DE · pick 74 — first ever defensive end at #74 (1990)

DE·pick 74

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #74

Marion Hobby

Drafted by MIN — GM Mike Lynn · Tennessee

1990

DEs drafted at #74 in NFL history

most recent: Bralen Trice (ATL, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1989, the model gave a defensive end at #74 a 9.3% chance in 1990.

Defensive end at #74, 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: 14.0% · 2027 model: 10.1%

Surrounding picks · 1990 draft

#69OGGlenn ParkerBUF — GM Bill Polian
#70QBNeil O'DonnellPIT — GM Dick Haley
#71DEJoel SmeengeNO — GM Jim Finks
#72DEWillis PegueseTEN — GM Mike Holovak
#73DEAnthony PleasantCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#75LBBobby HoustonGB — GM Tom Braatz
#76OTMohammed ElewonibiWAS — GM Charley Casserly
#77WRFred BarnettPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#78CBLatin BerryLAR — GM John Shaw
#79DEGreg MarkNYG — GM George Young

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Bralen TriceATL — GM Terry Fontenot · Washington
2017Chris WormleyBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Michigan
2015Owamagbe OdighizuwaNYG — GM Jerry Reese · UCLA
2005Justin TuckNYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Notre Dame

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