DE · pick 77, First DE at #77 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1968)

DE·pick 77

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #77

Elvin Bethea

Drafted by TEN · North Carolina A&T

1968 · round unknown

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

DEs drafted at #77 in NFL history

most recent: Princely Umanmielen (CAR, 2025)

How rare was this draftigami?

No rarity score , the model compares each pick to its predictions for earlier seasons, and drafts from 1967–1969 sit before that runway is long enough.

Defensive end at #77, 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: 9.9% · 2027 model: 9.2%

Surrounding picks · 1968 draft

#72OTSam WaltonNYJ
#73SDick AndersonMIA
#74TECharlie SandersDET
#75OTBob VaughnDEN
#76LBMike McGillMIN
#78WRRich O'HaraIND
#79WRKen HebertPIT
#80OTArt ShellLV
#81OTDick HimesGB
#82RBPaul RobinsonCIN

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 7 picks

2025Princely UmanmielenCAR , GM Dan Morgan · Mississippi
2019Chase WinovichNE , GM Bill Belichick · Michigan
2018Sam HubbardCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Ohio St.
2017Daeshon HallCAR , GM Marty Hurney · Texas A&M
1987Skip McClendonCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin · Arizona St.
1983Bryan CaldwellDAL , GM Tex Schramm · Arizona St.
1979Bruce RadfordDEN · Grambling State

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