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.
= Pro Bowler [4] | = Hall of Famer |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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] |
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 | Snipes | RooseveltRB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) |
† | = Pro Bowler [4] |
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