DE · pick 63 — first ever defensive end at #63 (1975)

DE·pick 63

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #63

Elois Grooms

Drafted by NO · Tennessee Tech

1975

DEs drafted at #63 in NFL history

most recent: Frank Clark (SEA, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a defensive end at #63 a 8.5% chance in 1975.

Defensive end at #63, 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: 15.2% · 2027 model: 10.9%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#58RBWillard HarrellGB
#59DTWalker, CorneliusCornelius WalkerKC
#60RBJones, AndrewAndrew JonesNO
#61CGeoff ReeceLAR
#62WRDanny BuggsNYG
#64QBGary SheideCIN
#65RBWoody ThompsonATL
#66DTCusick, PetePete CusickNE
#67TEDan NugentLAR
#68LBRichard WoodNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2015Frank ClarkSEA — GM John Schneider · Michigan
2006Darryl TappSEA — GM Tim Ruskell · Virginia Tech
2004Marquise HillNE — GM Bill Belichick · LSU
2001Derrick BurgessPHI — GM Andy Reid · Mississippi
1993Ty PartenCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Arizona
1986Leonard GriffinKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Grambling St.

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