ST · pick 82 — first ever specialist at #82 (1987)

ST·pick 82

FIRST ST EVER DRAFTED AT #82

Jeff Jaeger

Drafted by CLE — GM Ernie Accorsi · Washington

1987

STs drafted at #82 in NFL history

most recent: Steve McLaughlin (LAR, 1995)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1986, the model gave a specialist at #82 a 2.3% chance in 1987.

Specialist at #82, 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: 5.0% · 2027 model: 0.7%

Surrounding picks · 1987 draft

#77DESkip McClendonCIN — GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#78RBJamie MuellerBUF — GM Bill Polian
#79RBBob PerrymanNE — GM Patrick Sullivan
#80RBTim ManoaCLE — GM Ernie Accorsi
#81RBSteve SmithLV — GM Al Davis
#83WRStephen BakerNYG — GM George Young
#84LBDon GrahamTB — GM Phil Krueger
#85OGRandy DixonIND — GM Jim Irsay/staff
#86LBMichael BrooksDEN — GM John Beake
#87TERon HallTB — GM Phil Krueger

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 1 pick

1995Steve McLaughlinLAR — GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt · Arizona

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