DT · pick 36, First DT at #36 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DT grouping. (1981)

DT·pick 36

FIRST DT IN OUR WINDOW AT #36

John Harty

Drafted by SF , GM John McVay · Iowa

1981 · round 2

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

DTs drafted at #36 in NFL history

most recent: Kayden McDonald (HOU, 2026)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1980, the model gave a defensive tackle at #36 a 8.2% chance in 1981.

Defensive tackle at #36, 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: 14.0% · 2027 model: 14.0%

Surrounding picks · 1981 draft

#31RBDavid HughesSEA , GM John Thompson
#32TEDave YoungNYG , GM George Young
#33QBNeil LomaxARI , GM Bill Bidwill
#34RBJames WilderTB , GM Phil Krueger
#35TEGary LewisGB , GM Bart Starr
#37WRCris CollinsworthCIN , GM Mike Brown / Duke Tobin
#38LBMike SingletaryCHI , GM Jim Finks
#39WRMardye McDoleMIN , GM Mike Lynn
#40CBEric WrightSF , GM John McVay
#41RBJoe DelaneyKC , GM Jim Schaaf

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 6 picks

2026Kayden McDonaldHOU · Ohio St.
2024Jer'Zhan NewtonWAS , GM Adam Peters · Illinois
2012Derek WolfeDEN , GM John Elway · Cincinnati
2004Junior SiaviiKC , GM Carl Peterson · Oregon
1991George ThorntonLAC , GM Bobby Beathard · Alabama
1986Gerald WilliamsPIT , GM Dick Haley · Auburn

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