Minnesota Vikings draft history
1985 NFL Draft
Table:
Round
Pick #
Overall
Name
Position
College

1
4
4
Chris Doleman
Defensive end
Pittsburgh

2
2
30
Issiac Holt
Cornerback
Alcorn State

3
3
59
Kirk Lowdermilk
Center
Ohio State

3
4
60
Tim Meamber
Linebacker
Washington

3
10
66
Tim Long
Offensive tackle
Memphis State

4
1
85
Buster Rhymes
Wide receiver
Oklahoma

4
22
106
Kyle Morrell
Safety
Brigham Young

5
3
115
Mark MacDonald
Guard
Boston College

6
2
142
Steve Bono
Quarterback
UCLA

6
24
164
Tim Newton
Defensive tackle
Florida

8
2
198
Nikita Blair
Linebacker
UTEP

9
3
227
Jamie Covington
Running back
Syracuse

10
2
254
Juan Johnson
Wide receiver
Langston

11
3
283
Tim Williams
Defensive back
North Carolina A&T

12
2
310
Byron Jones
Defensive tackle
Tulsa

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Christopher John Doleman ( October 16 , 1961 - January 28 , 2020 ) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He spent the majority of his career with the Minnesota Vikings , and also played for the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers . Doleman was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a three-time first-team All-Pro , recording 150.5 career sacks . He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2012 .
Defensive End ( DE ) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football . This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line , but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played .
The Pittsburgh Panthers football program is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh , often referred to as Pitt , located in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Traditionally the most popular sport at the university , Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football competition , now termed the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , since the beginning of the school 's official sponsorship of the sport in 1890 . As of the 2013 season , Pitt competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Pitt claims nine national championships and is among the top 20 college football programs in terms of all-time wins . Its teams have featured many coaches and players notable throughout the history of college football , including , among all schools , the twelfth most College Football Hall of Fame inductees , the twelfth most consensus All-Americans , and the fourth most Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . The Panthers are currently coached by Pat Narduzzi . Pitt plays home games at Heinz Field which they share with the National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers and utilize the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Performance Complex as their practice facility .
Issiac Holt III ( born October 4 , 1962 ) is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Alcorn State University .
A cornerback ( CB ) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football . Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time , but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses . They create turnovers through hard tackles , interceptions , and deflecting forward passes . Other members of the defensive backfield include strong and free safeties . The cornerback position requires speed , agility , and strength . A cornerback 's skill set typically requires proficiency in anticipating the quarterback , backpedaling , executing single and zone coverage , disrupting pass routes , block shedding , and tackling . Cornerbacks are among the fastest players on the field .
The Alcorn State Braves are the college football team representing the Alcorn State University . The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference .
Robert Kirk Lowdermilk ( born April 10 , 1963 ) is a former American football center who played twelve seasons ( 178 games ) in the National Football League , with the Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts . He attended Salem High School and The Ohio State University . According to Lowdermilk 's 1988 NFL player trading card , he was the youngest starting center in 1987 . His son John Lowdermilk also played in the NFL briefly . Lowdermilk resides in Carrollton , Ohio .
Center ( C ) is a position in gridiron football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team 's offense . The center is also the player who passes ( or snaps ) the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each play . In recent years , the importance of centers for a football team has increased , due to the re-emergence of 3-4 defenses . According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome , you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle . If you do n't , everything can get screwed up . Your running game wo n't be effective and you 'll also have somebody in your quarterback 's face on every play .
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference . Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus , Ohio since 1922 . The Buckeyes are recognized by the university and NCAA as having won eight national championships along with 40 conference championships ( including 38 Big Ten titles ) , eight division championships , 10 undefeated seasons , and six perfect seasons ( no losses or ties ) . As of 2017 , the football program is valued at $ 1.5 billion , the highest valuation of any such program in the country . The first Ohio State game was a 20-14 victory over Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware , Ohio , on May 3 , 1890 . The team was a football independent from 1890 to 1901 before joining the Ohio Athletic Conference ( OAC ) as a charter member in 1902 . The Buckeyes won two conference championships while members of the OAC and in 1912 became members of the Big Ten Conference . Ohio State won their first national championship in 1942 under head coach Paul Brown . Following World War II , Ohio State saw sparse success on the football field with three separate coaches and in 1951 hired Woody Hayes to coach the team . Under Hayes , Ohio State won over 200 games , 13 Big Ten championships and five national championships ( 1954 , 1957 , 1961 , 1968 , and 1970 ) , and had four Rose Bowl wins in eight appearances . Following Hayes ' dismissal in 1978 , Earle Bruce and later John Cooper coached the team to a combined seven conference championships between them . Jim Tressel was hired as head coach in 2001 and led Ohio State to its seventh national championship in 2002 .
Tim Meamber ( born October 29 , 1962 in Yreka , CA ) is a former professional American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Washington and was a member of the 11-1 1984 team who beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl earning a national title . He finished his career at Washington as a team captain .
A linebacker ( LB or backer ) is a playing position in gridiron football . Linebackers are members of the defensive team , and line up approximately three to five yards ( 4 m ) behind the line of scrimmage , behind the defensive linemen , and therefore back up the line . Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a two-point stance ( as opposed to the defensive linemen , who put one or two hands on the ground for a three-point stance or four-point stance before the ball is snapped ) . The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run defense or extra pass defense based on the particular defensive play being executed . Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing . A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap . When a blitz is called by the defense , it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense 's quarterback . Linebackers are often regarded as the most important position in defense , due to their versatility in providing hard hits on running plays or an additional layer of pass defense , when required . Similar to the free safety position , linebackers are required to use their judgment on every snap , to determine their role during that particular play .
The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football . Washington competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference . The team will be led by head coach Jimmy Lake in 2020 . Husky Stadium , located on campus , has served as the home field for Washington since 1920 . Washington has won seventeen conference championships , seven Rose Bowls , and claims four national championships recognized by the NCAA . The school 's all-time record ranks 20th by win percentage and 19th by total victories among FBS schools as of 2018 . Washington holds the FBS record for the longest unbeaten streak at 64 consecutive games , as well as the second-longest winning streak at 40 wins in a row . There have been a total of twelve unbeaten seasons in school history , including seven perfect seasons . Washington is one of four charter members of what became the Pac-12 Conference and , along with California , is one of only two schools with uninterrupted membership . From 1977 through 2003 , Washington had 27 consecutive non-losing seasons - the most of any team in the Pac-12 and the 14th longest streak by an NCAA Division I-A team . Through the 2017 season , its 390 conference victories rank second in conference history . Washington is often referred to as one of the top Quarterback U 's due to the long history of quarterbacks playing in the National Football League ( NFL ) , including the second-most QB starts in NFL history .
Tackle is a playing position in gridiron football . Historically , in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , a tackle played on both offense and defense . In the modern system of specialized units , offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions , and the stand-alone term tackle refers to the offensive tackle position only . The offensive tackle ( OT , T ) is a position on the offensive line , left and right . Like other offensive linemen , their job is to block : to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football and enable him to advance the football and eventually score a touchdown . The term tackle is a vestige of an earlier era of football in which the same players played both offense and defense .
The Memphis Tigers football team represents the University of Memphis in college football in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision . The Tigers play in the American Athletic Conference as an all-sports member . They play home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium . The team 's current head coach is Ryan Silverfield . Since their inaugural season in 1912 , the Memphis Tigers have won over 450 games and appeared in thirteen bowl games . The program has also claimed six conference championships with the most recent coming in 2019 .
George Buster Rhymes ( born January 27 , 1962 ) is a retired professional American football wide receiver .
A wide receiver , also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers , is an offensive position in gridiron football , and is a key player . They get their name because they are split out wide ( near the sidelines ) , farthest away from the rest of the team . Wide receivers are among the fastest players on the field . The wide receiver functions as the pass-catching specialist .
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma ( variously Oklahoma or OU ) . The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference , which is in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( formerly Division I-A ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) . The program began in 1895 and is one of the most successful programs since World War II with the most wins ( 606 ) and the highest winning percentage ( .762 ) since 1945 . The program claims 7 national championships , 49 conference championships , 162 First Team All-Americans ( 80 consensus ) , and seven Heisman Trophy winners . In addition , the school has had 23 members ( five coaches and 18 players ) inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and holds the record for the longest winning streak in Division I history with 47 straight victories . Oklahoma is also the only program that has had four coaches with 100+ wins . They became the sixth NCAA FBS team to win 900 games when they defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 28 , 2019 . The Sooners play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman , Oklahoma . Lincoln Riley is currently the team 's head coach .
Safety , historically known as a safetyman , is a position in gridiron football played by a member of the defense . The safeties are defensive backs who line up from ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage . There are two variations of the position in a typical American formation : the free safety ( FS ) and the strong safety ( SS ) . Their duties depend on the defensive scheme . The defensive responsibilities of the safety and cornerback usually involve pass coverage towards the middle and sidelines of the field , respectively . While American ( 11-player ) formations generally use two safeties , Canadian ( 12-player ) formations generally have one safety and two defensive halfbacks , a position not used in the American game . As professional and college football have become more focused on the passing game , safeties have become more involved in covering the eligible pass receivers . Safeties are the last line of defense ; they are expected to be reliable tacklers , and many safeties rank among the hardest hitters in football . Safety positions can also be converted cornerbacks , either by design ( Byron Jones ) or as a cornerback ages ( Charles Woodson , DeAngelo Hall , Lardarius Webb , Tramon Williams ) . Historically , in the era of the one-platoon system , the safety was known as the defensive fullback ( specifically the free safety ; the strong safety would be a defensive halfback , a term still in Canadian parlance ) or goaltender .
The BYU Cougars team is the college football program representing Brigham Young University ( BYU ) , a private university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The Cougars began collegiate football competition in 1922 , and have won 23 conference championships and one national championship in 1984 . The team has competed in several different athletic conferences during its history , but since July 1 , 2011 , they have competed as an Independent . The team plays home games at the 63,470-seat LaVell Edwards Stadium , which is named after legendary head coach LaVell Edwards . LaVell Edwards won 19 conference championships , seven bowl games , and one national championship ( 1984 ) while coaching at BYU , and is regarded as the most successful coach in BYU program history .
In gridiron football , a guard ( G ) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking . Right guards ( RG ) is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line , while left guards ( LG ) are on the left side . Guards are to the right or left of the center . The guard 's job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming linemen during pass plays , as well as creating openings ( holes ) for the running backs to head through . Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers , so they can not intentionally touch a forward pass , unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver .
The Boston College Eagles football team represents Boston College in the sport of American football . The Eagles compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Formed in 1892 , Boston College 's football team was one of six Major College football programs in New England as designated by NCAA classifications , starting in 1938 . By 1981 , and for the remainder of the twentieth century , BC was New England 's sole Division I-A program . It has amassed a 632-454-37 record and is 99-54 since the turn of the 21st century . [ citation needed ] After Steve Addazio was fired as the team 's head coach , they hired Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley on December 14 , 2019 . Boston College is one of only two Catholic universities that field a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the other being Notre Dame . The Eagles ' home games are played at Alumni Stadium on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts . In addition to success on the gridiron , Boston College football teams are consistently ranked among the nation 's best for academic achievement and graduation . In 2005 , 2006 , and 2007 , the football team 's Academic Progress Rate was the highest of any school that finished the season ranked in the AP or ESPN/USA Today Coaches ' polls .
Steven Christopher Bono ( /ˈboʊnoʊ/ ; born May 11 , 1962 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League .
The quarterback ( commonly abbreviated QB ) , colloquially known as the signal caller , is a position in gridiron football . Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line . In modern American football , the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team , and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle . The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play , and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes . When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage , it is called a sack .
The UCLA Bruins football program represents the University of California , Los Angeles , in college football as members of the Pac-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level . The Bruins have enjoyed several periods of success in their history , having been ranked in the top ten of the AP Poll at least once in every decade since the poll began in the 1930s . Their first major period of success came in the 1950s , under head coach Henry Russell Sanders . Sanders led the Bruins to the Coaches ' Poll national championship in 1954 , three conference championships , and an overall record of 66-19-1 in nine years . In the 1980s and 1990s , during the tenure of Terry Donahue , the Bruins compiled a 151-74-8 record , including 13 bowl games and an NCAA record eight straight bowl wins . The program has produced 28 first round picks in the NFL Draft , 30 consensus All-Americans , and multiple major award winners , including Heisman winner Gary Beban . The UCLA Bruins ' main rival is the USC Trojans . Chip Kelly became head coach in 2018 . The Bruins were the Pac-12 Conference South Division champions for two years in a row and played Pac-12 Football Championship Games in both 2011 and 2012 .
Timothy Reginald Newton ( born March 23 , 1963 ) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) for nine seasons during the 1980s and 1990s . Newton played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he played professionally for the Minnesota Vikings , Tampa Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL .
A defensive tackle ( DT ) is typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players in American football . The defensive tackle typically lines up opposite one of the offensive guards . Depending on a team 's individual defensive scheme , a defensive tackle may be called upon to fill several different roles . These roles may include merely holding the point of attack by refusing to be moved or penetrating a certain gap between offensive linemen to break up a play in the opponent 's backfield . If a defensive tackle reads a pass play , his primary responsibility is to pursue the quarterback , or simply knock the pass down at the line if it is within arm 's reach . Other responsibilities of the defensive tackle may be to pursue the screen pass or drop into coverage in a zone blitz scheme . In a traditional 4-3 defense , there is no nose tackle . Instead there is a left and right defensive tackle . Some teams , especially in the National Football League ( NFL ) , do have a nose tackle in this scheme , but most of them do not .
The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida in American college football . Florida competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . They play their home games in Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium ( nicknamed The Swamp ) on the university 's Gainesville campus . The team 's current head coach is Dan Mullen . The Gators have won three national championships and eight SEC titles in the 112-season history of Florida football .
The UTEP Miners football program represents University of Texas at El Paso ( UTEP ) in the sport of American football . The Miners compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the West Division of Conference USA ( CUSA ) . They are currently coached by Dana Dimel . UTEP has produced a Border Conference championship team in 1956 and a Western Athletic Conference championship team in 2000 , along with 14 postseason bowl appearances . The Miners play their home games at the Sun Bowl which has a seating capacity of 51,500 .
A running back ( RB ) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football . The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball , and block . There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play , depending on the offensive formation . A running back may be a halfback ( in certain contexts also referred to as a tailback ) , a wingback or a fullback . A running back will sometimes be called a feature back if he is the team 's starting running back .
The Syracuse Orange represent Syracuse University in the sport of American football . The Orange compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . Formed in 1889 , the program has over 700 wins and has achieved 1 consensus Division I Football National Championship , winning the championship game over the Texas Longhorns in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic , for the 1959 season . Syracuse has had 2 undefeated seasons , 5 conference championships since 1991 , and has produced a Heisman Trophy winner , over 60 first team All-Americans , 18 Academic All-Americans including Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee Tim Green , and over 240 NFL players . Syracuse has had 18 members inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame , 2nd-most in the ACC , including former players Ernie Davis , Tim Green , Don McPherson , Art Monk and former coaches Vic Hanson , Ben Schwartzwalder , and Dick MacPherson . The Orange boast 8 inductees in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame , tied for the 4th-most of any school , including Jim Brown , Marvin Harrison , Larry Csonka , and Floyd Little . The Orange have 26 bowl appearances , 10 of which are among the New Year 's Six Bowls . Syracuse has finished in the Final Top 25 rankings 21 times in the national polls , and finished in either the AP or Coaches Polls a combined 35 times since 1952 . Syracuse has appeared in over 200 AP Polls including 7 weeks at AP number one . The Orange play their home games in the Carrier Dome on the university 's campus . The stadium is also known as The Loud House , as when it opened in September 1980 , it was made clear just how loud it was inside ; and so the soon famous nickname was coined .
Langston University ( LU ) is a public university in Langston , Oklahoma . It is the only historically black college in the state . Though located in a rural setting 10 miles ( 16 km ) east of Guthrie , Langston also serves an urban mission , with University Centers in both Tulsa ( at the same campus as the OSU-Tulsa facility ) and Oklahoma City , and a nursing program set to open in Ardmore . The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund .
In gridiron football , defensive backs ( DBs ) are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage ; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers , who take positions directly behind or close to the line of scrimmage . The defensive backs , in turn , generally are classified into several different specialized positions :
The North Carolina A & T Aggies football program represents North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in college football . The Aggies play in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ( MEAC ) .
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane football program represents the University of Tulsa in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) level . Tulsa has competed in the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) since the 2014 season and was previously a member of Conference USA ( C-USA ) . The team is currently led by head coach Philip Montgomery . Tulsa plays its home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa , Oklahoma . The University of Tulsa has the smallest undergraduate enrollment of all schools that participate at the FBS level .