DE · pick 126 — first ever defensive end at #126 (1981)

DE·pick 126

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #126

Ken Poole

Drafted by MIA — GM Don Shula · La-Monroe

1981

DEs drafted at #126 in NFL history

most recent: William Gholston (TB, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive end at #126 a 6.4% chance in 1981.

Defensive end at #126, 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: 12.8% · 2027 model: 7.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#121CBLynn ThomasSF — GM John McVay
#122RBArrington JonesSF — GM John McVay
#123DEWendell RayMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#124CTodd ThomasKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#125OTKen LanierDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#127WRRicky MartinPIT — GM Dick Haley
#128DTJerry BoyarskyNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#129OGLarry LeeDET — GM Russ Thomas
#130DESteve ClarkNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#131DEKeith FergusonLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2013William GholstonTB — GM Mark Dominik · Michigan St.
2012Jared CrickHOU — GM Rick Smith · Nebraska
2009Slade NorrisLV — GM Al Davis era · Oregon St.
2006Elvis DumervilDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Louisville
2004Jared AllenKC — GM Carl Peterson · Idaho St.
2002Jarvis GreenNE — GM Bill Belichick · LSU
1998Cedric HardenLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Florida A&M
1994Gabe WilkinsGB — GM Ron Wolf · Gardner-Webb

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