DE · pick 188 — first ever defensive end at #188 (1976)

DE·pick 188

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #188

Abdul Salaam

Drafted by NYJ · Kent State

1976

DEs drafted at #188 in NFL history

most recent: Anthony Abrams (BUF, 1994)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a defensive end at #188 a 7.3% chance in 1976.

Defensive end at #188, 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: 17.3% · 2027 model: 6.5%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#183QBParnell DickinsonTB
#184DTDixon, DickDick DixonSEA
#185OGIngersoll, JoeJoe IngersollMIA
#186DTGreg SchaumDAL
#187QBBob BatemanCIN
#189DTCassidy, SteveSteve CassidyCLE
#190LBJerry MuckensturmCHI
#191DECarl HairstonPHI
#193WRKarl FarmerATL
#194SChesley, JayJay ChesleySF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1994Anthony AbramsBUF — GM John Butler

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