DE · pick 55 — first ever defensive end at #55 (1974)

DE·pick 55

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #55

Rick Dvorak

Drafted by NYG · Wichita State

1974

DEs drafted at #55 in NFL history

most recent: Gabe Jacas (NE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a defensive end at #55 a 10.1% chance in 1974.

Defensive end at #55, 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: 16.0% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#50SBill SimpsonLAR
#51LBMatt BlairMIN
#52CBJeris WhiteMIA
#53QBDanny WhiteDAL
#54WRWayne WheelerCHI
#56OGGreg HortonCHI
#57LBGlenn RobinsonIND
#58LBGodwin TurkNYJ
#59RBRudder, BillBill RudderLAC
#60DTSteve GeorgeARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Gabe JacasNE · Illinois
1994Fernando SmithMIN — GM Frank Gilliam · Jackson St.
1990Oliver BarnettATL — GM Ken Herock · Kentucky
1984Steve HamiltonWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · East Carolina
1980Mat MendenhallWAS — GM Bobby Beathard · BYU
1975Gary BurleyCIN · Pittsburgh

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