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1985 CFL draft
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. 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.
1st round
Pick # CFL Team Player Position School 1 Ottawa Rough Riders Nicholas Benjamin OL Concordia 2 Calgary Stampeders Randy Ambrosie OL Manitoba 3 BC Lions John Ulmer DE North Dakota 4 Montreal Concordes Tony Johnson TB Henderson State 5 Edmonton Eskimos Peter Emsky OL Washington State 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Pat Langdon TE Tennessee 7 BC Lions Rick Ryan DB Weber State 8 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jed Tommy TB Guelph 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Robert Molle DE Simon Fraser
2nd round
Pick # CFL Team Player Position School 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 School 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 School 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 School 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 School 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 School 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 School 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 School 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
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