DE · pick 126, First DE at #126 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1981)

DE·pick 126

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #126

Ken Poole

Drafted by MIA , GM Don Shula · La-Monroe

1981 · round 5

Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping.

DEs drafted at #126 in NFL history

most recent: William Gholston (TB, 2013)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive end at #126 a 6.6% chance in 1981.

Defensive end at #126, 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: 10.5% · 2027 model: 8.6%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#121CBLynn ThomasSF , GM John McVay
#122RBArrington JonesSF , GM John McVay
#123DEWendell RayMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#124CTodd ThomasKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#125OTKen LanierDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#127WRRicky MartinPIT , GM Dick Haley
#128DTJerry BoyarskyNO , GM Ken Meyer/staff
#129OGLarry LeeDET , GM Russ Thomas
#130DESteve ClarkNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#131DEKeith FergusonLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 8 picks

2013William GholstonTB , GM Mark Dominik · Michigan St.
2012Jared CrickHOU , GM Rick Smith · Nebraska
2009Slade NorrisLV , GM Al Davis era · Oregon St.
2006Elvis DumervilDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Louisville
2004Jared AllenKC , GM Carl Peterson · Idaho St.
2002Jarvis GreenNE , GM Bill Belichick · LSU
1998Cedric HardenLAC , GM Bobby Beathard · Florida A&M
1994Gabe WilkinsGB , GM Ron Wolf · Gardner-Webb

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