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The 1985 NFL Draft

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#1 Pick

Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech

Buffalo Bills, 1985-1999; Washington Redskins, 2000-03

Total Sacks: 200 (NFL All-Time Record)

Eight-time first-team All-Pro

Two-time Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1996)

The 1985 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Buffalo Bills BRUCE SMITH, DE, Virginia Tech
2 Atlanta Falcons 1 Bill Fralic, OG, Pittsburgh
3 Houston Oilers 2 Ray Childress, DE, Texas A&M
4 Minnesota Vikings 3 CHRIS DOLEMAN, DE, Pittsburgh
5 Indianapolis Colts Duane Bickett, LB, USC
6 Detroit Lions Lomas Brown, OT, Florida
7 Green Bay Packers 4 Ken Ruettgers, OT, USC
8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ron Holmes, DE, Washington
9 Philadelphia Eagles Kevin Allen, OT, Indiana
10 New York Jets Al Toon, WR, Wisconsin
11 Houston Oilers 5 Richard Johnson, DB, Wisconsin
12 San Diego Chargers Jim Lachey, OG, Ohio State
13 Cincinnati Bengals Eddie Brown, WR, Miami (FL)
14 Buffalo Bills 6 Derrick Burroughs, DB, Memphis
15 Kansas City Chiefs Ethan Horton, TE, North Carolina
16 San Francisco 49ers 7 JERRY RICE, WR, Mississippi Valley State
17 Dallas Cowboys Kevin Brooks, DT, Michigan
18 St. Louis Cardinals Freddie Joe Nunn, DE, 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 Saints 8 Alvin Toles, LB, Tennessee
25 Cincinnati Bengals 9 Emanuel King, LB, Alabama
26 Denver Broncos Steve Sewell, RB, Oklahoma
27 Miami Dolphins Lorenzo Hampton, RB, Florida
28 New England Patriots 10 Trevor Matich, C, BYU

Pick Acquired From

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

Hall of Famers selected in 1985 NFL Draft