ST · pick 89 — first ever specialist at #89 (1976)

ST·pick 89

FIRST ST EVER DRAFTED AT #89

Rick Engles

Drafted by SEA · Tulsa

1976

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1975, the model gave a specialist at #89 a 1.7% chance in 1976.

Specialist at #89, 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: 5.2% · 2027 model: 0.8%

Surrounding picks · 1976 draft

#84CRik BonnessLV
#85OGWes HamiltonMIN
#86OTJackie SlaterLAR
#87WRButch JohnsonDAL
#88WRErnie PoughPIT
#90RBRon LeeIND
#91LBSteve MaughanTB
#92STDon BitterlichSEA
#93QBSteve MyerSEA
#94WRTaylor, GeraldGerald TaylorLAR

Drafted at this same coordinate later

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