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Revision as of 15:08, 1 March 2024
1985 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 30 – May 1, 1985 |
Location | Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
336 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Bruce Smith, DE Buffalo Bills |
Mr. Irrelevant | Donald Chumley, DT San Francisco 49ers |
Most selections (17) | Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Raiders |
Fewest selections (6) | San Francisco 49ers |
Hall of Famers | 5
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The 1985 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft was held April 30 and May 1, 1985, at the Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The first six selections of the draft made at least one Pro Bowl, and three of the first 16 picks — Bruce Smith, Chris Doleman, and Jerry Rice — have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
For the second consecutive draft, there were no quarterbacks chosen in the first round (Day One).[3] The Buffalo Bills used the first overall pick of the draft to select defensive end Bruce Smith. Randall Cunningham was the first quarterback selected (second round) by the Philadelphia Eagles. Of note, University of Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar was taken by the Cleveland Browns in the supplemental draft several months later.
Player selections
= Pro Bowler [4] | = Hall of Famer |
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Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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198 | Minnesota Vikings | Nikita Blair | Linebacker | Texas-El Paso |
199 | Houston Oilers | Chuck Thomas | Center | Oklahoma |
200 | Indianapolis Colts | Ricky Nichols | Wide receiver | East Carolina |
201 | Atlanta Falcons | Ashley Lee | Defensive back | Virginia Tech |
202 | Detroit Lions | Scott Caldwell | Running back | Texas-Arlington |
203 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Banks | Wide receiver | Liberty |
204 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Phil Freeman | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
205 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Polley | Linebacker | UNLV |
206 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Kohlbrand | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
207 | San Diego Chargers | Curtis Adams | Running back | Central Michigan |
208 | New York Jets | Matt Monger | Linebacker | Oklahoma State |
209 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Stills | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
210 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ira Hillary | Wide receiver | South Carolina |
211 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dave Strobel | Linebacker | Iowa |
212 | St. Louis Cardinals | Rob Monaco | Guard | Vanderbilt |
213 | New York Giants | Lee Rouson | Running back | Colorado |
214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Newsome | Punter | Wake Forest |
215 | Atlanta Falcons | Ronnie Washington | Linebacker | N.E. Louisiana |
216 | Dallas Cowboys | Leon Gonzalez | Wide receiver | Bethune-Cookman |
217 | Chicago Bears | Steve Buxton | Tackle | Indiana State |
218 | Los Angeles Rams | Marlon McIntyre | Running back | Pittsburgh |
219 | Washington Redskins | Barry Wilburn | Defensive back | Mississippi |
220 | Los Angeles Raiders | Leonard Wingate | Defensive tackle | South Carolina State |
221 | Seattle Seahawks | Judious Lewis | Wide receiver | Arkansas State |
222 | Denver Broncos | Eric Riley | Defensive back | Florida State |
223 | Miami Dolphins | Dan Sharp | Tight end | Texas Christian |
224 | New England Patriots | Milford Hodge | Defensive tackle | Washington State |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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225 | Buffalo Bills | Glenn Jones | Defensive back | Norfolk State |
226 | Houston Oilers | Steve Tasker | Wide receiver | Northwestern |
227 | Minnesota Vikings | Jamie Covington | Running back | Syracuse |
228 | Atlanta Falcons | Micah Moon | Linebacker | North Carolina |
229 | Indianapolis Colts | Mark Boyer | Tight end | USC |
230 | Detroit Lions | June James | Linebacker | Texas |
231 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dave Toub | Center | Texas-El Paso |
232 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Steve Calabria | Quarterback | Colgate |
233 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Drake | Defensive tackle | Arizona |
234 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Berner | Quarterback | Pacific |
235 | New York Jets | Mike Waters | Running back | San Diego State |
236 | New Orleans Saints | Earl Johnson | Defensive back | South Carolina |
237 | Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Armentrout | Defensive back | SW Missouri State |
238 | Cincinnati Bengals | Keith Cruise | Defensive end | Northwestern |
239 | Green Bay Packers | Morris Johnson | Guard | Alabama A&M |
240 | New York Giants | Frank Wright | Defensive tackle | South Carolina |
241 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Small | Linebacker | Washington |
242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andre Harris | Defensive back | Minnesota |
243 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Strasburger | Linebacker | Nebraska |
244 | St. Louis Cardinals | Scott Williams | Tight end | Georgia |
245 | Los Angeles Rams | Gary Swanson | Linebacker | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
246 | Los Angeles Raiders | Chris Sydnor | Defensive back | Penn State |
247 | Washington Redskins | Mitch Geier | Guard | Troy State |
248 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Otto | Defensive end | Idaho State |
249 | Denver Broncos | Daryl Smith | Defensive back | North Alabama |
250 | Chicago Bears | Thomas Sanders | Running back | Texas A&M |
251 | Miami Dolphins | Adam Hinds | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
252 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Remsberg | Tackle | Abilene Christian |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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253 | Buffalo Bills | Chris Babyar | Guard | Illinois |
254 | Minnesota Vikings | Juan Johnson | Wide receiver | Langston |
255 | Houston Oilers | Mike Golic | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
256 | Indianapolis Colts | Andre Pinesett | Defensive tackle | Fullerton State |
257 | Atlanta Falcons | Brent Martin | Center | Stanford |
258 | Detroit Lions | Clayton Beauford | Wide receiver | Auburn |
259 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Williams | Guard | Notre Dame |
260 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Donald Igwebuike | Kicker | Clemson |
261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Kelso | Defensive back | William & Mary |
262 | New York Jets | Kerry Glenn | Defensive back | Minnesota |
263 | Washington Redskins | Terry Orr | Tight end | Texas |
264 | San Diego Chargers | David King | Defensive back | Auburn |
265 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bernard King | Linebacker | Syracuse |
266 | Green Bay Packers | Ronnie Burgess | Defensive back | Wake Forest |
267 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Smith | Running back | Nebraska |
268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Oliver White | Tight end | Kentucky |
269 | Denver Broncos | Buddy Funck | Quarterback | New Mexico |
270 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Jones | Tight end | Virginia Tech |
271 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dennis Williams | Running back | Furman |
272 | New York Giants | Gregg Dubroc | Linebacker | Louisiana State |
273 | Chicago Bears | Pat Coryatt | Defensive tackle | Baylor |
274 | Los Angeles Rams | Duval Love | Guard | UCLA |
275 | Los Angeles Raiders | Reggie McKenzie | Linebacker | Tennessee |
276 | Los Angeles Raiders | Albert Myres | Defensive back | Tulsa |
277 | Seattle Seahawks | John Conner | Quarterback | Arizona |
278 | Denver Broncos | Ron Anderson | Linebacker | Southern Methodist |
279 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Pendleton | Defensive back | Indiana |
280 | Seattle Seahawks | James Bowers | Defensive back | Memphis State |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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281 | Houston Oilers | Willie Drewrey | Wide receiver | West Virginia |
282 | Buffalo Bills | James Seawright | Linebacker | South Carolina |
283 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Williams | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
284 | Atlanta Falcons | John Ayres | Defensive back | Illinois |
285 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug Flutie[7] | Quarterback | Boston College |
286 | Detroit Lions | Kevin Harris | Defensive back | Georgia |
287 | Cleveland Browns | Travis Tucker | Tight end | Southern Connecticut |
288 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Punkin Williams | Running back | Memphis State |
289 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herman Hunter | Running back | Tennessee State |
290 | Washington Redskins | Raleigh McKenzie | Guard | Tennessee |
291 | San Diego Chargers | Jeff Smith | Defensive tackle | Kentucky |
292 | New York Jets | Brad White | Defensive end | Texas Tech |
293 | Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Jackson | Center | Southern Methodist |
294 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Shield | Quarterback | Trinity (CT) |
295 | New England Patriots | Paul Lewis | Running back | Boston University |
296 | Cincinnati Bengals | Harold Stanfield | Tight end | Mississippi College |
297 | Dallas Cowboys | Neal Dellocono | Linebacker | UCLA |
298 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ricky Anderson | Kicker | Vanderbilt |
299 | New York Giants | Al Young | Defensive back | Virginia Tech |
300 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Matichak | Defensive back | Missouri |
301 | Los Angeles Rams | Kevin Brown | Defensive back | Northwestern |
302 | Chicago Bears | Jim Morrissey | Linebacker | Michigan State |
303 | Los Angeles Raiders | Steve Strachan | Running back | Boston College |
304 | Washington Redskins | Garry Kimble | Defensive back | Sam Houston State |
305 | Seattle Seahawks | Louis Cooper | Linebacker | Western Carolina |
306 | Denver Broncos | Gary Rolle | Wide receiver | Florida |
307 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Jones | Running back | Tulane |
308 | San Francisco 49ers | David Wood | Defensive end | Arizona |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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309 | Washington Redskins | Dean Hamel | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
310 | Minnesota Vikings | Byron Jones | Defensive tackle | Tulsa |
311 | Houston Oilers | Mark Vonder Haar | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
312 | Indianapolis Colts | Dave Burnette | Tackle | Central Arkansas |
313 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Whisenhunt | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
314 | Detroit Lions | Mike Weaver | Guard | Georgia |
315 | Cleveland Browns | Shane Swanson | Wide receiver | Nebraska |
316 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jim Rockford | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
317 | Philadelphia Eagles | Todd Russell | Defensive back | Boston College |
318 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Simmons | Defensive end | Tennessee |
319 | New York Jets | Bill Wallace | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh |
320 | New Orleans Saints | Treg Songy | Defensive back | Tulane |
321 | Kansas City Chiefs | Harper LeBel | Center | Colorado State |
322 | Cincinnati Bengals | Louis Garza | Tackle | New Mexico State |
323 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Meyer | Punter | Arizona State |
324 | Dallas Cowboys | Karl Jordan | Linebacker | Vanderbilt |
325 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lonnie Young | Defensive back | Michigan State |
326 | New York Giants | Herb Welch | Defensive back | UCLA |
327 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Sanchez | Defensive back | Georgia |
328 | New England Patriots | Tony Mumford | Running back | Penn State |
329 | San Diego Chargers | Bret Pearson | Tight end | Wisconsin |
330 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | James Melka | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
331 | Washington Redskins | Bryant Winn | Linebacker | Houston |
332 | Los Angeles Raiders | Raymond Polk | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
333 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Woodside | Kicker | West Virginia |
334 | Denver Broncos | Dan Lynch | Guard | Washington State |
335 | Miami Dolphins | Ray Noble | Defensive back | California |
336 [8] | San Francisco 49ers | Donald Chumley | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
= Pro Bowler [4] |
Supplemental draft
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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1 | Cleveland Browns | Bernie Kosar † | QB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |||
8 | San Francisco 49ers | Roosevelt Snipes | RB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) |
Hall of Famers
- Bruce Smith, defensive end from Virginia Tech, taken in 1st round 1st overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009.[9]
- Jerry Rice, wide receiver from Mississippi Valley State, taken in 1st round 16th overall by San Francisco 49ers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.[10]
- Chris Doleman, defensive end from Pittsburgh, taken in 1st round 4th overall by Minnesota Vikings
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.[11]
- Andre Reed, wide receiver from Kutztown, taken in 4th round 86th overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.[12]
- Kevin Greene, linebacker from Auburn, taken in 5th round 113rd overall by Los Angeles Rams
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[4] |
Notes and references
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures
- ^ a b c d Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ Herschel Walker, 1982 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ Doug Flutie, 1984 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009". Pro Football Hall of Fame website. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ "Enshrinement » The Drafting of the 2012 Class – Chris Doleman". Profootballhof.com. July 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Famers >> ANDRE REED". profootballhof.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
External links
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