DE · pick 120 — first ever defensive end at #120 (1970)

DE·pick 120

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #120

Cecil Pryor

Drafted by GB · Michigan

1970

DEs drafted at #120 in NFL history

most recent: Dani Dennis-Sutton (GB, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a defensive end at #120 a 7.1% chance in 1970.

Defensive end at #120, 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: 12.7% · 2027 model: 7.8%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#115LBBill McKoyDEN
#116CKen MendenhallATL
#117OGBrumfield, ClaudeClaude BrumfieldNYG
#118DTDuley, EdEd DuleyTEN
#119RBFarrar, PettusPettus FarrarLAC
#121RBDanny PierceWAS
#122DEBilly NewsomeIND
#123OGParker, BobBob ParkerDET
#124TEGary ArthurNYJ
#125RBSteve EngelCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Dani Dennis-SuttonGB · Penn St.
2009Brandon WilliamsDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Texas Tech
2007Baraka AtkinsSEA — GM Tim Ruskell · Miami (FL)
2000Alvin McKinleyCAR — GM Dom Anile · Mississippi St.
1987Steve BryanCHI — GM Bill Tobin · Oklahoma
1983Byron DarbyPHI — GM Jim Murray · USC
1973Fred GrambauKC · Michigan

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