OG · pick 27 — first ever offensive guard at #27 (1972)

OG·pick 27

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #27

Reggie McKenzie

Drafted by BUF · Michigan

1972

OGs drafted at #27 in NFL history

most recent: Anton Harrison (JAX, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1971, the model gave a offensive guard at #27 a 7.6% chance in 1972.

Offensive guard at #27, 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: 27.7% · 2027 model: 19.5%

Surrounding picks · 1972 draft

#22OTTom DrougasIND
#23RBJeff KinneyKC
#24DELarry JacobsonNYG
#25DTMike KadishMIA
#26RBBill ThomasDAL
#28SRalph McGillSF
#29STommy CasanovaCIN
#30RBJim BertelsenLAR
#31LBWillie HallNO
#32LBMark ArnesonARI

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Anton HarrisonJAX — GM Trent Baalke · Oklahoma
2012Kevin ZeitlerCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Wisconsin
1984William RobertsNYG — GM George Young · Ohio St.

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