DT · pick 27 — first ever defensive tackle at #27 (1971)

DT·pick 27

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #27

Julius Adams

Drafted by NE · Texas Southern

1971

DTs drafted at #27 in NFL history

most recent: Darius Robinson (ARI, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a defensive tackle at #27 a 8.7% chance in 1971.

Defensive tackle at #27, 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: 22.6% · 2027 model: 15.8%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#22RBDon McCauleyIND
#23CBTim AndersonSF
#24RBLeo HaydenMIN
#25DETody SmithDAL
#26CBLeonard DunlapIND
#28RBJim HarrisonCHI
#29TEJan WhiteBUF
#30CDave ThompsonDET
#31OGSam HoldenNO
#32OTJohn MooringNYJ

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2024Darius RobinsonARI — GM Monti Ossenfort · Missouri
2016Kenny ClarkGB — GM Ted Thompson · UCLA
1982Lester WilliamsNE — GM Bucko Kilroy · Miami (FL)
1978Don LatimerDEN · Miami (FL)

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