1985 NFL draft
1985 NFL draft | |
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![]() Park Central Hotel (draft venue), photographed in 2010 | |
General information | |
Date | April 30 – May 1, 1985 |
Location | Omni Park Central Hotel in New York City, NY |
Network | 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.
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
[edit]= Pro Bowler [4] | = Hall of Famer |
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Supplemental draft
[edit]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 | Roosevelt Snipes | RB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) |
Hall of Famers
[edit]- 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.[7]
- 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.[8]
- Chris Doleman, defensive end from Pittsburgh, taken in 1st round 4th overall by Minnesota Vikings
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.[9]
- Andre Reed, wide receiver from Kutztown, taken in 4th round 86th overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.[10]
- 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
[edit]† | = Pro Bowler[4] |
Trades
[edit]In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1985 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
- ^ No. 2: multiple trades:
No. 2: Houston → Minnesota (PD). Houston traded its first-round selection (2nd) to Minnesota in exchange for the Vikings' first- and second-round selections (3rd and 30th).
No. 2: Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded this first-round selection (2nd) to Atlanta in exchange for the Falcons' first- and third-round selections (3rd and 60th). - ^ No. 3: Minnesota → Houston (D). see No. 2: Houston → Minnesota.
- ^ No. 4: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). see No. 2: Minnesota → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 7: multiple trades:
No. 7: Cleveland → Buffalo (PD). Cleveland traded its first- and third-round selections (7th and 63rd) and first- and sixth-round selections in 1986 (16th and 154th) to Buffalo in exchange for QB Bernie Kosar.
No. 7: Buffalo → Green Bay (D). Buffalo traded this first-round selection and a fourth-round selections (7th and 84th) to Green Bay in exchange for the Packers' first- and second round selections (14th and 42nd). - ^ No. 11: New Orleans → Houston (PD). New Orleans traded its first-round selection (11th) to Houston in exchange for RB Earl Campbell.
- ^ No. 14: Green Bay → Buffalo (D). see No. 7: Buffalo → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 16: New England → San Francisco (D). New England traded its first- and third-round selections (16th and 75th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' first-, second- and third-round selections (28th, 56th and 84th).
- ^ No. 24: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded its first-round selection (24th) to New Orleans in exchange for RB George Rogers and the Saints' fifth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections (122nd, 263rd and 290th).
- ^ No. 25: Seattle → Cincinnati (PD). Seattle traded its first-round selection (25th) to Cincinnati in exchange for C Blair Bush.
- ^ No. 28: San Francisco → New England (D). see No. 16: New England → San Francisco.
- Round two
- ^ No. 31: Houston → Denver (D). Houston traded its second-round selection (31st) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' second- and fifth-round selections (36th and 138th).
- ^ No. 33: Atlanta → Washington (PD). Atlanta traded its' second-round selection (33rd) and second- and sixth-round selections in 1986 to Washington exchange for Washington's second-round selection (51st), first-round selection in 1986 and RB Joe Washington.
- ^ No. 36: multiple trades:
No. 36: Tampa Bay → Denver (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fourth-round selection in 1984 and this second-round selection (36th) to Denver in exchange for QB Steve DeBerg.
No. 36: Denver → Houston (D). see No. 31: Houston → Denver. - ^ No. 42: Green Bay → Buffalo (D). see No. 14: Buffalo → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 45: St. Louis → Atlanta (D). St. Louis traded its second-round selection (45th) to Atlanta in exchange for the Falcons' second- and fifth-round selections (51st and 116th).
- ^ No. 51: multiple trades:
No. 51: Washington → Atlanta (PD). see No. 33: Atlanta → Washington.
No. 51: Atlanta → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Atlanta. - ^ No. 52: L.A. Raiders → New England (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its first-round selection in 1984 (28th) and this second-round selection (52nd) to New England in exchange for CB Mike Haynes and the Patriots' seventh-round selection (192nd).
- ^ No. 55: Miami → San Diego (PD). Miami traded its second-round selection (55th) and its rights to DE Dewey Forte to San Diego in exchange for FB Pete Johnson.
- ^ No. 56: San Francisco → New England (D). see No. 16: New England → San Francisco.
- Round three
- ^ No. 58: Houston → N.Y. Giants (PD). Houston traded its third-round selection (58th) to N.Y. Giants in exchange for RB Butch Woolfolk.
- ^ No. 60: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). see No. 2: Minnesota → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 63: Cleveland → Buffalo (PD). see No. 7: Cleveland → Buffalo.
- ^ No. 65: Philadelphia → Miami (PD). Philadelphia traded its third-round selection (65th) to Miami in exchange for C Mark Dennard.
- ^ No. 66: San Diego → Minnesota (PD). San Diego traded its third-round selection (66th) to Minnesota in exchange for CB John Turner.
- ^ No. 69: Kansas City → San Diego (PD). Kansas City traded its third-round selection (69th) and fifth-round selection in 1986 to San Diego in exchange for C Bob Rush.
- ^ No. 75: New England → San Francisco (D). see No. 16: New England → San Francisco.
- ^ No. 81: multiple trades:
No. 81: Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded its third-round selection (81st) to New England in exchange for OT Bob Cryder.
No. 81: New England → Seattle (D). New England traded this selection back to Seattle in exchange for the Seahawks' second-round selection in 1986. - ^ No. 82: Denver → Houston (PD). Denver traded its third-round selection (82nd) to Houston in exchange for WR Butch Johnson.
- ^ No. 84: San Francisco → New England (D). see No. 16: New England → San Francisco.
- Round four
- ^ No. 91: Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded its fourth-round selection (91st) to Miami in exchange for WR Duriel Harris.
- ^ No. 106: L.A. Rams → Minnesota (PD). L.A. Rams traded its fourth-round selection (106th) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Steve Dils.
- ^ No. 107: Washington → L.A. Raiders (PD). Washington traded its fourth-round selection (107th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for WR Duriel Harris.
- ^ No. 108: L.A. Raiders → New England (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its fourth-round selection (108th) to New England in exchange for OT Shelby Jordan.
- ^ No. 112: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded its fourth-round selection (108th) to Buffalo in exchange for CB Mario Clark.
- Round five
- ^ No. 113: Buffalo → L.A. Rams (PD). Buffalo traded its fifth-round selection (113th) to L.A. Rams in exchange for WR Preston Dennard.
- ^ No. 114: Houston → Dallas (PD). Houston traded its second-round selection in 1984 (40th), its fifth-round selection in this draft (114th) and WR Mike Renfro to Dallas in exchange for WR Butch Johnson and Dallas' second-round selection in 1984 (54th).
- ^ No. 116: Atlanta → St. Louis (D). see No. 45: St. Louis → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 119: multiple trades:
No. 119: Cleveland → Buffalo (PD). Cleveland traded its first-round selection in 1983 (14th), third-round selection in 1984 (77th) and this fifth-round selection (119th) to Buffalo in exchange for the rights to LB Tom Cousineau.
No. 119: Buffalo → Dallas (D). Buffalo traded this fifth-round selection (119th) and sixth-round selection in 1986 to Dallas in exchange for CB Rod Hill and Dallas' fifth-round selection (130th). - ^ No. 120: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). Buffalo traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for RB Scott Dierking.
- ^ No. 122: New Orleans → Washington (PD). see No. 24: Washington → New Orleans.
- ^ No. 123: San Diego → Seattle (PD). San Diego traded its fifth-round selection in 1984 (125th) and its fifth-, tenth-and eleventh-round selections (122nd, 263rd and 290th) in this draft to Seattle in exchange for WR Roger Carr and RB Sherman Smith.
- ^ No. 128: Pittsburgh → Seattle (PD). Pittsburgh traded its fifth-round selection (128th) to Seattle in exchange for OT Steve August.
- ^ No. 129: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded two first- and its tenth-round selections in 1984 (16th, 28th and 265th) and this fifth-round selection (129th) to Cincinnati in exchange for the Bengals' first-round selection in 1984 (1st).
- ^ No. 130: Dallas → Buffalo (D). see No. 119: Buffalo → Dallas.
- ^ No. 133: multiple trades:
No. 133: L.A. Rams → Kansas City (PD). L.A. Rams traded its fifth-round selection (133rd) and CB Lucious Smith to Kansas City in exchange for QB Steve Fuller.
No. 133: Kansas City → Houston (PD). Kansas City traded this fifth- and a sixth-round selection (133rd and 153rd) to Houston in exchange for the Oilers' fourth-round selection in 1986 and DE Bob Hamm. - ^ No. 134: Chicago → N.Y. Jets (PD). Chicago traded its fifth-round selection (133rd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for DE Tyrone Keys.
- ^ No. 136: Washington → Pittsburgh (PD). Washington traded its fifth-round selection (136th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for G Rick Donnalley.
- ^ No. 138: Denver → Houston (D). see No. 31: Houston → Denver.
- ^ No. 139: Miami → Denver (PD). Miami traded its fifth-round selection (139th) to Denver in exchange for LB Larry Evans.
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Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "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 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.
- ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ 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.