DE · pick 96 — first ever defensive end at #96 (1986)

DE·pick 96

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #96

Charles Haley

Drafted by SF — GM John McVay · James Madison

1986

DEs drafted at #96 in NFL history

most recent: Ronnie Perkins (NE, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a defensive end at #96 a 7.4% chance in 1986.

Defensive end at #96, 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: 8.8%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#91TEEric KattusCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#92SDevon MitchellDET — GM Russ Thomas
#93DTJoe PhillipsMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#94SBill CallahanPIT — GM Dick Haley
#95LBTy AllertLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#97LBTommy TaylorLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#98OTDan KnightGB — GM Forrest Gregg
#99QBDoug GaynorCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#100STMax ZendejasDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#101OTSteve WallaceSF — GM John McVay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2021Ronnie PerkinsNE — GM Bill Belichick · Oklahoma
2002Dorsett DavisDEN — GM Mike Shanahan · Mississippi St.

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