DT · pick 32 — first ever defensive tackle at #32 (1970)

DT·pick 32

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #32

Ron Carpenter

Drafted by CIN · NC State

1970

DTs drafted at #32 in NFL history

most recent: Malcom Brown (NE, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a defensive tackle at #32 a 5.6% chance in 1970.

Defensive tackle at #32, 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: 21.9% · 2027 model: 15.5%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#27OTBob AsherDAL
#28WRRonnie ShanklinPIT
#29TEJim MandichMIA
#30QBDennis ShawBUF
#31DTLeo BrooksTEN
#33DTJim CorrigallARI
#34CBRay JonesPHI
#35WRDonnie WilliamsLAR
#36DEJoe JonesCLE
#37DEAlden RocheDEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2015Malcom BrownNE — GM Bill Belichick · Texas
1990Fred WashingtonCHI — GM Bill Tobin · TCU
1979Fred SmerlasBUF · Boston College
1973Jeff WinansBUF · USC

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