DE · pick 96, First DE at #96 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1986)

DE·pick 96

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #96

Charles Haley

Drafted by SF , GM John McVay · James Madison

1986 · round 4

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

DEs drafted at #96 in NFL history

most recent: Ronnie Perkins (NE, 2021)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1985, the model gave a defensive end at #96 a 7.1% chance in 1986.

Defensive end at #96, 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: 9.7% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1986 draft

#91TEEric KattusCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#92SDevon MitchellDET , GM Russ Thomas
#93DTJoe PhillipsMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#94SBill CallahanPIT , GM Dick Haley
#95LBTy AllertLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#97LBTommy TaylorLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#98OTDan KnightGB , GM Forrest Gregg
#99QBDoug GaynorCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#100STMax ZendejasDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#101OTSteve WallaceSF , GM John McVay

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 2 picks

2021Ronnie PerkinsNE , GM Bill Belichick · Oklahoma
2002Dorsett DavisDEN , GM Mike Shanahan · Mississippi St.

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