A rundown of Bison football players selected in CFL draft history. Manitoba had five players selected in 2014 and three from Winnipeg.

Manitoba Bisons drafted in the CFL Draft
 
2014
3rd overall (1st round) by the Toronto Argonauts – Anthony Coombs (RB/KR)
9th overall (1st round) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Evan Gill (DT)
33rd overall (4th round) by the Toronto Argonauts – Thomas Miles (LB)
35th overall (4th round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Andrew Smith (SB)
43rd overall (5th round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Nick Boyd (K)
 
2013
None
 
2012
28th overall (4th round) by the Toronto Argonauts – Quincy Hurst (WR)
 
2011
None
 
2010
22nd overall (3rd round) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Eddie Steele (DT)
 
2009
15th overall (2nd round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Matt Singer (OL)
 
2008
18th overall (3rd round) by the BC Lions – Justin Shaw (DL)
23rd overall (3rd round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Justin Cooper (DL)
28th overall (4th round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Terry Firr (WR)
38th overall (5th round) by the BC Lions – Brady Browne (DB)
39th overall (5th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Don Oramasionwu (DL)
 
2007
15th overall (2nd round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Darryl Conrad (OL)
39th overall (5th round) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders – Ryan Karhut (OL)
 
2006
27th overall (4th round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Riley Clayton (OL)
 
2005
29th overall (4th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Scott Mennie (LB)
35th overall (4th round) by the Toronto Argonauts – Tye Smith (OL)
36th overall (5th round) by the Calgary Stampeders – David Hewson (DB)
 
2004
None
 
2003
5th overall (1st round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Wes Lysack (DB)
17th overall (2nd round) by the Ottawa Renegades – Israel Idonije (DE)
43rd overall (5th round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Travis Arnold (OL)
 
2002
28th overall (4th round) by the Toronto Argonauts – Rob Stewart (DT)
29th overall (4th round) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders – Darnell Edwards (CB)
35th overall (4th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Mike Faisthuber (SB)
43rd overall (5th round) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Scott Coe (LB)
44th overall (5th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Joey Mikawoz (LB)
52nd overall (6th round) by the Hamilton Ti-Cats – Kenneth Vermette (RB)
53rd overall (6th round) by the B.C. Lions – Joe Orel (WR)
 
2001
35th overall (5th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Howie Dryden (DB)
40th overall (5th round) by the B.C. Lions – Dave Tucker (LB)
 
2000
10th overall (2nd round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Craig Carr (RB)
40th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Matthew Sheridan (DL)
 
1999
35th overall (5th round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Frantz Clarkson (CB)
 
1998
18th overall (3rd round) by the Montreal Alouettes – William Loftus (LB)
37th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – John Baunemann (K)
38th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Chad Vath (LB)
 
1997
27th overall (4th round) by the B.C. Lions – Martin Miller-Johnston (CB)
44th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Wayne Weathers (DE)
47th overall (6th round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Chris Hardy (QB)
 
1996
48th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Mark Holmstrom (LB)
 
1995
37th overall (4th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Wade Miller (LB)
 
1994
None
 
1993
None
 
1992
46th overall (6th round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Bruce Dorn (CB)
49th overall (7th round) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Rickey Henderson (OT)
 
1991
25th overall (4th round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Gordon Walker (DB)
56th overall (7th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Jason Dzikowicz (DB)
 
1990
20th overall (3rd round) by the Toronto Argonauts – John Yule (LB)
30th overall (4th round) by the Edmonton Eskimos – Gord Steeves (DB)
 
1989
64th overall (8th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Ron Bresch (T)
 
1988
None
 
1987
None
 
1986
52nd overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Trevor Hoilett (DB)
 
1985
2nd overall (1st round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Randy Ambroise (OL)
31st overall (4th round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Mike O'Donnell (QB)
81st overall (9th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Ron St. Mars (LB)
 
1984
39th overall (5th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Tom Hrechkosy (DT)
66th overall (8th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Jim Stevens (DB)
 
1983
52nd overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Fred Lyseyko (LB)
61st overall (7th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Dave Bowness (TE)
70th overall (8th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Danny Jakobs (DB)
 
1982
30th overall (4th round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Rod Ambroise (OL)
33rd overall (4th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Darrin Boivin (DL)
41st overall (5th round) by the BC Lions – Tony Prencipe (LB)
51st overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Mitch Kiesman (DE)
 
1981
None
 
1980
BONUS: by the Montreal Alouettes – Tim Kist (DE)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – George Seidel (OT)
 
1979
50th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Gerry Hatherly (LB)
59th overall (7th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Barry Safiniuk (RB)
61st overall (7th round) by the Calgary Stampeders – George Fieber (OL)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Rick Chernoff (TE)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bill Yaworsky (DE)
 
1978
58th overall (7th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Gord Bone (TE)
67th overall (8th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Duane Hysop (QB)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bernie Morrison (LB)
 
1977
13th overall (2nd round) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders – John Nelson (FB)
30th overall (4th round) by the BC Lions – Glen Leonhard (DT)
35th overall (4th round) by the Saskatchewan Rough Riders – Gary Gaska (DB)
49th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Al Bowness (RB)
 
1976
68th overall (8th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bruce Young (RB)
77th overall (9th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Brian Wagner (DE)
85th overall (10th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Mike Kashty (TE)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Ted Milian (OL)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Rick Koswin (WR)
 
1975
38th overall (5th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Dave Pearson (DB)
41st overall (5th round) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders – Brent Schwartz (LB)
42nd overall (5th round) by the Ottawa Rough Riders – Scott Gibson (OL)
46th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Wayne Wagner (FB)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Mel Barclay (DE)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Doug McIver (DT)
 
1974
72nd overall (9th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – John Malus (DE)
BONUS: by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Gordon Paterson (RB)
 
1973
43rd overall (5th round) by the Saskatchewan Roughriders – Lee Benard (DB)
66th overall (8th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bart Evans (OL)
73rd overall (9th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Dean Samson (DB)
 
1972
16th overall (2nd round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bob Toogood (DE)
41st overall (5th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Jamie Horne (LB)
58th overall (7th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Mark Millen (DE)
 
1971
7th overall (1st round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bob Kraemer (QB)
21st overall (3rd round) by the BC Lions – Henry Lodewyks (F)
28th overall (4th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Walt McKee (PK)
45th overall (5th round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Jack Galbraith (OL)
51st overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Roy Parker (FB)
54th overall (6th round) by the Montreal Alouettes – Bob Keating (OL)
68th overall (9th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Denis Hrychiko (HB)
69th overall (9th round) by the BC Lions – Gerals Fraser (OL)
 
1970
42nd overall (5th round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Alan Kinley (OL)
45th overall (6th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Laurence Stockton (LB)
53rd overall (7th round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Terry Moss (DB)
 
 
 
Most Bisons drafted in a year: 8 – 1971; 7 – 2002; 5 – 2008, 2014
 
Highest drafted Bison: 2nd overall (1st round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Randy Ambroise (OL) in 1985
 
Highest drafted Bisons (on defence): 5th overall (1st round) by the Calgary Stampeders – Wes Lysack (DB) in 2003
 
Highest drafted Bisons by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (either offence or defence): 7th overall (1st round) by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Bob Kraemer (QB) in 1971
 
Longest consecutive streak of Bisons drafted: 10 years (1970-79); 9 years (1995-2003); 6 years (2005-10); 5 years (1982-86)
 
Most Bisons drafted in first round in one year: 3rd overall (1st round) by the Toronto Argonauts – Anthony Coombs (RB/KR) and 9th overall (1st round) by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Evan Gill (DL) in 2014
 
 
In the CFL Draft, the Manitoba Bisons accounted for the most university football players drafted in the 2000s (over the ten years – 2000-09) with 26, three more than second place Laval. The Bisons had players selected in nine of the ten CFL Drafts: 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (7), 2003 (3), 2005 (3), 2006 (1), 2007 (2), 2008 (5) and 2009 (1).
 
In the CFL Draft, the Manitoba Bisons accounted for the most university football players drafted during a 11 year period (2000-10) with 27, three more than second place Laval and four more than third place Saint Mary's. The Bisons had players selected in ten of the last 11 CFL Drafts: 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (7), 2003 (3), 2005 (3), 2006 (1), 2007 (2), 2008 (5), 2009 (1) and 2010 (1).
 
 
OVERALL BISONS DRAFTED SINCE 1970: 96
BREAKDOWN – 1970-79: 34 (BONUS: 6); 1980-89: 14 (BONUS: 2); 1990-99: 15; 2000-09: 26; 2010-present: 7