1985 USFL Draft
The 1985 USFL Draft was the third Collegiate Draft of the United States Football League. It took place on January 3, 1985, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.
Player selections
Round | Pick # | USFL Team | Player | Position | College |
1 | 1 | Birmingham Stallions | Jerry Rice | Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
1 | 2 | Arizona Outlaws | Tory Nixon | Cornerback | San Diego State |
1 | 3 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Issiac Holt | Cornerback | Alcorn State |
1 | 4 | Denver Gold | John Nevens | Linebacker | Cal State Fullerton |
1 | 5 | New Jersey Generals | Jesse Penn | Linebacker | Virginia Tech |
1 | 6 | Houston Gamblers | Raphel Cherry | Safety | Hawaii |
1 | 7 | Oakland Invaders | Bob Standifer | Defensive end | Tennessee Chattanooga |
1 | 8 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Don Anderson | Cornerback | Purdue |
1 | 9 | Houston Gamblers | Mark Traynowicz | Offensive guard | Nebraska |
1 | 10 | Birmingham Stallions | Kevin Allen | Offensive tackle | Indiana |
1 | 11 | New Jersey Generals | Lee Rouson | Running back | Colorado |
1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Mike Gann | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
1 | 13 | Arizona Outlaws | Ronnie Washington | Linebacker | Louisiana at Monroe |
1 | 14 | Baltimore Stars | Chris Burkett | Wide receiver | Jackson State |
1 | 15 | Arizona Outlaws | Sean Thomas | Safety | TCU |
1 | 16 | Los Angeles Express | Steve Sewell | Running back | Oklahoma |
1 | 17 | Los Angeles Express | James Maness | Wide Receiver | TCU |
2 | 18 | Orlando Renegades | Lomas Brown | Offensive tackle | UCLA |
2 | 19 | Jacksonville Bulls | Mike Pendleton | Cornerback | Indiana |
2 | 20 | New Jersey Generals | Peter Muldoon | Quarterback | Holy Cross |
2 | 21 | Baltimore Stars | Wayne Davis | Cornerback | Indiana State |
2 | 22 | Portland Breakers | Daryl Smith | Cornerback | North Alabama |
2 | 23 | Denver Gold | Brad Calip | Wide receiver | East Central |
2 | 24 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Greg Greely | Cornerback | Nicholls State |
2 | 25 | Oakland Invaders | Timothy Williams | Cornerback | North Carolina A&T State |
2 | 26 | Houston Gamblers | Andre Harris | Cornerback | Minnesota |
2 | 27 | Jacksonville Bulls | Mike Hamby | Defensive end | Utah State |
2 | 28 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Cam Jacobs | Linebacker | Kentucky |
2 | 29 | Arizona Outlaws | Darrell Warden | Linebacker | Stephen F. Austin State |
2 | 30 | Baltimore Stars | Roger Caron | Offensive tackle | Harvard |
2 | 31 | New Jersey Generals | Gene Lake | Running back | Delaware State |
2 | 32 | Birmingham Stallions | Tracey Mack | Linebacker | Missouri |
3 | 33 | Orlando Renegades | George Adams | RB | Kentucky |
3 | 34 | Portland Breakers | Stacy Robinson | WR | North Dakota State |
3 | 35 | New Jersey Generals | George Shorthose | WR | Missouri |
3 | 36 | Memphis Showboats | Henry Williams | WR | East Carolina |
3 | 37 | Portland Breakers | Robert Brannon | DE | Arkansas |
3 | 38 | Los Angeles Express | Kevin Williams | DB | Iowa State |
3 | 39 | Orlando Renegades | Andre Reed | WR | Kutztown |
3 | 40 | Houston Gamblers | Ladell Wills | LB | Jackson State |
3 | 41 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Carlton Walker | G | Utah |
3 | 42 | New Jersey Generals | Robert Anae | G | Brigham Young |
3 | 43 | Baltimore Stars | Mike Heaven | DB | Illinois |
3 | 44 | Baltimore Stars | Hal Garner | LB | Utah State |
3 | 45 | Los Angeles Express | Jay Lawson | DB | UC Davis |
4 | 46 | Orlando Renegades | Kerry Glenn | DB | Minnesota |
4 | 47 | Jacksonville Bulls | Mike Kelley | C | Notre Dame |
4 | 48 | Birmingham Stallions | Thad McFadden | WR | Wisconsin |
4 | 49 | Arizona Outlaws | Mike Smith | DB | Texas-El Paso |
4 | 50 | Portland Breakers | James Johnson | LB | San Diego State |
4 | 51 | Denver Gold | Calvin Loveall | DB | Idaho |
4 | 52 | Oakland Invaders | Reggie Langhorne | WR | Elizabeth City State |
4 | 53 | Houston Gamblers | Dan Remsberg | T | Abilene Christian |
4 | 54 | Memphis Showboats | Walter Stanley | WR | Colorado Mesa |
4 | 55 | Arizona Outlaws | Steve Morgan | RB | Toledo |
4 | 56 | Tampa Bay Bandits | James Harbour | WR | Mississippi |
4 | 57 | Arizona Outlaws | Rich Moran | T | San Diego State |
4 | 58 | Baltimore Stars | Stefon Adams | WR | East Carolina |
4 | 59 | Birmingham Stallions | Kevin Murphy | LB | Holy Cross |
4 | 60 | Memphis Showboats | Mike Prior | DB | Illinois State |
4 | 61 | Houston Gamblers | Dave Heffernan | T | Miami |
5 | 62 | Arizona Outlaws | Dan Coleman | DT | Murray State |
5 | 63 | Birmingham Stallions | Steve Buxton | T | Indiana State |
5 | 64 | Los Angeles Express | Anthony Tuggle | DB | Nicholls State |
5 | 65 | Portland Breakers | Charles Bennett | DT | Louisiana-Lafayette |
5 | 66 | Orlando Renegades | Mark Weiler | LB | Indiana |
5 | 67 | Oakland Invaders | Darnell Wall | DE | Virginia Union |
5 | 68 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Ron Sally | QB | Duke |
5 | 69 | Houston Gamblers | Jay Novacek | TE | Wyoming |
5 | 70 | New Jersey Generals | Ashley Lee | DB | Virginia Tech |
5 | 71 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Albert Myres | DB | Tulsa |
5 | 72 | Birmingham Stallions | Paul Calhoun | DB | Kentucky |
5 | 73 | Baltimore Stars | Tony Davis | TE | Missouri |
5 | 74 | Baltimore Stars | James Cofer | LB | Knoxville |
5 | 75 | Baltimore Stars | Jim Evans | WR | East Central |
6 | 76 | Orlando Renegades | Louis Cooper | LB | Western Carolina |
6 | 77 | Oakland Invaders | Mike Kenealy | DB | Central Michigan |
6 | 78 | Baltimore Stars | Bruce Collie | OT | Texas-Arlington |
6 | 79 | Portland Breakers | Derek Bunch | LB | Michigan State |
6 | 80 | Los Angeles Express | Judious Lewis | WR | Arkansas State |
6 | 81 | Oakland Invaders | Don Kindt | TE | Wisconsin-LaCrosse |
6 | 82 | Houston Gamblers | Curtis DeBardlabon | WR | Mississippi Valley State |
6 | 83 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Jeff Smith | DE | Kentucky |
6 | 84 | Baltimore Stars | Mark Kelso | DB | William & Mary |
6 | 85 | New Jersey Generals | Chas Fox | WR | Furman |
6 | 86 | Arizona Outlaws | Kevin Kott | QB | Eastern New Mexico |
6 | 87 | Baltimore Stars | Jess Atkinson | K | Maryland |
6 | 88 | Arizona Outlaws | Juan Johnson | WR | Langston |
6 | 89 | Orlando Renegades | Pete Roth | RB | Northern Illinois |
7 | 90 | Orlando Renegades | Glen Jones | DB | Norfolk State |
7 | 91 | Jacksonville Bulls | Rod Lyles | LB | Michigan |
7 | 92 | Birmingham Stallions | Jim Covington | T | Carson-Newman |
7 | 93 | Portland Breakers | Ricky Nichols | WR | East Carolina |
7 | 94 | Denver Gold | Doug Mikolas | DT | Portland State |
7 | 95 | Oakland Invaders | Tom Toth | T | Western Michigan |
7 | 96 | Los Angeles Express | John Warren | DB | Virginia Union |
7 | 97 | Los Angeles Express | Lenson Staples | LB | Missouri |
7 | 98 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Robert Lewis | RB | Texas Tech |
7 | 99 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Kirk Perry | DB | Louisville |
7 | 100 | Birmingham Stallions | Alex Moyer | LB | Northwestern |
7 | 101 | Baltimore Stars | Jeff Smith | RB | Nebraska |
7 | 102 | Denver Gold | Mark Pembrook | DB | Fullerton State |
8 | 103 | Orlando Renegades | Mark Dowdell | TE | Bowling Green State |
8 | 104 | Birmingham Stallions | Vince Thompson | DT | Missouri Western State |
8 | 105 | Oakland Invaders | Bruce King | RB | Purdue |
8 | 106 | Baltimore Stars | Jim Morrissey | LB | Michigan State |
8 | 107 | Denver Gold | Fred Banks | WR | Liberty |
8 | 108 | Oakland Invaders | Arnold Brown | DB | North Carolina Central |
8 | 109 | Arizona Outlaws | Mark Napolitan | C | Michigan State |
8 | 110 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Joe Jones | TE | Virginia Tech |
8 | 111 | Birmingham Stallions | Oliver White | TE | Kentucky |
8 | 112 | New Jersey Generals | Lonnie Young | DB | Michigan State |
8 | 113 | Arizona Outlaws | Jacque Robinson | RB | Washington |
8 | 114 | Orlando Renegades | Dale Hatcher | P | Clemson |
8 | 115 | Arizona Outlaws | Dennis Maher | T | Washington |
8 | 116 | Denver Gold | Robert Curry | T | Missouri |
9 | 117 | Orlando Renegades | Curtis Adams | RB | Central Michigan |
9 | 118 | Jacksonville Bulls | Ralf Mojsiejenko | K | Michigan State |
9 | 119 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Jay Wilson | C | Appalachian State |
9 | 120 | Memphis Showboats | Ron Davenport | FB | Louisville |
9 | 121 | Portland Breakers | Eric Bailey | TE | Kansas State |
9 | 122 | Memphis Showboats | Cleon Brown | DT | Central Arkansas |
9 | 123 | Oakland Invaders | David Pack | WR | Sewanee |
9 | 124 | Orlando Renegades | Chris Babyar | G | Illinois |
9 | 125 | Houston Gamblers | Lee Johnson | K | Brigham Young |
9 | 126 | Birmingham Stallions | Royce Fentress | LB | Elon |
9 | 127 | New Jersey Generals | Herman Fontenot | WR | Louisiana State |
9 | 128 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Allen Campbell | LB | Salem |
9 | 129 | Arizona Outlaws | Bob Otto | DE | Idaho State |
9 | 130 | Baltimore Stars | Terry Lewis | DB | Michigan State |
9 | 131 | New Jersey Generals | Tony Edwards | LB | Texas |
9 | 132 | Denver Gold | Rich Miano | DB | Hawaii |
10 | 133 | Orlando Renegades | Clarence Kelly | DB | Akron |
10 | 134 | Memphis Showboats | Dennis Williams | FB | Furman |
10 | 135 | Portland Breakers | Herb Welch | DB | UCLA |
10 | 136 | Portland Breakers | Larry Williams | T | Notre Dame |
10 | 137 | Orlando Renegades | Joe Kelly | WR | Vanderbilt |
10 | 138 | Portland Breakers | Floyd Layher | T | Pacific |
10 | 139 | Houston Gamblers | Trevor Matich | C | Brigham Young |
10 | 140 | New Jersey Generals | Kyle Clawson | DE | Kansas State |
10 | 141 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Kevin Brooks | DE | Michigan |
10 | 142 | Birmingham Stallions | Theoriea Ward | DT | Georgia Southern |
10 | 143 | Arizona Outlaws | Barry Wood | T | Connecticut |
10 | 144 | Baltimore Stars | Dave Burnette | DE | Central Arkansas |
10 | 145 | Oakland Invaders | Dale Dorning | DE | Oregon |
10 | 146 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Byron Jones | DT | Tulsa |
11 | 147 | Orlando Renegades | Leon Gonzalez | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
11 | 148 | Jacksonville Bulls | Phil Forney | LB | East Tennessee State |
11 | 149 | Baltimore Stars | Troy Bodine | QB | Cincinnati |
11 | 150 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Scott Barrows | G | West Virginia |
11 | 151 | Portland Breakers | Daryl Hill | DB | UC Davis |
11 | 152 | Denver Gold | Gill Stegall | WR | Harding |
11 | 153 | Oakland Invaders | Jim Bowman | DB | Central Michigan |
11 | 154 | Los Angeles Express | Kevin Murphy | LB | Oklahoma |
11 | 155 | Houston Gamblers | Mark Lee | LB | Arkansas |
11 | 156 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Doug Pritchett | DB | Louisville |
15 | 157 | Birmingham Stallions | Andy Baranek | QB | East Stroudsburg |
11 | 158 | Arizona Outlaws | Larry Addison | WR | Alabama A&M |
11 | 159 | Baltimore Stars | Ricky Dirks | RB | Texas A&M-Commerce |
11 | 160 | Oakland Invaders | Darren Wilson | RB | Hampton |
11 | 161 | Baltimore Stars | Dwayne McMullen | WR | Minnesota |
11 | 162 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Jim Browne | RB | Boston College |
11 | 163 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Alan Veingrad | T | Texas A&M-Commerce |
12 | 164 | Birmingham Stallions | Tommy Perkins | DT | Tennessee State |
12 | 165 | Houston Gamblers | Keith Edwards | RB | Vanderbilt |
12 | 166 | Memphis Showboats | Keith Lester | TE | Murray State |
12 | 167 | Houston Gamblers | Garry Kimble | DB | Sam Houston State |
12 | 168 | Portland Breakers | Paul Lavine | LB | Utah State |
12 | 169 | Los Angeles Express | Jon Cade | DE | Louisville |
12 | 170 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Kevin Langford | G | Louisiana State |
12 | 171 | Houston Gamblers | Mike Thompson | LB | North Texas |
12 | 172 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Greg Harraka | G | Maryland |
2 | 173 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Bob Molle | DT | Simon Fraser |
12 | 174 | Baltimore Stars | Carl Keever | LB | Boise State |
12 | 175 | Birmingham Stallions | Andy Cheatham | G | Clemson |
13 | 176 | Orlando Renegades | Mark Vonder Haar | T | Minnesota |
13 | 177 | Jacksonville Bulls | Chris Smith | RB | Notre Dame |
13 | 178 | Memphis Showboats | Larry Stephenson | QB | West Alabama |
13 | 179 | Portland Breakers | Neil Harris | DB | Nebraska |
13 | 180 | Denver Gold | Dave Toub | C | Texas-El Paso |
13 | 181 | Oakland Invaders | Kevin Belcher | OT | Wisconsin |
13 | 182 | Los Angeles Express | Keli McGregor | TE | Colorado State |
13 | 183 | Houston Gamblers | Dan Sharp | TE | Texas Christian |
13 | 184 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Clyde Johnson | DB | Kansas |
13 | 185 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Bob Mocarski | T | Boston University |
13 | 186 | Birmingham Stallions | Jim Boyle | DB | Holy Cross |
13 | 187 | Arizona Outlaws | Lionel Vital | RB | Nicholls State |
13 | 188 | Baltimore Stars | Dave Edwards | DB | Illinois |
14 | 189 | Orlando Renegades | Keith Cruise | T | Northwestern |
14 | 190 | Jacksonville Bulls | Mike Jones | RB | Tulane |
14 | 191 | Memphis Showboats | Tiger Greene | DB | Western Carolina |
14 | 192 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Rick Donnelly | P | Wyoming |
14 | 193 | Portland Breakers | Andre Pinesett | LB | Fullerton State |
14 | 194 | Denver Gold | Nate Harris | WR | Tulsa |
14 | 195 | Los Angeles Express | Scott Napier | RB | Redlands |
14 | 196 | Oakland Invaders | Angelo Snipes | DB | West Georgia |
14 | 197 | Houston Gamblers | Mike McCashland | DB | Nebraska |
14 | 198 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Vince Bean | WR | Michigan |
14 | 199 | Birmingham Stallions | Alvin Wright | DT | Jacksonville State |
14 | 200 | New Jersey Generals | Joe Shield | QB | Trinity |
14 | 201 | Arizona Outlaws | Kevin McCall | RB | Oregon |
14 | 202 | Baltimore Stars | Dave Baran | C | UCLA |
14 | 203 | Memphis Showboats | Billy Leeson | T | Virginia Tech |
15 | 204 | Orlando Renegades | Mike Golic | DT | Notre Dame |
15 | 205 | Jacksonville Bulls | Damian Johnson | T | Kansas State |
15 | 206 | San Antonio Gunslingers | Scott Forester | C | Texas State |
15 | 207 | San Antonio Gunslingers | David Wood | WR | West Texas A&M |
15 | 208 | Portland Breakers | Brian Campbell | LB | Nevada-Las Vegas |
15 | 209 | Denver Gold | Todd Gerhart | RB | Fullerton State |
15 | 210 | Oakland Invaders | William Burse | DE | Kentucky State |
15 | 211 | Houston Gamblers | Karl Jordan | DE | Vanderbilt |
15 | 212 | Orlando Renegades | Mark Bavaro | TE | Notre Dame |
15 | 213 | New Jersey Generals | Harry Newsome | P | Wake Forest |
15 | 214 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Paul Lewis | RB | Boston University |
15 | 215 | Arizona Outlaws | Dan Fiala | LB | Colorado State |
15 | 216 | Baltimore Stars | Bryan Wagner | P | Northridge State |
15 | 217 | Birmingham Stallions | Phillip Mack | DT | Lamar |
15 | 218 | Portland Breakers | Buddy Funck | QB | New Mexico |
15 | 219 | Denver Gold | Fred Hemphill | DB | Hawaii |
15 | 220 | Houston Gamblers | Arthur Berry | T | Northwestern State |
15 | 221 | Orlando Renegades | Willard Goff | DT | West Texas A&M |