DE · pick 2 — first ever defensive end at #2 (1972)

DE·pick 2

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #2

Sherman White

Drafted by CIN · California

1972

DEs drafted at #2 in NFL history

most recent: Aidan Hutchinson (DET, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive end at #2 a 7.0% chance in 1972.

Defensive end at #2, 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: 40.2% · 2027 model: 16.8%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#1DEWalt PatulskiBUF
#3OTLionel AntoineCHI
#4WRBobby MooreARI
#5TERiley OdomsDEN
#6DEGreg SampsonTEN
#7CBWillie BuchanonGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2022Aidan HutchinsonDET — GM Brad Holmes · Michigan
2020Chase YoungWAS — GM Ron Rivera · Ohio St.
2019Nick BosaSF — GM John Lynch · Ohio St.
2008Chris LongLAR — GM Jay Zygmunt · Virginia
2002Julius PeppersCAR — GM Marty Hurney · North Carolina
1988Neil SmithKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Nebraska
1979Mike BellKC · Colorado State
1978Art StillKC · Kentucky

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