DE · pick 81 — first ever defensive end at #81 (1986)

DE·pick 81

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #81

T.J. Turner

Drafted by MIA — GM Don Shula · Houston

1986

DEs drafted at #81 in NFL history

most recent: Damontre Moore (NYG, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a defensive end at #81 a 7.8% chance in 1986.

Defensive end at #81, 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: 13.4% · 2027 model: 9.6%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#76WRJohn TaylorSF — GM John McVay
#77CLeonard BurtonBUF — GM Bill Polian
#78SDavid FulcherCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#79LBTim CrawfordNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#80CBBrad CochranLV — GM Al Davis
#82WRDavid WilliamsCHI — GM Jerry Vainisi
#83SCraig SwoopeTB — GM Phil Krueger
#84LBTim HarrisGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#85DEMike WiseLV — GM Al Davis
#86WRBill BrooksIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2013Damontre MooreNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Texas A&M
2012Tyrone CrawfordDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Boise St.

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