DE · pick 19 — first ever defensive end at #19 (1986)

DE·pick 19

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #19

Eric Dorsey

Drafted by NYG — GM George Young · Notre Dame

1986

DEs drafted at #19 in NFL history

most recent: Shaq Lawson (BUF, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a defensive end at #19 a 11.0% chance in 1986.

Defensive end at #19, 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: 21.9% · 2027 model: 8.0%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#14DEGerald RobinsonMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#15RBJohn WilliamsSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#16RBRonnie HarmonBUF — GM Bill Polian
#17LBTim GreenATL — GM Ken Herock
#18WRMike SherrardDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#20OTWill WolfordBUF — GM Bill Polian
#21WRTim McGeeCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#22OGMike HaightNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#23OGMike SchadLAR — GM John Shaw
#24DEBob BuczkowskiLV — GM Al Davis

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2016Shaq LawsonBUF — GM Doug Whaley · Clemson
2012Shea McClellinCHI — GM Phil Emery · Boise St.
1998Vonnie HollidayGB — GM Ron Wolf · North Carolina
1989Wayne MartinNO — GM Jim Finks · Arkansas

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