DT · pick 73 — first ever defensive tackle at #73 (1980)

DT·pick 73

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #73

Steve McMichael

Drafted by NE — GM Bucko Kilroy · Texas

1980

DTs drafted at #73 in NFL history

most recent: Milton Williams (PHI, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a defensive tackle at #73 a 8.5% chance in 1980.

Defensive tackle at #73, 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: 16.3% · 2027 model: 11.7%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#68OGBrent BoydMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#69LBLance MehlNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#70CBLeRoy IrvinLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#71OGJohn SchmedingBUF — GM Stew Barber
#72LBCliff OdomCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#75DEBill BarnettMIA — GM Don Shula
#76LBScot BrantleyTB — GM Phil Krueger
#77LBCraig PukiSF — GM John McVay
#78LBBill RoeDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#79WRTim SmithTEN — GM Bum Phillips

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2021Milton WilliamsPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Louisiana Tech
2020DaVon HamiltonJAX — GM David Caldwell · Ohio St.
2006Dusty DvoracekCHI — GM Jerry Angelo · Oklahoma

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