DT · pick 180 — first ever defensive tackle at #180 (1983)

DT·pick 180

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #180

Gurnest Brown

Drafted by BUF — GM Stew Barber · Maryland

1983

DTs drafted at #180 in NFL history

most recent: JJ Pegues (LV, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1982, the model gave a defensive tackle at #180 a 7.2% chance in 1983.

Defensive tackle at #180, 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: 15.9% · 2027 model: 12.0%

Surrounding picks · 1983 draft

#175LBGary MotenSF — GM John McVay
#176WRRocky BelkCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#177LBSam MerrimanSEA — GM Mike McCormack
#178CBPerry WilliamsNYG — GM George Young
#179RBDaryl PoseyKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#181STMike BlackDET — GM Russ Thomas
#182OGJon SchultheisPHI — GM Jim Murray
#184CCarlos ScottARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#185RBWeldon LedbetterTB — GM Phil Krueger
#186CBCarl LeeMIN — GM Mike Lynn

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2025JJ PeguesLV — GM John Spytek · Mississippi
2018Folorunso FatukasiNYJ — GM Mike Maccagnan · Connecticut
2015Michael BennettJAX — GM David Caldwell · Ohio St.
2005Mike MontgomeryGB — GM Ted Thompson · Texas A&M
2002Clenton BallardJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Texas St.
1995Henry McMillianSEA — GM Mike Allman · Florida
1984John HainesMIN — GM Mike Lynn · Texas

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