DT · pick 52 — first ever defensive tackle at #52 (1975)

DT·pick 52

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #52

Riley, ArtArt Riley

Drafted by MIN · USC

1975

DTs drafted at #52 in NFL history

most recent: Jordan Phillips (MIA, 2015)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a defensive tackle at #52 a 7.8% chance in 1975.

Defensive tackle at #52, 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: 18.4% · 2027 model: 13.3%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#46RBJim GermanyARI
#47OGBill BainGB
#48DELeroy JonesLAR
#49RBStan WinfreyMIA
#51DEBob BarberPIT
#53CBMike WashingtonIND
#54RBMike FranckowiakDEN
#55DEGary BurleyCIN
#56DTDave PearIND
#57TEOscar RoanCLE

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2015Jordan PhillipsMIA — GM Dennis Hickey · Oklahoma
2011Marvin AustinNYG — GM Jerry Reese · North Carolina
1999John ThorntonTEN — GM Floyd Reese · West Virginia
1980Daryle SkaugstadTEN — GM Bum Phillips · California
1979Bob GolicNE · Notre Dame

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