DT · pick 83 — first ever defensive tackle at #83 (1981)

DT·pick 83

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #83

Robert Geathers

Drafted by BUF — GM Stew Barber · South Carolina St.

1981

DTs drafted at #83 in NFL history

most recent: Louis Nix (HOU, 2014)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive tackle at #83 a 8.4% chance in 1981.

Defensive tackle at #83, 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: 16.0% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#78SLloyd BurrussKC — GM Jim Schaaf
#79WRMike HolstonTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#80SScott WoernerATL — GM Eddie LeBaron
#81OGGlen TitensorDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#82TEGreg LaFleurPHI — GM Jim Murray
#84WRSam GreeneMIA — GM Don Shula
#85RBCliff ChatmanNYG — GM George Young
#86LBAl WashingtonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#87WRScott PhillipsSEA — GM John Thompson
#88WRSteve RhodesARI — GM Bill Bidwill

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2014Louis NixHOU — GM Rick Smith · Notre Dame
2010Corey PetersATL — GM Thomas Dimitroff · Kentucky
2002Charles HillHOU — GM Charley Casserly · Maryland

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