DE · pick 75, First DE at #75 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1980)

DE·pick 75

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #75

Bill Barnett

Drafted by MIA , GM Don Shula · Nebraska

1980 · round 3

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

DEs drafted at #75 in NFL history

most recent: Zach Harrison (ATL, 2023)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a defensive end at #75 a 7.4% chance in 1980.

Defensive end at #75, 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: 9.8% · 2027 model: 9.0%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#69LBLance MehlNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#70CBLeRoy IrvinLAR , GM Don Klosterman
#71OGJohn SchmedingBUF , GM Stew Barber
#72LBCliff OdomCLE , GM Art Modell/staff
#73DTSteve McMichaelNE , GM Bucko Kilroy
#76LBScot BrantleyTB , GM Phil Krueger
#77LBCraig PukiSF , GM John McVay
#78LBBill RoeDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#79WRTim SmithTEN , GM Bum Phillips
#80RBJames JonesDAL , GM Tex Schramm

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2023Zach HarrisonATL , GM Terry Fontenot · Ohio St.
2016Shilique CalhounLV , GM Reggie McKenzie · Michigan St.
1999Gary StillsKC , GM Carl Peterson · West Virginia

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