In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1985 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
↑No. 2: Houston → Minnesota → Atlanta. Multiple trades: Houston → Minnesota (PD). Houston traded a first-round selection (2nd overall) to Minnesota in exchange for first- and second-round selections (3rd and 30th). The second-round selection was returned to Minnesota after the Vikings neither used the first-round selection to draft DE Ray Childress nor traded it to another team who then used the pick to draft Childress. Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded a first-round selection (2nd overall) to Atlanta in exchange for first- and third-round selections (3rd and 60th overall).
↑No. 7: Cleveland → Buffalo → Green Bay. Multiple trades: Cleveland → Buffalo (PD). Cleveland traded first- and third-round selections (7th and 63rd overall), and 1986 first- and sixth-round selections to Buffalo in exchange for QB Bernie Kosar. Buffalo → Green Bay (D). Buffalo traded a first-round selection (7th overall) and a 1986 fourth-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for first- and second round selections (14th and 42nd overall).
↑No. 11: New Orleans → Houston (PD). New Orleans traded a first-round selection (11th overall) to Houston in exchange for RB Earl Campbell.
↑No. 16: New England → San Francisco (D). New England traded first- and third-round selections (16th and 75th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for first-, second- and third-round selections (28th, 56th and 84th overall).
↑No. 24: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded a first-round selection (24th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for fifth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections (122nd, 263rd and 290th), and RB George Rogers.
↑No. 25: Seattle → Cincinnati (PD). Seattle traded a first-round selection (25th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for C Blair Bush.
↑No. 31: Houston → Denver (D). Houston traded a second-round selection (31st overall) to Denver in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (36th and 138th overall).
↑No. 33: Atlanta → Washington (PD). Atlanta traded a second-round selection (33rd overall), and 1986 second- and sixth-round selections to Washington in exchange for a second-round selection (51st overall), a 1986 first-round selection and RB Joe Washington.
↑No. 36: Tampa Bay → Denver → Houston. Multiple trades: Tampa Bay → Denver (PD). Tampa Bay traded a second-round selection (36th overall) and a 1984 fourth-round selection to Denver in exchange for QB Steve DeBerg. Denver → Houston (D). See Round 2: Houston → Denver.
↑No. 45: St. Louis → Atlanta (D). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (45th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (51st and 116th overall).
↑No. 51: Washington → Atlanta → St. Louis. Multiple trades: Washington → Atlanta (PD). See Round 2: Atlanta → Washington. Atlanta → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: St. Louis → Atlanta.
↑No. 52: LA Raiders → New England (PD). The LA Raiders traded a second-round selection (52nd overall) and a 1984 first-round selection to New England in exchange for a seventh-round selection (192nd overall) and CB Mike Haynes.
↑No. 55: Miami → San Diego (PD). Miami traded a second-round selection (55th overall) and the rights to DE Dewey Forte to San Diego in exchange for FB Pete Johnson.
↑No. 65: Philadelphia → Miami (PD). Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (65th overall) to Miami in exchange for C Mark Dennard.
↑No. 66: San Diego → Minnesota (PD). San Diego traded a third-round selection (66th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for CB John Turner.
↑No. 69: Kansas City → San Diego (PD). Kansas City traded a third-round selection (69th overall) and a 1986 fifth-round selection to San Diego in exchange for C Bob Rush.
↑No. 80: Washington → Houston → LA Raiders. Multiple trades: Washington → Houston (??). Washington traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to Houston in exchange for a 1984 fourth-round selection. Houston → LA Raiders (PD). Houston traded third- and sixth-round selections (80th and 143rd overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for C Jim Romano.
↑No. 81: Seattle → New England → Seattle. Multiple trades: Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded a third-round selection (81st overall) to New England in exchange for OT Bob Cryder. New England → Seattle (D). New England traded a third-round selection (81st overall) to Seattle in exchange for a 1986 second-round selection.
↑No. 82: Denver → Houston (PD). Denver traded a third-round selection (82nd overall) to Houston in exchange for WR Butch Johnson.
↑No. 91: Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (91st overall) to Miami in exchange for WR Duriel Harris.
↑No. 106: LA Rams → Minnesota (PD). The LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection (106th) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Steve Dils.
↑No. 107: Washington → LA Raiders (PD). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (107th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for WR Calvin Muhammad.
↑No. 108: LA Raiders → New England (PD). The LA Raiders traded a fourth-round selection (108th overall) to New England in exchange for OT Shelby Jordan.
↑No. 112: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (108th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for CB Mario Clark.
Round 5
↑No. 113: Buffalo → LA Rams (PD). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (113th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for WR Preston Dennard.
↑No. 114: Houston → Dallas (PD). Houston traded a fifth-round selection (114th overall), a 1984 second-round selection and WR Mike Renfro to Dallas in exchange for a 1984 second-round selection and WR Butch Johnson.
↑No. 119: Cleveland → Buffalo → Dallas. Multiple trades: Cleveland → Buffalo (PD). Cleveland traded a fifth-round selection (119th overall), a 1983 first-round selection and a 1984 third-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for the rights to LB Tom Cousineau. Buffalo → Dallas (D). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (119th overall) and a 1986 sixth-round selection to Dallas in exchange for a fifth-round selection (130th overall) and CB Rod Hill.
↑No. 120: Tampa Bay → NY Jets (PD). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (120th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for RB Scott Dierking.
↑No. 123: San Diego → Seattle (PD). San Diego traded a fifth-round selection (122nd overall) and a 1984 fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for WR Roger Carr and RB Sherman Smith.
↑No. 128: Pittsburgh → Seattle (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection (128th overall) to Seattle in exchange for OT Steve August.
↑No. 129: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (129th), two 1984 first-round selections and a 1984 tenth-round selection to Cincinnati in exchange for a 1984 first-round selection.
↑No. 133: LA Rams → Kansas City → Houston. Multiple trades: LA Rams → Kansas City (PD). The LA Rams traded a fifth-round selection (133rd overall) and CB Lucious Smith to Kansas City in exchange for QB Steve Fuller. Kansas City → Houston (PD). Kansas City traded fifth- and sixth-round selections (133rd and 153rd overall) to Houston in exchange for a 1986 fourth-round selection and DE Bob Hamm.
↑No. 134: Chicago → NY Jets (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (133rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for DE Tyrone Keys.
↑No. 136: Washington → Pittsburgh (PD). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (136th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for G Rick Donnalley.
↑No. 156: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded a sixth-round selection (156th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for K Tony Franklin.
↑No. 161: Chicago → LA Rams (PD). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection (161st overall) and a 1984 eleventh-round selection to the LA Rams in exchange for QB Steve Fuller.
↑No. 164: LA Raiders → Minnesota (PD). The LA Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (164th overall) and a 1986 second-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for LB Brad Van Pelt.
↑No. 165: Seattle → NY Giants (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (165th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for CB Terry Jackson.
↑No. 166: Denver → NY Jets (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection (166th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for LB Stan Blinka.
Round 7
↑No. 171: Minnesota → Green Bay (PD). Minnesota traded a seventh-round selection (171st overall) to Green Bay in exchange for K Jan Stenerud.
↑No. 172: Atlanta → Cincinnati (PD). Atlanta traded a seventh-round selection (172nd overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for DE Gary Burley.
↑No. 177: Philadelphia → Washington (PD). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection (177th overall) to Washington in exchange for QB Bob Holly.
↑No. 178: NY Jets → Kansas City → Dallas. Multiple trades: NY Jets → Kansas City (PD). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (178th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for LB Charles Jackson. Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded a seventh-round selection (178th overall) to Dallas in exchange for RB Lawrence Ricks.
↑No. 180: San Diego → Kansas City (PD). San Diego traded a seventh-round selection (180th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for RB Jewerl Thomas.
↑No. 185: St. Louis → Kansas City → Washington. Multiple trades: St. Louis → Kansas City (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (185th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for LB Thomas Howard. Kansas City → Washington (D). Kansas City traded a seventh-round selection (185th overall) to Washington in exchange for a 1986 sixth-round selection.
↑No. 186: NY Giants → LA Raiders (PD). The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (186th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for S Kenny Hill.
↑No. 188: New England → LA Raiders (PD). New England sent a seventh-round selection (188th overall) to the LA Raiders as compensation for hiring John Polonchek as special assistant to the head coach.
↑No. 192: Washington → New England → LA Raiders. Multiple trades: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded a seventh-round selection (192nd overall) to New England in exchange for CB Ricky Smith. New England → LA Raiders (PD). See Round 2: LA Raiders → New England.
↑No. 196: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (196th overall) and a 1983 eighth-round selection to San Diego in exchange for LB Bob Horn.
Round 8
↑No. 215: New England → Atlanta (PD). New England traded an eighth-round selection (215th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for CB Rod McSwain.
↑No. 224: San Francisco → New England (PD). San Francisco traded an eighth-round selection (224th overall) and a conditional 1986 selection to New England in exchange for QB Matt Cavanaugh.
Round 9
↑No. 231: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded a ninth-round selection (231st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for DL Carl Hairston.
↑No. 242: New England → Pittsburgh (PD). New England traded a ninth-round selection (242nd overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Greg Hawthorne.
↑No. 252: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded a conditional ninth-round selection (252nd overall), and 1984 eighth- and twelfth-round selections to San Diego in exchange for DT Louie Kelcher.
↑No. 269: New England → Denver (PD). New England traded a tenth-round selection (269th overall) to Denver in exchange for P Luke Prestridge.
↑No. 275: Washington → LA Raiders (PD). Washington traded a tenth-round selection (275th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for OT Morris Towns.
↑No. 280: San Francisco → Seattle (PD). San Francisco traded a tenth-round selection (280th overall) and a 1984 fourth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for DT Manu Tuiasosopo.
Round 11
↑No. 285: Indianapolis → LA Rams (PD). Indianapolis traded an eleventh-round selection (285th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for DB George Radachowsky.