DE · pick 62 — first ever defensive end at #62 (1970)

DE·pick 62

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #62

Clovis Swinney

Drafted by NO · Arkansas State

1970

DEs drafted at #62 in NFL history

most recent: Shemar Turner (CHI, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a defensive end at #62 a 6.2% chance in 1970.

Defensive end at #62, 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: 15.3% · 2027 model: 10.9%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#57OGJim ReillyBUF
#58RBCharlie PittmanARI
#59RBLee BouggessPHI
#60LBChip BennettCIN
#61DEBarnett, Billy BobBilly Bob BarnettKC
#63OTKohler, JohnJohn KohlerDEN
#64OGAndy MaurerATL
#65WRTodd SnyderATL
#66SCharlie WatersDAL
#68LBJim CarterGB

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Shemar TurnerCHI — GM Ryan Poles · Texas A&M
2007Dan BazuinCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Central Michigan
1998Chuck WileyCAR — GM Dom Anile · LSU
1990Marc SpindlerDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Pittsburgh
1984Eric WilliamsDET — GM Russ Thomas · Washington St.
1976Jeff LloydSEA · West Texas A&M

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