DE · pick 41 — first ever defensive end at #41 (1979)

DE·pick 41

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #41

Mark Gastineau

Drafted by NYJ · East Central

1979

DEs drafted at #41 in NFL history

most recent: Cashius Howell (CIN, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a defensive end at #41 a 9.0% chance in 1979.

Defensive end at #41, 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: 16.8% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#36WREarnest GrayNYG
#37LBKen FantettiDET
#38LBReggie MathisNO
#39WRRickey WattsCHI
#40CBLawrence JohnsonCLE
#42DEWillie JonesLV
#43CDave HuffmanMIN
#44RBSteve AtkinsGB
#45LBJoe NormanSEA
#46LBCalvin FavronARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Cashius HowellCIN · Texas A&M
2023BJ OjulariARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · LSU
1998Jeremy StaatPIT — GM Tom Donahoe · Arizona St.

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