RECEIVER TOP PLAYER SELECTED

MEXICO CITY Diego Jair Viamontes Cotera, a receiver, was the first player taken Monday in the first Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional/CFL draft. Cotera was selected by Edmonton. Ottawa took Jose Carlos Maltos, a kicker who was at B.C. Lions training camp last year, at No. 2. Montreal followed suit, taking kicker Enrique Gerardo Yenny.

At No. 4, Toronto selected defensive end Uriel Martinez. Hamilton took another receiver, Jose Humberto Noriega, at No. 5.

The first offensive lineman taken was Rene Francisco Brassea. He went sixth overall to Saskatchewan.

The Lions selected Octavio Noe Gonzalez at No. 7, a defensive end who has worked out for the NFL’s New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. Winnipeg grabbed defensive back Sergio Schiaffino at No. 8, while the Calgary Stampeders completed the first round by selecting receiver Andres Saigado.