  | Phil Brown  | RB  | San Antonio Texans  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
104  | Danton Barto | LB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
105  | Pass  | BC Lions
106  | Pass  | Edmonton Eskimos
107  | Pass  | Calgary Stampeders
108  | Heath Sherman | RB  | San Antonio Texans  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round thirteen

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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109  | Brett Bech | SB  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
110  | Todd Paige  | WR  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
111  | Bruce Perkins | RB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
112  | Sean Brantley  | DE  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
113  | Ben Jefferson | OT  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
114  | Pass  | BC Lions
115  | Pass  | Edmonton Eskimos
116  | Pass  | Calgary Stampeders
117  | William Kirksey | LB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round fourteen

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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118  | Lance Teichelman  | DL  | San Antonio Texans  | Ottawa Rough Riders
119  | John Nee  | OL  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Toronto Argonauts
120  | Walter Wilson | WR  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
121  | Billy Joe Tolliver | QB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
122  | Anthony Shelton | DB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
123  | Pass  | BC Lions
124  | Pass  | Edmonton Eskimos
125  | Pass  | Calgary Stampeders
126  | Drew David  | RB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round fifteen

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Pick #  | Player  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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127  | Prince Wimbley III  | SB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Ottawa Rough Riders
128  | Pass  | Toronto Argonauts
129  | Mike Stroell  | OL  | Shreveport Pirates  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
130  | Pass  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
131  | John "Tweet" Martin  | RB  | Memphis Mad Dogs  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
132  | Pass  | BC Lions
133  | Pass  | Edmonton Eskimos
134  | Pass  | Calgary Stampeders
135  | Pass  | Montréal Alouettes

## Round sixteen

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Pick #  | Players  | Position  | Drafted from  | Drafted by

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136  | Pass  | Ottawa Rough Riders
137  | Pass  | Toronto Argonauts
138  | Keith Woodside | RB  | Birmingham Barracudas  | Saskatchewan Roughriders
139  | Pass  | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
140  | Will White  | DB  | Shreveport Pirates  | Hamilton Tiger Cats
141  | Pass  | BC Lions
142  | Pass  | Edmonton Eskimos
143  | Pass  | Calgary Stampeders
144  | Pass  | Montréal Alouettes

## References

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1. ^ "1996 Canadian Football League Dispersal Draft on CFLdb Statistics". stats.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

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