DE · pick 98 — first ever defensive end at #98 (1982)

DE·pick 98

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #98

Robert Brown

Drafted by GB — GM Bart Starr · Virginia Tech

1982

DEs drafted at #98 in NFL history

most recent: Shaun Phillips (LAC, 2004)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a defensive end at #98 a 8.1% chance in 1982.

Defensive end at #98, 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: 8.7%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#93RBVan WilliamsBUF — GM Stew Barber
#94WRSteve BryantTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#95RBReggie BrownATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#96CBBruce McNortonDET — GM Russ Thomas
#97SRick WoodsPIT — GM Dick Haley
#99DETodd LiebensteinWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#100LBLouis HaynesKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#101CBBrian CarpenterDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#102OGGerry RaymondNYG — GM George Young
#103RBDave BarrettTB — GM Phil Krueger

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2004Shaun PhillipsLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Purdue
2002Dennis JohnsonARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Kentucky
1992Roy BarkerMIN — GM Roger Headrick · North Carolina
1989Ron StallworthNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg · Auburn

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