DE · pick 65 — first ever defensive end at #65 (1972)

DE·pick 65

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #65

Ken Sanders

Drafted by DET · Howard Payne

1972

DEs drafted at #65 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Allen (ARI, 2019)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive end at #65 a 7.4% chance in 1972.

Defensive end at #65, 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: 15.0% · 2027 model: 10.7%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#60CBob KuzielNO
#61STBill McClardLAC
#62RBJohnny MussoCHI
#63TEJohn McMakinPIT
#64LBMike KellerDAL
#66WRGary HammondNYJ
#67RBLes GoodmanATL
#68OGTom LukenPHI
#69RBMozisek, TomTom MozisekNYG
#70RBLawrence McCutcheonLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2019Zach AllenARI — GM Steve Keim · Boston Col.
2016Carl NassibCLE — GM Sashi Brown · Penn St.
2007Quentin MosesLV — GM Al Davis era · Georgia
1998Leonard LittleLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Tennessee
1986Mike HammersteinCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Michigan
1985George LittleMIA — GM Don Shula · Iowa

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