DE · pick 109 — first ever defensive end at #109 (1975)

DE·pick 109

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #109

Zimba, JohnJohn Zimba

Drafted by CLE · Villanova

1975

DEs drafted at #109 in NFL history

most recent: Brandon Dorlus (ATL, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a defensive end at #109 a 8.3% chance in 1975.

Defensive end at #109, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it — no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 12.6% · 2027 model: 8.2%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#104LBEvans, HaroldHarold EvansPIT
#105RBRoosevelt LeaksIND
#106WRMorris OwensMIA
#107OTStan RogersDEN
#108RBMike ThomasWAS
#110OGRevie SoreyCHI
#111DTNosbusch, KevinKevin NosbuschLAC
#112DTWayne HammondLAR
#113CKyle DavisDAL
#114RBBullock, WayneWayne BullockSF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2024Brandon DorlusATL — GM Terry Fontenot · Oregon
2010Corey WoottonCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Northwestern
2003Jarret JohnsonBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Alabama
1999Aaron SmithPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Northern Colorado
1987Leon SealsBUF — GM Bill Polian · Jackson St.
1979Ralph DeLoachDAL · California

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