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1985 NFL draft

National Football League draft

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Source updated September 11, 2026
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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. 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). 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.

01Player selections

Jump to round
* Compensatory selection
† Pro Bowler
‡ Hall of Famer
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Buffalo Bills Bruce Smith‡† DE Virginia Tech
1 2 Atlanta Falcons Bill Fralic † G Pittsburgh from Houston via Minnesota
1 3 Houston Oilers Ray Childress † DT Texas A&M from Minnesota
1 4 Minnesota Vikings Chris Doleman‡† DE Pittsburgh from Atlanta
1 5 Indianapolis Colts Duane Bickett † LB USC
1 6 Detroit Lions Lomas Brown † T Florida
1 7 Green Bay Packers Ken Ruettgers  T USC from Cleveland via Buffalo
1 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ron Holmes  DE Washington
1 9 Philadelphia Eagles Kevin Allen  T Indiana
1 10 New York Jets Al Toon † WR Wisconsin
1 11 Houston Oilers Richard Johnson  CB Wisconsin from New Orleans
1 12 San Diego Chargers Jim Lachey † T Ohio State
1 13 Cincinnati Bengals Eddie Brown † WR Miami (FL)
1 14 Buffalo Bills Derrick Burroughs  CB Memphis State from Green Bay
1 15 Kansas City Chiefs Ethan Horton † TE North Carolina
1 16 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice‡† WR Mississippi Valley State from New England
1 17 Dallas Cowboys Kevin Brooks  DE Michigan
1 18 St. Louis Cardinals Freddie Joe Nunn  LB Ole Miss
1 19 New York Giants George Adams  RB Kentucky
1 20 Pittsburgh Steelers Darryl Sims  DT Wisconsin
1 21 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Gray † CB Texas
1 22 Chicago Bears William Perry  DT Clemson
1 23 Los Angeles Raiders Jessie Hester  WR Florida State
1 24 New Orleans Saints Alvin Toles  LB Tennessee from Washington
1 25 Cincinnati Bengals Emanuel King  LB Alabama from Seattle
1 26 Denver Broncos Steve Sewell  RB Oklahoma
1 27 Miami Dolphins Lorenzo Hampton  RB Florida
1 28 New England Patriots Trevor Matich  C BYU from San Francisco
2 29 Buffalo Bills Mark Traynowicz  G Nebraska
2 30 Minnesota Vikings Issiac Holt  CB Alcorn State
2 31 Denver Broncos Vance Johnson  WR Arizona from Houston
2 32 Indianapolis Colts Don Anderson  CB Purdue
2 33 Washington Redskins Tory Nixon  CB San Diego State from Atlanta
2 34 Detroit Lions Kevin Glover † C Maryland
2 35 Cleveland Browns Greg Allen  RB Florida State
2 36 Houston Oilers Richard Byrd  DE Southern Miss from Tampa Bay via Denver
2 37 Philadelphia Eagles Randall Cunningham † QB UNLV
2 38 New Orleans Saints Daren Gilbert  T Cal State Fullerton
2 39 San Diego Chargers Wayne Davis  CB Indiana State
2 40 New York Jets Lester Lyles  CB Virginia
2 41 Kansas City Chiefs Jonathan Hayes  TE Iowa
2 42 Buffalo Bills Chris Burkett  WR Jackson State from Green Bay
2 43 Cincinnati Bengals Carl Zander  LB Tennessee
2 44 Dallas Cowboys Jesse Penn  LB Virginia Tech
2 45 Atlanta Falcons Mike Gann  DE Notre Dame from St. Louis
2 46 New York Giants Stacy Robinson  WR North Dakota State
2 47 Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Behning  T Nebraska
2 48 New England Patriots Garin Veris  DE Stanford
2 49 Chicago Bears Reggie Phillips  CB SMU
2 50 Los Angeles Rams Chuck Scott  WR Vanderbilt
2 51 St. Louis Cardinals Scott Bergold  T Wisconsin from Washington via Atlanta
2 52 New England Patriots Jim Bowman  CB Central Michigan from LA Raiders
2 53 Seattle Seahawks Owen Gill  RB Iowa
2 54 Denver Broncos Simon Fletcher  DE Houston
2 55 San Diego Chargers Jeffery Dale  S LSU from Miami
2 56 New England Patriots Ben Thomas  DE Auburn from San Francisco
3 57 Buffalo Bills Frank Reich  QB Maryland
3 58 New York Giants Davis, TyroneTyrone Davis  CB Clemson from Houston
3 59 Minnesota Vikings Kirk Lowdermilk  C Ohio State
3 60 Minnesota Vikings Tim Meamber  LB Washington from Atlanta
3 61 Indianapolis Colts Anthony Young  S Temple
3 62 Detroit Lions James Johnson  LB San Diego State
3 63 Buffalo Bills Hal Garner  LB Utah State from Cleveland
3 64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ervin Randle  LB Baylor
3 65 Miami Dolphins George Little  DT Iowa from Philadelphia
3 66 Minnesota Vikings Tim Long  T Memphis State from San Diego
3 67 New York Jets Donnie Elder  CB Memphis State
3 68 New Orleans Saints Jack Del Rio † LB USC
3 69 San Diego Chargers John Hendy  CB Long Beach State from Kansas City
3 70 Cincinnati Bengals Sean Thomas  CB TCU
3 71 Green Bay Packers Rich Moran  G San Diego State
3 72 St. Louis Cardinals Lance Smith  T LSU
3 73 New York Giants Brian Johnston  C North Carolina
3 74 Pittsburgh Steelers Liffort Hobley  S LSU
3 75 San Francisco 49ers Ricky Moore  RB Alabama from New England
3 76 Dallas Cowboys Crawford Ker  G Florida
3 77 Los Angeles Rams Dale Hatcher † P Clemson
3 78 Chicago Bears James Maness  WR TCU
3 79 Los Angeles Raiders Tim Moffett  WR Ole Miss
3 80 Los Angeles Raiders Stefon Adams  CB East Carolina from Washington via Houston
3 81 Seattle Seahawks Danny Greene  WR Washington from Seattle via New England
3 82 Houston Oilers Mike Kelley  C Notre Dame from Denver
3 83 Miami Dolphins Alex Moyer  LB Northwestern
3 84 New England Patriots Audray McMillian † CB Houston from San Francisco
4 85 Minnesota Vikings Buster Rhymes  WR Oklahoma
4 86 Buffalo Bills Andre Reed‡† WR Kutztown (PA)
4 87 Houston Oilers Tom Briehl  LB Stanford
4 88 Indianapolis Colts Willie Broughton  DE Miami (FL)
4 89 Atlanta Falcons Emile Harry  WR Stanford
4 90 Detroit Lions Hancock, KevinKevin Hancock  LB Baylor
4 91 Miami Dolphins Mike Smith  DB UTEP from Cleveland
4 92 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Heaven, MikeMike Heaven  DB Illinois
4 93 Philadelphia Eagles Naron, GregGreg Naron  G North Carolina
4 94 New York Jets Allen, DougDoug Allen  WR Arizona State
4 95 New Orleans Saints Allen, BillyBilly Allen  DB Florida State
4 96 San Diego Chargers Ralf Mojsiejenko † K Michigan State
4 97 Cincinnati Bengals Anthony Tuggle  DB Nicholls State
4 98 Green Bay Packers Walter Stanley  WR Mesa State
4 99 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Olderman  G Virginia
4 100 New York Giants Mark Bavaro † TE Notre Dame
4 101 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Turk  C Wisconsin
4 102 New England Patriots Tom Toth  T Western Michigan
4 103 Dallas Cowboys Robert Lavette  RB Georgia Tech
4 104 St. Louis Cardinals Ron Wolfley † RB West Virginia
4 105 Chicago Bears Kevin Butler  K Georgia
4 106 Minnesota Vikings Kyle Morrell  DB BYU from LA Rams
4 107 Los Angeles Raiders Jamie Kimmel  LB Syracuse from Washington
4 108 New England Patriots Phelan, GeraldGerald Phelan  WR Boston College from LA Raiders
4 109 Seattle Seahawks Davis, TonyTony Davis  TE Missouri
4 110 Denver Broncos Keli McGregor  TE Colorado State
4 111 Miami Dolphins Jeff Dellenbach  T Wisconsin
4 112 Buffalo Bills Dale Hellestrae  T SMU from San Francisco
5 113 Los Angeles Rams Kevin Greene‡† LB Auburn from Buffalo
5 114 Dallas Cowboys Herschel Walker † RB Georgia from Houston
5 115 Minnesota Vikings Mark MacDonald  G Boston College
5 116 St. Louis Cardinals K. D. Dunn  TE Clemson from Atlanta
5 117 Indianapolis Colts Roger Caron  T Harvard
5 118 Detroit Lions Joe McIntosh  RB NC State
5 119 Dallas Cowboys Matt Darwin  C Texas A&M from Cleveland via Buffalo
5 120 New York Jets Troy Benson  LB Pittsburgh from Tampa Bay
5 121 Philadelphia Eagles Dwayne Jiles  LB Texas Tech
5 122 Washington Redskins Raphel Cherry  DB Hawaii from New Orleans
5 123 Seattle Seahawks Napolitan, MarkMark Napolitan  C Michigan State from San Diego
5 124 New York Jets Luft, BrianBrian Luft  DT USC
5 125 Green Bay Packers Brian Noble  LB Arizona State
5 126 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce King  RB Purdue
5 127 Cincinnati Bengals Tony Degrate  DT Texas
5 128 Seattle Seahawks Arnold Brown  DB North Carolina Central from Pittsburgh
5 129 Cincinnati Bengals Lee Davis  DB Ole Miss from New England
5 130 Buffalo Bills Jimmy Teal  WR Texas A&M from Dallas
5 131 St. Louis Cardinals Wong, LouisLouis Wong  G BYU
5 132 New York Giants Henderson, TracyTracy Henderson  WR Iowa State
5 133 Houston Oilers Frank Bush  LB NC State from LA Rams via Kansas City
5 134 New York Jets Smith, TonyTony Smith  WR San Jose State from Chicago
5 135 Los Angeles Raiders Dan Reeder  RB Delaware
5 136 Pittsburgh Steelers Cam Jacobs  LB Kentucky from Washington
5 137 Seattle Seahawks Johnnie Jones  RB Tennessee
5 138 Houston Oilers Lee Johnson  K/P BYU from Denver
5 139 Denver Broncos Hinson, BillyBilly Hinson  G Florida from Miami
5 140 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Collie  T Texas-Arlington
6 141 Buffalo Bills Mike Hamby  DT Utah State
6 142 Minnesota Vikings Steve Bono † QB UCLA
6 143 Los Angeles Raiders Rusty Hilger  QB Oklahoma State from Houston
6 144 Dallas Cowboys Kurt Ploeger  DE Gustavus Adolphus from Indianapolis
6 145 Miami Dolphins George Shorthose  WR Missouri from Atlanta
6 146 Detroit Lions Short, StanStan Short  G Penn State
6 147 Cleveland Browns Mark Krerowicz  G Ohio State
6 148 Cincinnati Bengals Eric Stokes  G Northeastern from Tampa Bay
6 149 Kansas City Chiefs John Bostic  CB Bethune-Cookman from Philadelphia
6 150 San Diego Chargers Terry Lewis  CB Michigan State
6 151 New York Jets Deaton, JeffJeff Deaton  G Stanford
6 152 Atlanta Falcons Reggie Pleasant  CB Clemson from New Orleans
6 153 Houston Oilers Krakowki, JoeJoe Krakowki  LB Washington from Kansas City
6 154 Cincinnati Bengals Lester, KeithKeith Lester  TE Murray State
6 155 Green Bay Packers Mark Lewis  TE Texas A&M
6 156 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Reeves  T Texas A&M from New England
6 157 Dallas Cowboys Matt Moran  G Stanford
6 158 St. Louis Cardinals Jay Novacek † TE Wyoming
6 159 New York Giants Oliver, JackJack Oliver  G Memphis State
6 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Gregg Carr  LB Auburn
6 161 Los Angeles Rams Michael Young  WR UCLA from Chicago
6 162 Los Angeles Rams Damone Johnson  TE Cal Poly
6 163 Washington Redskins Danzell Lee  TE Lamar
6 164 Minnesota Vikings Tim Newton  DT Florida from LA Raiders
6 165 New York Giants Pembrook, MarkMark Pembrook  DB Cal State Fullerton from Seattle
6 166 New York Jets Rich Miano  S Hawaii from Denver
6 167 Miami Dolphins Ron Davenport  FB Louisville
6 168 San Francisco 49ers Barry, ScottScott Barry  QB UC Davis
7 169 Buffalo Bills Ron Pitts  CB UCLA
7 170 Houston Oilers Mike Akiu  WR Hawaii
7 171 Green Bay Packers Eric Wilson  LB Maryland from Minnesota
7 172 Cincinnati Bengals Locklin, KimKim Locklin  RB New Mexico State from Atlanta
7 173 Indianapolis Colts James Harbour  WR Ole Miss
7 174 Detroit Lions Staten, TonyTony Staten  DB Angelo State
7 175 Cleveland Browns Reggie Langhorne  WR Elizabeth City State
7 176 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Prior  S Illinois State
7 177 Washington Redskins Harris, JamieJamie Harris  WR Oklahoma State from Philadelphia
7 178 Dallas Cowboys Karl Powe  WR Alabama State from NY Jets via Kansas City
7 179 New Orleans Saints Eric Martin † WR LSU
7 180 Kansas City Chiefs Thompson, VinceVince Thompson  DE Missouri Western from San Diego
7 181 Cincinnati Bengals Joe Walter  T Texas Tech
7 182 Green Bay Packers Gary Ellerson  RB Wisconsin
7 183 Kansas City Chiefs Heffernan, DaveDave Heffernan  G Miami (FL)
7 184 Dallas Cowboys Jim Herrmann  DE BYU
7 185 Washington Redskins Lionel Vital  RB Nicholls State from St. Louis via Kansas City
7 186 Los Angeles Raiders Kevin Belcher  T Wisconsin from NY Giants
7 187 Pittsburgh Steelers Andrews, AlanAlan Andrews  TE Rutgers
7 188 Los Angeles Raiders Mark Pattison  WR Washington from New England
7 189 Los Angeles Rams Danny Bradley  RB Oklahoma
7 190 Chicago Bears Charles Bennett  DE Southwestern Louisiana
7 191 Los Angeles Raiders Bret Clark  S Nebraska
7 192 Los Angeles Raiders Nick Haden  C Penn State from Washington via New England
7 193 Seattle Seahawks Ron Mattes  T Virginia
7 194 Denver Broncos Cameron, DallasDallas Cameron  DT Miami (FL)
7 195 Miami Dolphins Fuad Reveiz † K Tennessee
7 196 San Diego Chargers Mark Fellows  LB Montana State from San Francisco
8 197 Buffalo Bills Jacque Robinson  RB Washington
8 198 Minnesota Vikings Blair, NikitaNikita Blair  LB UTEP
8 199 Houston Oilers Chuck Thomas  C Oklahoma
8 200 Indianapolis Colts Nichols, RickyRicky Nichols  WR East Carolina
8 201 Atlanta Falcons Lee, AshleyAshley Lee  DB Virginia Tech
8 202 Detroit Lions Scott Caldwell  RB Texas-Arlington
8 203 Cleveland Browns Fred Ray Banks  WR Liberty
8 204 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Phil Freeman  WR Arizona State
8 205 Philadelphia Eagles Polley, TomTom Polley  LB UNLV
8 206 New Orleans Saints Joe Kohlbrand  LB Miami (FL)
8 207 San Diego Chargers Curtis Adams  RB Central Michigan
8 208 New York Jets Matt Monger  LB Oklahoma State
8 209 Green Bay Packers Ken Stills  DB Wisconsin
8 210 Kansas City Chiefs Ira Hillary  WR South Carolina
8 211 Cincinnati Bengals Strobel, DaveDave Strobel  LB Iowa
8 212 St. Louis Cardinals Monaco, RobRob Monaco  G Vanderbilt
8 213 New York Giants Lee Rouson  RB Colorado
8 214 Pittsburgh Steelers Harry Newsome  P Wake Forest
8 215 Atlanta Falcons Ronnie Washington  LB Northeast Louisiana from New England
8 216 Dallas Cowboys Leon Gonzalez  WR Bethune-Cookman
8 217 Chicago Bears Steve Buxton  T Indiana State
8 218 Los Angeles Rams McIntyre, MarlonMarlon McIntyre  RB Pittsburgh
8 219 Washington Redskins Barry Wilburn  DB Ole Miss
8 220 Los Angeles Raiders Wingate, LeonardLeonard Wingate  DT South Carolina State
8 221 Seattle Seahawks Lewis, JudiousJudious Lewis  WR Arkansas State
8 222 Denver Broncos Riley, EricEric Riley  DB Florida State
8 223 Miami Dolphins Dan Sharp  TE TCU
8 224 New England Patriots Milford Hodge  DT Washington State from San Francisco
9 225 Buffalo Bills Jones, GlennGlenn Jones  DB Norfolk State
9 226 Houston Oilers Steve Tasker † WR Northwestern
9 227 Minnesota Vikings Covington, JamieJamie Covington  RB Syracuse
9 228 Atlanta Falcons Moon, MicahMicah Moon  LB North Carolina
9 229 Indianapolis Colts Mark Boyer  TE USC
9 230 Detroit Lions June James  LB Texas
9 231 Philadelphia Eagles Dave Toub  C UTEP from Cleveland
9 232 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Calabria, SteveSteve Calabria  QB Colgate
9 233 Philadelphia Eagles Joe Drake  DT Arizona
9 234 San Diego Chargers Berner, PaulPaul Berner  QB Pacific
9 235 New York Jets Mike Waters  RB San Diego State
9 236 New Orleans Saints Johnson, EarlEarl Johnson  DB South Carolina
9 237 Kansas City Chiefs Armentrout, MikeMike Armentrout  DB Southwest Missouri State
9 238 Cincinnati Bengals Cruise, KeithKeith Cruise  DE Northwestern
9 239 Green Bay Packers Johnson, MorrisMorris Johnson  G Alabama A&M
9 240 New York Giants Wright, FrankFrank Wright  DT South Carolina
9 241 Pittsburgh Steelers Small, FredFred Small  LB Washington
9 242 Pittsburgh Steelers Harris, AndreAndre Harris  DB Minnesota from New England
9 243 Dallas Cowboys Scott Strasburger  LB Nebraska
9 244 St. Louis Cardinals Scott Williams  TE Georgia
9 245 Los Angeles Rams Swanson, GaryGary Swanson  LB Cal Poly
9 246 Los Angeles Raiders Sydnor, ChrisChris Sydnor  DB Penn State
9 247 Washington Redskins Geier, MitchMitch Geier  G Troy State
9 248 Seattle Seahawks Bob Otto  DE Idaho State
9 249 Denver Broncos Smith, DarylDaryl Smith  DB North Alabama
9 250 Chicago Bears Thomas Sanders  RB Texas A&M
9 251 Miami Dolphins Hinds, AdamAdam Hinds  DB Oklahoma State
9 252 San Diego Chargers Dan Remsberg  T Abilene Christian from San Francisco
10 253 Buffalo Bills Babyar, ChrisChris Babyar  G Illinois
10 254 Minnesota Vikings Johnson, JuanJuan Johnson  WR Langston
10 255 Houston Oilers Mike Golic  DE Notre Dame
10 256 Indianapolis Colts Pinesett, AndreAndre Pinesett  DT Cal State Fullerton
10 257 Atlanta Falcons Martin, BrentBrent Martin  C Stanford
10 258 Detroit Lions Clayton Beauford  WR Auburn
10 259 Cleveland Browns Larry Williams  G Notre Dame
10 260 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donald Igwebuike  K Clemson
10 261 Philadelphia Eagles Mark Kelso  DB William & Mary
10 262 New York Jets Kerry Glenn  DB Minnesota
10 263 Washington Redskins Terry Orr  TE Texas from New Orleans
10 264 San Diego Chargers David King  DB Auburn
10 265 Cincinnati Bengals King, BernardBernard King  LB Syracuse
10 266 Green Bay Packers Ronnie Burgess  DB Wake Forest
10 267 Kansas City Chiefs Jeff Smith  RB Nebraska
10 268 Pittsburgh Steelers White, OliverOliver White  TE Kentucky
10 269 Denver Broncos Funck, BuddyBuddy Funck  QB New Mexico from New England
10 270 Dallas Cowboys Joe Jones  TE Virginia Tech
10 271 St. Louis Cardinals Williams, DennisDennis Williams  RB Furman
10 272 New York Giants Dubroc, GreggGregg Dubroc  LB LSU
10 273 Chicago Bears Coryatt, PatPat Coryatt  DT Baylor
10 274 Los Angeles Rams Duval Love † G UCLA
10 275 Los Angeles Raiders Reggie McKenzie  LB Tennessee from Washington
10 276 Los Angeles Raiders Myres, AlbertAlbert Myres  DB Tulsa
10 277 Seattle Seahawks Conner, JohnJohn Conner  QB Arizona
10 278 Denver Broncos Anderson, RonRon Anderson  LB SMU
10 279 Miami Dolphins Pendleton, MikeMike Pendleton  DB Indiana
10 280 Seattle Seahawks Bowers, JamesJames Bowers  DB Memphis State from San Francisco
11 281 Houston Oilers Willie Drewrey  WR West Virginia
11 282 Buffalo Bills Seawright, JamesJames Seawright  LB South Carolina
11 283 Minnesota Vikings Williams, TimTim Williams  DB North Carolina A&T
11 284 Atlanta Falcons Ayres, JohnJohn Ayres  DB Illinois
11 285 Los Angeles Rams Doug Flutie † QB Boston College 1984 Heisman Trophy winner; from Indianapolis
11 286 Detroit Lions Harris, KevinKevin Harris  DB Georgia
11 287 Cleveland Browns Travis Tucker  TE Southern Connecticut
11 288 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Williams, PunkinPunkin Williams  RB Memphis State
11 289 Philadelphia Eagles Herman Hunter  RB Tennessee State
11 290 Washington Redskins Raleigh McKenzie  G Tennessee from New Orleans
11 291 San Diego Chargers Smith, JeffJeff Smith  DT Kentucky
11 292 New York Jets White, BradBrad White  DE Texas Tech
11 293 Kansas City Chiefs Jackson, ChrisChris Jackson  C SMU
11 294 Green Bay Packers Joe Shield  QB Trinity (CT)
11 295 New England Patriots Lewis, PaulPaul Lewis  RB Boston University
11 296 Cincinnati Bengals Stanfield, HaroldHarold Stanfield  TE Mississippi College
11 297 Dallas Cowboys Neal Dellocono  LB UCLA
11 298 St. Louis Cardinals Ricky Anderson  K Vanderbilt
11 299 New York Giants Young, AlAl Young  DB Virginia Tech
11 300 Pittsburgh Steelers Matichak, TerryTerry Matichak  DB Missouri
11 301 Los Angeles Rams Brown, KevinKevin Brown  DB Northwestern
11 302 Chicago Bears Jim Morrissey  LB Michigan State
11 303 Los Angeles Raiders Steve Strachan  RB Boston College
11 304 Washington Redskins Garry Kimble  DB Sam Houston State
11 305 Seattle Seahawks Louis Cooper  LB Western Carolina
11 306 Denver Broncos Rolle, GaryGary Rolle  WR Florida
11 307 Miami Dolphins Jones, MikeMike Jones  RB Tulane
11 308 San Francisco 49ers Wood, DavidDavid Wood  DE Arizona
12 309 Washington Redskins Dean Hamel  DT Tulsa from Buffalo
12 310 Minnesota Vikings Jones, ByronByron Jones  DT Tulsa
12 311 Houston Oilers Vonder Haar, MarkMark Vonder Haar  DT Minnesota
12 312 Indianapolis Colts Dave Burnette  T Central Arkansas
12 313 Atlanta Falcons Ken Whisenhunt  TE Georgia Tech
12 314 Detroit Lions Weaver, MikeMike Weaver  G Georgia
12 315 Cleveland Browns Shane Swanson  WR Nebraska
12 316 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jim Rockford  DB Oklahoma
12 317 Philadelphia Eagles Russell, ToddTodd Russell  DB Boston College
12 318 San Diego Chargers Tony Simmons  DE Tennessee
12 319 New York Jets Wallace, BillBill Wallace  WR Pittsburgh
12 320 New Orleans Saints Treg Songy  DB Tulane
12 321 Kansas City Chiefs Harper LeBel  C Colorado State
12 322 Cincinnati Bengals Garza, LouisLouis Garza  T New Mexico State
12 323 Green Bay Packers Meyer, JimJim Meyer  P Arizona State
12 324 Dallas Cowboys Jordan, KarlKarl Jordan  LB Vanderbilt
12 325 St. Louis Cardinals Lonnie Young  DB Michigan State
12 326 New York Giants Herb Welch  DB UCLA
12 327 Pittsburgh Steelers Sanchez, JeffJeff Sanchez  DB Georgia
12 328 New England Patriots Tony Mumford  RB Penn State
12 329 San Diego Chargers Pearson, BretBret Pearson  TE Wisconsin from Chicago
12 330 Tampa Bay Buccaneers James Melka  LB Wisconsin from LA Rams
12 331 Washington Redskins Bryant Winn  LB Houston
12 332 Los Angeles Raiders Polk, RaymondRaymond Polk  DB Oklahoma State
12 333 Buffalo Bills Woodside, PaulPaul Woodside  K West Virginia from Seattle
12 334 Denver Broncos Dan Lynch  G Washington State
12 335 Miami Dolphins Noble, RayRay Noble  DB California
12 336 San Francisco 49ers Donald Chumley  DT Georgia

02Supplemental draft

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 , Cleveland Browns Bernie Kosar † QB Miami (FL)
8 , San Francisco 49ers Snipes, RooseveltRoosevelt Snipes  RB Florida State

03Hall 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.
  • 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.
  • Chris Doleman, defensive end from Pittsburgh, taken in 1st round 4th overall by Minnesota Vikings
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
  • Kevin Greene, linebacker from Auburn, taken in 5th round 113th overall by Los Angeles Rams
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

04Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Rick Donnelly  P Wyoming
Atlanta Falcons Tiger Greene  S Western Carolina
Atlanta Falcons Art Price  LB Wisconsin
Atlanta Falcons Leon Thomasson  CB Texas Southern
Buffalo Bills Alex Carter  DE Tennessee State
Buffalo Bills Scott Fulhage  P Kansas State
Buffalo Bills Todd Schlopy  K Michigan
Chicago Bears Don Kindt Jr.  TE Wisconsin-La Crosse
Chicago Bears Ken Knapczyk  WR Northern Iowa
Chicago Bears Keith Ortego  WR McNeese State
Chicago Bears Ken Taylor  CB Oregon State
Chicago Bears Mike Tomczak  QB Ohio State
Cleveland Browns Steve Collier  T Bethune-Cookman
Cleveland Browns Herman Fontenot  RB LSU
Cleveland Browns Paul Tripoli  S Alabama
Cleveland Browns Felix Wright  S Drake
Dallas Cowboys Tommy Haynes  S USC
Dallas Cowboys Pete McCartney  T Louisville
Dallas Cowboys Keith McDonald  WR San Jose State
Dallas Cowboys Bryan Wagner  P Cal State Northridge
Denver Broncos Steve Boadway  LB Arizona
Denver Broncos Bill Lobenstein  DE Wisconsin-Whitewater
Denver Broncos John Trahan  WR Southern Colorado
Detroit Lions Scott Barrows  G West Virginia
Detroit Lions Gary Mullen  WR West Virginia
Green Bay Packers Paul Ott Carruth  RB Alabama
Houston Oilers Mike Clendenen  K Houston
Indianapolis Colts Carl Aikens  WR Northern Illinois
Indianapolis Colts Lamonte Hunley  LB Arizona
Kansas City Chiefs Kelly Goodburn  P Emporia State
Kansas City Chiefs Chris Smith  RB Notre Dame
Kansas City Chiefs Bennie Thompson † S Grambling State
Los Angeles Raiders Rod Barksdale  WR Arizona
Los Angeles Raiders Vincent Gamache  P Cal State Fullerton
Los Angeles Raiders Mike Prindle  K Western Michigan
Minnesota Vikings Larry Miller  QB Northern Iowa
New England Patriots Jon Norris  DE American International
New England Patriots Jack Peavey  C Troy State
New Orleans Saints Arnold Campbell  DE Alcorn State
New Orleans Saints Brett Maxie  S Texas Southern
New York Giants Nick Kowgios  RB Lafayette
Pittsburgh Steelers Dave Edwards  S Illinois
Pittsburgh Steelers Preston Gothard  TE Alabama
Pittsburgh Steelers Cornell Gowdy  S Morgan State
Pittsburgh Steelers Alan Huff  DT Marshall
Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Pokorny  WR Youngstown State
San Diego Chargers Timmie Ware  WR USC
San Francisco 49ers Derek Bunch  LB Michigan State
San Francisco 49ers Wymon Henderson  CB UNLV
San Francisco 49ers Charles Huff  CB Presbyterian
Seattle Seahawks Jimmy Colquitt  P Tennessee
Seattle Seahawks Julio Cortes  LB Miami (FL)
Seattle Seahawks Dale Dorning  DE Oregon
Seattle Seahawks Gale Gilbert  QB California
Seattle Seahawks Darrel Hopper  CB USC
Seattle Seahawks Tom Neville  G Fresno State
Seattle Seahawks Eugene Robinson † S Colgate
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joe Johnson  WR Notre Dame
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Calvin Magee  TE Southern
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rick Schulte  G Illinois
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alan Veingrad  T East Texas State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Paul Vogel  LB South Carolina
Washington Redskins Reggie Branch  RB East Carolina
Washington Redskins Dan Coleman  DE Murray State
Washington Redskins Mike Wooten  T VMI

05Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1985 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

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