DE · pick 21 — first ever defensive end at #21 (1968)

DE·pick 21

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #21

Marvin Upshaw

Drafted by CLE · Trinity

1968

DEs drafted at #21 in NFL history

most recent: Chop Robinson (MIA, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score — the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Defensive end at #21, 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: 21.0% · 2027 model: 8.6%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#16RBMike HullCHI
#17RBLee WhiteNYJ
#18CBJim HillLAC
#19OGMo MoormanKC
#20WRDennis HomanDAL
#22OGGeorge DaneyKC
#23OTJohn WilliamsIND
#24WREarl McCullouchDET
#25QBEldridge DickeyLV
#26OGBill LueckGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2024Chop RobinsonMIA — GM Chris Grier · Penn St.
2012Chandler JonesNE — GM Bill Belichick · Syracuse
1997Renaldo WynnJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Notre Dame
1989Bill HawkinsLAR — GM John Shaw · Miami (FL)
1978Randy HollowayMIN · Pittsburgh

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