DE · pick 185 — first ever defensive end at #185 (1979)

DE·pick 185

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #185

Bunche, CurtisCurtis Bunche

Drafted by PHI · Albany State

1979

DEs drafted at #185 in NFL history

most recent: Chris Harrington (ARI, 2008)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a defensive end at #185 a 6.0% chance in 1979.

Defensive end at #185, 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: 17.1% · 2027 model: 6.5%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#180CBHenry MonroeGB
#181DTBob WinkelMIN
#182LBRich MilotWAS
#183OTCody RisienCLE
#184LBRich WingoGB
#186OTWestlund, RogerRoger WestlundATL
#187SBrown, KeithKeith BrownNYJ
#188STLuke PrestridgeDEN
#189STUwe von SchamannMIA
#190SJeff DelaneyLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2008Chris HarringtonARI — GM Rod Graves · Texas A&M
1999Talance SawyerMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · UNLV
1995Shannon ClavelleBUF — GM John Butler · Colorado

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