The 1985 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 81 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA .[1] The 1985 draft was the first draft in Canadian Football League history wherein there were no territorial exemptions provided for teams to only draft players from the region in Canada where they were located.[2]
1st round
2nd round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
10
Ottawa Rough Riders
Tom Munroe
WR
British Columbia
11
Calgary Stampeders
Garrett Doll
LB
Alberta
12
Saskatchewan Roughriders
David Conrad
TE
Acadia
13
Montreal Concordes
Scott Robson
C
North Dakota
14
BC Lions
Bruce Barnett
DB
British Columbia
15
Calgary Stampeders
Tom Spoltenini
T
Calgary
16
BC Lions
Joe Pariselli
TB
York
17
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Lance Thompson
LB
Carleton
18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Derron Vernon
TB
Eastern Michigan
3rd round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
19
Ottawa Rough Riders
Neri Fratin
TB
Ottawa
20
Calgary Stampeders
Wes Cooper
TB
Weber State
21
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Gerald Lashyn
LB
Saskatchewan
22
BC Lions
Bob Jedicke
DL
Western Ontario
23
Edmonton Eskimos
Mark Horvath
DB
McMaster
24
Toronto Argonauts
Don Adamic
OL
British Columbia
25
Edmonton Eskimos
Renzo Passaretti
LB
Saint Mary's
26
BC Lions
Chris Spence
TB
Simon Fraser
27
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Rob Prodanovic
DL
Calgary
4th round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
28
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Tony Dennis
WR
Simon Fraser
29
Calgary Stampeders
Scott Bissessar
WR
Queen's
30
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Lloyd Clefstad
DT
Simon Fraser
31
Montreal Concordes
Mike O'Donnell
QB
Manitoba
32
Edmonton Eskimos
Clorindo Grilli
TB
McMaster
33
Toronto Argonauts
Kristen Keillor
T
Wilfrid Laurier
34
BC Lions
Kurt Wilchuck
LB
Oregon
35
Ottawa Rough Riders
Marty Palazeti
DE
Marshall
36
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Dale Sanderson
C
Tennessee
5th round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
37
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Steve Crane
DB
Acadia
38
Calgary Stampeders
Terry Cochrane
TB
British Columbia
39
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Rob Bresciani
WR
Saskatchewan
40
Montreal Concordes
Bloyce Bulman
DE
Mount Allison
41
Edmonton Eskimos
Tom Richards
TB
Alberta
42
Toronto Argonauts
Dan Petschenig
OL
Carleton
43
BC Lions
John Moffatt
WR
Western Ontario
44
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Glen Miller
SB
McGill
45
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Glenn Steele
TB
British Columbia
6th round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
46
Ottawa Rough Riders
Lance Chomyc
K/P
Toronto
47
Calgary Stampeders
Joe Mahnic
TB
Saskatchewan
48
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Jerry Nash
DB
Alberta
49
Montreal Concordes
Mark Clatney
DT
Moorhead State
50
Edmonton Eskimos
Harold Riemer
OL
Alberta
51
Toronto Argonauts
Alex Troop
LB
Wilfrid Laurier
53
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Lance Harry
G
Concordia
54
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Greg Miller
LB
Concordia
7th round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
55
Ottawa Rough Riders
George Ganas
TB
York
56
Calgary Stampeders
Roger DesLauriers
DB
British Columbia
57
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Mark Urness
G
Boise State
58
Montreal Concordes
Donovan Brown
DB
York
59
Edmonton Eskimos
Bill Starke
WR
Western Ontario
60
Toronto Argonauts
Andy Filipuik
WR
Toronto
61
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Doug Campbell
LB
Alberta
62
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
John Lepore
TB
Guelph
63
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Randy Saunders
TE
Simon Fraser
8th round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
64
Ottawa Rough Riders
Morris Elfenbaum
OL
Minot State
65
Calgary Stampeders
James Whute
WR
Simon Fraser
66
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Roger Mayer
DL
Concordia
67
Montreal Concordes
David Binkle
LB
Panhandle State
68
Edmonton Eskimos
Dana Donald
DB
Alberta
69
Toronto Argonauts
Nolan Duke
C
Wilfrid Laurier
70
BC Lions
John Melvin
DL
British Columbia
71
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Brian Bone
WR
Western Ontario
72
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Randy Fabi
WR
Western Ontario
9th round
Pick #
CFL Team
Player
Position
College
73
Ottawa Rough Riders
Craig Keenan
QB
Colorado
74
Calgary Stampeders
Robin Simpson
OL
Calgary
75
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Colum Armstrong
K
Acadia
76
Montreal Concordes
Denis Boisclair
K/P
Illinois
77
Edmonton Eskimos
Mike McLean
LB
Alberta
78
Toronto Argonauts
Kevin Reaume
TE
St. Francis Xavier
79
British Columbia Lions
Bob Ros
TE
British Columbia
80
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Sean McKenna
LB
McMaster
81
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Ron St. Mars
LB
Manitoba
References
^ "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23 .
^ "BC Lions Draft History | B.C. Lions". Archived from the original on 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-04-22 .
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