DE · pick 68 — first ever defensive end at #68 (1983)

DE·pick 68

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #68

Reggie Camp

Drafted by CLE — GM Art Modell/staff · California

1983

DEs drafted at #68 in NFL history

most recent: Dawuane Smoot (JAX, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a defensive end at #68 a 8.6% chance in 1983.

Defensive end at #68, 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: 14.6% · 2027 model: 10.5%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#63TEJamie WilliamsNYG — GM George Young
#64SDave DuersonCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi
#65TEJohn TiceNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#66RBCliff AustinNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#67LBMike CoferDET — GM Russ Thomas
#69TEChris DresselTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#70OTKarl NelsonNYG — GM George Young
#71DTRamsey DardarARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#72CBJeremiah CastilleTB — GM Phil Krueger
#73LBWalker Lee AshleyMIN — GM Mike Lynn

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2017Dawuane SmootJAX — GM David Caldwell · Illinois
1989Rhondy WestonDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Florida

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