National Football League draft
1985 NFL draft |
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General information |
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Date(s) | April 30 – May 1, 1985 |
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Location | Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, NY |
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Network(s) | ESPN |
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Overview |
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336 total selections in 12 rounds |
League | NFL |
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First selection | Bruce Smith, DE Buffalo Bills |
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Mr. Irrelevant | Donald Chumley, DT San Francisco 49ers |
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Most selections (17) | Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Los Angeles Raiders |
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Fewest selections (6) | San Francisco 49ers |
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Hall of Famers | - DE Bruce Smith
- DE Chris Doleman
- WR Jerry Rice
- WR Andre Reed
- LB Kevin Greene
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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.
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
| - ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
- ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
- ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
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Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 8 | 198 | Minnesota Vikings | Blair, NikitaNikita Blair | LB | UTEP | WAC | |
| 8 | 199 | Houston Oilers | Chuck Thomas | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 200 | Indianapolis Colts | Nichols, RickyRicky Nichols | WR | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 201 | Atlanta Falcons | Lee, AshleyAshley Lee | DB | Virginia Tech | N/A | |
| 8 | 202 | Detroit Lions | Scott Caldwell | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 8 | 203 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Ray Banks | WR | Liberty | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 8 | 204 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Phil Freeman | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 205 | Philadelphia Eagles | Polley, TomTom Polley | LB | UNLV | PCAA | |
| 8 | 206 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Kohlbrand | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 207 | San Diego Chargers | Curtis Adams | RB | Central Michigan | MAC | |
| 8 | 208 | New York Jets | Matt Monger | LB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 209 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Stills | DB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 210 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ira Hillary | WR | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 211 | Cincinnati Bengals | Strobel, DaveDave Strobel | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 212 | St. Louis Cardinals | Monaco, RobRob Monaco | OG | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 8 | 213 | New York Giants | Lee Rouson | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Newsome | P | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 8 | 215 | Atlanta Falcons | Ronnie Washington | LB | Northeast Louisiana | Southland | |
| 8 | 216 | Dallas Cowboys | Leon Gonzalez | WR | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | |
| 8 | 217 | Chicago Bears | Steve Buxton | T | Indiana State | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 8 | 218 | Los Angeles Rams | McIntyre, MarlonMarlon McIntyre | RB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 219 | Washington Redskins | Barry Wilburn | DB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 8 | 220 | Los Angeles Raiders | Wingate, LeonardLeonard Wingate | DT | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 8 | 221 | Seattle Seahawks | Lewis, JudiousJudious Lewis | WR | Arkansas State | N/A | |
| 8 | 222 | Denver Broncos | Riley, EricEric Riley | DB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 223 | Miami Dolphins | Dan Sharp | TE | TCU | SWC | |
| 8 | 224 | New England Patriots | Milford Hodge | DT | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
Round nine
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 9 | 225 | Buffalo Bills | Jones, GlennGlenn Jones | DB | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 9 | 226 | Houston Oilers | Steve Tasker † | WR | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 227 | Minnesota Vikings | Covington, JamieJamie Covington | RB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 228 | Atlanta Falcons | Moon, MicahMicah Moon | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 9 | 229 | Indianapolis Colts | Mark Boyer | TE | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 230 | Detroit Lions | June James | LB | Texas | SWC | |
| 9 | 231 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dave Toub | C | UTEP | WAC | |
| 9 | 232 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Calabria, SteveSteve Calabria | QB | Colgate | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 9 | 233 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Drake | DT | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 234 | San Diego Chargers | Berner, PaulPaul Berner | QB | Pacific | N/A | |
| 9 | 235 | New York Jets | Waters, MikeMike Waters | RB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 9 | 236 | New Orleans Saints | Johnson, EarlEarl Johnson | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 237 | Kansas City Chiefs | Armentrout, MikeMike Armentrout | DB | Southwest Missouri State | AMCU | |
| 9 | 238 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cruise, KeithKeith Cruise | DE | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 239 | Green Bay Packers | Johnson, MorrisMorris Johnson | OG | Alabama A&M | SIAC | |
| 9 | 240 | New York Giants | Wright, FrankFrank Wright | DT | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 241 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Small, FredFred Small | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harris, AndreAndre Harris | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 243 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Strasburger | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 244 | St. Louis Cardinals | Scott Williams | TE | Georgia | SEC | |
| 9 | 245 | Los Angeles Rams | Swanson, GaryGary Swanson | LB | Cal Poly | Western | |
| 9 | 246 | Los Angeles Raiders | Sydnor, ChrisChris Sydnor | DB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 247 | Washington Redskins | Geier, MitchMitch Geier | OG | Troy State | Gulf South | |
| 9 | 248 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Otto | DE | Idaho State | Big Sky | |
| 9 | 249 | Denver Broncos | Smith, DarylDaryl Smith | DB | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 9 | 250 | Chicago Bears | Thomas Sanders | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 9 | 251 | Miami Dolphins | Hinds, AdamAdam Hinds | DB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 252 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Remsberg | T | Abilene Christian | LSC | |
Round ten
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 10 | 253 | Buffalo Bills | Babyar, ChrisChris Babyar | OG | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 254 | Minnesota Vikings | Johnson, JuanJuan Johnson | WR | Langston | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 10 | 255 | Houston Oilers | Mike Golic | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 256 | Indianapolis Colts | Pinesett, AndreAndre Pinesett | DT | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | |
| 10 | 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Martin, BrentBrent Martin | C | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 258 | Detroit Lions | Clayton Beauford | WR | Auburn | SEC | |
| 10 | 259 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Williams | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 260 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Donald Igwebuike | K | Clemson | ACC | |
| 10 | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Kelso | DB | William & Mary | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 10 | 262 | New York Jets | Kerry Glenn | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 263 | Washington Redskins | Terry Orr | TE | Texas | SWC | |
| 10 | 264 | San Diego Chargers | David King | DB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 10 | 265 | Cincinnati Bengals | King, BernardBernard King | LB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 266 | Green Bay Packers | Ronnie Burgess | DB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 10 | 267 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Smith | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | White, OliverOliver White | TE | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 10 | 269 | Denver Broncos | Funck, BuddyBuddy Funck | QB | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 10 | 270 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Jones | TE | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 10 | 271 | St. Louis Cardinals | Williams, DennisDennis Williams | RB | Furman | SoCon | |
| 10 | 272 | New York Giants | Dubroc, GreggGregg Dubroc | LB | LSU | SEC | |
| 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears | Coryatt, PatPat Coryatt | DT | Baylor | SWC | |
| 10 | 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Duval Love † | OG | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 275 | Los Angeles Raiders | Reggie McKenzie | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 10 | 276 | Los Angeles Raiders | Myres, AlbertAlbert Myres | DB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 10 | 277 | Seattle Seahawks | Conner, JohnJohn Conner | QB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 278 | Denver Broncos | Anderson, RonRon Anderson | LB | SMU | SWC | |
| 10 | 279 | Miami Dolphins | Pendleton, MikeMike Pendleton | N/A | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 280 | Seattle Seahawks | Bowers, JamesJames Bowers | DB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
Round eleven
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 11 | 281 | Houston Oilers | Willie Drewrey | WR | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 282 | Buffalo Bills | Seawright, JamesJames Seawright | LB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 283 | Minnesota Vikings | Williams, TimTim Williams | DB | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | |
| 11 | 284 | Atlanta Falcons | Ayres, JohnJohn Ayres | DB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 285 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug Flutie | QB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 286 | Detroit Lions | Harris, KevinKevin Harris | DB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 11 | 287 | Cleveland Browns | Travis Tucker | TE | Southern Connecticut | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 11 | 288 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Williams, PunkinPunkin Williams | RB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 289 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herman Hunter | RB | Tennessee State | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 11 | 290 | Washington Redskins | Raleigh McKenzie | OG | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 11 | 291 | San Diego Chargers | Smith, JeffJeff Smith | DT | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 11 | 292 | New York Jets | White, BradBrad White | DE | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 11 | 293 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jackson, ChrisChris Jackson | C | SMU | SWC | |
| 11 | 294 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Shield | QB | Trinity (CT) | Ind. (Div. III) | |
| 11 | 295 | New England Patriots | Lewis, PaulPaul Lewis | RB | Boston University | Yankee | |
| 11 | 296 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stanfield, HaroldHarold Stanfield | TE | Mississippi College | Gulf South | |
| 11 | 297 | Dallas Cowboys | Neal Dellocono | LB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 11 | 298 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ricky Anderson | K | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 11 | 299 | New York Giants | Young, AlAl Young | DB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 11 | 300 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Matichak, TerryTerry Matichak | DB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 301 | Los Angeles Rams | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | DB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 302 | Chicago Bears | Jim Morrissey | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 303 | Los Angeles Raiders | Steve Strachan | RB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 304 | Washington Redskins | Garry Kimble | DB | Sam Houston State | Gulf Star | |
| 11 | 305 | Seattle Seahawks | Louis Cooper | LB | Western Carolina | SoCon | |
| 11 | 306 | Denver Broncos | Rolle, GaryGary Rolle | WR | Florida | SEC | |
| 11 | 307 | Miami Dolphins | Jones, MikeMike Jones | RB | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 308 | San Francisco 49ers | Wood, DavidDavid Wood | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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 |
Supplemental draft
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]
- 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
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.
- ^ "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
- NFL.com – 1985 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1985 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Bruce Smith elected to Professional Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Sports Transactions