OG · pick 29 — first ever offensive guard at #29 (1985)

OG·pick 29

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #29

Mark Traynowicz

Drafted by BUF — GM Bill Polian · Nebraska

1985

OGs drafted at #29 in NFL history

most recent: Josh Conerly (WAS, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1984, the model gave a offensive guard at #29 a 7.2% chance in 1985.

Offensive guard at #29, 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: 27.1% · 2027 model: 18.8%

Surrounding picks · 1985 draft

#24LBAlvin TolesNO — GM Jim Finks
#25LBEmanuel KingCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#26RBSteve SewellDEN — GM John Beake
#27RBLorenzo HamptonMIA — GM Don Shula
#28CTrevor MatichNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#30CBIssiac HoltMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#31WRVance JohnsonDEN — GM John Beake
#32CBDon AndersonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#33CBTory NixonWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#34CKevin GloverDET — GM Russ Thomas

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2025Josh ConerlyWAS — GM Adam Peters · Oregon
2024Tyler GuytonDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Oklahoma
2022Cole StrangeNE — GM Bill Belichick · Chattanooga
2007Ben GrubbsBAL — GM Ozzie Newsome · Auburn
1991Ed KingCLE — GM Bill Belichick · Auburn
1989Steve WisniewskiDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Penn St.

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