DT · pick 49 — first ever defensive tackle at #49 (1991)

DT·pick 49

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #49

Chris Zorich

Drafted by CHI — GM Bill Tobin · Notre Dame

1991

DTs drafted at #49 in NFL history

most recent: Lee Hunter (CAR, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1990, the model gave a defensive tackle at #49 a 6.1% chance in 1991.

Defensive tackle at #49, 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: 18.9% · 2027 model: 13.6%

Surrounding picks · 1991 draft

#44OGJohn FlanneryTEN — GM Mike Holovak
#45RBRicky WattersSF — GM John McVay
#46WRJeff GrahamPIT — GM Tom Donahoe
#47OGEric MotenLAC — GM Bobby Beathard
#48SJesse CampbellPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#50CJoe ValerioKC — GM Carl Peterson
#51WRDoug ThomasSEA — GM Tom Flores/Behring
#52DELamar RogersCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#53LBJohn JohnsonSF — GM John McVay
#54DEPhil HansenBUF — GM Bill Polian

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Lee HunterCAR · Texas Tech
2024Kris JenkinsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Michigan
2023Keeanu BentonPIT — GM Omar Khan · Wisconsin
2016Jarran ReedSEA — GM John Schneider · Alabama
2013Johnathan HankinsNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Ohio St.
2012Kendall ReyesLAC — GM A.J. Smith · Connecticut

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