DE · pick 121 — first ever defensive end at #121 (1982)

DE·pick 121

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #121

Malcolm Taylor

Drafted by TEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Tennessee St.

1982

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a defensive end at #121 a 7.8% chance in 1982.

Defensive end at #121, 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: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#116OGPerry HartnettCHI — GM Jim Finks
#117OTWally KerstenLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#118DEDoug BarnettLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#119CBVance BedfordARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#120DTBob NelsonMIA — GM Don Shula
#122CBVon MansfieldATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#123LBEd JacksonLV — GM Al Davis
#124OGKen DallafiorPIT — GM Dick Haley
#125RBEarl FerrellARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#126RBMike MeadeGB — GM Bart Starr

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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