DE · pick 20 — first ever defensive end at #20 (1971)

DE·pick 20

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #20

Jack Youngblood

Drafted by LAR · Florida

1971

DEs drafted at #20 in NFL history

most recent: K'Lavon Chaisson (JAX, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a defensive end at #20 a 8.4% chance in 1971.

Defensive end at #20, 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: 21.5% · 2027 model: 8.3%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#15OTVernon HollandCIN
#16WRElmo WrightKC
#17CBNorm ThompsonARI
#18RBRocky ThompsonNYG
#19SJack TatumLV
#21DTBob BellDET
#22RBDon McCauleyIND
#23CBTim AndersonSF
#24RBLeo HaydenMIN
#25DETody SmithDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2020K'Lavon ChaissonJAX — GM David Caldwell · LSU
2011Adrian ClaybornTB — GM Mark Dominik · Iowa
2006Tamba HaliKC — GM Carl Peterson · Penn St.
2005Marcus SpearsDAL — GM Jerry Jones · LSU
2004Kenechi UdezeMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · USC
1999Ebenezer EkubanDAL — GM Jerry Jones · North Carolina
1985Darryl SimsPIT — GM Dick Haley · Wisconsin
1980Jim StuckeySF — GM John McVay · Clemson

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