DT · pick 8 — first ever defensive tackle at #8 (1975)

DT·pick 8

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #8

Gary Johnson

Drafted by LAC · Grambling State

1975

DTs drafted at #8 in NFL history

most recent: Sam Adams (SEA, 1994)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a defensive tackle at #8 a 10.7% chance in 1975.

Defensive tackle at #8, 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: 24.8% · 2027 model: 10.7%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#3OGKen HuffIND
#4RBWalter PaytonCHI
#5DEMack MitchellCLE
#6LBRobert BrazileTEN
#7WRLarry BurtonNO
#9DTMike FanningLAR
#10DTJimmy WebbSF
#11OTDennis HarrahLAR
#12OTKurt SchumacherNO
#13OGLynn BodenDET

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1994Sam AdamsSEA — GM Tom Flores · Texas A&M
1977Wilson WhitleyCIN · Houston

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