DT · pick 26 — first ever defensive tackle at #26 (1988)

DT·pick 26

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #26

Ted Gregory

Drafted by DEN — GM John Beake · Syracuse

1988

DTs drafted at #26 in NFL history

most recent: Mazi Smith (DAL, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a defensive tackle at #26 a 6.2% chance in 1988.

Defensive tackle at #26, 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: 22.7% · 2027 model: 15.9%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#21LBClifford CharltonCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#22RBLorenzo WhiteTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#23RBBrad MusterCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#24RBCraig HeywardNO — GM Jim Finks
#25DTScott DavisLV — GM Al Davis
#27WRWendell DavisCHI — GM Bill Tobin
#28LBMarcus CottonATL — GM Ken Herock
#29LBChris SpielmanDET — GM Russ Thomas
#30CBEric AllenPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#31RBIckey WoodsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2023Mazi SmithDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Michigan
2010Dan WilliamsARI — GM Rod Graves · Tennessee
2006John McCargoBUF — GM Marv Levy · North Carolina St.
1994Henry FordTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Arkansas
1993Dana StubblefieldSF — GM John McVay · Kansas

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