DE · pick 34 — first ever defensive end at #34 (1988)

DE·pick 34

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #34

Shawn Patterson

Drafted by GB — GM Tom Braatz · Arizona St.

1988

DEs drafted at #34 in NFL history

most recent: DeMarcus Lawrence (DAL, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a defensive end at #34 a 10.3% chance in 1988.

Defensive end at #34, 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: 16.4% · 2027 model: 11.3%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#29LBChris SpielmanDET — GM Russ Thomas
#30CBEric AllenPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#31RBIckey WoodsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#32TEPat CarterDET — GM Russ Thomas
#33DEDanny StubbsSF — GM John McVay
#35SAnthony NewmanLAR — GM John Shaw
#36OTJumbo ElliottNYG — GM George Young
#37CBTerry WilliamsNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#38RBTony JefferyARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#39DEPierce HoltSF — GM John McVay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2014DeMarcus LawrenceDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Boise St.
2001Kyle Vanden BoschARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Nebraska

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