DE · pick 184 — first ever defensive end at #184 (1982)

DE·pick 184

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #184

Greg Smith

Drafted by KC — GM Jim Schaaf · Kansas

1982

DEs drafted at #184 in NFL history

most recent: Jackie Marshall (TEN, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a defensive end at #184 a 6.8% chance in 1982.

Defensive end at #184, 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: 17.0% · 2027 model: 6.6%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#178CBob SebroARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#179TESteve JordanMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#180LBJohn SchachtnerWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#181OGJoe ShearinLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#182OTEmil BouresPIT — GM Dick Haley
#185STom MorrisTB — GM Phil Krueger
#186OGJeff WiskaNYG — GM George Young
#187WRVictor SimmonsDET — GM Russ Thomas
#188CBHollis HallLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#189DEAlvin RubenDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026Jackie MarshallTEN · Baylor
2010Adrian TracyNYG — GM Jerry Reese · William & Mary
2005Bill SwancuttDET — GM Matt Millen · Oregon St.
1985Jim HerrmannDAL — GM Tex Schramm · BYU

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