OT · pick 126 — first ever offensive tackle at #126 (1973)

OT·pick 126

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #126

Bruce Walton

Drafted by DAL · UCLA

1973

OTs drafted at #126 in NFL history

most recent: Charlie Heck (HOU, 2020)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1972, the model gave a offensive tackle at #126 a 9.2% chance in 1973.

Offensive tackle at #126, 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: 18.1% · 2027 model: 3.2%

Surrounding picks · 1973 draft

#121RBBob McCallCIN
#122WREd BeverlySF
#123WRWillie McGeeLAC
#124WRLouis NealLV
#125LBKnoble, JonJon KnobleLAC
#127OTRon MikolajczykLV
#128LBClark, LarryLarry ClarkPIT
#129DECody JonesLAR
#130SDave McCurryMIA
#131TERon MayoTEN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2020Charlie HeckHOU — GM Bill O'Brien · North Carolina
2005Todd HerremansPHI — GM Andy Reid · Saginaw Valley St.
1974John KelseyDAL · Missouri

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