DE · pick 98, First DE at #98 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DE grouping. (1982)

DE·pick 98

FIRST DE IN OUR WINDOW AT #98

Robert Brown

Drafted by GB , GM Bart Starr · Virginia Tech

1982 · round 4

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

DEs drafted at #98 in NFL history

most recent: Shaun Phillips (LAC, 2004)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1981, the model gave a defensive end at #98 a 7.6% chance in 1982.

Defensive end at #98, 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: 10.3% · 2027 model: 8.1%

Surrounding picks · 1982 draft

#93RBVan WilliamsBUF , GM Stew Barber
#94WRSteve BryantTEN , GM Ladd Herzeg
#95RBReggie BrownATL , GM Eddie LeBaron
#96CBBruce McNortonDET , GM Russ Thomas
#97SRick WoodsPIT , GM Dick Haley
#99DETodd LiebensteinWAS , GM Bobby Beathard
#100LBLouis HaynesKC , GM Jim Schaaf
#101CBBrian CarpenterDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#102OGGerry RaymondNYG , GM George Young
#103RBDave BarrettTB , GM Phil Krueger

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 4 picks

2004Shaun PhillipsLAC , GM A.J. Smith · Purdue
2002Dennis JohnsonARI , GM Bob Ferguson · Kentucky
1992Roy BarkerMIN , GM Roger Headrick · North Carolina
1989Ron StallworthNYJ , GM Dick Steinberg · Auburn

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