DT · pick 9 — first ever defensive tackle at #9 (1975)

DT·pick 9

FIRST DT EVER DRAFTED AT #9

Mike Fanning

Drafted by LAR · Notre Dame

1975

DTs drafted at #9 in NFL history

most recent: Jalen Carter (PHI, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1974, the model gave a defensive tackle at #9 a 10.3% chance in 1975.

Defensive tackle at #9, 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: 23.2% · 2027 model: 11.4%

Surrounding picks · 1975 draft

#4RBWalter PaytonCHI
#5DEMack MitchellCLE
#6LBRobert BrazileTEN
#7WRLarry BurtonNO
#8DTGary JohnsonLAC
#10DTJimmy WebbSF
#11OTDennis HarrahLAR
#12OTKurt SchumacherNO
#13OGLynn BodenDET
#14LBGlenn CameronCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2023Jalen CarterPHI — GM Howie Roseman · Georgia
2019Ed OliverBUF — GM Brandon Beane · Houston
2009B.J. RajiGB — GM Ted Thompson · Boston Col.
2003Kevin WilliamsMIN — GM Mike Tice / Brzezinski · Oklahoma St.
2002John HendersonJAX — GM Tom Coughlin · Tennessee
1987Jerome BrownPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Miami (FL)

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