# 1985 NFL draft

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.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| * | = compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills | Bruce Smith$^‡$$^†$ | DE | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 1 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Bill Fralic $^†$ | OG | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | from Houston via Minnesota |
| 1 | 3 | Houston Oilers | Ray Childress $^†$ | DT | Texas A&M | SWC | from Minnesota |
| 1 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Chris Doleman$^‡$$^†$ | DE | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | from Atlanta |
| 1 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts | Duane Bickett $^†$ | LB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 6 | Detroit Lions | Lomas Brown $^†$ | OT | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Ruettgers | OT | USC | Pac-10 | from Cleveland via Buffalo |
| 1 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ron Holmes | DE | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kevin Allen | OT | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 10 | New York Jets | Al Toon $^†$ | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 11 | Houston Oilers | Richard Johnson | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from New Orleans |
| 1 | 12 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Lachey $^†$ | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eddie Brown $^†$ | WR | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 14 | Buffalo Bills | Derrick Burroughs | CB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | from Green Bay |
| 1 | 15 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ethan Horton $^†$ | TE | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 1 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Rice$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | from New England |
| 1 | 17 | Dallas Cowboys | Kevin Brooks | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | Freddie Joe Nunn | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 1 | 19 | New York Giants | George Adams | RB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 1 | 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Darryl Sims | DT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 21 | Los Angeles Rams | Jerry Gray $^†$ | CB | Texas | SWC | |
| 1 | 22 | Chicago Bears | William Perry | DT | Clemson | ACC | |
| 1 | 23 | Los Angeles Raiders | Jessie Hester | WR | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 24 | New Orleans Saints | Alvin Toles | LB | Tennessee | SEC | from Washington |
| 1 | 25 | Cincinnati Bengals | Emanuel King | LB | Alabama | SEC | from Seattle |
| 1 | 26 | Denver Broncos | Steve Sewell | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 27 | Miami Dolphins | Lorenzo Hampton | RB | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 28 | New England Patriots | Trevor Matich | C | BYU | WAC | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 29 | Buffalo Bills | Mark Traynowicz | OG | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 30 | Minnesota Vikings | Issiac Holt | CB | Alcorn State | SWAC | |
| 2 | 31 | Denver Broncos | Vance Johnson | WR | Arizona | Pac-10 | from Houston |
| 2 | 32 | Indianapolis Colts | Don Anderson | CB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 33 | Washington Redskins | Tory Nixon | CB | San Diego State | WAC | from St. Louis |
| 2 | 34 | Detroit Lions | Kevin Glover $^†$ | C | Maryland | ACC | |
| 2 | 35 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Allen | RB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 36 | Houston Oilers | Richard Byrd | DE | Southern Miss | Ind. (I-A) | from Tampa Bay via Denver |
| 2 | 37 | Philadelphia Eagles | Randall Cunningham $^†$ | QB | UNLV | PCAA | |
| 2 | 38 | New Orleans Saints | Daren Gilbert | OT | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | |
| 2 | 39 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Davis | CB | Indiana State | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 2 | 40 | New York Jets | Lester Lyles | CB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 2 | 41 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jonathan Hayes | TE | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 42 | Buffalo Bills | Chris Burkett | WR | Jackson State | SWAC | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 43 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carl Zander | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 2 | 44 | Dallas Cowboys | Jesse Penn | LB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 2 | 45 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Gann | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from St. Louis |
| 2 | 46 | New York Giants | Stacy Robinson | WR | North Dakota State | NCC | |
| 2 | 47 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Behning | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 48 | New England Patriots | Garin Veris | DE | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 49 | Chicago Bears | Reggie Phillips | CB | SMU | SWC | |
| 2 | 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Scott | WR | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 2 | 51 | St. Louis Cardinals | Scott Bergold | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Washington via Atlanta |
| 2 | 52 | New England Patriots | Jim Bowman | CB | Central Michigan | MAC | from L. A. Raiders |
| 2 | 53 | Seattle Seahawks | Owen Gill | RB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 54 | Denver Broncos | Simon Fletcher | DE | Houston | SWC | |
| 2 | 55 | San Diego Chargers | Jeffery Dale | S | LSU | SEC | from Miami |
| 2 | 56 | New England Patriots | Ben Thomas | DE | Auburn | SEC | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 57 | Buffalo Bills | Frank Reich | QB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 3 | 58 | New York Giants | Tyrone Davis | CB | Clemson | ACC | from Houston |
| 3 | 59 | Minnesota Vikings | Kirk Lowdermilk | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 60 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Meamber | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 61 | Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Young | S | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 62 | Detroit Lions | Johnson, JamesJames Johnson | LB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 3 | 63 | Buffalo Bills | Hal Garner | LB | Utah State | Big West | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 64 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ervin Randle | LB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 3 | 65 | Miami Dolphins | George Little | DT | Iowa | Big Ten | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 66 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Long | OT | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | from San Diego |
| 3 | 67 | New York Jets | Donnie Elder | CB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 68 | New Orleans Saints | Jack Del Rio $^†$ | LB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 69 | San Diego Chargers | John Hendy | CB | Long Beach State | PCAA | from Kansas City |
| 3 | 70 | Cincinnati Bengals | Sean Thomas | CB | TCU | SWC | |
| 3 | 71 | Green Bay Packers | Rich Moran | OG | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 3 | 72 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lance Smith | OT | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 73 | New York Giants | Brian Johnston | C | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 3 | 74 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Liffort Hobley | S | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 75 | San Francisco 49ers | Ricky Moore | RB | Alabama | SEC | from New England |
| 3 | 76 | Dallas Cowboys | Crawford Ker | OG | Florida | SEC | |
| 3 | 77 | Los Angeles Rams | Dale Hatcher $^†$ | P | Clemson | ACC | |
| 3 | 78 | Chicago Bears | James Maness | WR | TCU | SWC | |
| 3 | 79 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tim Moffett | WR | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 3 | 80 | Los Angeles Raiders | Stefon Adams | CB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | from Washington via Houston |
| 3 | 81 | Seattle Seahawks | Danny Greene | WR | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 82 | Houston Oilers | Mike Kelley | C | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from Denver |
| 3 | 83 | Miami Dolphins | Alex Moyer | LB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 84 | New England Patriots | Audray McMillian $^†$ | CB | Houston | SWC | from San Francisco |
| 4 | 85 | Minnesota Vikings | Buster Rhymes | WR | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 86 | Buffalo Bills | Andre Reed$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Kutztown (PA) | PSAC | |
| 4 | 87 | Houston Oilers | Tom Briehl | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 88 | Indianapolis Colts | Willie Broughton | DE | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 89 | Atlanta Falcons | Emile Harry | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 90 | Detroit Lions | Hancock, KevinKevin Hancock | LB | Baylor | SWC | |
| 4 | 91 | Miami Dolphins | Smith, KevinKevin Smith | DB | UTEP | WAC | from Cleveland |
| 4 | 92 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Heaven, MikeMike Heaven | DB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 93 | Philadelphia Eagles | Naron, GregGreg Naron | OG | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 4 | 94 | New York Jets | Allen, DougDoug Allen | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 95 | New Orleans Saints | Allen, BillyBilly Allen | DB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 96 | San Diego Chargers | Ralf Mojsiejenko $^†$ | K | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Anthony Tuggle | DB | Nicholls State | Gulf Star | |
| 4 | 98 | Green Bay Packers | Walter Stanley | WR | Mesa State | RMAC | |
| 4 | 99 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Olderman | OG | Virginia | ACC | |
| 4 | 100 | New York Giants | Mark Bavaro $^†$ | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Turk | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 102 | New England Patriots | Tom Toth | OT | Western Michigan | MAC | |
| 4 | 103 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Lavette | RB | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| 4 | 104 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ron Wolfley $^†$ | RB | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 105 | Chicago Bears | Kevin Butler | K | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 106 | Minnesota Vikings | Kyle Morrell | DB | BYU | WAC | from L. A. Rams |
| 4 | 107 | Los Angeles Raiders | Jamie Kimmel | LB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | from Washington |
| 4 | 108 | New England Patriots | Phelan, GeraldGerald Phelan | WR | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | from L. A. Raiders |
| 4 | 109 | Seattle Seahawks | Davis, TonyTony Davis | TE | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 110 | Denver Broncos | Keli McGregor | TE | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 4 | 111 | Miami Dolphins | Jeff Dellenbach | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 112 | Buffalo Bills | Dale Hellestrae | OT | SMU | SWC | from San Francisco |
| 5 | 113 | Los Angeles Rams | Kevin Greene$^‡$$^†$ | LB | Auburn | SEC | from Buffalo |
| 5 | 114 | Dallas Cowboys | Herschel Walker $^†$ | RB | Georgia | SEC | from Houston 1982 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 5 | 115 | Minnesota Vikings | Mark MacDonald | OG | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 116 | St. Louis Cardinals | K. D. Dunn | TE | Clemson | ACC | from Atlanta |
| 5 | 117 | Indianapolis Colts | Roger Caron | OT | Harvard | Ivy | |
| 5 | 118 | Detroit Lions | Joe McIntosh | RB | NC State | ACC | |
| 5 | 119 | Dallas Cowboys | Matt Darwin | C | Texas A&M | SWC | from Cleveland via Buffalo |
| 5 | 120 | New York Jets | Troy Benson | LB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | from Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 121 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dwayne Jiles | LB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 5 | 122 | Washington Redskins | Raphel Cherry | DB | Hawaii | WAC | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 123 | Seattle Seahawks | Napolitan, MarkMark Napolitan | C | Michigan State | Big Ten | from San Diego |
| 5 | 124 | New York Jets | Luft, BrianBrian Luft | DT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 125 | Green Bay Packers | Brian Noble | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 126 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bruce King | RB | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 127 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tony Degrate | DT | Texas | SWC | |
| 5 | 128 | Seattle Seahawks | Arnold Brown | DB | North Carolina Central | CIAA | from Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 129 | Cincinnati Bengals | Davis, LeeLee Davis | DB | Ole Miss | SEC | from New England |
| 5 | 130 | Buffalo Bills | Jimmy Teal | WR | Texas A&M | SWC | from Dallas |
| 5 | 131 | St. Louis Cardinals | Wong, LouisLouis Wong | OG | BYU | WAC | |
| 5 | 132 | New York Giants | Henderson, TracyTracy Henderson | WR | Iowa State | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 133 | Houston Oilers | Frank Bush | LB | NC State | ACC | from L. A. Rams via Kansas City |
| 5 | 134 | New York Jets | Smith, TonyTony Smith | WR | San Jose State | PCAA | from Chicago |
| 5 | 135 | Los Angeles Raiders | Dan Reeder | RB | Delaware | Yankee | |
| 5 | 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cam Jacobs | LB | Kentucky | SEC | from Washington |
| 5 | 137 | Seattle Seahawks | Johnnie Jones | RB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 138 | Houston Oilers | Lee Johnson | K/P | BYU | WAC | from Denver |
| 5 | 139 | Denver Broncos | Hinson, BillyBilly Hinson | OG | Florida | SEC | from Miami |
| 5 | 140 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Collie | OT | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 6 | 141 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Hamby | DT | Utah State | Big West | |
| 6 | 142 | Minnesota Vikings | Steve Bono $^†$ | QB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 143 | Los Angeles Raiders | Rusty Hilger | QB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | from Houston |
| 6 | 144 | Dallas Cowboys | Kurt Ploeger | DE | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | from Indianapolis |
| 6 | 145 | Miami Dolphins | George Shorthose | WR | Missouri | Big Eight | from Atlanta |
| 6 | 146 | Detroit Lions | Short, StanStan Short | OG | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 147 | Cleveland Browns | Mark Krerowicz | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 148 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eric Stokes | OT | Northeastern | Ind. (I-AA) | from Tampa Bay |
| 6 | 149 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Bostic | CB | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 150 | San Diego Chargers | Terry Lewis | CB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 151 | New York Jets | Deaton, JeffJeff Deaton | OG | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 152 | Atlanta Falcons | Reggie Pleasant | CB | Clemson | ACC | from New Orleans |
| 6 | 153 | Houston Oilers | Joe Krakowki | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | from Kansas City |
| 6 | 154 | Cincinnati Bengals | Lester, KeithKeith Lester | TE | Murray State | OVC | |
| 6 | 155 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Lewis | TE | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 6 | 156 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Reeves | OT | Texas A&M | SWC | from New England |
| 6 | 157 | Dallas Cowboys | Matt Moran | OG | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 158 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jay Novacek $^†$ | TE | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 6 | 159 | New York Giants | Jack Oliver | OG | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 160 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gregg Carr | LB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 6 | 161 | Los Angeles Rams | Michael Young | WR | UCLA | Pac-10 | from Chicago |
| 6 | 162 | Los Angeles Rams | Damone Johnson | TE | Cal Poly | Western | |
| 6 | 163 | Washington Redskins | Danzell Lee | TE | Lamar | Southland | |
| 6 | 164 | Minnesota Vikings | Tim Newton | DT | Florida | SEC | from L. A. Raiders |
| 6 | 165 | New York Giants | Pembrook, MarkMark Pembrook | DB | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | from Seattle |
| 6 | 166 | New York Jets | Rich Miano | S | Hawaii | WAC | from Denver |
| 6 | 167 | Miami Dolphins | Ron Davenport | FB | Louisville | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 168 | San Francisco 49ers | Barry, ScottScott Barry | QB | UC Davis | NCAC | |
| 7 | 169 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Pitts | CB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 170 | Houston Oilers | Mike Akiu | WR | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 7 | 171 | Green Bay Packers | Eric Wilson | LB | Maryland | ACC | from Minnesota |
| 7 | 172 | Cincinnati Bengals | Locklin, KimKim Locklin | RB | New Mexico State | Big West | from Atlanta |
| 7 | 173 | Indianapolis Colts | James Harbour | WR | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 7 | 174 | Detroit Lions | Staten, TonyTony Staten | DB | Angelo State | LSC | |
| 7 | 175 | Cleveland Browns | Reggie Langhorne | WR | Elizabeth City State | CIAA | |
| 7 | 176 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mike Prior | FS | Illinois State | MVC | |
| 7 | 177 | Washington Redskins | Harris, JamieJamie Harris | WR | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | from Philadelphia |
| 7 | 178 | Dallas Cowboys | Karl Powe | WR | Alabama State | SWAC | from N. Y. Jets via Kansas City |
| 7 | 179 | New Orleans Saints | Eric Martin $^†$ | WR | LSU | SEC | |
| 7 | 180 | Kansas City Chiefs | Thompson, VinceVince Thompson | DE | Missouri Western | CSIC | from San Diego |
| 7 | 181 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Walter | OT | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 7 | 182 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Ellerson | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 183 | Kansas City Chiefs | Heffernan, DaveDave Heffernan | OG | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 184 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Herrmann | DE | BYU | WAC | |
| 7 | 185 | Washington Redskins | Lionel Vital | RB | Nicholls State | Gulf Star | from St. Louis via Kansas City |
| 7 | 186 | Los Angeles Raiders | Kevin Belcher | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from N. Y. Giants |
| 7 | 187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andrews, AlanAlan Andrews | TE | Rutgers | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 188 | Los Angeles Raiders | Mark Pattison | WR | Washington | Pac-10 | from New England |
| 7 | 189 | Los Angeles Rams | Danny Bradley | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 190 | Chicago Bears | Charles Bennett | DE | Southwestern Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 191 | Los Angeles Raiders | Bret Clark | S | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 192 | Los Angeles Raiders | Nick Haden | C | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | from Washington via New England |
| 7 | 193 | Seattle Seahawks | Ron Mattes | OT | Virginia | ACC | |
| 7 | 194 | Denver Broncos | Cameron, DallasDallas Cameron | DT | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 195 | Miami Dolphins | Fuad Reveiz $^†$ | K | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 7 | 196 | San Diego Chargers | Mark Fellows | LB | Montana State | Big Sky | from San Francisco |
| 8 | 198 | Minnesota Vikings | Blair, NikitaNikita Blair | LB | UTEP | WAC | |
| 8 | 199 | Houston Oilers | Chuck Thomas | C | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 200 | Indianapolis Colts | Nichols, RickyRicky Nichols | WR | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 201 | Atlanta Falcons | Lee, AshleyAshley Lee | DB | Virginia Tech | N/A | |
| 8 | 202 | Detroit Lions | Scott Caldwell | RB | Texas–Arlington | — | |
| 8 | 203 | Cleveland Browns | Fred Ray Banks | WR | Liberty | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 8 | 204 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Phil Freeman | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 205 | Philadelphia Eagles | Polley, TomTom Polley | LB | UNLV | PCAA | |
| 8 | 206 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Kohlbrand | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 207 | San Diego Chargers | Curtis Adams | RB | Central Michigan | MAC | |
| 8 | 208 | New York Jets | Matt Monger | LB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 209 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Stills | DB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 210 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ira Hillary | WR | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 211 | Cincinnati Bengals | Strobel, DaveDave Strobel | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 212 | St. Louis Cardinals | Monaco, RobRob Monaco | OG | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 8 | 213 | New York Giants | Lee Rouson | RB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harry Newsome | P | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 8 | 215 | Atlanta Falcons | Ronnie Washington | LB | Northeast Louisiana | Southland | |
| 8 | 216 | Dallas Cowboys | Leon Gonzalez | WR | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | |
| 8 | 217 | Chicago Bears | Steve Buxton | T | Indiana State | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 8 | 218 | Los Angeles Rams | McIntyre, MarlonMarlon McIntyre | RB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 219 | Washington Redskins | Barry Wilburn | DB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 8 | 220 | Los Angeles Raiders | Wingate, LeonardLeonard Wingate | DT | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 8 | 221 | Seattle Seahawks | Lewis, JudiousJudious Lewis | WR | Arkansas State | N/A | |
| 8 | 222 | Denver Broncos | Riley, EricEric Riley | DB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 223 | Miami Dolphins | Dan Sharp | TE | TCU | SWC | |
| 8 | 224 | New England Patriots | Milford Hodge | DT | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 225 | Buffalo Bills | Jones, GlennGlenn Jones | DB | Norfolk State | CIAA | |
| 9 | 226 | Houston Oilers | Steve Tasker $^†$ | WR | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 227 | Minnesota Vikings | Covington, JamieJamie Covington | RB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 228 | Atlanta Falcons | Moon, MicahMicah Moon | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 9 | 229 | Indianapolis Colts | Mark Boyer | TE | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 230 | Detroit Lions | June James | LB | Texas | SWC | |
| 9 | 231 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dave Toub | C | UTEP | WAC | |
| 9 | 232 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Calabria, SteveSteve Calabria | QB | Colgate | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 9 | 233 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Drake | DT | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 234 | San Diego Chargers | Berner, PaulPaul Berner | QB | Pacific | N/A | |
| 9 | 235 | New York Jets | Waters, MikeMike Waters | RB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 9 | 236 | New Orleans Saints | Johnson, EarlEarl Johnson | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 237 | Kansas City Chiefs | Armentrout, MikeMike Armentrout | DB | Southwest Missouri State | AMCU | |
| 9 | 238 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cruise, KeithKeith Cruise | DE | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 239 | Green Bay Packers | Johnson, MorrisMorris Johnson | OG | Alabama A&M | SIAC | |
| 9 | 240 | New York Giants | Wright, FrankFrank Wright | DT | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 241 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Small, FredFred Small | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Harris, AndreAndre Harris | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 243 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Strasburger | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 244 | St. Louis Cardinals | Scott Williams | TE | Georgia | SEC | |
| 9 | 245 | Los Angeles Rams | Swanson, GaryGary Swanson | LB | Cal Poly | Western | |
| 9 | 246 | Los Angeles Raiders | Sydnor, ChrisChris Sydnor | DB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 247 | Washington Redskins | Geier, MitchMitch Geier | OG | Troy State | Gulf South | |
| 9 | 248 | Seattle Seahawks | Bob Otto | DE | Idaho State | Big Sky | |
| 9 | 249 | Denver Broncos | Smith, DarylDaryl Smith | DB | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 9 | 250 | Chicago Bears | Thomas Sanders | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 9 | 251 | Miami Dolphins | Hinds, AdamAdam Hinds | DB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 252 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Remsberg | T | Abilene Christian | LSC | |
| 10 | 253 | Buffalo Bills | Babyar, ChrisChris Babyar | OG | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 254 | Minnesota Vikings | Johnson, JuanJuan Johnson | WR | Langston | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 10 | 255 | Houston Oilers | Mike Golic | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 256 | Indianapolis Colts | Pinesett, AndreAndre Pinesett | DT | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | |
| 10 | 257 | Atlanta Falcons | Martin, BrentBrent Martin | C | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 258 | Detroit Lions | Clayton Beauford | WR | Auburn | SEC | |
| 10 | 259 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Williams | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 260 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Donald Igwebuike | K | Clemson | ACC | |
| 10 | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark Kelso | DB | William & Mary | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 10 | 262 | New York Jets | Kerry Glenn | DB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 263 | Washington Redskins | Terry Orr | TE | Texas | SWC | |
| 10 | 264 | San Diego Chargers | David King | DB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 10 | 265 | Cincinnati Bengals | King, BernardBernard King | LB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 266 | Green Bay Packers | Ronnie Burgess | DB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 10 | 267 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Smith | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | White, OliverOliver White | TE | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 10 | 269 | Denver Broncos | Funck, BuddyBuddy Funck | QB | New Mexico | WAC | |
| 10 | 270 | Dallas Cowboys | Joe Jones | TE | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 10 | 271 | St. Louis Cardinals | Williams, DennisDennis Williams | RB | Furman | SoCon | |
| 10 | 272 | New York Giants | Dubroc, GreggGregg Dubroc | LB | LSU | SEC | |
| 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears | Coryatt, PatPat Coryatt | DT | Baylor | SWC | |
| 10 | 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Duval Love $^†$ | OG | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 275 | Los Angeles Raiders | Reggie McKenzie | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 10 | 276 | Los Angeles Raiders | Myres, AlbertAlbert Myres | DB | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 10 | 277 | Seattle Seahawks | Conner, JohnJohn Conner | QB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 278 | Denver Broncos | Anderson, RonRon Anderson | LB | SMU | SWC | |
| 10 | 279 | Miami Dolphins | Pendleton, MikeMike Pendleton | N/A | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 280 | Seattle Seahawks | Bowers, JamesJames Bowers | DB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 281 | Houston Oilers | Willie Drewrey | WR | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 282 | Buffalo Bills | Seawright, JamesJames Seawright | LB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 283 | Minnesota Vikings | Williams, TimTim Williams | DB | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | |
| 11 | 284 | Atlanta Falcons | Ayres, JohnJohn Ayres | DB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 285 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug Flutie $^†$ | QB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | 1984 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 11 | 286 | Detroit Lions | Harris, KevinKevin Harris | DB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 11 | 287 | Cleveland Browns | Travis Tucker | TE | Southern Connecticut | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 11 | 288 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Williams, PunkinPunkin Williams | RB | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 289 | Philadelphia Eagles | Herman Hunter | RB | Tennessee State | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 11 | 290 | Washington Redskins | Raleigh McKenzie | OG | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 11 | 291 | San Diego Chargers | Smith, JeffJeff Smith | DT | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 11 | 292 | New York Jets | White, BradBrad White | DE | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 11 | 293 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jackson, ChrisChris Jackson | C | SMU | SWC | |
| 11 | 294 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Shield | QB | Trinity (CT) | Ind. (Div. III) | |
| 11 | 295 | New England Patriots | Lewis, PaulPaul Lewis | RB | Boston University | Yankee | |
| 11 | 296 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stanfield, HaroldHarold Stanfield | TE | Mississippi College | Gulf South | |
| 11 | 297 | Dallas Cowboys | Neal Dellocono | LB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 11 | 298 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ricky Anderson | K | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 11 | 299 | New York Giants | Young, AlAl Young | DB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 11 | 300 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Matichak, TerryTerry Matichak | DB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 301 | Los Angeles Rams | Brown, KevinKevin Brown | DB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 302 | Chicago Bears | Jim Morrissey | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 303 | Los Angeles Raiders | Steve Strachan | RB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 304 | Washington Redskins | Garry Kimble | DB | Sam Houston State | Gulf Star | |
| 11 | 305 | Seattle Seahawks | Louis Cooper | LB | Western Carolina | SoCon | |
| 11 | 306 | Denver Broncos | Rolle, GaryGary Rolle | WR | Florida | SEC | |
| 11 | 307 | Miami Dolphins | Jones, MikeMike Jones | RB | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 308 | San Francisco 49ers | Wood, DavidDavid Wood | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 309 | Washington Redskins | Dean Hamel | DT | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 12 | 310 | Minnesota Vikings | Jones, ByronByron Jones | DT | Tulsa | MVC | |
| 12 | 311 | Houston Oilers | Vonder Haar, MarkMark Vonder Haar | DT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 312 | Indianapolis Colts | Dave Burnette | T | Central Arkansas | Arkansas | |
| 12 | 313 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Whisenhunt | TE | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| 12 | 314 | Detroit Lions | Weaver, MikeMike Weaver | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 12 | 315 | Cleveland Browns | Shane Swanson | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 12 | 316 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jim Rockford | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 12 | 317 | Philadelphia Eagles | Russell, ToddTodd Russell | DB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 318 | San Diego Chargers | Simmons, TonyTony Simmons | DE | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 12 | 319 | New York Jets | Wallace, BillBill Wallace | WR | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 320 | New Orleans Saints | Songy, TregTreg Songy | DB | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 321 | Kansas City Chiefs | Harper LeBel | C | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 12 | 322 | Cincinnati Bengals | Garza, LouisLouis Garza | T | New Mexico State | Big West | |
| 12 | 323 | Green Bay Packers | Meyer, JimJim Meyer | P | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 324 | Dallas Cowboys | Jordan, KarlKarl Jordan | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 12 | 325 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lonnie Young | DB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 326 | New York Giants | Herb Welch | DB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 327 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sanchez, JeffJeff Sanchez | DB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 12 | 328 | New England Patriots | Tony Mumford | RB | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 329 | San Diego Chargers | Pearson, BretBret Pearson | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 330 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | James Melka | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 331 | Washington Redskins | Winn, BryantBryant Winn | LB | Houston | SWC | |
| 12 | 332 | Los Angeles Raiders | Polk, RaymondRaymond Polk | DB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 12 | 333 | Buffalo Bills | Woodside, PaulPaul Woodside | K | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 334 | Denver Broncos | Dan Lynch | OG | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 335 | Miami Dolphins | Noble, RayRay Noble | DB | California | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 336 | San Francisco 49ers | Donald Chumley | DT | Georgia | SEC | |

## Supplemental draft

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | | Cleveland Browns | Bernie Kosar $^†$ | QB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | | San Francisco 49ers | Snipes, RooseveltRoosevelt Snipes | RB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |

## Hall 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.
* Andre Reed, wide receiver from Kutztown, taken in 4th round 86th overall by Buffalo Bills
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
* 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

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Rick Donnelly | P | Wyoming | WAC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Tiger Greene | S | Western Carolina | SoCon |
| Atlanta Falcons | Art Price | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Atlanta Falcons | Leon Thomasson | CB | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Buffalo Bills | Alex Carter | DE | Tennessee State | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Buffalo Bills | Scott Fulhage | P | Kansas State | Big Eight |
| Buffalo Bills | Todd Schlopy | K | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Chicago Bears | Don Kindt Jr. | TE | Wisconsin–La Crosse | WSUC |
| Chicago Bears | Ken Knapczyk | WR | Northern Iowa | AMCU |
| Chicago Bears | Keith Ortego | WR | McNeese State | Southland |
| Chicago Bears | Ken Taylor | CB | Oregon State | Pac-10 |
| Chicago Bears | Mike Tomczak | QB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Cleveland Browns | Steve Collier | T | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Herman Fontenot | RB | LSU | SEC |
| Cleveland Browns | Paul Tripoli | S | Alabama | SEC |
| Cleveland Browns | Felix Wright | S | Drake | MVC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Tommy Haynes | S | USC | Pac-10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Pete McCartney | T | Louisville | Ind. (I-A) |
| Dallas Cowboys | Keith McDonald | WR | San Jose State | PCAA |
| Dallas Cowboys | Bryan Wagner | P | Cal State Northridge | Western |
| Denver Broncos | Steve Boadway | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 |
| Denver Broncos | Greg Kragen $^†$ | NT | Utah State | Big West |
| Denver Broncos | Bill Lobenstein | DE | Wisconsin–Whitewater | WSUC |
| Detroit Lions | Scott Barrows | OG | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) |
| Detroit Lions | Gary Mullen | WR | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) |
| Green Bay Packers | Paul Ott Carruth | RB | Alabama | SEC |
| Houston Oilers | Mike Clendenen | K | Houston | SWC |
| Indianapolis Colts | Carl Aikens | WR | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| Indianapolis Colts | Lamonte Hunley | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Kelly Goodburn | P | Emporia State | — |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Chris Smith | RB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Los Angeles Rams | Dieter Brock | QB | Jacksonville State | Gulf South |
| Los Angeles Raiders | Rod Barksdale | WR | Arizona | Pac-10 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | Vincent Gamache | P | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA |
| Los Angeles Raiders | Mike Prindle | K | Western Michigan | MAC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Larry Miller | QB | Northern Iowa | AMCU |
| New England Patriots | Jon Norris | DE | American International | NE-10 |
| New England Patriots | Jack Peavey | C | Troy State | Gulf South |
| New Orleans Saints | Arnold Campbell | DE | Alcorn State | SWAC |
| New Orleans Saints | Brett Maxie | S | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| New York Giants | Nick Kowgios | RB | Lafayette | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Edwards | S | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Preston Gothard | TE | Alabama | SEC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Cornell Gowdy | S | Morgan State | MEAC |
| San Diego Chargers | Timmie Ware | WR | USC | Pac-10 |
| San Francisco 49ers | Derek Bunch | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| San Francisco 49ers | Wymon Henderson | CB | UNLV | PCAA |
| San Francisco 49ers | Charles Huff | DB | Presbyterian | SAC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Jimmy Colquitt | P | Tennessee | SEC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Julio Cortes | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) |
| Seattle Seahawks | Dale Dorning | DE | Oregon | Pac-10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Gale Gilbert | QB | California | Pac-10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Darrel Hopper | DB | USC | Pac-10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Tom Neville | OG | Fresno State | PCAA |
| Seattle Seahawks | Eugene Robinson $^†$ | S | Colgate | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Joe Johnson | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Calvin Magee | TE | Southern | SWAC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Rick Schulte | OG | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Alan Veingrad | OT | East Texas State | LSC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Paul Vogel | LB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) |
| Washington Redskins | Reggie Branch | RB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) |
| Washington Redskins | Dan Coleman | DE | Murray State | OVC |
| Washington Redskins | Mike Wooten | T | VMI | SoCon |