DE · pick 42 — first ever defensive end at #42 (1971)

DE·pick 42

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #42

Lewis, ScottScott Lewis

Drafted by KC · Grambling

1971

DEs drafted at #42 in NFL history

most recent: Kamalei Correa (BAL, 2016)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a defensive end at #42 a 7.7% chance in 1971.

Defensive end at #42, 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 · 1971 draft

#37OGErnie JanetSF
#38WRCotton SpeyrerWAS
#39DTWilbur YoungKC
#40RBBo CornellCLE
#41OGStephen LawsonCIN
#43OTDan DierdorfARI
#44OTWayne WaltonNYG
#45LBPhil VillapianoLV
#46RBVirgil RobinsonGB
#47WROtto StoweMIA

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2016Kamalei CorreaBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Boise St.
2004Travis LaBoyTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Hawaii
1993Dan FootmanCLE — GM Bill Belichick · Florida St.
1984Jumpy GeathersNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff · Wichita St.
1980Rulon JonesDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff · Utah St.
1979Willie JonesLV · Florida State

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