DE · pick 52 — first ever defensive end at #52 (1971)

DE·pick 52

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #52

Bill Atessis

Drafted by IND · Texas

1971

DEs drafted at #52 in NFL history

most recent: Oluwafemi Oladejo (TEN, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a defensive end at #52 a 7.5% chance in 1971.

Defensive end at #52, 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: 16.2% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#47WROtto StoweMIA
#48LBCharlie WeaverDET
#49RBJoe OrdunaSF
#50OGHank AllisonPHI
#51CBIke ThomasDAL
#53CBruce JarvisBUF
#54CBBivian LeeNO
#55WRDickerson, SamSam DickersonSF
#56QBLynn DickeyTEN
#57RBJim BraxtonBUF

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2025Oluwafemi OladejoTEN — GM Mike Borgonzi · UCLA
2010Jason WorildsPIT — GM Kevin Colbert · Virginia Tech
2008Quentin GrovesJAX — GM James Harris · Auburn
2002Anthony WeaverBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Notre Dame
1997Marcellus WileyBUF — GM John Butler · Columbia
1995Pat RileyCHI — GM Rod Graves · Miami (FL)
1991Lamar RogersCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Auburn

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