DT · pick 45, First DT at #45 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, DT grouping. (1996)

DT·pick 45

FIRST DT IN OUR WINDOW AT #45

James Manley

Drafted by MIN , GM Frank Gilliam · Vanderbilt

1996 · round 2

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

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1995, the model gave a defensive tackle at #45 a 7.3% chance in 1996.

Defensive tackle at #45, 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: 12.6% · 2027 model: 12.4%

Surrounding picks · 1996 draft

#40SJe'Rod CherryNO , GM Bill Kuharich
#41WRBryan StillLAC , GM Bobby Beathard
#42QBTony BanksLAR , GM John Shaw / Jay Zygmunt
#43WRMuhsin MuhammadCAR , GM Bill Polian
#44CBTory JamesDEN , GM Mike Shanahan
#46DEIsrael IfeanyiSF , GM Carmen Policy
#47CBFred ThomasSEA , GM Mike Allman
#48OGJason LaymanTEN , GM Floyd Reese
#49LBRandall GodfreyDAL , GM Jerry Jones
#50LBPatrick SappLAC , GM Bobby Beathard

Drafted at this same coordinate later

Nobody else has been drafted as this position at this pick number.

→ see this cell on the full chart