Unless there’s some wheeling and dealing before they make their selection, the Calgary Stampeders will choose eighth overall during Sunday’s Canadian Football League draft.

This is the first time since 2009 and the sixth instance overall the Stamps will pick at No. 8 since territorial exemptions – which allowed teams to protect local players before being exposed to the draft – were eliminated in 1985.

In 1994, the Stamps drafted hometown product John Kalin eighth overall. The James Fowler high school and University of Calgary alum took a roundabout route to making his debut with the Stamps, however. Kalin was released by Calgary and spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons up north in Edmonton. He was with Montreal in 1996 and part of 1997 before being traded to Calgary. After his time with the Stamps in 1997, Kalin wrapped up his career with one season in Winnipeg. He returned to his hometown and is currently a member of the Calgary Fire Department.

Two years after drafting Kalin, the Stamps again found themselves with the No. 8 pick and this time they spent it on Concordia fullback Farell Duclair. He played three seasons for Calgary – including the Grey Cup-winning campaign in 1998 – and also spent time with Winnipeg and Toronto.

The Stamps’ next No. 8 pick came in 1999 as Calgary chose offensive lineman Bobby Singh out of Portland State. Before suiting up for the Stamps, however, he spent some time in the NFL – picking up a Super Bowl ring as a member of the St. Louis Rams’ practice roster – and then playing for the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL and winning the only championship ever claimed in that short-lived league.

When Singh finally made it to Canada, he wound up having two stints with the Stamps – from 2002-03 and again in 2007. He also played for BC and Winnipeg. While with the Lions in 2006, he won a Grey Cup, making Singh the only player to be part of championship teams in the NFL, CFL and XFL.

In 2002, the Stamps chose Jon Oosterhuis eighth overall, a defensive lineman from the University of New Hampshire. Although the Fergus, Ont., native never played for the Stamps, Oosterhuis spent a decade with the Blue Bombers, eventually making the switch to the offensive side of the ball and playing fullback in the second part of his career.

The Stamps’ most recent eighth overall selection was in 2009 as Calgary chose Central Michigan defensive back Eric Fraser. After four seasons with the Stamps that included 31 starts at safety, he was selected by Ottawa in the expansion draft. He spent one year with the RedBlacks and for the past two seasons has been with the BC Lions.

Three eighth-overall selections by other teams later became Stamps including linebacker Beau Landry (chosen by Hamilton in 2014) from the current Calgary roster. The others are offensive lineman Bruce Beaton (chosen by BC in 1991) and defensive lineman Alain Kashama (drafted by Montreal in 2004).

Other notable No. 8 picks from the past are Chris Morris by Edmonton in 1992, Shawn Gallant by Saskatchewan in 2000, Cedric Gagne-Marcoux by Hamilton in 2006, Sam Giguere by Hamilton in 2008 and Courtney Stephen by Hamilton in 2012.