OG·pick 187
Melvin Jones
Drafted by WAS — GM Bobby Beathard · Houston
1980
4
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 Bradshaw
- #183WREmanuel Tolbert
- #184OGJohn Havekost
- #185TEJoe Rose
- #186OGJim Leonard
- #188CBTerrell Ward
- #189RBLester Brown
- #190RBBennie Leverett
- #191STStuart Dodds
- #192RBGerry Ellis
Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks
- 2022Nick Zakelj
- 2010Shelley Smith
- 1992William Boatwright