DE · pick 138 — first ever defensive end at #138 (1989)

DE·pick 138

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #138

Natu Tuatagaloa

Drafted by CIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · California

1989

DEs drafted at #138 in NFL history

most recent: Xavier Thomas (ARI, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a defensive end at #138 a 6.2% chance in 1989.

Defensive end at #138, 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 · 1989 draft

#133OTKevin HaverdinkNO — GM Jim Finks
#134SDarren CarringtonDEN — GM John Beake
#135WRAlfred JacksonLAR — GM John Shaw
#136LBGreg GilbertCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#137CBMichael AndrewsBUF — GM Bill Polian
#139DELybrant RobinsonWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#140QBJeff FrancisLV — GM Al Davis
#141QBRodney PeeteDET — GM Chuck Schmidt
#142STChris JackeGB — GM Tom Braatz
#143WRRobb ThomasKC — GM Carl Peterson

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Xavier ThomasARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · Clemson
2019Shareef MillerPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Penn St.
2007Jay RichardsonLV — GM Al Davis era · Ohio St.
2003Robert MathisIND — GM Bill Polian · Alabama A&M
1999Brad ScioliIND — GM Bill Polian · Penn St.

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