OT · pick 112 — first ever offensive tackle at #112 (1971)

OT·pick 112

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #112

Melvin Holmes

Drafted by PIT · North Carolina A&T

1971

OTs drafted at #112 in NFL history

most recent: Drew Shelton (DAL, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1970, the model gave a offensive tackle at #112 a 12.1% chance in 1971.

Offensive tackle at #112, 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: 17.9% · 2027 model: 3.2%

Surrounding picks · 1971 draft

#107OTDonnie GreenBUF
#108OTShellabarger, TomTom ShellabargerPHI
#109RBArmstrong, WillieWillie ArmstrongTEN
#110DEArt MayCIN
#111WRRay JarvisATL
#113CBTim BeamerBUF
#114OTShaternick, DeanDean ShaternickSF
#115SBryant SalterLAC
#116DEDonnell SmithGB
#117LBRay WhiteLAC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 9 picks

2026Drew SheltonDAL · Penn St.
2012Bobby MassieARI — GM Rod Graves · Mississippi
2008Anthony CollinsCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Kansas
2006Isaac SowellsCLE — GM Phil Savage · Indiana
1997Ryan TuckerLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · TCU
1986J.D. MaarleveldTB — GM Phil Krueger · Maryland
1985Dale HellestraeBUF — GM Bill Polian · SMU
1984Ron HellerTB — GM Phil Krueger · Penn St.
1972Carl JohnsonNO · Nebraska

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