DT · pick 115 — first ever defensive tackle at #115 (1972)

DT·pick 115

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #115

Don Croft

Drafted by IND · UTEP

1972

DTs drafted at #115 in NFL history

most recent: Sammie Lee Hill (DET, 2009)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a defensive tackle at #115 a 5.2% chance in 1972.

Defensive tackle at #115, 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: 10.9%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#110OGConrad DoblerARI
#111RBBill ButlerNO
#112OTCarl JohnsonNO
#113DESteve FurnessPIT
#114CBDickie HarrisNYJ
#116TEBishop, JimJim BishopLAC
#117TEBob ParsonsCHI
#118WRJim KriegDEN
#119LBRalph CindrichATL
#120OGChilds, BobBob ChildsLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2009Sammie Lee HillDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Stillman
2008Dre MooreTB — GM Bruce Allen · Maryland
1998Leonta RheamsNE — GM Bobby Grier · Houston
1989Lawrence PeteDET — GM Chuck Schmidt · Nebraska
1981Bill NeillNYG — GM George Young · Pittsburgh
1980Dan PensickKC — GM Jim Schaaf · Nebraska

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