OT · pick 176 — first ever offensive tackle at #176 (1989)

OT·pick 176

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #176

Jim Zdelar

Drafted by MIA — GM Don Shula · Youngstown St.

1989

OTs drafted at #176 in NFL history

most recent: Kevin Boothe (LV, 2006)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1988, the model gave a offensive tackle at #176 a 6.4% chance in 1989.

Offensive tackle at #176, 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: 19.9% · 2027 model: 3.0%

Surrounding picks · 1989 draft

#171LBRon SanchoKC — GM Carl Peterson
#172RBUndra JohnsonATL — GM Ken Herock
#173SBrian JordanBUF — GM Bill Polian
#174CBD.J. JohnsonPIT — GM Dick Haley
#175OTDave PoppNYG — GM George Young
#177CBRicky RoyalARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#178LBEric LindstromNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#179LBKevin HendrixWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#180RBMel BrattonDEN — GM John Beake
#181SStevon MooreNYJ — GM Dick Steinberg

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2006Kevin BootheLV — GM Al Davis era · Cornell
2004Kirk ChambersCLE — GM Butch Davis · Stanford
2001Alex SulfstedKC — GM Carl Peterson · Miami (OH)
1995Brian ThureWAS — GM Charley Casserly · California

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