1986 USFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | May 6, 1986 |
Location | Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York |
Overview | |
92 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | USFL |
First selection | Mike Haight, OT Orlando Renegades |
The 1986 USFL draft was the fourth and last collegiate draft of the United States Football League (USFL). It took place on May 6, 1986, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.
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Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 1 | Orlando Renegades | Mike Haight | T | Iowa |
1 | 2 | Arizona Outlaws | Tony Casillas | NT | Oklahoma |
1 | 3 | Jacksonville Bulls | Robert Thompson | WR | Youngstown State |
1 | 4 | Memphis Showboats | Jim Everett | QB | Purdue |
1 | 5 | New Jersey Generals | James Pruitt | WR | Cal State Fullerton |
1 | 6 | Birmingham Stallions | Reggie Dupard | RB | SMU |
1 | 7 | Baltimore Stars | Erik Howard | DT | Washington State |
1 | 8 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Ernest Givins | WR | Louisville |
2 | 9 | Orlando Renegades | Patrick Franklin | RB | Southwest Texas State |
2 | 10 | Arizona Outlaws | Tim Ruiz | C | Utah State |
2 | 11 | New Jersey Generals | Mark Jackson | WR | Purdue |
2 | 12 | Birmingham Stallions | Lonnie May | RB | Southwest Oklahoma State |
2 | 13 | Baltimore Stars | John Taylor | WR | Delaware State |
2 | 14 | Memphis Showboats | Tony Baker | RB | East Carolina |
3 | 15 | Orlando Renegades | Gary Walker | C | Boston University |
3 | 16 | Jacksonville Bulls | Kyle Finney | WR | Delta State |
3 | 17 | Memphis Showboats | Mark Cochran | T | Baylor |
3 | 18 | New Jersey Generals | Dan McMillen | LB | Colorado |
3 | 19 | Birmingham Stallions | Richard Gwynn | RB | Utah State |
3 | 20 | Orlando Renegades | Lyle Pickens | DB | Colorado |
3 | 21 | Baltimore Stars | Napoleon McCallum | RB | Navy |
4 | 22 | Orlando Renegades | Curt Pardridge | WR | Northern Illinois |
4 | 23 | Arizona Outlaws | Steve O'Malley | DE | Northern Illinois |
4 | 24 | Jacksonville Bulls | Garrett Breeland | LB | USC |
4 | 25 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Joe Dudek | RB | Plymouth State |
4 | 26 | New Jersey Generals | Pat Miller | LB | Florida |
4 | 27 | Jacksonville Bulls | Danny Taylor | DB | UTEP |
4 | 28 | Birmingham Stallions | Ron Shegog | DB | Austin Peay |
4 | 29 | Baltimore Stars | Errol Tucker | DB | Utah |
4 | 30 | Arizona Outlaws | Steve Reese | G | Clemson |
5 | 31 | Orlando Renegades | Dave Wright | T | BYU |
5 | 32 | Jacksonville Bulls | Wesley Williams | WR | Angelo State |
5 | 33 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Don Pumphrey | T | Valdosta State |
5 | 34 | New Jersey Generals | Eugene Seale | LB | Lamar |
5 | 35 | Birmingham Stallions | Mark McCraney | LB | Alabama A&M |
5 | 36 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Jerry Butler | RB | East Tennessee State |
6 | 37 | Orlando Renegades | Chuck Sanders | RB | Slippery Rock |
6 | 38 | Birmingham Stallions | Tony Truelove | RB | Livingston |
6 | 39 | Arizona Outlaws | Larry Kolic | LB | Ohio State |
6 | 40 | New Jersey Generals | Ron Brown | WR | Colorado |
6 | 41 | Memphis Showboats | John Dumbauld | DE | Kentucky |
6 | 42 | Memphis Showboats | Gill Fenerty | RB | Holy Cross |
6 | 43 | Birmingham Stallions | Greg Williams | WR | Henderson State |
6 | 44 | Orlando Renegades | Bobby Howard | RB | Indiana |
6 | 45 | Baltimore Stars | Tim Cofield | DE | Elizabeth City State |
7 | 46 | Orlando Renegades | Dan Agen | C | Washington |
7 | 47 | Arizona Outlaws | Vai Sikahema | RB | BYU |
7 | 48 | Jacksonville Bulls | Filipo Mokofisi | LB | Utah |
7 | 49 | Tampa Bay Bandits | John Stuart | T | Texas |
7 | 50 | Birmingham Stallions | James Polk | DT | Grambling State |
7 | 51 | Memphis Showboats | Mike Perrino | T | Notre Dame |
7 | 52 | Birmingham Stallions | Pat Thetford | TE | Missouri |
7 | 53 | Baltimore Stars | Paul Miles | RB | Nebraska |
8 | 54 | Orlando Renegades | Tom Hamilton | T | West Virginia |
8 | 55 | New Jersey Generals | John Teltschik | P | Texas |
8 | 56 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Robert Duckswoth | DB | Southern Miss |
8 | 57 | Baltimore Stars | Ken Bell | RB | Boston College |
8 | 58 | Birmingham Stallions | Eric Drain | RB | Missouri |
8 | 59 | Baltimore Stars | James Luebbers | DT | Iowa State |
8 | 60 | Baltimore Stars | Junior Tautalatasi | RB | Washington State |
9 | 61 | Jacksonville Bulls | Eric Yarber | WR | Idaho |
9 | 62 | Arizona Outlaws | Chuck Banks | RB | West Virginia Tech |
9 | 63 | New Jersey Generals | Mark Drenth | T | Purdue |
9 | 64 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Kevin Walker | DB | East Carolina |
9 | 65 | Arizona Outlaws | Michael Cline | DE | Arkansas State |
9 | 66 | New Jersey Generals | Larry Shepherd | WR | Houston |
9 | 67 | Baltimore Stars | Lance Hamilton | LB | Penn State |
10 | 68 | Memphis Showboats | Don Sommer | G | UTEP |
10 | 69 | New Jersey Generals | James McKinney | DE | Texas |
10 | 70 | Jacksonville Bulls | Tracy Johnson | RB | Morningside |
10 | 71 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Wayne Dillard | LB | Alcorn State |
10 | 72 | New Jersey Generals | Henry Hill | WR | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
10 | 73 | Memphis Showboats | Glen Kozlowski | WR | BYU |
10 | 74 | Birmingham Stallions | Chris Hofer | DB | Northern Michigan |
10 | 75 | Baltimore Stars | Chuck Long | QB | Iowa |
10 | 76 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Bryan Chester | G | Texas |
11 | 77 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Thomas Gray | RB | West Virginia |
11 | 78 | Jacksonville Bulls | Rick Worman | QB | Eastern Washington |
11 | 79 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Chuck Herring | WR | Duke |
11 | 80 | New Jersey Generals | Walter Brister | QB | Northeast Louisiana |
11 | 81 | New Jersey Generals | Elliston Stinson | WR | Rice |
11 | 82 | Baltimore Stars | Gary Shippang | T | West Chester State |
11 | 83 | New Jersey Generals | Eugene Profit | DB | Yale |
12 | 84 | Birmingham Stallions | Bill Happel | WR | Iowa |
12 | 85 | Jacksonville Bulls | Ron Hadley | LB | Washington |
12 | 86 | Jacksonville Bulls | Ed Berry | DB | Utah State |
12 | 87 | New Jersey Generals | Mike Turner | DB | Northeast Louisiana |
12 | 88 | Baltimore Stars | Darren McCalister | DT | Prairie View A&M |
12 | 89 | Baltimore Stars | Kurt Beathard | QB | Towson State |
12 | 90 | Birmingham Stallions | Earl Conway | DE | Mississippi College |
12 | 91 | Orlando Renegades | Trell Hooper | DB | Memphis State |
12 | 92 | Baltimore Stars | Tony Woods | DB | Bloomsburg |
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