DE · pick 137 — first ever defensive end at #137 (1968)

DE·pick 137

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #137

Francis Winkler

Drafted by GB · Memphis State

1968

DEs drafted at #137 in NFL history

most recent: LT Overton (DAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Defensive end at #137, 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: 13.0% · 2027 model: 7.3%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#132RBMax AndersonBUF
#133WRBob LongoTEN
#134RBJackie JacksonCLE
#135STDon MartinLAR
#136OTJohn NaponicLV
#138LBAl BeauchampCIN
#139OTHoward FestCIN
#140RBJim HagleATL
#141WRLeo JohnsonSF
#142QBKim HammondMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026LT OvertonDAL · Alabama
2023K.J. HenryWAS — GM Ron Rivera · Clemson
2016Dean LowryGB — GM Ted Thompson · Northwestern
1979Dwaine BoardPIT · North Carolina A&T

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