OT · pick 28 — first ever offensive tackle at #28 (1984)

OT·pick 28

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #28

Brian Blados

Drafted by CIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · North Carolina

1984

OTs drafted at #28 in NFL history

most recent: Caleb Lomu (NE, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1983, the model gave a offensive tackle at #28 a 7.7% chance in 1984.

Offensive tackle at #28, 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: 18.6% · 2027 model: 3.7%

Surrounding picks · 1984 draft

#23WRLouis LippsPIT — GM Dick Haley
#24LBTodd ShellSF — GM John McVay
#25LBBilly CannonDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#26RBGreg BellBUF — GM Stew Barber
#27OGWilliam RobertsNYG — GM George Young
#29DTDoug SmithTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#30LBKeith BrownerTB — GM Phil Krueger
#31DTBob SlaterWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#32SScott CaseATL — GM Tom Braatz
#33LBMike GuendlingLAC — GM Steve Ortmayer

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2026Caleb LomuNE · Utah
2007Joe StaleySF — GM Scot McCloughan · Central Michigan

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