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.
1. Ottawa Rough Riders Nicholas Benjamin OL Concordia
2. Calgary Stampeders Randy Ambroise OL Manitoba
3. British Columbia 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. British Columbia Lions Rick Ryan DB Weber State
8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jed Tommy TB Guelph