The 1987 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA.
1st round
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Leo Groenewegen | OL | British Columbia |
| 2 | Edmonton Eskimos | Blake Marshall | FB | Western Ontario |
| 3 | Edmonton Eskimos | Todd Storme | OL | Utah State |
| 4 | BC Lions | Tony Visco | DL | Purdue |
| 5 | Calgary Stampeders | Rocco Romano | OL | Concordia |
| 6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Andrew McConnell | DL | St. Francis Xavier |
| 7 | BC Lions | Larry Clarkson | OL | Montana |
| 8 | Montreal Alouettes | Matthew Salo | OL | Bishop's |
| 9 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Joe Germain | WR | Simon Fraser |
2nd round
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Kyle Hall | DB | Western Ontario |
| 11 | Montreal Alouettes | Doug Davies | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 12 | Ottawa Rough Riders | Patrick Wayne | LB | Simon Fraser |
| 13 | BC Lions | Todd Wiseman | DB | Simon Fraser |
| 14 | Calgary Stampeders | Andy McVey | FB | Toronto |
| 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Sean Orr | OL | British Columbia |
| 16 | BC Lions | Luc Gerritsen | FB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 17 | Edmonton Eskimos | Pierre Vercheval | OG | Western Ontario |
| 18 | BC Lions | Paul Shorten | WR | Toronto |
3rd round
| = CFL Division All-Star | = CFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | CFL Team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jeff Johnson | FB | Cornell |
| 20 | Edmonton Eskimos | David Brathwaite | DL | Toronto |
| 21 | Toronto Argonauts | Jake Vaughan | DB | Bishop's |
| 22 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Steve Rodehutskors | OL/DL | Calgary |
| 23 | BC Lions | Karl Jovanovic | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Matt MacLeod | K | Oregon |
| 25 | BC Lions | Jamie Taras | OG | Western Ontario |
| 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Mark Norman | DB | British Columbia |
| 27 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Lou Godry | OL | Guelph |
4th round
28. Ottawa Rough Riders Rae Robiritis OC British Columbia
29. Montreal Alouettes David Stroud DB Minot State
30. Saskatchewan Roughriders Oral Sybblis OL Acadia
31. Toronto Argonauts Scott Lesperance OL Colgate
32. Calgary Stampeders Bruno Geremia DB Calgary
33. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob Pavan LB Guelph
34. British Columbia Lions Andrew Murray WR Carleton
35. Edmonton Eskimos Jeff Funtasz TB Alberta
36. British Columbia Lions Robin Belanger DB McGill
5th round
37. Ottawa Rough Riders Brent Lewis LB Western Ontario
38. Montreal Alouettes Andre Schad LB Carleton
39. Saskatchewan Roughriders Bruce Lowe NT Wilfrid Laurier
40. Toronto Argonauts Veron Stiliadis DL/LB Wilfrid Laurier
41. Calgary Stampeders Paul Kerber OL Calgary
42. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Gus Alevizos OL Guelph
43. British Columbia Lions Ray Ljubistic OL Hawai'i-Manoa
44. Edmonton Eskimos Tim Spirel TE Western Ontario
45. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Bill McIntyre WR St. Francis Xavier
6th round
46. Ottawa Rough Riders Gary Lehmberg DL Simon Fraser
47. Montreal Alouettes Joe Barnabe WR Carleton
48. Saskatchewan Roughriders Joe Marchildon LB York
49. Toronto Argonauts Ron Klein DB Wilfrid Laurier
50. Calgary Stampeders Tony Pierson WR Alberta
51. Winnipeg Blue Bombers John Sutton RB/FB McMaster
52. British Columbia Lions Roald Kovacik LB British Columbia
53. Edmonton Eskimos Darrell Skuse TB Guelph
54. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Joe Fortune OL McMaster
7th round
55. Ottawa Rough Riders Rick Wolkensperg WR Western Ontario
56. Montreal Alouettes Mike Bertone OL Concordia
57. Saskatchewan Roughriders Kevin Stroud OL Minot State
58. Toronto Argonauts Rob Raycroft OL Toronto
59. Calgary Stampeders Craig Robson OL North Dakota
60. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Allan Lekun OC McGill
61. British Columbia Lions Rob Moretto DB British Columbia
62. Edmonton Eskimos Tony Spoletini TB Calgary
63. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sean Guy DL Purdue
8th round
64. Ottawa Rough Riders David Waterhouse TB Ottawa
65. Montreal Alouettes Jordan Leith DB British Columbia
66. Saskatchewan Roughriders Byron McCorkell DT Saskatchewan
67. Toronto Argonauts Dave Kohler LB Wilfrid Laurier
68. Calgary Stampeders Kent Lapa DL Murray State
69. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pete Riley QB Livingston
70. British Columbia Lions Mike Murphy DB Central Washington
71. Edmonton Eskimos Ken Hoppus OL Whitworth
72. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Greg Doren OL Nevada-Reno