The 1985

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composed of nine rounds where 81

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players were chosen from eligible

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and Canadian players playing in the

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. The 1985 draft was the first draft in

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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

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Nicholas Benjamin OL Concordia 2.

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...

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John Ulmer DE

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Montreal Concordes The Montreal Alouettes ( French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Cana ...

Tony Johnson TB Henderson State 5.

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

Peter Emsky OL

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...

Pat Langdon TE

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7. British Columbia Lions Rick Ryan DB

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

Jed Tommy TB

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9. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Robert Molle DE Simon Fraser

2nd Round

10. Ottawa Rough Riders Tom Munroe WR

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11. Calgary Stampeders Garrett Doll LB

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12.

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...

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13. Montreal Concordes

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C North Dakota 14. British Columbia Lions Bruce Barnett DB British Columbia 15. Calgary Stampeders Tom Spoltenini T

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16. British Columbia Lions Joe Pariselli TB

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17. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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LB Carleton 18. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Derron Vernon TB

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3rd Round

19. Ottawa Rough Riders Neri Fratin TB

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20. Calgary Stampeders Wes Cooper TB Weber State 21. Saskatchewan Roughriders Gerald Lashyn LB

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22. British Columbia Lions Bob Jedicke DL

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23. Edmonton Eskimos Mark Horvath DB McMaster 24.

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Don Adamic OL British Columbia 25. Edmonton Eskimos Renzo Passaretti LB Saint Mary's 26. British Columbia Lions Chris Spence TB Simon Fraser 27. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob Prodanovic DL Calgary

4th Round

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

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34. British Columbia Lions

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35. Ottawa Rough Riders Marty Palazeti DE

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36. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dale Sanderson C Tennessee

5th Round

37. Saskatchewan Roughriders Steve Crane DB Acadia 38. Calgary Stampeders

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TB British Columbia 39. Saskatchewan Roughriders Rob Bresciani WR Saskatchewan 40. Montreal Concordes Bloyce Bulman DE

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41. Edmonton Eskimos Tom Richards TB Alberta 42. Toronto Argonauts Dan Petschenig OL Carleton 43. British Columbia Lions John Moffatt WR Western Ontario 44. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Glen Miller SB

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45. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Glenn Steele TB British Columbia

6th Round

46. Ottawa Rough Riders

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K/P

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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 52. British Columbia Lions

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LB Calgary 53. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Lance Harry G Concordia 54. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Greg Miller LB Concordia

7th Round

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

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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

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. British Columbia Lions John Melvin DL British Columbia 71. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Brian Bone WR Western Ontario 72. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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WR Western Ontario

9th Round

73. Ottawa Rough Riders Craig Keenan QB

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74. Calgary Stampeders Robin Simpson OL Calgary 75. Saskatchewan Roughriders Colum Armstrong K Acadia 76. Montreal Concordes Denis Boisclair K/P

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77. Edmonton Eskimos Mike McLean LB Alberta 78. Toronto Argonauts Kevin Reaume TE St. Francis Xavier 79. British Columbia Lions

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TE British Columbia 80. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Sean McKenna LB McMaster 81. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ron St. Mars LB Manitoba

References

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