DE · pick 36 — first ever defensive end at #36 (1970)

DE·pick 36

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #36

Joe Jones

Drafted by CLE · Tennessee State

1970

DEs drafted at #36 in NFL history

most recent: Shawn King (CAR, 1995)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a defensive end at #36 a 7.2% chance in 1970.

Defensive end at #36, 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: 16.6% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#31DTLeo BrooksTEN
#32DTRon CarpenterCIN
#33DTJim CorrigallARI
#34CBRay JonesPHI
#35WRDonnie WilliamsLAR
#37DEAlden RocheDEN
#38OGChuck HutchisonARI
#39RBArt MaloneATL
#40RBBill DusenberyTEN
#41SAl MatthewsGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

1995Shawn KingCAR — GM Bill Polian · La-Monroe
1993Coleman RudolphNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · Georgia Tech
1985Richard ByrdTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg · Southern Miss
1982Doug RogersATL — GM Eddie LeBaron · Stanford
1973Barney ChavousDEN · South Carolina State
1972Pete LazetichLAC · Stanford

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