DT · pick 141 — first ever defensive tackle at #141 (1987)

DT·pick 141

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #141

Tim Johnson

Drafted by PIT — GM Dick Haley · Penn St.

1987

DTs drafted at #141 in NFL history

most recent: Jaquelin Roy (MIN, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a defensive tackle at #141 a 6.6% chance in 1987.

Defensive tackle at #141, 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: 11.2%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#136DTScott MersereauLAR — GM John Shaw
#137STony MayesTB — GM Phil Krueger
#138LBWill JohnsonCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#139STGreg HorneCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#140OGPaul O'ConnorNYG — GM George Young
#142SFreddie RobinsonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#143RBSteve BartaloTB — GM Phil Krueger
#144SSteve GageWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#145WRWillie MarshallGB — GM Tom Braatz
#146DTMark GaralczykARI — GM Bill Bidwill

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2023Jaquelin RoyMIN — GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah · LSU

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