DE · pick 113 — first ever defensive end at #113 (1972)

DE·pick 113

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #113

Steve Furness

Drafted by PIT · Rhode Island

1972

DEs drafted at #113 in NFL history

most recent: Derrick Barnes (DET, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive end at #113 a 7.2% chance in 1972.

Defensive end at #113, 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: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#108OGBob PenchionBUF
#109RBWilliam TaylorATL
#110OGConrad DoblerARI
#111RBBill ButlerNO
#112OTCarl JohnsonNO
#114CBDickie HarrisNYJ
#115DTDon CroftIND
#116TEBishop, JimJim BishopLAC
#117TEBob ParsonsCHI
#118WRJim KriegDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2021Derrick BarnesDET — GM Brad Holmes · Purdue
2007Brian SmithJAX — GM James Harris · Missouri
2006Victor AdeyanjuLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Indiana
1981Tyrone KeysNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · Mississippi St.
1979Casey MerrillCIN · UC Davis

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