DE · pick 92 — first ever defensive end at #92 (1981)

DE·pick 92

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #92

Mike Robinson

Drafted by CLE — GM Art Modell/staff · Arizona

1981

DEs drafted at #92 in NFL history

most recent: Jaishawn Barham (DAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive end at #92 a 7.2% chance in 1981.

Defensive end at #92, 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: 12.6% · 2027 model: 9.0%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#87WRScott PhillipsSEA — GM John Thompson
#88WRSteve RhodesARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#89CBJohn HoltTB — GM Phil Krueger
#90QBTom FlickWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#91LBScott PelluerDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#93LBGuy FrazierCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#94TETim SherwinIND — GM Dick Szymanski
#95STodd BellCHI — GM Jim Finks
#96QBBrad WrightMIA — GM Don Shula
#97WRRon WashingtonKC — GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2026Jaishawn BarhamDAL · Michigan
2006Jason HatcherDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Grambling St.
2005Vincent BurnsIND — GM Bill Polian · Kentucky

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