OT · pick 78 — first ever offensive tackle at #78 (2002)

OT·pick 78

FIRST OT EVER DRAFTED AT #78

Jeff Hatch

Drafted by NYG — GM Ernie Accorsi · Pennsylvania

2002

OTs drafted at #78 in NFL history

most recent: Wade Smith (MIA, 2003)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 2001, the model gave a offensive tackle at #78 a 7.0% chance in 2002.

Offensive tackle at #78, 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: 18.0% · 2027 model: 3.0%

Surrounding picks · 2002 draft

#73LBWill WitherspoonCAR — GM Marty Hurney
#74CBJoe JeffersonIND — GM Bill Polian
#75CBDerek RossDAL — GM Jerry Jones
#76CMelvin FowlerCLE — GM Butch Davis
#77LBRocky CalmusTEN — GM Floyd Reese
#79CBRashad BaumanWAS — GM Vinny Cerrato
#80LBWill OverstreetATL — GM Harold Richardson
#81QBJosh McCownARI — GM Bob Ferguson
#82LBJames AllenNO — GM Mickey Loomis
#83DTCharles HillHOU — GM Charley Casserly

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

2003Wade SmithMIA — GM Rick Spielman · Memphis

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