DT · pick 71 — first ever defensive tackle at #71 (1979)

DT·pick 71

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #71

Charles Johnson

Drafted by GB · Maryland

1979

DTs drafted at #71 in NFL history

most recent: Vernon Broughton (NO, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1978, the model gave a defensive tackle at #71 a 8.9% chance in 1979.

Defensive tackle at #71, 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: 16.4% · 2027 model: 11.8%

Surrounding picks · 1979 draft

#66RBWillie McClendonCHI
#67RBBo RobinsonDET
#68CBDonald DykesNYJ
#69SKim AndersonIND
#70DEJames RameyCLE
#72RBKenny KingTEN
#73LBClifford ThriftLAC
#74STTony FranklinPHI
#75RBJames MayberryATL
#76TEDoug CosbieDAL

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Vernon BroughtonNO — GM Mickey Loomis · Texas
2020Nnamdi MadubuikeBAL — GM Eric DeCosta · Texas A&M
2019Dre'Mont JonesDEN — GM John Elway · Ohio St.
2004Randy StarksTEN — GM Floyd Reese · Maryland
2000Darwin WalkerARI — GM Bob Ferguson · Tennessee
1983Ramsey DardarARI — GM Bill Bidwill · LSU

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