DT · pick 158 — first ever defensive tackle at #158 (1981)

DT·pick 158

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #158

William Daniels

Drafted by LAR — GM Don Klosterman · Alabama St.

1981

DTs drafted at #158 in NFL history

most recent: Mohamed Kamara (MIA, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive tackle at #158 a 7.1% chance in 1981.

Defensive tackle at #158, 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: 15.3% · 2027 model: 11.5%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#152DEMack MooreMIA — GM Don Shula
#153DTDock LuckieKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#154CBFulton WalkerMIA — GM Don Shula
#156LBBryan HinklePIT — GM Dick Haley
#157OGRon WootenNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#159CBBill KayTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#160DTRon SimmonsCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#161WRRobert HoltBUF — GM Stew Barber
#162WRBobby DuckworthLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#163CBVince SkillingsDAL — GM Tex Schramm

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2024Mohamed KamaraMIA — GM Chris Grier · Colorado St.
2021Daviyon NixonCAR — GM Scott Fitterer · Iowa
2014Caraun ReidDET — GM Martin Mayhew · Princeton
1995Norman HandMIA — GM Don Shula · Mississippi
1988Roy HartSEA — GM Mike McCormack · South Carolina
1987Chris PikePHI — GM Harry Gamble · Tulsa

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