DE·pick 49
Willie Fry
Drafted by PIT · Notre Dame
1978
2
DEs drafted at #49 in NFL history
most recent: Kenny Mixon (MIA, 1998)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1977, the model gave a defensive end at #49 a 8.3% chance in 1978.
Defensive end at #49, 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 · 1978 draft
- #44OGBrett Moritz
- #45RBDave Turner
- #46DTJohnson, StanStan Johnson
- #47OGWalt Downing
- #48CBJohn Turner
- #50QBMatt Cavanaugh
- #51QBGuy Benjamin
- #52LBMike Woods
- #53WRRon Smith
- #54DEDave Browning
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick
- 1998Kenny Mixon