DE · pick 82 — first ever defensive end at #82 (1970)

DE·pick 82

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #82

Jerome Gantt

Drafted by BUF · North Carolina Central

1970

DEs drafted at #82 in NFL history

most recent: DeAngelo Malone (ATL, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a defensive end at #82 a 6.1% chance in 1970.

Defensive end at #82, 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: 13.3% · 2027 model: 9.6%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#77LBBurgoon, ChuckChuck BurgoonMIN
#78CBDavid HadleyKC
#79OTLynn LarsonCHI
#80OTEd GeorgePIT
#81CBCurtis JohnsonMIA
#84OTReed, PaulPaul ReedATL
#85OGStevens, JoeJoe StevensCIN
#86DTGreg LensARI
#87WRVic WashingtonSF
#88CBDelles HowellNO

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2022DeAngelo MaloneATL — GM Terry Fontenot · Western Kentucky
1988Mike PielLAR — GM John Shaw · Illinois

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