OT · pick 69 — first ever offensive tackle at #69 (1988)

OT·pick 69

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #69

Tom Rehder

Drafted by NE — GM Patrick Sullivan · Notre Dame

1988

OTs drafted at #69 in NFL history

most recent: Nicholas Petit-Frere (TEN, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1987, the model gave a offensive tackle at #69 a 5.5% chance in 1988.

Offensive tackle at #69, 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: 2.9%

Surrounding picks · 1988 draft

#64OTMatt PatchanPHI — GM Harry Gamble
#65WRBernard FordBUF — GM Bill Polian
#66RBMike OliphantWAS — GM Bobby Beathard
#67OGMark HutsonDAL — GM Tex Schramm
#68QBTom TupaARI — GM Bill Bidwill
#70CChuck LanzaPIT — GM Dick Haley
#71DEAl NogaMIN — GM Mike Lynn
#72STGreg MontgomeryTEN — GM Ladd Herzeg
#73TEFerrell EdmundsMIA — GM Don Shula
#74CBJames HastyNYJ — GM Jim Kensil

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2022Nicholas Petit-FrereTEN — GM Jon Robinson · Ohio St.
2010Jared VeldheerLV — GM Al Davis era · Hillsdale
2006Paul McQuistanLV — GM Al Davis era · Weber St.
1995Melvin TutenCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Syracuse
1989Darrell HamiltonDEN — GM John Beake · North Carolina

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