DT · pick 36 — first ever defensive tackle at #36 (1981)

DT·pick 36

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #36

John Harty

Drafted by SF — GM John McVay · Iowa

1981

DTs drafted at #36 in NFL history

most recent: Kayden McDonald (HOU, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive tackle at #36 a 8.7% chance in 1981.

Defensive tackle at #36, 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: 21.2% · 2027 model: 15.1%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#31RBDavid HughesSEA — GM John Thompson
#32TEDave YoungNYG — GM George Young
#33QBNeil LomaxARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#34RBJames WilderTB — GM Phil Krueger
#35TEGary LewisGB — GM Bart Starr
#37WRCris CollinsworthCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#38LBMike SingletaryCHI — GM Jim Finks
#39WRMardye McDoleMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#40CBEric WrightSF — GM John McVay
#41RBJoe DelaneyKC — GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Kayden McDonaldHOU · Ohio St.
2024Jer'Zhan NewtonWAS — GM Adam Peters · Illinois
2012Derek WolfeDEN — GM John Elway · Cincinnati
2004Junior SiaviiKC — GM Carl Peterson · Oregon
1991George ThorntonLAC — GM Bobby Beathard · Alabama
1986Gerald WilliamsPIT — GM Dick Haley · Auburn

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