OG · pick 187, First OG at #187 in the Common Draft since 1967, rounds 1-7, OG grouping. (1980)

OG·pick 187

FIRST OG IN OUR WINDOW AT #187

Melvin Jones

Drafted by WAS , GM Bobby Beathard · Houston

1980 · round 7

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

OGs drafted at #187 in NFL history

most recent: Nick Zakelj (SF, 2022)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1979, the model gave a offensive guard at #187 a 6.8% chance in 1980.

Offensive guard at #187, 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: 13.9%

Surrounding picks · 1980 draft

#182QBCraig BradshawTEN , GM Bum Phillips
#183WREmanuel TolbertCHI , GM Jim Finks
#184OGJohn HavekostDEN , GM Edgar Kaiser/staff
#185TEJoe RoseMIA , GM Don Shula
#186OGJim LeonardTB , GM Phil Krueger
#188CBTerrell WardPHI , GM Jim Murray
#189RBLester BrownDAL , GM Tex Schramm
#190RBBennie LeverettNYJ , GM Jim Kensil
#191STStuart DoddsLAC , GM Steve Ortmayer
#192RBGerry EllisLAR , GM Don Klosterman

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 3 picks

2022Nick ZakeljSF , GM John Lynch · Fordham
2010Shelley SmithHOU , GM Rick Smith · Colorado St.
1992William BoatwrightPHI , GM Harry Gamble · Virginia Tech

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