DE · pick 48 — first ever defensive end at #48 (1975)

DE·pick 48

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #48

Leroy Jones

Drafted by LAR · Norfolk State

1975

DEs drafted at #48 in NFL history

most recent: Darrell Taylor (SEA, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a defensive end at #48 a 8.9% chance in 1975.

Defensive end at #48, 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: 11.7%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#43DESmith, CharlesCharles SmithDEN
#44OGBurton LawlessDAL
#45SCharlie PhillipsLV
#46RBJim GermanyARI
#47OGBill BainGB
#49RBStan WinfreyMIA
#51DEBob BarberPIT
#52DTRiley, ArtArt RileyMIN
#53CBMike WashingtonIND
#54RBMike FranckowiakDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2020Darrell TaylorSEA — GM John Schneider · Tennessee
2003Chris KelsayBUF — GM Tom Donahoe · Nebraska
1985Garin VerisNE — GM Patrick Sullivan · Stanford
1981Howie LongLV — GM Al Davis · Villanova

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