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1985 USFL Draft
General information
Date(s)January 3, 1985
LocationGrand Hyatt Hotel, New York
Overview
221 total selections in 15 rounds
LeagueUSFL
First selectionJerry Rice, WR
Birmingham Stallions
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The 1985 USFL Draft was the third collegiate draft of the United States Football League (USFL). It took place on January 3, 1985, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.

Player selections

= All-Star
= USFL MVP
Round Pick # USFL team Player Position College
1 1 Birmingham Stallions Jerry Rice Wide receiver Mississippi Valley State
1 2 Arizona Outlaws Tory Nixon Cornerback San Diego State
1 3 San Antonio Gunslingers Issiac Holt Cornerback Alcorn State
1 4 Denver Gold John Nevens Linebacker Cal State Fullerton
1 5 New Jersey Generals Jesse Penn Linebacker Virginia Tech
1 6 Houston Gamblers Raphel Cherry Safety Hawaii
1 7 Oakland Invaders Bob Standifer Defensive end Tennessee Chattanooga
1 8 Tampa Bay Bandits Don Anderson Cornerback Purdue
1 9 Houston Gamblers Mark Traynowicz Offensive guard Nebraska
1 10 Birmingham Stallions Kevin Allen Offensive tackle Indiana
1 11 New Jersey Generals Lee Rouson Running back Colorado
1 12 Tampa Bay Bandits Mike Gann Defensive end Notre Dame
1 13 Arizona Outlaws Ronnie Washington Linebacker Louisiana at Monroe
1 14 Baltimore Stars Chris Burkett Wide receiver Jackson State
1 15 Arizona Outlaws Sean Thomas Safety TCU
1 16 Los Angeles Express Steve Sewell Running back Oklahoma
1 17 Los Angeles Express James Maness Wide receiver TCU
2 18 Orlando Renegades Lomas Brown Offensive tackle UCLA
2 19 Jacksonville Bulls Mike Pendleton Cornerback Indiana
2 20 New Jersey Generals Peter Muldoon Quarterback Holy Cross
2 21 Baltimore Stars Wayne Davis Cornerback Indiana State
2 22 Portland Breakers Daryl Smith Cornerback North Alabama
2 23 Denver Gold Brad Calip Wide receiver East Central
2 24 San Antonio Gunslingers Greg Greely Cornerback Nicholls State
2 25 Oakland Invaders Timothy Williams Cornerback North Carolina A&T State
2 26 Houston Gamblers Andre Harris Cornerback Minnesota
2 27 Jacksonville Bulls Mike Hamby Defensive end Utah State
2 28 Tampa Bay Bandits Cam Jacobs Linebacker Kentucky
2 29 Arizona Outlaws Darrell Warden Linebacker Stephen F. Austin State
2 30 Baltimore Stars Roger Caron Offensive tackle Harvard
2 31 New Jersey Generals Gene Lake Running back Delaware State
2 32 Birmingham Stallions Tracey Mack Linebacker Missouri
3 33 Orlando Renegades George Adams RB Kentucky
3 34 Portland Breakers Stacy Robinson WR North Dakota State
3 35 New Jersey Generals George Shorthose WR Missouri
3 36 Memphis Showboats Henry Williams WR East Carolina
3 37 Portland Breakers Robert Brannon DE Arkansas
3 38 Los Angeles Express Kevin Williams DB Iowa State
3 39 Orlando Renegades Andre Reed WR Kutztown
3 40 Houston Gamblers Ladell Wills LB Jackson State
3 41 Tampa Bay Bandits Carlton Walker G Utah
3 42 New Jersey Generals Robert Anae G Brigham Young
3 43 Baltimore Stars Mike Heaven DB Illinois
3 44 Baltimore Stars Hal Garner LB Utah State
3 45 Los Angeles Express Jay Lawson DB UC Davis
4 46 Orlando Renegades Kerry Glenn DB Minnesota
4 47 Jacksonville Bulls Mike Kelley C Notre Dame
4 48 Birmingham Stallions Thad McFadden WR Wisconsin
4 49 Arizona Outlaws Mike Smith DB Texas-El Paso
4 50 Portland Breakers James Johnson LB San Diego State
4 51 Denver Gold Calvin Loveall DB Idaho
4 52 Oakland Invaders Reggie Langhorne WR Elizabeth City State
4 53 Houston Gamblers Dan Remsberg T Abilene Christian
4 54 Memphis Showboats Walter Stanley WR Colorado Mesa
4 55 Arizona Outlaws Steve Morgan RB Toledo
4 56 Tampa Bay Bandits James Harbour WR Mississippi
4 57 Arizona Outlaws Rich Moran T San Diego State
4 58 Baltimore Stars Stefon Adams WR East Carolina
4 59 Birmingham Stallions Kevin Murphy LB Holy Cross
4 60 Memphis Showboats Mike Prior DB Illinois State
4 61 Houston Gamblers Dave Heffernan T Miami (Florida)
5 62 Arizona Outlaws Dan Coleman DT Murray State
5 63 Birmingham Stallions Steve Buxton T Indiana State
5 64 Los Angeles Express Anthony Tuggle DB Nicholls State
5 65 Portland Breakers Charles Bennett DT Louisiana-Lafayette
5 66 Orlando Renegades Mark Weiler LB Indiana
5 67 Oakland Invaders Darnell Wall DE Virginia Union
5 68 Tampa Bay Bandits Ron Sally QB Duke
5 69 Houston Gamblers Jay Novacek TE Wyoming
5 70 New Jersey Generals Ashley Lee DB Virginia Tech
5 71 Tampa Bay Bandits Albert Myres DB Tulsa
5 72 Birmingham Stallions Paul Calhoun DB Kentucky
5 73 Baltimore Stars Tony Davis TE Missouri
5 74 Baltimore Stars James Cofer LB Knoxville
5 75 Baltimore Stars Jim Evans WR East Central
6 76 Orlando Renegades Louis Cooper LB Western Carolina
6 77 Oakland Invaders Mike Kenealy DB Central Michigan
6 78 Baltimore Stars Bruce Collie OT Texas-Arlington
6 79 Portland Breakers Derek Bunch LB Michigan State
6 80 Los Angeles Express Judious Lewis WR Arkansas State
6 81 Oakland Invaders Don Kindt TE Wisconsin-LaCrosse
6 82 Houston Gamblers Curtis DeBardlabon WR Mississippi Valley State
6 83 Tampa Bay Bandits Jeff Smith DE Kentucky
6 84 Baltimore Stars Mark Kelso DB William & Mary
6 85 New Jersey Generals Chas Fox WR Furman
6 86 Arizona Outlaws Kevin Kott QB Eastern New Mexico
6 87 Baltimore Stars Jess Atkinson K Maryland
6 88 Arizona Outlaws Juan Johnson WR Langston
6 89 Orlando Renegades Pete Roth RB Northern Illinois
7 90 Orlando Renegades Glen Jones DB Norfolk State
7 91 Jacksonville Bulls Rod Lyles LB Michigan
7 92 Birmingham Stallions Jim Covington T Carson-Newman
7 93 Portland Breakers Ricky Nichols WR East Carolina
7 94 Denver Gold Doug Mikolas DT Portland State
7 95 Oakland Invaders Tom Toth T Western Michigan
7 96 Los Angeles Express John Warren DB Virginia Union
7 97 Los Angeles Express Lenson Staples LB Missouri
7 98 San Antonio Gunslingers Robert Lewis RB Texas Tech
7 99 Tampa Bay Bandits Kirk Perry DB Louisville
7 100 Birmingham Stallions Alex Moyer LB Northwestern
7 101 Baltimore Stars Jeff Smith RB Nebraska
7 102 Denver Gold Mark Pembrook DB Fullerton State
8 103 Orlando Renegades Mark Dowdell TE Bowling Green State
8 104 Birmingham Stallions Vince Thompson DT Missouri Western State
8 105 Oakland Invaders Bruce King RB Purdue
8 106 Baltimore Stars Jim Morrissey LB Michigan State
8 107 Denver Gold Fred Banks WR Liberty
8 108 Oakland Invaders Arnold Brown DB North Carolina Central
8 109 Arizona Outlaws Mark Napolitan C Michigan State
8 110 Tampa Bay Bandits Joe Jones TE Virginia Tech
8 111 Birmingham Stallions Oliver White TE Kentucky
8 112 New Jersey Generals Lonnie Young DB Michigan State
8 113 Arizona Outlaws Jacque Robinson RB Washington
8 114 Orlando Renegades Dale Hatcher P Clemson
8 115 Arizona Outlaws Dennis Maher T Washington
8 116 Denver Gold Robert Curry T Missouri
9 117 Orlando Renegades Curtis Adams RB Central Michigan
9 118 Jacksonville Bulls Ralf Mojsiejenko K Michigan State
9 119 Tampa Bay Bandits Jay Wilson C Appalachian State
9 120 Memphis Showboats Ron Davenport FB Louisville
9 121 Portland Breakers Eric Bailey TE Kansas State
9 122 Memphis Showboats Cleon Brown DT Central Arkansas
9 123 Oakland Invaders David Pack WR Sewanee
9 124 Orlando Renegades Chris Babyar G Illinois
9 125 Houston Gamblers Lee Johnson K Brigham Young
9 126 Birmingham Stallions Royce Fentress LB Elon
9 127 New Jersey Generals Herman Fontenot WR Louisiana State
9 128 Tampa Bay Bandits Allen Campbell LB Salem
9 129 Arizona Outlaws Bob Otto DE Idaho State
9 130 Baltimore Stars Terry Lewis DB Michigan State
9 131 New Jersey Generals Tony Edwards LB Texas
9 132 Denver Gold Rich Miano DB Hawaii
10 133 Orlando Renegades Clarence Kelly DB Akron
10 134 Memphis Showboats Dennis Williams FB Furman
10 135 Portland Breakers Herb Welch DB UCLA
10 136 Portland Breakers Larry Williams T Notre Dame
10 137 Orlando Renegades Joe Kelly WR Vanderbilt
10 138 Portland Breakers Floyd Layher T Pacific
10 139 Houston Gamblers Trevor Matich C Brigham Young
10 140 New Jersey Generals Kyle Clawson DE Kansas State
10 141 Tampa Bay Bandits Kevin Brooks DE Michigan
10 142 Birmingham Stallions Theoriea Ward DT Georgia Southern
10 143 Arizona Outlaws Barry Wood T Connecticut
10 144 Baltimore Stars Dave Burnette DE Central Arkansas
10 145 Oakland Invaders Dale Dorning DE Oregon
10 146 Tampa Bay Bandits Byron Jones DT Tulsa
11 147 Orlando Renegades Leon Gonzalez WR Bethune-Cookman
11 148 Jacksonville Bulls Phil Forney LB East Tennessee State
11 149 Baltimore Stars Troy Bodine QB Cincinnati
11 150 Tampa Bay Bandits Scott Barrows G West Virginia
11 151 Portland Breakers Daryl Hill DB UC Davis
11 152 Denver Gold Gill Stegall WR Harding
11 153 Oakland Invaders Jim Bowman DB Central Michigan
11 154 Los Angeles Express Kevin Murphy LB Oklahoma
11 155 Houston Gamblers Mark Lee LB Arkansas
11 156 Tampa Bay Bandits Doug Pritchett DB Louisville
15 157 Birmingham Stallions Andy Baranek QB East Stroudsburg
11 158 Arizona Outlaws Larry Addison WR Alabama A&M
11 159 Baltimore Stars Ricky Dirks RB Texas A&M-Commerce
11 160 Oakland Invaders Darren Wilson RB Hampton
11 161 Baltimore Stars Dwayne McMullen WR Minnesota
11 162 Tampa Bay Bandits Jim Browne RB Boston College
11 163 San Antonio Gunslingers Alan Veingrad T Texas A&M-Commerce
12 164 Birmingham Stallions Tommy Perkins DT Tennessee State
12 165 Houston Gamblers Keith Edwards RB Vanderbilt
12 166 Memphis Showboats Keith Lester TE Murray State
12 167 Houston Gamblers Garry Kimble DB Sam Houston State
12 168 Portland Breakers Paul Lavine LB Utah State
12 169 Los Angeles Express Jon Cade DE Louisville
12 170 Tampa Bay Bandits Kevin Langford G Louisiana State
12 171 Houston Gamblers Mike Thompson LB North Texas
12 172 Tampa Bay Bandits Greg Harraka G Maryland
2 173 Tampa Bay Bandits Bob Molle DT Simon Fraser
12 174 Baltimore Stars Carl Keever LB Boise State
12 175 Birmingham Stallions Andy Cheatham G Clemson
13 176 Orlando Renegades Mark Vonder Haar T Minnesota
13 177 Jacksonville Bulls Chris Smith RB Notre Dame
13 178 Memphis Showboats Larry Stephenson QB West Alabama
13 179 Portland Breakers Neil Harris DB Nebraska
13 180 Denver Gold Dave Toub C Texas-El Paso
13 181 Oakland Invaders Kevin Belcher OT Wisconsin
13 182 Los Angeles Express Keli McGregor TE Colorado State
13 183 Houston Gamblers Dan Sharp TE Texas Christian
13 184 San Antonio Gunslingers Clyde Johnson DB Kansas
13 185 Tampa Bay Bandits Bob Mocarski T Boston University
13 186 Birmingham Stallions Jim Boyle DB Holy Cross
13 187 Arizona Outlaws Lionel Vital RB Nicholls State
13 188 Baltimore Stars Dave Edwards DB Illinois
14 189 Orlando Renegades Keith Cruise T Northwestern
14 190 Jacksonville Bulls Mike Jones RB Tulane
14 191 Memphis Showboats Tiger Greene DB Western Carolina
14 192 San Antonio Gunslingers Rick Donnelly P Wyoming
14 193 Portland Breakers Andre Pinesett LB Fullerton State
14 194 Denver Gold Nate Harris WR Tulsa
14 195 Los Angeles Express Scott Napier RB Redlands
14 196 Oakland Invaders Angelo Snipes DB West Georgia
14 197 Houston Gamblers Mike McCashland DB Nebraska
14 198 Tampa Bay Bandits Vince Bean WR Michigan
14 199 Birmingham Stallions Alvin Wright DT Jacksonville State
14 200 New Jersey Generals Joe Shield QB Trinity (Connecticut)
14 201 Arizona Outlaws Kevin McCall RB Oregon
14 202 Baltimore Stars Dave Baran C UCLA
14 203 Memphis Showboats Billy Leeson T Virginia Tech
15 204 Orlando Renegades Mike Golic DT Notre Dame
15 205 Jacksonville Bulls Damian Johnson T Kansas State
15 206 San Antonio Gunslingers Scott Forester C Texas State
15 207 San Antonio Gunslingers David Wood WR West Texas A&M
15 208 Portland Breakers Brian Campbell LB Nevada-Las Vegas
15 209 Denver Gold Todd Gerhart RB Fullerton State
15 210 Oakland Invaders William Burse DE Kentucky State
15 211 Houston Gamblers Karl Jordan DE Vanderbilt
15 212 Orlando Renegades Mark Bavaro TE Notre Dame
15 213 New Jersey Generals Harry Newsome P Wake Forest
15 214 Tampa Bay Bandits Paul Lewis RB Boston University
15 215 Arizona Outlaws Dan Fiala LB Colorado State
15 216 Baltimore Stars Bryan Wagner P Northridge State
15 217 Birmingham Stallions Phillip Mack DT Lamar
15 218 Portland Breakers Buddy Funck QB New Mexico
15 219 Denver Gold Fred Hemphill DB Hawaii
15 220 Houston Gamblers Arthur Berry T Northwestern State (Louisiana)
15 221 Orlando Renegades Willard Goff DT West Texas A&M

References

External links

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