DE · pick 35 — first ever defensive end at #35 (1973)

DE·pick 35

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #35

Mike Barnes

Drafted by IND · Miami (FL)

1973

DEs drafted at #35 in NFL history

most recent: T.J. Parker (BUF, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a defensive end at #35 a 9.5% chance in 1973.

Defensive end at #35, 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: 16.5% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#30RBGreg PruittCLE
#31RBCullen BryantLAR
#32DTJeff WinansBUF
#33QBGary HuffCHI
#34CBJackie WallaceMIN
#36DEBarney ChavousDEN
#37QBRon JaworskiLAR
#38OTRobert WoodsNYJ
#39DTGreg MarxATL
#40LBBrad Van PeltNYG

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2026T.J. ParkerBUF · Clemson
2004Igor OlshanskyLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Oregon
2002Kalimba EdwardsDET — GM Matt Millen · South Carolina
2000John EngelbergerSF — GM Bill Walsh · Virginia Tech
1995Anthony CookTEN — GM Floyd Reese · South Carolina St.
1990Dan OwensDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · USC
1984Blaise WinterIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Syracuse
1980Bob KohrsPIT — GM Dick Haley · Arizona St.

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