1986 USFL draft

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1986 USFL draft
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
  1985

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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Player selections

= All-Star
= USFL MVP
RoundPick #USFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
11 Orlando Renegades Mike Haight T Iowa
12 Arizona Outlaws Tony Casillas NT Oklahoma
13 Jacksonville Bulls Robert Thompson WR Youngstown State
14 Memphis Showboats Jim Everett QB Purdue
15 New Jersey Generals James Pruitt WR Cal State Fullerton
16 Birmingham Stallions Reggie Dupard RB SMU
17 Baltimore Stars Erik Howard DT Washington State
18 Tampa Bay Bandits Ernest Givins WR Louisville
29Orlando RenegadesPatrick FranklinRB Southwest Texas State
210Arizona OutlawsTim Ruiz C Utah State
211New Jersey Generals Mark Jackson WRPurdue
212Birmingham StallionsLonnie MayRB Southwest Oklahoma State
213Baltimore Stars John Taylor WR Delaware State
214Memphis Showboats Tony Baker RB East Carolina
315Orlando RenegadesGary WalkerC Boston University
316Jacksonville BullsKyle FinneyWR Delta State
317Memphis ShowboatsMark CochranT Baylor
318New Jersey GeneralsDan McMillen LB Colorado
319Birmingham StallionsRichard GwynnRBUtah State
320Orlando RenegadesLyle Pickens DB Colorado
321Baltimore Stars Napoleon McCallum RB Navy
422Orlando RenegadesCurt PardridgeWR Northern Illinois
423Arizona OutlawsSteve O'Malley DE Northern Illinois
424Jacksonville BullsGarrett BreelandLB USC
425Tampa Bay Bandits Joe Dudek RB Plymouth State
426New Jersey GeneralsPat MillerLB Florida
427Jacksonville BullsDanny TaylorDB UTEP
428Birmingham StallionsRon ShegogDB Austin Peay
429Baltimore StarsErrol TuckerDB Utah
430Arizona OutlawsSteve Reese G Clemson
531Orlando RenegadesDave WrightT BYU
532Jacksonville BullsWesley WilliamsWR Angelo State
533Tampa Bay BanditsDon PumphreyT Valdosta State
534New Jersey Generals Eugene Seale LB Lamar
535Birmingham StallionsMark McCraneyLB Alabama A&M
536Tampa Bay BanditsJerry ButlerRB East Tennessee State
637Orlando RenegadesChuck SandersRB Slippery Rock
638Birmingham StallionsTony TrueloveRB Livingston
639Arizona OutlawsLarry KolicLB Ohio State
640New Jersey GeneralsRon BrownWRColorado
641Memphis ShowboatsJohn DumbauldDE Kentucky
642Memphis Showboats Gill Fenerty RB Holy Cross
643Birmingham StallionsGreg WilliamsWR Henderson State
644Orlando RenegadesBobby HowardRB Indiana
645Baltimore Stars Tim Cofield DE Elizabeth City State
746Orlando RenegadesDan AgenC Washington
747Arizona Outlaws Vai Sikahema RBBYU
748Jacksonville BullsFilipo MokofisiLBUtah
749Tampa Bay BanditsJohn StuartT Texas
750Birmingham StallionsJames PolkDT Grambling State
751Memphis ShowboatsMike PerrinoT Notre Dame
752Birmingham StallionsPat Thetford TE Missouri
753Baltimore StarsPaul MilesRB Nebraska
854Orlando RenegadesTom HamiltonT West Virginia
855New Jersey Generals John Teltschik P Texas
856Tampa Bay BanditsRobert DuckswothDB Southern Miss
857Baltimore StarsKen BellRB Boston College
858Birmingham StallionsEric DrainRBMissouri
859Baltimore StarsJames LuebbersDT Iowa State
860Baltimore Stars Junior Tautalatasi RBWashington State
961Jacksonville Bulls Eric Yarber WR Idaho
962Arizona Outlaws Chuck Banks RB West Virginia Tech
963New Jersey GeneralsMark DrenthTPurdue
964Tampa Bay Bandits Kevin Walker DBEast Carolina
965Arizona OutlawsMichael ClineDE Arkansas State
966New Jersey GeneralsLarry ShepherdWR Houston
967Baltimore StarsLance HamiltonLB Penn State
1068Memphis ShowboatsDon SommerGUTEP
1069New Jersey GeneralsJames McKinneyDETexas
1070Jacksonville BullsTracy JohnsonRB Morningside
1071Tampa Bay BanditsWayne DillardLB Alcorn State
1072New Jersey GeneralsHenry HillWR Southeastern Oklahoma State
1073Memphis Showboats Glen Kozlowski WRBYU
1074Birmingham StallionsChris HoferDB Northern Michigan
1075Baltimore Stars Chuck Long QBIowa
1076Tampa Bay BanditsBryan ChesterGTexas
1177Tampa Bay BanditsThomas GrayRBWest Virginia
1178Jacksonville Bulls Rick Worman QB Eastern Washington
1179Tampa Bay BanditsChuck HerringWR Duke
1180New Jersey GeneralsWalter BristerQB Northeast Louisiana
1181New Jersey GeneralsElliston StinsonWR Rice
1182Baltimore StarsGary ShippangT West Chester State
1183New Jersey Generals Eugene Profit DB Yale
1284Birmingham StallionsBill HappelWRIowa
1285Jacksonville Bulls Ron Hadley LBWashington
1286Jacksonville Bulls Ed Berry DBUtah State
1287New Jersey GeneralsMike TurnerDBNortheast Louisiana
1288Baltimore StarsDarren McCalisterDT Prairie View A&M
1289Baltimore StarsKurt BeathardQB Towson State
1290Birmingham StallionsEarl ConwayDE Mississippi College
1291Orlando RenegadesTrell HooperDB Memphis State
1292Baltimore StarsTony WoodsDB Bloomsburg

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