DE · pick 164 — first ever defensive end at #164 (1976)

DE·pick 164

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #164

Leslie Benson

Drafted by BUF · Baylor

1976

DEs drafted at #164 in NFL history

most recent: Curtis Weaver (MIA, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a defensive end at #164 a 7.3% chance in 1976.

Defensive end at #164, 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: 15.1% · 2027 model: 6.8%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#159DTGary DunnPIT
#160OGTerry StieveNO
#161OTDan JiggettsCHI
#162LBDan LloydNYG
#163LBBob MartinNYJ
#165OTJohnson, KirkKirk JohnsonPHI
#166SSteve TaylorKC
#167LBGregolunas, BobBob GregolunasKC
#168LBRobert PennywellSF
#169DTVarner, StanStan VarnerATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2020Curtis WeaverMIA — GM Chris Grier · Boise St.
2012Jonathan MassaquoiATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Troy
1996Gary BandyATL — GM Harold Richardson · Baylor
1981Harry StanbackATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · North Carolina

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