DT · pick 135 — first ever defensive tackle at #135 (1976)

DT·pick 135

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #135

Greg Johnson

Drafted by PHI · Florida State

1976

DTs drafted at #135 in NFL history

most recent: Tonka Hemingway (LV, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a defensive tackle at #135 a 5.9% chance in 1976.

Defensive tackle at #135, 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: 15.5% · 2027 model: 11.1%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#130OTHenry SheppardCLE
#131LBWoodrow LoweLAC
#132RBAundra ThompsonGB
#133SSteve WagnerMIN
#134LBSanders ShiverIND
#137DTWillie LeeKC
#138RBWillie ShelbyCIN
#139RBLonnie PerrinDEN
#140CBTony LeonardSF
#141RBWayne MorrisARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2025Tonka HemingwayLV — GM John Spytek · South Carolina
2021Rashad WeaverTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Pittsburgh
2007Joe CohenSF — GM Scot McCloughan · Florida

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