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1985 USFL Draft
By Patrick Mondout
The first two rounds of the 1985 United States Football League (USFL)
draft are below. Jerry Rice was the first overall selection.
There are two reasons for 17 selections in the first round:
1. Oklahoma and Arizona had not yet merged (15
teams)
2. Arizona and Los Angeles had received 1st
rounders from teams no longer in existence (Chicago and Michigan).
We also have the 1985 NFL Draft
and other USFL drafts.
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TEAM |
PLAYER |
POS |
SCHOOL |
NOTES |
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O
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Birmingham |
Jerry Rice |
WR |
Mississippi Valley
St. |
Orlando |
| 2 |
Arizona |
Tory Nixon |
DB |
San Diego St. |
Jacksonville |
| 3 |
San Antonio |
Isiac Holt |
DB |
Alcorn St. |
Memphis |
| 4 |
Denver |
John Nevens |
LB |
Fullerton St. |
Portland |
| 5 |
New Jersey |
Jesse Penn |
LB |
Virginia Tech |
Denver |
| 6 |
Houston |
Raphel Cherry |
QB |
Hawaii |
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| 7 |
Oakland |
Bob Stadifer |
DT |
Tenn-Chattanooga |
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| 8 |
Tampa Bay |
Don Anderson |
DB |
Purdue |
Los Angeles |
| 9 |
Houston |
Mark Traynowicz |
C |
Nebraska |
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| 10 |
Birmingham |
Kevin Allen |
T |
Indiana |
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| 11 |
New Jersey |
Lee Rousan |
RB |
Colorado |
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| 12 |
Tampa Bay |
Mike Gann |
DE |
Notre Dame |
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| 13 |
Arizona |
Ronnie Washington |
LB |
NE Louisiana |
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| 14 |
Baltimore |
Chris Burkett |
WR |
Jackson St. |
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| 15 |
Arizona |
Sean Thomas |
DB |
TCU |
Chicago |
| 16 |
Los Angeles |
Steve Sewell |
WR |
Oklahoma |
Michigan |
| 17 |
Oklahoma |
James Maness |
WR |
TCU |
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R
O
U
N
D
2 |
18 |
Orlando |
Lomas Brown |
T |
Florida |
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| 19 |
Jacksonville |
Mike Pendleton |
DB |
Indiana |
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| 20 |
New Jersey |
Peter Muldoon |
QB |
Holy Cross |
Memphis |
| 21 |
Baltimore |
Wayne Davis |
DB |
Indiana St. |
San Antonio |
| 22 |
Portland |
Daryl Smith |
DB |
North Alabama |
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| 23 |
Denver |
Brad Calip |
WR |
East Central
Oklahoma |
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| 24 |
San Antonio |
Greg Greely |
DB |
Nicholls St. |
Los Angeles
(through Houston) |
| 25 |
Oakland |
Tim Williams |
DB |
North Carolina
A&T |
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| 26 |
Houston |
Andre Harris |
DB |
Minnesota |
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| 27 |
Jacksonville |
Mike Hamby |
DE |
Utah St. |
New Jersey |
| 28 |
Tampa Bay |
Cam Jacobs |
LB |
Kentucky |
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| 29 |
Arizona |
Darrell Warde |
LB |
S.F. Austin |
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| 30 |
Baltimore |
Roger Caron |
T |
Harvard |
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| 31 |
New Jersey |
Gene Lake |
RB |
Delaware St. |
Pittsburgh |
| 32 |
Birmingham |
Tracy Mack |
LB |
Missouri |
Chicago |
USFL Bibliography
Books:
The
$1 League: The Rise and Fall of the USFL by Jim Byrne
The Sporting News Official USFL Guide and Register, 1984
The
Sporting News Official USFL Guide and Register, 1985
USFL Media Guides (each team published one each year)
Magazines:
Kickoff Magazine (published by league; 9 issues per year + playoffs; sold at
games)
The Sporting News (regular coverage + special "preview"
inserts)
These and many other USFL items can be found at
eBay - check our links on the far right of this page!
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We have a USFL Forum! Our sites have always been by you and about you. If
you check
our TV Forums or our Technology & Science forums, you'll find literally thousands of messages from fans
of 1970s TV shows, survivors of hurricanes or aircraft accidents, etc. from all over the world sharing their memories, asking
questions, making comments. Our baseball section is new, but don't let
that stop you from sharing
your memories of USFL games you saw,
now-forgotten stadiums, etc. Of course you can also ask questions, post
trivia, or just read what
others are saying.
--Patrick Mondout
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