OG · pick 187 — first ever offensive guard at #187 (1980)

OG·pick 187

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #187

Melvin Jones

Drafted by WAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Houston

1980

OGs drafted at #187 in NFL history

most recent: Nick Zakelj (SF, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a offensive guard at #187 a 6.3% chance in 1980.

Offensive guard at #187, 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: 21.2% · 2027 model: 15.7%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#182QBCraig BradshawTEN — GM Bum Phillips
#183WREmanuel TolbertCHI — GM Jim Finks
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN — GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#185TEJoe RoseMIA — GM Don Shula
#186OGJim LeonardTB — GM Phil Krueger
#188CBTerrell WardPHI — GM Jim Murray
#189RBLester BrownDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#190RBBennie LeverettNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#191STStuart DoddsLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer
#192RBGerry EllisLAR — GM Don Klosterman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Nick ZakeljSF — GM John Lynch · Fordham
2010Shelley SmithHOU — GM Rick Smith · Colorado St.
1992William BoatwrightPHI — GM Harry Gamble · Virginia Tech

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