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NFL DRAFTIGAMI

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DE·pick 122

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #122

Billy Newsome

Drafted by IND · Grambling

1970

3
DEs drafted at #122 in NFL history
most recent: Za'Darius Smith (BAL, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a defensive end at #122 a 7.1% chance in 1970.

Defensive end at #122, 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.

19801990200020102020 0%12.7% 1970: 7.1%

Peak: 12.7% · 2027 model: 7.7%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

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