DT · pick 45 — first ever defensive tackle at #45 (1996)

DT·pick 45

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #45

James Manley

Drafted by MIN — GM Frank Gilliam · Vanderbilt

1996

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a defensive tackle at #45 a 8.2% chance in 1996.

Defensive tackle at #45, 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: 19.6% · 2027 model: 14.1%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#40SJe'Rod CherryNO — GM Bill Kuharich
#41WRBryan StillLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#42QBTony BanksLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#43WRMuhsin MuhammadCAR — GM Bill Polian
#44CBTory JamesDEN — GM Mike Shanahan
#46DEIsrael IfeanyiSF — GM Carmen Policy
#47CBFred ThomasSEA — GM Mike Allman
#48OGJason LaymanTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#49LBRandall GodfreyDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#50LBPatrick SappLAC — GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

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