OT · pick 51 — first ever offensive tackle at #51 (1980)

OT·pick 51

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #51

Tim Foley

Drafted by IND — GM Dick Szymanski · Notre Dame

1980

OTs drafted at #51 in NFL history

most recent: Scott Bergold (ARI, 1985)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a offensive tackle at #51 a 7.1% chance in 1980.

Offensive tackle at #51, 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: 18.3% · 2027 model: 2.8%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#46RBMatt SuheyCHI — GM Jim Finks
#47WRRalph ClaytonNYJ — GM Jim Kensil
#48CDwight StephensonMIA — GM Don Shula
#49WRKevin HouseTB — GM Phil Krueger
#50OTIrv PankeyLAR — GM Don Klosterman
#52DTDaryle SkaugstadTEN — GM Bum Phillips
#53RBPerry HarringtonPHI — GM Jim Murray
#54DECleveland CrosbyCLE — GM Art Modell/staff
#55DEMat MendenhallWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#56DEJohn GoodmanPIT — GM Dick Haley

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

1985Scott BergoldARI — GM Bill Bidwill · Wisconsin
1982Reggie McElroyNYJ — GM Jim Kensil · West Texas A&M

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