DT · pick 181 — first ever defensive tackle at #181 (1979)

DT·pick 181

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #181

Bob Winkel

Drafted by MIN · Kentucky

1979

DTs drafted at #181 in NFL history

most recent: Zane Durant (BUF, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a defensive tackle at #181 a 6.8% chance in 1979.

Defensive tackle at #181, 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: 12.1%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#176LBStan SytsmaNO
#177SJudson FlintNE
#178OTSwafford, DonDon SwaffordPHI
#179RBKing, EmmettEmmett KingNYJ
#180CBHenry MonroeGB
#182LBRich MilotWAS
#183OTCody RisienCLE
#184LBRich WingoGB
#185DEBunche, CurtisCurtis BunchePHI
#186OTWestlund, RogerRoger WestlundATL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2026Zane DurantBUF · Penn St.
2017Dylan DonahueNYJ — GM Mike Maccagnan · West Georgia
2008Nick HaydenCAR — GM Marty Hurney · Wisconsin
2006Babatunde OshinowoCLE — GM Phil Savage · Stanford
1998Derrick RansomKC — GM Carl Peterson · Cincinnati
1995Travis HallATL — GM Ken Herock · BYU
1990Fred DeRiggiBUF — GM Bill Polian · Syracuse

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