OG · pick 85 — first ever offensive guard at #85 (1970)

OG·pick 85

FIRST OG EVER DRAFTED AT #85

Stevens, JoeJoe Stevens

Drafted by CIN · Jackson State

1970

OGs drafted at #85 in NFL history

most recent: Zak Zinter (CLE, 2024)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1969, the model gave a offensive guard at #85 a 6.9% chance in 1970.

Offensive guard at #85, 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: 23.9% · 2027 model: 14.2%

Surrounding picks · 1970 draft

#79OTLynn LarsonCHI
#80OTEd GeorgePIT
#81CBCurtis JohnsonMIA
#82DEJerome GanttBUF
#84OTReed, PaulPaul ReedATL
#86DTGreg LensARI
#87WRVic WashingtonSF
#88CBDelles HowellNO
#89WRJerry HendrenDEN
#90RBJim EvensonPIT

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2024Zak ZinterCLE — GM Andrew Berry · Michigan
1987Randy DixonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff · Pittsburgh
1976Wes HamiltonMIN · Tulsa

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