DE·pick 5
Richard Harris
Drafted by PHI · Grambling
1971
8
DEs drafted at #5 in NFL history
most recent: Kayvon Thibodeaux (NYG, 2022)
How rare was this draftigami?
Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a defensive end at #5 a 8.7% chance in 1971.
Defensive end at #5, 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: 28.9% · 2027 model: 9.7%
Surrounding picks · 1971 draft
- #1QBJim Plunkett
- #2QBArchie Manning
- #4WRJ. D. Hill
- #6RBJohn Riggins
- #7RBJoe Profit
- #8WRFrank Lewis
- #9RBJohn Brockington
- #10LBIsiah Robertson
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks
- 2022Kayvon Thibodeaux
- 2018Bradley Chubb
- 2013Ezekiel Ansah
- 1996Cedric Jones
- 1993John Copeland
- 1975Mack Mitchell
- 1974John Dutton