DE · pick 131 — first ever defensive end at #131 (1981)

DE·pick 131

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #131

Keith Ferguson

Drafted by LAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Ohio St.

1981

DEs drafted at #131 in NFL history

most recent: Deatrich Wise Jr. (NE, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive end at #131 a 6.4% chance in 1981.

Defensive end at #131, 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: 12.9% · 2027 model: 7.5%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#126DEKen PooleMIA — GM Don Shula
#127WRRicky MartinPIT — GM Dick Haley
#128DTJerry BoyarskyNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#129OGLarry LeeDET — GM Russ Thomas
#130DESteve ClarkNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#132OGGary SayreWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#133LBDelbert FowlerTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#134STSteve CoxCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#135DECalvin ClarkBUF — GM Stew Barber
#136OTEric SandersATL — GM Eddie LeBaron

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2017Deatrich Wise Jr.NE — GM Bill Belichick · Arkansas
2003Jamaal GreenPHI — GM Andy Reid · Miami (FL)

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