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History: 1985 Draft

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Pro Football Draft History: 1985
The 1985 NFL Draft - April 30-May 1, 1985
Bruce Smith First Pick: Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech
 1985-99 Buffalo Bills
2000-03 Washington Redskins (19 playing seasons)
Has recorded 200 sacks during his career.
All-Pro: 9 years
All-Conference: 10 years
Pro Bowls: 11
 Elected to Hall of Fame in 2009
1985 Banner
  Draft# Team Player Pos College
1 Buffalo Bills Bruce Smith DE Virginia Tech
  2 Atlanta Falcons1 Bill Fralic T Pittsburgh
  3 Houston Oilers2 Ray Childress DE Texas A&M

4 Minnesota Vikings3 Chris Doleman LB Pittsburgh
  5 Indianapolis Colts Duane Bickett LB USC
  6 Detroit Lions Lomas Brown T Florida
  7 Green Bay Packers4 Ken Ruettgers T USC
  8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ron Holmes DE Washington
  9 Philadelphia Eagles Kevin Allen T Indiana
  10 New York Jets Al Toon WR Wisconsin
  11 Houston Oilers5 Richard Johnson DB Wisconsin
  12 San Diego Chargers Jim Lachey G Ohio State
  13 Cincinnati Bengals Eddie Brown WR Miami
  14 Buffalo Bills6 Derrick Burroughs DB Memphis State
  15 Kansas City Chiefs Ethan Horton RB North Carolina
  16 San Francisco 49ers7 Jerry Rice WR Mississippi Valley St.
  17 Dallas Cowboys Kevin Brooks DE Michigan
  18 St. Louis Cardinals Freddie Joe Nunn LB Mississippi
  19 New York Giants George Adams RB Kentucky
  20 Pittsburgh Steelers Darryl Sims DE Wisconsin
  21 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Gray DB Texas
  22 Chicago Bears William Perry DT Clemson
  23 Los Angeles Raiders Jessie Hester WR Florida State
  24 New Orleans Saints8 Alvin Toles LB Tennessee
  25 Cincinnati Bengals9 Emanuel King LB Alabama
  26 Denver Broncos Steve Sewell RB Oklahoma
  27 Miami Dolphins Lorenzo Hampton RB Florida
  28 New England Patriots10 Trevor Matich C BYU
Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice

Hall of Famers taken in 1985 NFL Draft

Bruce Smith, DE, Buffalo Bills - 1st round (1st overall)
Chris Doleman, DE, Minnesota Vikings - 1st (4th overall)
Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers - 1st round (16th overall)

1 - Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers
2 - Pick acquired from the Minnesota Vikings
3 - Pick acquired from the Atlanta Falcons
4 - Pick acquired from the Cleveland Browns
5 - Pick acquired from the New Orleans Saints
6 - Pick acquired from the Green Bay Packers
7 - Pick acquired from the New England Patriots
8 - Pick acquired from the Washington Redskins
9 - Pick acquired from the Seattle Seahawks
10 - Pick acquired from the San Francisco 49ers

 1985 NFL Draft by Team