DT · pick 54 — first ever defensive tackle at #54 (1982)

DT·pick 54

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #54

Emanuel Weaver

Drafted by CIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · South Carolina St.

1982

DTs drafted at #54 in NFL history

most recent: Michael Hall (CLE, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a defensive tackle at #54 a 8.7% chance in 1982.

Defensive tackle at #54, 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: 18.1% · 2027 model: 13.1%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#49CBVernon DeanWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#50WROrlando McDanielDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#51OTReggie McElroyNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#52WRMark DuperMIA — GM Don Shula
#53LBJeff RohrerDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#55OTDarryl HaleyNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#56WRCedric JonesNE — GM Bucko Kilroy
#57CBJim BurroughsIND — GM Ernie Accorsi
#58CBRodney LewisNO — GM Ken Meyer/staff
#59LBEugene MarveBUF — GM Stew Barber

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2024Michael HallCLE — GM Andrew Berry · Ohio St.
2023Tuli TuipulotuLAC — GM Tom Telesco · USC
2021Dayo OdeyingboIND — GM Chris Ballard · Vanderbilt
2007Turk McBrideKC — GM Carl Peterson · Tennessee
1992Shane DronettDEN — GM John Beake · Texas
1983Bill PickelLV — GM Al Davis · Rutgers

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