DE · pick 6 — first ever defensive end at #6 (1972)

DE·pick 6

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #6

Greg Sampson

Drafted by TEN · Stanford

1972

DEs drafted at #6 in NFL history

most recent: Leonard Williams (NYJ, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive end at #6 a 9.7% chance in 1972.

Defensive end at #6, 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: 26.9% · 2027 model: 8.3%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#1DEWalt PatulskiBUF
#2DESherman WhiteCIN
#3OTLionel AntoineCHI
#4WRBobby MooreARI
#5TERiley OdomsDEN
#7CBWillie BuchanonGB
#8OGRoyce SmithNO
#9WRJerome BarkumNYJ
#10LBJeff SiemonMIN
#11QBJerry TaggeGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2015Leonard WilliamsNYJ — GM Mike Maccagnan · USC
2008Vernon GholstonNYJ — GM Mike Tannenbaum · Ohio St.
2001Richard SeymourNE — GM Bill Belichick · Georgia
1998Grant WistromLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Nebraska
1995Kevin CarterLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Florida
1993Eric CurryTB — GM Phil Krueger · Alabama
1982Jeff BryantSEA — GM Mike McCormack · Clemson
1980Curtis GreerARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Michigan

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