DT · pick 107 — first ever defensive tackle at #107 (1998)

DT·pick 107

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #107

Joe Salave'a

Drafted by TEN — GM Floyd Reese · Arizona

1998

DTs drafted at #107 in NFL history

most recent: Gracen Halton (SF, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1997, the model gave a defensive tackle at #107 a 7.8% chance in 1998.

Defensive tackle at #107, 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: 15.7% · 2027 model: 11.0%

Surrounding picks · 1998 draft

#102DELorenzo BromellMIA — GM Jimmy Johnson
#103SOmar BrownATL — GM Harold Richardson
#104OGTodd WashingtonTB — GM Rich McKay
#105DTGlen SteeleCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#106WRDonald HayesCAR — GM Dom Anile
#108LBDeShone MylesSEA — GM Mike Allman
#109CGennaro DiNapoliLV — GM Al Davis era
#110LBKivuusama MaysMIN — GM Frank Gilliam
#111OTJason FabiniNYJ — GM Bill Parcells
#112DEBrandon WhitingPHI — GM Tom Modrak

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2026Gracen HaltonSF · Oklahoma
2014Justin EllisLV — GM Reggie McKenzie · Louisiana Tech
2006Gabe WatsonARI — GM Rod Graves · Michigan
2000Junior IoaneLV — GM Al Davis era · Arizona St.

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