DT · pick 123 — first ever defensive tackle at #123 (1995)

DT·pick 123

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #123

Mike Thompson

Drafted by JAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Wisconsin

1995

DTs drafted at #123 in NFL history

most recent: Cameron Young (SEA, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1994, the model gave a defensive tackle at #123 a 6.9% chance in 1995.

Defensive tackle at #123, 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: 15.6% · 2027 model: 11.0%

Surrounding picks · 1995 draft

#118LBMike MortonLV — GM Al Davis era
#119QBDave BarrPHI — GM Tom Modrak
#120DTOliver GibsonPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#121OTJamie BrownDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#122TEPete MitchellMIA — GM Don Shula
#124LBKen BrownDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#125LBDonta JonesPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#126LBJason KyleSEA — GM Mike Allman
#127OGTim HanshawSF — GM Carmen Policy
#128OGRob ZatechkaNYG — GM George Young

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2023Cameron YoungSEA — GM John Schneider · Mississippi St.
2010Al WoodsNO — GM Mickey Loomis · LSU
2006Domata PekoCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Michigan St.
2001Marcus BellARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Memphis
1999Jason WiltzNYJ — GM Bill Parcells · Nebraska

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