DE · pick 89 — first ever defensive end at #89 (1972)

DE·pick 89

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #89

Ed Galigher

Drafted by NYJ · UCLA

1972

DEs drafted at #89 in NFL history

most recent: Akiem Hicks (NO, 2012)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive end at #89 a 7.2% chance in 1972.

Defensive end at #89, 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: 12.7% · 2027 model: 9.1%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#84DTMartin ImhofARI
#85DEMike CrangleNO
#86LBEric PattonGB
#87SJohn SaundersLAR
#88LBEd BradleyPIT
#90WRRobert WestDAL
#91DELarry BallMIA
#92RBPo JamesPHI
#93LBChuck ZapiecDAL
#94DTHoward, AndrewAndrew HowardATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2012Akiem HicksNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Regina
2003Andrew WilliamsSF — GM Terry Donahue · Miami (FL)
2001DeLawrence GrantLV — GM Al Davis era · Oregon St.
1999Chike OkeaforSF — GM Bill Walsh · Purdue
1994Eric EnglandARI — GM Larry Wilson · Texas A&M
1992Mark ThomasSF — GM John McVay · North Carolina St.
1973John LohmeyerKC · Emporia State

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