DE · pick 8 — first ever defensive end at #8 (1973)

DE·pick 8

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #8

Wally Chambers

Drafted by CHI · Eastern Kentucky

1973

DEs drafted at #8 in NFL history

most recent: Derrick Harvey (JAX, 2008)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a defensive end at #8 a 11.8% chance in 1973.

Defensive end at #8, 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: 24.2% · 2027 model: 6.8%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#3OTJerry SisemorePHI
#4OGJohn HannahNE
#5DTDave ButzARI
#6TECharle YoungPHI
#7TEPaul SeymourBUF
#9RBOtis ArmstrongDEN
#10DTJoe EhrmannIND
#11RBSam CunninghamNE
#12RBChuck ForemanMIN
#13SBurgess OwensNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2008Derrick HarveyJAX — GM James Harris · Florida
2007Jamaal AndersonATL — GM Rich McKay · Arkansas
1998Greg EllisDAL — GM Jerry Jones · North Carolina
1989Burt GrossmanLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Pittsburgh
1986Leslie O'NealLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer · Oklahoma St.
1985Ron HolmesTB — GM Phil Krueger · Washington
1978Ross BrownerCIN · Notre Dame

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